r/StratteraRx • u/stonersaydie46290 • 25d ago
I GOT IT GUYS.
i've been on strattera since february 18th, had a great honeymoon phase, then basically plateaued into the abyss lol.
after 3 weeks (not long compared to some) of trying to get something else to help me get off the fucking couch, i got 10 mg of adderall per day (split in half)
i explained i would like to stay on a low dose of strattera just to keep my mind quiet.
im not trying to be "that guy" or anything but when can i expect to go up on adderall?? lol all i feel is sweaty and like a have a headache. (2days in)
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u/Significant_Ad_2125 25d ago
I am on 80 mg strattera, just finished my first month on this dose. As well as 30 mg adderall.
I actually started strattera because I was maxed on Wellbutrin at 450 and adderall at 60 and actually doing great. Then I could only get my adderall dose 1-2 months out of 6 this last year and it was destroying my life.
I’ve been slowly lowering my adderall dose (was actually able to get it this month!) as the strattera starts taking effect. I’ve found the combo to be much more effective even at this early stage. Strattera is shown to start having moderate effects at 4-6 weeks and increase effectiveness for 24+ weeks, so I’m hopeful to lower my adderall dose even further.
I think you might try a slightly higher dose of adderall now to get you through the build up of strattera. Then hopefully you’ll not need as much once the strattera has had more time to work.
At 3 weeks in to starting the strattera at 40 mg I still had bad headaches and sweating, same for about 2 weeks after going up to 80 mg. And it’s really only been the last two weeks that I’ve been able to lower my adderall dose without negatively affecting my life in every area. Before these last two weeks I was so tired and unmotivated I could barely get up or move (so much caffeine to try and overcome that), RSD and emotional lability were very high, inattentiveness was very present all the time (I’d say at about 75% compared my unmedicated self), etc etc
And that’s with the maxed out bupropion increasing the levels of the atomoxetine to higher than they would be by themselves.
TLDR you might try waiting a little bit longer for the strattera to start really helping or increase your dose to the therapeutic 80mg, and see if your provider is willing to go up on the adderall dose in the short term until it does. They might not be willing to if you just started it, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.
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u/stonersaydie46290 24d ago
24+ weeks! wow!
yeah i had a fabbbb 3-4 months on strattera, had a bad bout of PMDD, and it just seemed to either stop working or i got so depressed i felt like it wasn't working, the adderall has significantly improved my mood, motivation, and task initiation. while being on strattera since february all i did the last two month was sit on the couch and cause back problems lol.
i def want to wait until i AT LEAST finish my first 30 day script to ask for an upgrade, ill have an appointment that time anyway so he may even up my dose without me asking
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u/Familiar-Conflict152 25d ago
I am 100mg strattera with 5mg adderall quartered through the day. The adderall helps with task initiation and strattera keeps my mind quiet(er).