Posted by Dreaman on February 8, 2004, at 0:39:21
In reply to Re: Strattera for Inattentive ADD ?, posted by aviolet on February 7, 2004, at 18:34:06
Hello aviolet
I have been off of the stratt for a while now. Basically what happended is that it wasn't all that effective for me. I only took it for about 5 weeks and probably not at a high enough dose (30mg). But the thing that made me decide it probably would not work out for me was a lessening of its effectiveness even when I increased the dose. The meds main positive effects were to keep me awake during the day. Also in the beginning it slightly improved my motivation, but it wasnt much help with my inability to focus and my mental sluggishness. Ritalin was much more effective for these until it pooped out. I am pretty sure my problem is my dopamine system not my neuroepinephrine(strattera works on this).
If the stratt doesnt work out and you have similar symptoms to me you might want to look into an MAOI called selegiline. It has worked reasonably well for me since I started on it. Otherwize just go with ritalin.
*Dreaman
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