Dane
07-09-08, 10:23 PM
Hi, I'm new the the forums and you might see this post in a few other areas cause I'm not sure where to post it. :)
Ok, I'll try and make this as short as possible.
I started taking Dexedrine about 3 weeks, my doctor gave me a 1 month worth of 10mg and said to make an appointment with him in a few weeks to see how i was doing and to see if i needed a larger dose. So, I took Dex for 3 weeks. The first week and a half was great, I was focused all day and got all my work done. The only thing that I didnt like about it is that it makes me feel like a "zombie" and i dont feel like myself when im on it and my family and co workers have noticed this cause im usually social and stuff. Anyway, the last week and a half, I have been having really bad anxiety attacks while being on the dex and coming off of it and it hasnt been working as well. when i get home, i dont want to talk to anyone and i just sit in my room. my friends call and i dont want to do anything. so, i made an appointment with my doc after taking it for 3 weeks and told him about my first three weeks. he said that he wants me to try strattera because it wont make me feel like a zombie and unsocial and gave me some xanax for possible anxiety. i've been taking stattera for 3 days now and i just feel that it is not going to work for me because of stuff ive read on these forums and other places and heard it takes several weeks for it to start working. i want to see if i can get back on dex and maybe take xanax for some other anti deppressant to take the edge off. the problem is that i dont want my doctor to think that im just trying to get more drugs ya know? what do you think i should do?
Ok, I'll try and make this as short as possible.
I started taking Dexedrine about 3 weeks, my doctor gave me a 1 month worth of 10mg and said to make an appointment with him in a few weeks to see how i was doing and to see if i needed a larger dose. So, I took Dex for 3 weeks. The first week and a half was great, I was focused all day and got all my work done. The only thing that I didnt like about it is that it makes me feel like a "zombie" and i dont feel like myself when im on it and my family and co workers have noticed this cause im usually social and stuff. Anyway, the last week and a half, I have been having really bad anxiety attacks while being on the dex and coming off of it and it hasnt been working as well. when i get home, i dont want to talk to anyone and i just sit in my room. my friends call and i dont want to do anything. so, i made an appointment with my doc after taking it for 3 weeks and told him about my first three weeks. he said that he wants me to try strattera because it wont make me feel like a zombie and unsocial and gave me some xanax for possible anxiety. i've been taking stattera for 3 days now and i just feel that it is not going to work for me because of stuff ive read on these forums and other places and heard it takes several weeks for it to start working. i want to see if i can get back on dex and maybe take xanax for some other anti deppressant to take the edge off. the problem is that i dont want my doctor to think that im just trying to get more drugs ya know? what do you think i should do?