I'm 33 and am in the process of finding the right med/dose to help my concentrate without my mind going in different directions at 100 mph.
I find it almost painful to be able to sit and read, even though I have the pressure of an upcoming promotional exam to motivate me. As soon as my eyes hit the page, my mind has already gone off somewhere else and any sound, thought, etc just distracts me so that I can't concentrate. I'll read the same sentence over and over and still not even know what I'd just read. And the harder I try to concentrate, the harder it is. (But you guys already know that. :))

We've tried Ritalin, but that had no effects on me. I'm now testing out Adderal 30mg, but even that doesn't seem to have much of an effect at all.

Have any of you gone through the Ritalin and Adderall steps, and found that Stratera ended up working well for you?

Scott

My 14yr old son was on 25 mg adderall xr - it did nothing but make him moody and depressed - started becoming violent - we saw that within the first 2 weeks of being on it.

He then was swtiched to Strattera 60mg - he has been on that for a month now and things have been great. I am not sure if dr will up the dosage or keep it where it is. Dr suggested that he take it at night - to make mornings a little easier for him. So far it has worked - he does not have any trouble getting to sleep and has been much easier to wake up in the morning. He feels he is able to concentrate better - he has actually started bringing homework home to finish and turn in on time!

Everyone is different - but this seems to do the trick so far. Good luck

Hi I was just wondering if you son had any chest pain when taking straterra? I have read some articles on line that say their kids experianced chest pain when taking the drug.

Thanks for you info.

Lori

I have been on Strattera since the 5th, at 40mg. once per day and now up to twice a day. So far, very sleepy throughout the day-intermittenly- I can now focus on one thing, but not multiple things, which I was able to do on the adderal.

Unfortunately, our world is designed so that we must be able to multi-task.

I discovered my ADD back in 2000 and have tried various meds. that had undesired side effects. I was also diagnosed with clinical depression at that time. For the depression I take Effexor SR in the am, moved up to 150mg; for anxiety-Klonopin .5mg around 10pm -allows deep sleep without the nightly replay of past pittfalls; was on the Adderal 5mg 2xs daily, but now on Strattera.

I prefer the Adderal as apposed to the Strattera; however, the coming down (adderal) after is too intense-sleeping while driving, over my work, ect.
While the Adderal was working, I was able to get various things done by priority, but still missing some important detail in my tasks, some more than others. I was most definately more alert for about a 5 to 6 hour time span during the mornings, but with the second dosage-about noon, my up time was for maybe 4 hours tops. I have been told that I exude a tremendous amount of energy, which probably explain's my severe coming down.

On the Strattera, my energy is moderate to low, appetite has lessen tremendously-this I like, not that I am a big eater, but I dislike getting hungry and having to eat (intruptions), now I do not have an appetite, I eat however, to prevent nausea and headaches.

Yesterday I decided to go back on my Adderal and I felt the difference once it kicked in. I did not have the usual severe come-down where I'm totally useless to anyone, me included. At 8:30pm, I actuall took the dog for a run. Well I'll see how this keeps up and I waiting for my doctor to reply to my phone call regarding combining the meds.

Angel,
I'm combining Strattera and Adderall. They seem to work wonderful together.....and I've noticed that a low dose of each works better than a higher dose of either one on it's own.