Posted by Snowie on November 4, 2003, at 20:05:35
In reply to Re: Strattera may not be right - what now? Supplement?, posted by Mid- Life Crisis on October 30, 2003, at 13:04:07
MLC,
My pdoc thinks I *may* have ADD, so I tried the lowest doses of Adderall XR, then Ritalin XR, and noticed a difference, but had to stop because of extreme nervousness and anxiety. I was finally given the 4 25 mg. dose of Strattera and then 40 mg. I don't know if it's doing anything but it's not hurting me either. If anything, I seem to be having a very easy time staying on my diet. I may try taking it at night just to see if it helps me function better the next day. Thanks for that suggestion.
Snowie
> You really should give the Strattera more time, especially if you aren't having unbearable side effects from it. I have been on it for about a month now, going from 25 mg. to 60, and it has only been in the last few days that I could tell it was definitely working as far as helping with focus and motivation. I have ADHD (combined type) but it is also very sedating for me, so what I do is take it an hour before bedtime, and it definitely helps me sleep. It helps me get going the next a.m., and I am just now noticing that I'm becoming more productive in the daytime.(And Lilly, the manufacturer of Strattera says the adults in their trials all got 80 mg., regardless of weight. However, I really wonder whether lower weight adults need this much, as they also state that no improvement was seen in kids/adolescents when they gave more than 1.2 mg. per Kg. of weight.) At any rate, why don't you try it for at least a month or so to see if you're at least headed in the right direction. If you aren't, you can always try Ritalin or Adderall, which take no time to be effective. However, if you don't like them or cannot tolerate them--I cannot--you might then have to give Strattera a longer try and start all over again anyway. (Or have to try yet another med. that takes 5-6 weeks to build up in your system.) Like you, I was very discouraged with Strattera at first, but am glad I kept taking it. Good luck!
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