Posted by LightShifter on December 28, 2003, at 22:10:09
In reply to Strattera for Inattentive ADD ?, posted by Dreaman on December 23, 2003, at 23:31:50
I am an Inattentive type ADDer and have found low doses of Strattera (20 mg. once a day in AM) to work well with reducing anxiety, and providing a more positive social bias which helps social anxiety.
If you look up reboxetine or endronax, you will find this norepinephrine (noradrenalin) reupdake inhibitor (which is what Strattera is) has been used effectively for depression and anxiety in Europe for years. Go to www.Reboxetine.com and click on reboxetine for more info.
I find I get jittery on Ritalin and I also hate the "crash" when the drug starts to wear off. Has anyone found dexedrine to be any less anxiety producing? I've been considering adding just a small amount to add just a bit more "enthusiasm" to Strattera though I do find Strattera does help some for this as well.
...Dan
> Hello,
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> I was wondering how all the Inattentive
> ADDers (meaning main symptoms are tiredness, brain fog, really bad concentration, maybe social shyness and inhibition) have done on Strattera. So far on this thread I have not read anything specifically about how well the strattera works for Inattentives. Sometimes I get really frustrated at how much attention the people with the hyperactive component get in the literature and books while inattentives are barely mentioned. My intuition is that Inattentives as apose to Hyperactives would have a big differences in their reactions to the strattera compared to the differences that are seen with traditional stimulants. I say this because strattera works almost exclusivly on Nuero-epinephrine (spelling ?) as apposed ritalin working on both dopamine and neuroepinephrine. So I am guessing that one ADD type or the other needs neuroepinephrine more than dopamine. Am I right or am I just dreaming this all up?
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> Anyway I was on ritalin for about 2 years before I started getting tolerant of it. Now it barely works no matter what dosage I am on. Did this happen to anyone else? In the beginning it was really a miracle drug for me, not anymore so I am looking into strattera. What I really want to know is what are the cognitive effects of the strat ie focus, concentration how do they compare with stims? Also did strattera help anyone overcome shyness or social inhibitions.
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> Any shared experiences would be great especially
> from inattentives!
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