Posted by CaffeinePoet on April 30, 2011, at 21:23:38
In reply to Re: Strattera for ADD-I? » CaffeinePoet, posted by 10derheart on April 30, 2011, at 21:17:30
> I have been on Strattera for 7 years. Works great for me. This post - the links inside it, actuially - will link you to most of my previous posts on this med, which are numerous and detailed! ;-)
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20091107/msgs/925999.html
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> If I have occasionally run out and gone off for a day or two, I do get a strange headache, but nothing to fear. Feel a bit tired and strange, but more annoying that anything. I'd say the horrible part of the "withdrawal" would be the gradual return of the crazy-making, 5 radio stations in my head all on at once, "ooo....a squirel!" distractibility, inability to pay attention, followed instantly by inability to tear myself away from one thing, not to mention extreme sensitivity to every little noise, light and color, blurting, incessant talking, forgetting what Iam doing 20 times a day.....shall I go on? I think not. I assume those return, but honestly, the longest I've been off since 2004 is 1-2 days, and that was not my choice.
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> Many docs may go with the stims first, I'll bet, though it ought to depend on the pt's history and individual needs. Before Strattera I took Prozac and IR Ritalin for my ADD, which worked quite well, too. Just inconvenient dosing and adjusting the MPH.
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> Right now, I take SJW daily with 80 mg of Strattera, on an as needed basis to combat situational depression b/c I don't want to go back on a prescribed AD. Why do you think you would have to stop SJW?
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> Let me know if I can answer anything specific....
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> - 10derGlad to hear you had a positive experience. Re SJW -- I thought it interacted negatively with most psychotropic drugs, am I wrong re: Strattera?
I'll read those links.
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