Posted by ready for change on September 18, 2003, at 13:01:22
In reply to Re: Strattera and fatigue, posted by lessismore on September 2, 2003, at 20:27:24
In response to the message below... wow, it is such a "load off," if you will, to see symptoms of other ADDers such as the ones listed here (wanting to do things, but just not doing ANY of them...unless you are going to have something removed from your possesion or something might die - i have to laugh at myself sometimes... the extremes i go through over the most mundane tasks) i have felt so anxious, and stressed over, and guilty thinking i was just lazy. but as i am taking strattera at my own comfort level of increasing dosage ( i don't always listen to the doc - i know my body handles things better with time)and combining it with buspar for the anxiety, i am actually doing things. As my body adjusts to the drug levels and begins to have a constant level, i think i will have more consistant behavior ( sometimes i don't get charged up until 10 at night, and i'll work until 2... but thats better than not sleeping all night stressing over all things i have to do in the morning to make up for what i didn't do that night before i went to bed (all of which i probably wouldn't get done anyways!) ok, i'll stop blabbering... but be patient (WHAT??? how can an ADDer be patient... just try to breathe and as time goes on you will learn patience... i am still trying)and dig deep in your mind and let it all go... and the straterra will start working - we have to relearn all of our old habits too... perfection will never happen! (its ok to make mistakes, that is something i didn't realize kept me from doing alot of things i wanted to do)...any comments from others going through this is very helpful in the growing process... best of luck to ya!
> Thursday will be three weeks, and I no longer feel tired. I feel more like doing the things I think of. Before I would see things I should do (pick something up, water a plant, make a phone call, whatever) and just not do it. I am a lot more productive now, and I'm sleeping about 7-8 hours a night, w/no naps. lovung it, but prepared for the mood swings that I have heard hit about now. (reading posts from parents w/ ADD kids on Strattera, their kids went wacko at three weeks...off the wall and violent.)
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