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ADHD Medication

  • 27-04-2026 04:39PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭


    Hi All.

    Footnote: I am not looking for health advice, i am fully engaging with my doctor on a weekly basis.

    Just wondering if anyone here has been prescribed Strattera for ADHD and could help with user feedback on it or any of the other i have listed below?

    I have just picked it up today and will start tomorrow. Honestly I'm just looking for something to make me less snappy and easier to live with. I'm forever reacting and not thinking before i talk and i guess it boils over at home as i go from 0-100 in an instant. I have been on meds previously but didn't have a fantastic experience.

    Concerta 18mg long acting: Had a few great weeks, i was a lot calmer, more motivated and in general felt very good

    Concerta 27mg long acting: Had 3 weeks of feeling motivated etc and was calmer but as the does went up i felt wired/ disconnected from my body and aful headaches and somewhat of a rollercoaster of feelings as the day went on and the other layers kicked in

    Tyvanse 20mg long acting: Felt motivated but was still snappy. i was a machine in work and with doing anything i needed to do but eventually wore off.

    Tyvanse 30mg long acting: Felt very motivated all day long and had trouble sleeping but ultimately felt like i was after having an expresso martini every hour all day long. I felt like i could do anything but i felt too stimulated all day and just felt it was too much.



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Board Walker


    Surprised there is not more talk on this



  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 63,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Hi, thread would really belong in Long Term Illness forum so I've moved it, please check forum charter and hopefully you get some engagement here

    Grem

    Post edited by Gremlinertia on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Board Walker




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Board Walker


    4 days on strattera, The impulsivity has started to recede thankfully. I'm not expecting any major focus or motivational improvements from a a non stimulant but just calm and lack of impulsivity is what I'm trying to achieve.



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