Posted by reba on June 15, 2003, at 22:34:59
In reply to Strattera AND Adderall?, posted by Viridis on June 10, 2003, at 20:26:41
Ok, so here is my deal. I'm 20 years old, and i was diagnosed with ADHD in the begining of february. Since then I decided to take Strattera. I tried my hardest to keep an open mind since i had never tried any type of meds before this, and my doc didn't know much at all about it. So heres for everyone getting frusterated with Strattera; it took me almost 2 months to really notice ANYTHING! Also it was hard because never having been on any other meds i didn't know what to expect. Advise for anyone trying Strattera for the first time, hang in there, and really keep an eye on changes to yourself, they were very hard for me at first to really see myself. Another point of advise i want to give is that meds don't fix everything, you really have to learn better skills on your own or through a ADD coach type thing. I personally read everything on ADD i could get my hands on. lol. But I have been reading all your posts and i too have had side effects such as dry mouth, daytime tiredness, hot flashes, and moodiness if i dont eat enough durring the day. I also lost weight and I am not used to that AT ALL. I'm not that big to begin with so it was weird.
Ok, I have a couple questions for whoever.
1st about the day time tiredness. I take 80mg at about midnight. But I am tired from when I wake up about 10, or 11 am till almost 5:00 pm. This is a huge problem for me. I drink lots of coffee to help this and I want to find a better way to deal, weather it be changing the time I take the meds or the dose I need to take.
2nd That brings up my 2nd question of what about using stimulant meds with Strattera. i want to hear anything anyone knows about this. I have never taken any sort of ritalin or anything so I want some input please. Maybe this is what I need to not be tired in the day?
ok so I suppose this is all for now!
poster:reba
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