How has it helped with executive functions? How has it helped with memory, retaining information, mental endurance (reading something for long periods of time), does it help with motivation? did it help with anxiety? did it feel like it made you "smarter?" (like making your brain work better).
I asked my psychiatrist to go on Strattera because of the earlier video and I felt I related a lot with the issues you had. It's been a week and I am SO GLAD I made the change (from Concerta). I feel normal and stable for the first time ever! Thank you for this and I wish you well(:
In the process of changing now I feel so emotional coming off of the concerta. It started to effect my heart and I wasnt happy with it anymore. hope my transition is as smooth as y'alls
Omg I'm kinda freaking out now bc my 12 year old will be taking 60 when in a few weeks when working his way up. 25 seems low? He is on 25 for 7 days then 40 for 7 days then 60 daily.
Hello from across the pond. Your story is so helpful. I am 58 and was diagnosed in January with ADHD. I could not continue treatment because of being overwhelmed and insurance. We have a great ADHD clinic here in Oregon so I hope to start up soon. I was not diagnosed yet with inattentive ADHD but listening to you has been a huge eye opener!! I was terrified of medication as I tend to do things naturally.. but listening to you is giving me the courage to pursue it! Thank you!!
thank you for sharing your experience! i tried Strattera after being on Adderall and it only gave me bad symptoms. but its pretty awesome it works for you
and how was with Adderall? I didn't try so far stimulants. always been a bit scared of trying it as I know that there has been so nasty side effects. Well, I'm sharing what I can as I'm 40 and I had a long life experience of being "lost" all the time. It can be OK as an artist but that is basically all you can do and even that you can procrastinate. :o
Thank you for sharing. I’m in the process of being diagnosed at 35 in the UK. You are the only one specifically address the UK audience. Is forgetfulness and indecisiveness apart of your ADD? It has been for me. It’s crumbling away at my self esteem .... it’s awful to just cope with it.
Hey Marco, I'm in the US. I don't have any solutions for you but as someone with adhd I understand exactly what your talking about and just wanted to let you know, and that I support you. Keep your head up
This medicine is absolute bull crap! This company is just trying to capitalize on the non-narcotic idea. You might as well cut up and dry up dandelions and put them in a capsule and take them, this does nothing to help you focus whatsoever.
Hi Sarah, I recommend trying a stimulant on top of your straterra for hyper focus when required. I am trialling some on top of effexor (similar to straterra) and finally today I was able to hyper focus into my art and just paint without all the questioning and "trying to" do my art. I wouldnt even call it hyper focus id call it focus and It was great!! It turned on that part of my brain that allowed me to enjoy and create intuitively without all the questioning and trying to see where i am going... if u follow me. The stimulants work differently when your on something that gives you a foundational normalisation. They aren't overwhelming like you may think. It just switches on a different part of the brain that allows you to hyper focus!! Good luck
Thank you both for sharing, I’ve been on methylphenidate since being diagnosed last august (at 44) and saw my doc a month ago due to the appetite suppression and insomnia it was causing. I’m four weeks into adding Atomoxetine (10, 18, 25 and now 40mg) to the routine and something really seems to have clicked in the past week or so. I’ve dropped my morning methylphenidate dose to around half and I feel like the Atomoxetine has given me a baseline level of functionality that feels quite alien, sleep has massively improved over the past two weeks, I wake up at ‘normal’ times instead of being knackered and foggy until mid afternoon, as I have been since forever. Feeling very cautiously optimistic! I’ve just agreed with the doc to stick with 40mg Atomoxetine and to manage my methylphenidate dose as I see fit. I may get to the point I don’t need the slow release morning dose (was 40-50mg, now around 20-30) but I’m feeling like I need to stick the immediate release 5-10mg in the evening or when needed, mainly to slow my brain down after work. I was sceptical about that actually working after the doc suggested it (before Atomoxetine) but it absolutely did. Thanks again for sharing, I was just having a mooch about to see how my experiences align with others who’ve been on a similar path and I’m now cautiously a bit more optimistic that I’ve found a combination that works.
I’m moving from stimulants because they all make me fall asleep i hope non stims help me! All i want is focus! I’m not entirely sure if I’ve ever hyper focused on anything because my brain is always wanting to do 20 things at once, half of me is convinced I’m comorbid ASD 😂 but I’m so glad I’ve found someone from the uk talking about their adhd meds on here ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for your video. You seem to be very level-headed, and you're someone I can believe. I start on Staterra today, so I'm a bit worried about the side effects. I'm glad you pointed out that your hyperfocus went away. I am a programmer, and that does come in handy, but I'm tired of losing focus every minute, so I'm going to try the drug. Thanks again.
I just started taking it. I’ve been on it for a little over a week. It already seems to be helping. Did you take it every day consistently? I just wonder about drug tolerance and if I should skip some days as to not build up a tolerance.
My doctor told me there is no drug tolerance effect to this. It is important to take it consistently because it gradually builds up over time like a titration effect.
I'm going to start my journey on strattera after trying ritalin & concerta. Could you please educate me on how different it will be from the stimulant medications?
I loved how Strattera helped my ADHD. But I’m a runner and Strattera made me sweat so much for the 3 months I was on it. I also noticed that my heart rate was increased and I felt I could no longer productively train. I was wondering what your experience with cardiac changes and sweating was on the medication and if they subsided with time?
Interesting. I can't say I noticed a big difference. My heart rate did increase slightly around the time I started taking them but I just can't be entirely sure that the cause was the meds - although it probably was. That really sucks it had that effect on your training.
I body build and Box. Have you found anything that doesn't mess with your heart when training? I haven't been able to train for a year due to strange cardiac issues from Elvanse... I have trained consistently since I was 15-16. I am now almost 29 and have been out of the gym for a year and it's killing me!
I am almost 2 weeks into 40 mg Stratera and already my ADHD symtoms have decreased tremendously. I have both types but it seems I'm more impulsive than anything. My impulsiveness has gone down, I'm more social than ever before, and am just so much calmer. I was wondering if when it kicks in fully and when the dosage is right will I become happier? I saw one review where a guy became aggressive and i really don't want that to happen to me.
No I did not. The medicine has worked fine. It has been a bit of a journey but I'm overall calmer and just less adhd. I work on my education and my job with ease. Relationships are easier to deal with. I don't feel the irrational emotional attachments I once felt in then, instead a healthy outlook and natural drive to improve them. I hope this was helpful. Ask anything, I'll do my best with my advice and life story.
I've been on a slippery slope for a few years now. I've been begging my doctor for help. She tried every antidepressant possible. Nothing helped. However I have never felt depressed. Chronic fatigue yes. Anxiety has been out of control. Not getting out of bed. It all sounds like depression but it's not IMHO. Second day on atomoxetine. 40 mg. I feel less anxiety. My minds wanders less. I'm not sure if I should be operating a motor vehicle. I'm good with the blunting for now. The hamster is sleeping. Restless legs are subsiding. Anxiety has been putting me on a slippery slope. We'll see what day 3 brings. I'm hoping I'll be less of a wimpy when my family doctor sees me in 2 weeks. She has been supportive but I felt like a useless whiner. I'm hoping for real progress. Stay with it 🤞👍
Hi Mary, I’ve been taking Strattera (25mg) for about 2 weeks now, and it’s been life changing. Everything seems easier, like I’ll notice the washing up needs doing and I’ll just get up and do it (& actually finish it!) wipe the kitchen down and it’s no big deal… before I’d have to talk myself into it, (aka shame myself!) I’d do most of it (always leave 3 things, why?!) and then wander off to do something else… literally now it’s like think of a thing to do, do it to completion (gasp!) job done! The biggest difference by far though has been on time blindness - I was absolutely hopeless on this front - late even when I really wanted to be there, all of the time, arrived embarrassed, ashamed and feeling useless, it was horrible. Now somehow I can work time out backwards, I allow much more time than I think, and I arrive (sit down…) EARLY! Like who am I now?! 😳😂. Honestly if this is how ‘normal’ people live life, they don’t know how blessed they are! So yes it really helps with executive function a LOT. And I seem to have increased memory naturally. I haven’t noticed any negative effects on creativity or emotional numbing either. Hope that helps! 😃
@FunnyShellBear Yes it really does thank you. What about feeling tired ? Sexual disfunction? Sertraline made me hyper, not give a shit and i had sexual disfunction and impulsive. I hurt people and I acted crazy . I'm ashamed of that but so flat depressed and hopeless (single parent and still have to turn up) I want to learn to drive ,learn move forward but I can't get through each day without crying and trauma dumping on people. I'm so scared to take meds again x
Stratera is awesome. It is my first day and I an bit nessing up things. Everything in mind mind is so clear and discrete. Before that I mix up things and positively justify it as creativity. I still feel that in practical world analysis and logical thinking is more important than creativity.
You sound like a very sweet girl. I appreciate your talk. I just started straterra a few days ago. I can’t believe finally I made have found something that will help with add/adhd , anxiety. I do have some questions. Have you lost any weight? Or same. I am experiencing heartburn esp at night. The tired ness is a litl bit hard to deal with. But I just started 18mg. I feel focused already. Both my children have add/adhd. There 18,19. On concerta. Ide rather have a stimulant cause ide rather lose some weight thAn to gain. I hope all the best to you. I might have more questions later as I continue. Live your accevt😊. God bless you.
I am going on this in a few days from ritalin/concerta. I can't wait to see how these go because I know these can be better for people with tics which I struggle with. 😀
Aqua Aura Alliance hi there, first off keep it up on informing people on ADHD.. So many people ridicule it! I've been recently diagnosed and prescribed atomoxetine. But, my question is about affiliate marketing! I really want to get into it.. Can't stand the 9-5 grind! Was hoping you could enlighten me as to how you got started and if you find it to be worthwhile?
Im on the 3rd week and only now starting to feel some effect. Im on a 50mg dose and seem that I can still focus If I stop taking it during the weekend and at Monday when Im back on it, feel even more focus. Is that something you may have tried that you can comment on it? I must say that previously, my favorite key at the keyboard was "delete" since all the time recognized was missing something but now is hard to believe how the writing speech through keyboard can be so much fluently compared to when not taking any meds. Is that something you experienced as well?
I didn't think it was the kind of drug you can just stop at the weekend. One day I had to shift from taking it from the morning to the evening and it was such a terrible day. I was getting frustrated, I was crying, I felt really sick and had a bad headache. Not something I would even try to be honest. Don't you get withdrawal effects too? Actually, when I would write on the computer I would hyper focus but when writing by hand I would have a lot of scribbles all over the page!
@@FindingYourSerenity I didn't feel some withdrawal effects so far but likely because I only start to feel effects on the third week. Actually not taking those today to see how I feel and for far is OK. I have seen people taking a bigger those compare to what I take at the moment and 50mg don't see that much of a change but the keyboard writing flow is already something. I need to check if I will be able to increase the dosage. By the way, is it in your country something the government help you with? In Europe, not such a bit help. Here, you get to pay aprox $80 US dollars for a package and that is not even enough for all month! Surreal :o
I'm so sorry I know the pain of going to the doctors :( Is there someone you could take with you? Or could you write them a letter? I went to see one privately as my GP was not listening.
Stumbled over your videos because I am on a look out for positive stories about Strattera as I'm about to start up on it in a month or so. I was originally diagnosed 3 years ago and was put on Ritalin which made my panic attacks 10 times worse so I got scared off trying any other meds. Now, however, I think I am ready to give it another try and your videos has really helped me to calm down and hope that Strattera will turn out to be a more positive experience for me, so thank you for that.
I've had similar experience. Now I'm trying stimulants again now that I'm on an anti anxiety medication similar to straterra and the stimulants actually just do there job now without any anxiety... I find stimulants are great for mental focus and executive function the non stimulants are great for balancing moods, anxiety, impulsivity, sensory sensitivities etc.
I’m about to go tomorrow to se my psychiatrist I will tell her about this medication because lower dosage doesn’t help me at all I have adhd ever since I was a kid and I’m struggling with it because I’m entering the eye care technology program and the problem that I have is trying to get focused and panic anxiety so I was wondering if this medicine could help me with focused on it
💯❌💯 thanks for uploded. I'm on medication since 7 day now for ADHD 1st year of university . Do you take "ONLY" this or also medic. for bipolar or stuff like that? 🆘⁉️❤️
I'm glad you feel better. I'm still apprehensive since I heard / read some awful stories about what it does with your brain. I'm still without meds and trying to coop with meditation and yoga/exercise.
When I was researching the medication I had to stop because it was adding to my fears. Yet, there are several positive stories. I was so depressed and suffering so much without meds so to me it was definitely worth the risk. I was doing meditation and yoga so much and it helped a little but didn't stop me from being depressed.
@@FindingYourSerenity I hear you, its no wonder cure for me either. just keep in check that you dont need more and more of the meds cause thats how it usually goes.. I wanted to ask you if you ever had a concussion in your life. I did, and I found some relevant info on that for me.
I’ve had 2 concussions throughout my life: 1) when I was a baby I fell down the stairs in my walker, but my family said I didn’t even cry. I was actually laughing, but they don’t know if I got a concussion. 2) when I was playing soccer, at the time I was 9 years old I looked back and hit my head on a Metal gum ball machine. I got a deep cut, and probably suffered a concussion, but they never tested me. I don’t know if that was what started my problems or not, but I’d be nice if you can send a link to the research your talking about. Thank you
Yes I am and I actually started on 10mg then 18mg then 25 and then 30 and then back to 25! I'd recommend it but some people are on like 80mg! But the gradual increase on a low dose is best to minimise side effects imo.
@@FindingYourSerenity thanks for the reply! What are so far the side effects you faced? I should start with 25 mg, I’ll probably go with 18 and increase it. Did you try to take it in the evening 2-3 hours before bed?
@@FindingYourSerenity I just started this medication yesterday. Because of this, I was looking up the symptoms and that happen to be one of them. Did you feel your mood change over time?
Thank you for sharing, hope this medication works for me to, I’m about to start on it tomorrow but I’m not sure if I take one or if I take two through out the day.
Another update please? I see reviews all on the internet and they are always like: "I've been using for 5 months" I want to know someone who has been using this stuff for 5 years! lol!
It's very brave of you to talk about this. I know from experience that mental health is taboo and not talked about in many cultures and places. It can be a source of shame, growing up with a disorder. We learn to cover it up and live with it instead of treating it, until it becomes too much of a problem. Realising that one is not alone in this situation and that there are ways to treat it, even if not perfectly is a game changer. When we think of a super-hero or heroin, we tend to imagine physical strength and supernatural powers, but to me you are one. You help to create awareness, understanding and perhaps acceptance for others also. Thank you for that.
Yes I got some lightheadedness when starting and upping doses but it wasn't constant and it did go away after a few days. I also got sleepiness but when I upped to 30mg I was far too sleepy and could barely work so they dropped my dose to 25mg and no sleepiness.
@@FindingYourSerenity do you know how long it took for that to subside...i have bipolar disorder and i hate snapping on people or getting too angry at people i love...thank you!
@@FindingYourSerenity Well I figured that much. Lol. I remember being in England and every 20 minutes having a new dialect to decipher. Yours is nice though :)
Sarah Dawn Chronicles thank god, i am 4 days in. Sometimes my anxiety worsens but i can see a little improvement think. Maybe its hasn’t started acting yet and its a placebo, but i am definitely less scared now.
Sarah Dawn Chronicles ik its better as you say, but i just wanna know what not to expect. Maybe make a video on the gains from Atomoxetine outweigh the losses but i am still curious about many things like, does it effect curiosity, are you still confident and a little cocky when you know you are right, stuff like that. I love some of my traits and if i am gonna lose em will i be a different personality?
