Hi all.
Today starts the second week on Stattera (40mg now) I really hope this helps because the past two months have been the worst ever in terms of my ability to think clearly and follow through. My analogy is that it feels like my feet are stuck in cement I can't move forward, and my mind is like a skip on a CD. mentally on pause.

In the past two months I lost a $200 cellphone my camera and and racked up $110 in overdraft charges on my bank account. The anxiety level is through the roof and I can't deal with people right now but I have gotten myself involved in so many projects that involve other people that I can't run away and hide like I would like to. So I push along and hope that people don't think I'm crazy, irresponsible or unreliable.


I'm working on getting my college degree (like for the past 10 years) and I decided to take this semester off. I really should have signed up for at least one class because I have too much time on my hands and that's really bad for me personally because I have poor time managment skills and I have a lot of trouble organizing my thoughts without structure


As far as the meds I feel like I'm a little more organized could be the placebo effect. For the last few days I have been able to get through the morning routine (my son to school etc.) without major screw ups and I feel a little less irritable. Some of the side effects have gone away (nausea, dry mouth). I woke up with a pretty bad headache this morning which I hardly ever have. My doctor gave me a prescription for Adivan for anxiety but I'm afraid to take it. I can't afford to be spaced out right now. Anyone have anything to say about Adivan?



I don't feel depressed just feeling sorry for myself. I just feel so much regret about all the time I have wasted over the years that I can't get back (a bit overly dramatic I know)

Thanks for reading

Did you start your first week at 40mgs??

No I started with 25mg. Today was my first day on 40 mg. I've been feeling a little out of it all day and no appetite.

I have poor time managment skills and I have a lot of trouble organizing my thoughts without structure

My doctor gave me a prescription for Adivan for anxiety but I'm afraid to take it. I can't afford to be spaced out right now. Anyone have anything to say about Adivan?
I struggle with anxiety. Ativan worked for me. Take it before bed or when you can afford to relax for a while. I now take xanax and it is a lifesaver. Helps lift me out of the "pity party" mood also. I only take 1 .5mg/day, but if I really need to I take another. If I am not busy, I can fall asleep, but if I am busy it just settles me down and decreases the anxiety.

I have poor management skills too. Sometimes it helps to schedule something, go to the college or the library and pay bills or write in a journal, look up part time jobs on the computers at job service. It helps me to get out of the house. Write your resume and look at all you have accomplished.

Don't be afraid of Ativan, unless you start to crave it. I have occasionally needed extra xanax, but I have always been able to back off the dose as soon as life settles down. My Dr. once told me "either you are a person who has addictive tendencies or your aren't." I don't like the side effects, and if I am not anxious it makes me too sleepy to function if I take a higher dose, so I don't crave it.

Being a Mom may be the hardest job for the ADD woman, find a group to join, even a bible study at a church or group therapy are both great for me.

Good luck! :p

No I started with 25mg. Today was my first day on 40 mg. I've been feeling a little out of it all day and no appetite. Oh my your doctor has you on the fasttrack!

I was going to tell you that I have read that many adults have a difficult time starting out at 40mgs. I know I did!!

I also found it difficult to bump up my dose level faster than every 3 weeks. I needed at least 3 weeks on each dose level before I could go up to the next dose level. Going up any faster than that caused me to be excessively drowsy or other side-effects.

3 weeks (for me) was about the time I needed to where any side-effects I was having would finally start to subside.

However, you may have a completely different experience than I had. Some people do!

Anyway, best of luck! :)