Help I am so distract Needs new meds

[auntchris]

Okay I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask. First, I have seizures and am on medication for them I have been epileptic since the age of 9 months. I talked to my psychiatrist about changing my medication, at the moment I am on Strattera 40mg.

Iknow I need something else because last semester I was all over the place and time manangement was not there at all. I become distracted very easiely and have a hard time reading the post even in the forums... I want to get to the writing something before i know what the person needs... I besome so impatient . She wont change me from my stratterra to a adderel or somthing else I know i have to be careful with my medication Tegretol and Mysoline for Epilepsy but I knwo that there has to be somthing else to help me.

[barbyma]

40mg of Strattera isn't very high. The target dose for adults is 80mg per day.

Have your seizures been localized to a particular area? If so, you might ask your doc to try Provigil. It's effects are concentrated in the hypothalamus.

I don't know how much it would help ADD symptoms, but I've heard it works well for some ADDers.

I'd try raising your Strattera before attempting a stimulant. It's just safer.

Good luck!

[auntchris]

Thanks Barb
again Barb to the rescue. I haven't had a seizure in many years. I know that 40mg

isn't enough and I know that I need something else. I have been on straterra since I

have been diagnosed. All I know is I get distrasted I have a hard time focusing one

thing at at ,time and getting my thoughts out how I want them to across.

What do I do if she wont put me on a stimulant. I told my mom n and she went nuts

when I told her I need I wanted something more than straterra. All I know is I could

have dont a lot better in school if I was able to focus more.