i just was given strattera by my psych doc in addition to the adderall. they are re-adjusting my meds since my mental breakdown two months ago. i currently take adderal IR 10mg QID, strattera 18mg, soon to be 25mg QD, Clonazepam .5mg BID, xanax, BID prn, and lexapro 10mg QD, which is temporary til i get out of my mild depression. they wanted to give strattera a try with me to try and mimic the effects of wellbutrin, since i am allergic to it and had the best results. any feedback would be helpful. one thing i did notice in the past three days is that i am figiting less, which is good. all my meds are being monitored through a partial program that i go to three days a week and see the doc each day i am there, so they are closely watching me. again any feedback would be great!
-Heather :eyebrow:

I'm on 100 mg., Strattera, 10 Mg. Addrerall, 10 Mg. Lexapro and 30 Mg. buspar.

Works great. The Strattera takes a loooonnngggg time to get going though and the first few weeks can be a little heavy on side-effects. For me it was disturbed sleep patterns mostly.

I take 25 Mg Adderall XR in the AM, and 80 Mg Strattera at bedtime. I used to take the Strattera in the AM before my doc put me on Adderall, but I would get too sleepy to drive. The Adderall keeps me alert all day and I function better than ever, and the Strattera fills in the hours after the Adderall has worn off. Strattera helps my insomnia a bit, and works much better than the anti-depressants they used to have me on. I also used to take Klonopin. It caused a lot of depression in me and was very difficult to quit because I had been on drugs like it for 20 years. Before we discovered I had ADHD, they thought I just had Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
:cool: Keith

Currently at 60mg of Strattera in the morning and was taking 10mg of Adderall XR in the morning. Also taking 10mg of Lexapro in morning. I just stopped taking the Adderall because I noticed I would get fidgety in the afternoon when the second dose of Adderall XR stated to kick in. So I stopped just to see if I was less hyper. One thing I noticed was I would really start to bounce my legs a lot and constantly want to have something in my hand to play with. I am going to move up to 80mg of Strattera in the next month or two.

Adding to my post. Since I have stopped taking the Adderall, I get very sleepy around 3:00pm. To the point where I can't keep my eyes open and constantly yawn. I have also noticed I am not as socialable (sp) and more withdrawn. This is a common feeling that others have reported. I am also forgetting things now. Like taking my medicine. :eek: I am going to give it some more time and see how things go.

here is an update:
i am up to 50mg of strattera daily in the am, along with all the other meds. i am tolerating the strattera very well so far, no horrible side effects i initially feared. the only thing is that i have no appetite what so ever, i just eat a bit so i dont get dizzy. i was like that when i was on cymbalta and adderall together. helped me loose 60 lbs since feburary with out any exercise...bonus side effect!!! i seem to be less figity than before and my skin picking has decreased. i will update once i get up to 80mg which will be in a week or so.
-heather

I just started Strattera today as well. Started off at 25mg, and will be going up to 25mg bid in about 2 weeks. Will adjust as need from there. First dose of Strattera didn't seem to do a whole lot, except that I don't notice my Adderall as much.

Here's my little cocktail, lol: 20mg Lexapro, Adderall 10mg TID, Strattera 25mg, Trazodone 50mg (for sleep).

Wish me luck ;)

Great news. You really won't feel anything immediately with the Strattera.

Give it time.

Timh, what part of Ohio are you from? I just moved here from North Olmsted (suburb of Cleveland), but I grew up in the Columbus area.