I just started it. We decided to try this first, given that the stimulants can be habit forming, and I've had a little trouble in that department.

But the shit is EXPENSIVE. I honestly don't know how I'm going to afford it. I don't have insurance.

Had it filled yesterday...350 DOLLA.

7/28/2006 11:43:40 AM

shit didnt even work for me

7/28/2006 12:17:53 PM

never gave it a chance. had a psychiatrist that tried hard to push it on me, and i told him i'd only try it if he were going to pay for my Rx.

have you even used the stimulants? they're not as habit-forming as you might think. try one of the sustained releases, should you ever go that route.

7/28/2006 12:51:17 PM

Quote :

"given that the stimulants can be habit forming, and I've had a little trouble in that department."

7/28/2006 12:52:31 PM

I'm fully aware of that...I did read that.

If he's not able to afford strattera, any psych worth their salt can and should work with him to give stimulants a try.

[Edited on July 28, 2006 at 12:57 PM. Reason : and should]

7/28/2006 12:57:49 PM

Yeah, I've taken Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Adderal.

The Dexedrine worked the best of all of them, but I began to take more than I was prescribed, until I was hitting around 80 mg a day (I was prescribed something like 20mg a day, which didn't seem to do shit). I basically used it to help keep me going (I was working something like 12 hours a day and going out every night).

Adderal I was taking was generic and didn't do anything for me.

I've got a month's worth of Strattera, so I ought to be able to tell if it helps.

7/28/2006 1:41:42 PM

My response is in http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=417267

I decided to stop taking it so I did so cold turkey. Sucked for about five days (groggy mostly) but now I'm just fine. ADD symptoms have kicked in a little but I don't think I was bad enough in the first place to merit getting on a drug for it. Of course I'm also out of school now so I'm not having to worry about studying. Plus my experience with being on it and the extra motivation I had is still a lifestyle change that has continued to stay with me even though I'm no longer taking it.

[Edited on July 28, 2006 at 2:00 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2006 1:58:37 PM

strattera didnt work for me, ritalin worked though

[Edited on July 28, 2006 at 2:00 PM. Reason : yea]

7/28/2006 1:59:52 PM

I hated it. Took it for three weeks and felt like shit, blood pressure went way up everytime I took it, and stopped being able to perform in the bedroom. And it would have cost me $50 a month. Those symptoms are supposed to go away after a while, but I couldn't stand it.

7/28/2006 2:16:01 PM

Sexual performance isn't an issue right now anyway...not getting laid, not wasting my time trying.

Hell, none of the SSRIs I've been on in the last 10 years has impeded my sexual function at all.

It is, however, going to cost me considerably more than 50 dolla a month (a price which I would gladly jump on if I could get it).

7/28/2006 2:27:14 PM

I had bad sexual side effects and it made me feel like shit. It works for some people.

7/28/2006 2:29:10 PM

It gave me headaches.


I'm gonna go back and ask for something else.

7/28/2006 2:34:47 PM

give me yer leftovers

7/28/2006 3:51:46 PM

TAKE GEODON.


JK.

7/28/2006 8:28:09 PM

Strattera is a new class of drug called a Selective Norepenephrine Re-uptake inhibitor. If your psych is worth his salt, he could get you free samples. Lilly is giving away that stuff like crazy. It has some side effects, like drowsiness, increased apetite, and nausea. Nausea AND increased apetite. Wierd. Anyways, it's supposedly not as helpfull in people who have already used stimulants. So, good luck. PM me if you want more info.

7/29/2006 12:24:13 AM

i love advanced dungeons and dragons

7/29/2006 12:30:57 AM

You would.


back to the top...

7/29/2006 9:39:24 AM

ive heard nothing but good things about it from my friends whove switched from aderall and from the people who chose it instead.

im probably going to give it a go myself as soon as my new health insurance kicks in

7/29/2006 12:01:15 PM

Keep your fingers crossed.

7/29/2006 7:59:45 PM

$350? damn...i hope it works out for you

7/29/2006 9:36:36 PM

advanced dungeons and dragons

2nd edition

7/29/2006 9:50:24 PM

One good thing is that this shit seems to curb my appetite rather nicely.

I used to always be driven to eat. Not so much anymore. Granted I did fry up amost 2.75 lbs of sausage links this morning. But I only ate about 7 of 'em. The rest are going in the fridge. I buy sausage in bulk at BJ's...

8/9/2006 10:41:47 AM

I started taking Prozac Weekly and I can only stomach one small meal a day (and I'm lucky if I can even do that). I'm about to start taking Adderall and I'm afraid I wont have any appetite at all.

8/9/2006 10:50:56 AM

damn, do y'all really need all that shit to function?

8/9/2006 11:54:49 AM

nm

[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 12:13 PM. Reason : nm]

8/9/2006 11:59:14 AM

Quote :

"damn, do y'all really need all that shit to function?"

I wish to fucking god I didn't. There are a lot of things I'd rather do with that 350 dolla a month than blow it on a goddam medication.

8/9/2006 5:57:45 PM

You might want to hold of on your wonder drug there, Jimi

That shit's worse for your liver than drinking bleach

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01335.html

8/9/2006 6:14:21 PM

Shakira? She's hot - works for me!

8/9/2006 7:35:19 PM

Yeah, I read up on it before I started taking it. No symptoms of hepatoxicity for me. Not yet anyway.

8/9/2006 8:02:19 PM

I thought it's only affected a very small percentage of patients (the liver thing) and isn't really something to be overly concerned about unless you actually start feeling something other than normal side effects. I would think that someone beginning a drug would pay attention to anything that seems wrong.

Strattera didn't seem to curb my appetite (I love and eat food all the time regardless I guess) but it did seem to keep my weight from fluctuating like it typically does between 129-140 without it. I stayed pretty much around 130, my ideal weight.

The worst for me was waking up at 5am regardless of what time I was supposed to get up that day.

8/9/2006 9:53:15 PM

Well, I'm up to 100mg on this shit, but I can't really tell that my focus has really improved much if any.

One positive aspect is that I don't have food cravings during the day while I'm taking it.

Negative aspect? I don't know if it's this stuff or not, but every now and then I feel like I want to wig out...it's just like a wave of desperation washes over me. I can definitely see how this could lead to a higher rate or threat of suicidal tendencies...and it scares me.

I REALLY like the fact that the food cravings don't rule so much of my life anymore, but this other deal is NOT fun. As a matter of fact, it's almost like a kind of torture a lot of the time.

Anybody else ever get this from Strattera?

9/2/2006 5:40:21 PM

^ if the food craving bit is the only benefit, why not talk to your doc about taking something else (probably way cheaper) that just deals with that part and ditch the other crap side effects of this and try something else?

9/2/2006 7:20:33 PM

useless drug.

9/2/2006 7:22:15 PM

strattera sucks.... in fact... all of those add meds SUCK... they all made me feel like shit.... seriously, i would just sit there & not talk to anyone and i couldn't eat or sleep.... i'd rather just not take anything at all....

9/2/2006 9:09:25 PM

I wish it were that simple. I'm trying to condition myself to function halfway decently with what I have, but I'm a long way off.

Things were different when I was married...I had somebody else to help keep me focused. It's a monumental effort now just to keep track of my daily tasks and to try to maintain a rudimentary routine.

I find that if I streamline my doings and commitments, and get rid of as much superficial bullshit as I can, then it's easier. The problem is I can only get rid of so many things.

Stimulants did help quite a bit (at least the 80mg of Dexedrine a day did; nothing else did much), but I've been kind of scared of addiction.

I know this: there are a lot of days that I feel out of my goddam mind, but I think it's in direct correlation to the amount of rest I get. Too little, and I start feeling really bad. Too much, and I feel like a fucking zombie.

9/2/2006 9:25:46 PM

i hate to sound like tom cruise BUT i'm not sure meds are the answer
not the whole answer anyway

9/2/2006 9:27:36 PM

Oh that I'm sure of. I gotta get my ass on track somehow. I'm kind of at my wits end.

I meant to say I'm sure meds are not the WHOLE answer.

I only see them as a facilitator...

[Edited on September 2, 2006 at 9:30 PM. Reason : shiz]

9/2/2006 9:29:22 PM

strattera is not a controlled substance= no amphetamine salts.
adderall, ritalin, dexadrine all contain controlled substances (amphetamines, etc.)


could go either way, depending on how bad you feel the need for it.

9/3/2006 12:55:23 AM

^all of that I already know. Thanks though.

9/3/2006 10:55:43 AM

Quote :

"i hate to sound like tom cruise BUT i'm not sure meds are the answer not the whole answer anyway"

You are GLIB!

9/3/2006 3:13:08 PM

back to the top for all of us dysfunctional motherfuckers.

9/3/2006 10:52:10 PM

Provigil works really well for ADD in my experience, with none of the nasty side effects that the stimulants or SNRIs give you. I can even take a nap on this stuff.

9/4/2006 4:22:48 PM

In my day

ADD was called hyperactivity, and was cured not my strattera and other money wasting drugs, it was cured by a quick swift belt to the ass

9/4/2006 10:07:24 PM

^shit. You don't know NUTHIN' about such shit.

Hell, I grew up in an era in which it was acceptable to spank your child in public.

And I've definitely gotten plenty of those beltings.

And a yardstick across my backside in the hall in elementary school.

9/4/2006 10:51:24 PM

back to the top...

9/6/2006 12:35:51 AM

i'm on it and i love it.

the only complaint i have so far is that i've had very little appetite as of late. at 2pm, i had bits and pieces of a grilled chicken sandwich, and then some office coffee later in the day, and water. and i haven't felt hungry since. it's not really a complaint so much as a weird side-effect i didn't really expect to have this late into the treatment.



[Edited on September 6, 2006 at 12:58 AM. Reason : ]

9/6/2006 12:56:17 AM

been medicated for adhd for 10+ years

first dexedrine, then adderall then strattera then concerta

and

back to adderall xr cause it works best. i LOVE it. however crashing off it at the end of the day sucks, (not so much for me compared to the people around me) and trying to balance that out with other meds is a bitch. i dont abuse it, or give it out, or anything because it works so damn well for me and i dont want to lose that. when i dont have it it truly screws me up, in the productivity department that is.


you should be getting strattera from your doc in the free sample form if you dont have inshurance. IIRC I did for months and months. concerta (non stimulant) too. also you can be on concerta and a stimulant type at the same time if need be. thats the only combo that i hadnt really tried but now i am back to good old adderall xr, the only drawback to which is the fact i have to pick up my perscription in person at the doc office every month cause it is a controlled substance.

9/6/2006 2:18:14 AM

*shakes head*

America is overmedicated, between stuff for add and stuff for chemical depression

future generations are gonna be so fucked up, thus requiring more and more meds

9/6/2006 4:26:13 PM

You sound like a true authority on the matter.

9/6/2006 4:49:33 PM