Posted by 10derheart on June 7, 2011, at 13:40:19
In reply to Re: Feeling zoned/memory issues with Strattera » 10derheart, posted by theo on May 29, 2011, at 20:37:06
> I have been on 35mg for a few weeks with positive response kind of. Just went up to 50mg. Do things get better at higher doses? I'm ADD and OCD.
Sorry, theo, life events took over and I forgot to come back to this thread.
Yeah, they certainly got better for me, but if you see my post to bleauberry below, I guess I am not a typical example. I just jumped from 40mg to 80 mg after about three months and.....voila! I am very sensitive to meds overall, though, in the 'good' way. A dose of 20mg of Prozac improved my MDD by about 80%. Combining this with 60-80mg of IR methylphenidate also was quite effective for my ADD, but taking the stim numerous times a day was a pain and my GP at the time had a fit about my pdoc scripting a stim because I had hypertension, though it was completely controlled by meds and did NOT get worse when I started the Ritalin. That GP was a bit of a reactionary, arrogant, unreasonable MD, IMNSHO, but my pdoc sort of strongly "suggested" we try a non-stim and I didn't mind. Good thing, in hindsight.
I don't have the OCD piece. Just ADD all the time, comorbid with some depression and anxiety from time to time.
MDD (presently in complete remission); ADD-Inattentive type; mild anxiety (not fomally dx'd)
Meds: Strattera 80 mg q day
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