I have add but my doc wont prescribe anything cause it can make you manic. Is Strattera safe?

he is trying it with me for 3 days. i am currently in a partial hospital program where i will see him daily. i guess we will find out. my symptoms bother me so much, i am hoping that something helps.

I am adhd and 100% manic - tossed my adhd meds 12 years ago and just take the ADHD days as they come. . . Doctors would be willing to medicate me they say but I refuse to go back on the meds

good luck..never heard of it.

Bipolar itself addles capacity to concentrate, methinks..read recently that bp1's have more of an issue with this

i am not even sure what i am, bp 1 or 2. guess it shouldnt really matter to me...

I am about to be prescribed something for my ADD, so we will see. I am curious if it will help bc I am seriously ADD.

Most ADHD meds are or have a Meth quality to them. That is why they are so hot an item on the middle school black market.

That's interesting Screwtape. So ADHD meds are speed and they're okay for beepers to take? And antidepressents are to be avoided?

Wierd. Of course I suppose all of this goes out the window if any of it caused someone to bounce into mania.

Meth reacts different to those with ADHD or ADD it calms your ass down - hence why my addictive ass loved it for 24 years

I have been on ritalin for about two weeks and it is making a difference. I am finally tackling some projects that were too overwhelming for me to deal with. They are still overwhelming, but I am finding I can keep my attention to doing what matters. It helps with my frustration tolerance. This med also helps with the depression and chronic fatigue I have due to chronic pain. Good luck!

I noticed it took a bit to get used to the side effects and that some days I need only half of what I am prescrbied and other days the full dose.

I do not feel necessarily manic as Ritalin does not work on Seratonin. I feel a little wired - but it's a different feeling I am getting used to. It wears off and does not set me off into a bad mixed state or anything.

Adderall is straight amphetamine whereas Ritalin is not . I don't think Strattera is either. I felt more manic on Adderall. Ritalin is a CNS stimulant, but not exactly speed.

Another good benefit I am noticing is that my mind is not racing from thing to thing as much and I am not hearing as many voices and distracting conversations about irrelevant stuff in my head all at once.

I started on it today, and I felt a little wired for an hour or two, then I got really sleepy...and haven't been able to shake that feeling all day. I need a nap!
We will see if anything different happens on day 2, tomorrow.

I have a friend who takes straterra and swears it is great. but she only has ADD. My son has ADHD and things that make other people hyoer calm him down. that's one way we knew he has ADHD. I hope the meds help
Andrea

My son was on it and it did nothing for his ADHD. He had more sucess with Concerta and now Adderall.

I'm on Adderall too. I am ADHD, but I don't know if the Adderall really does anything for me except balance out all the downer stuff I am on. I know if I don't take my Adderall because I'll sleep all day and have no desire to move.

My therapist recommended "Living with ADD-A Workbook for Adults with ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER" by M. Susan Roberts, Ph.D. and Gerard J. Jansen, Ph. D. She said it is really good for not only those of us with ADD or ADHD, but those of us with Bipolar and one of my other disorders. She decided to use it as my workbook because it covers impulsiveness and other areas that overlap with my diagnosises.

The workbook is only about $8.

Tamara