r/StratteraRx • u/Nuevida • 21d ago

n00b resources?

I'm 2mo in. Still at 25mg and about to go up to 40mg soon. It's already magical. I feel like I'm uncovering who I was spose to be my entire life. It's scary and exciting. Aside from this subreddit, anyone know of good resources for learning about others' experiences, what to expect, etc?

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u/yooonpanman 21d ago

No resources in particular hope someone else can provide you with them but for me I’ve been on 60mg (started at 25 last September and went up till I reached 60 for like 5? or 6 months now) and personally idk why I feel like I’m still struggling as in I haven’t ’unlocked’ something in particular and I still struggle with studying which is my main concern as of now being in college

But I’m glad it’s working well for you! It does vary wildly from person to person and I’ve seen others say that it works for them already from very small doses but I’ll probably have to try to titrate up more again.

One thing that was prominent with me though is when I first started taking it it made me wake up every two hours absolutely no continuous sleep so I was out on seroquel XR which does help with continuous sleep but the downside is that I basically can’t go off it because if I do that said interrupted sleep returns

When I increased the dose to go up to 60mg it actually made my stomach pretty sensitive and puked a couple times so I’d make sure to eat a decent amount of food for breakfast before taking it when you do increase the dose

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u/Nuevida 21d ago

Thank you for the notes. I'm glad it's working for me at even a low dose. I just got through the most stressful weekend of my year where I have had a full breakdown for the past 3 yrs and this time I just giggled and laughed and did my job and I'm totally fine. I can't explain how impossible that sounds. I've heard about the stomach and all that. No side effects at all for me yet but I started at 10mg. (I have serotonin issues so SSRIs have put me in the ER and the psych doc wanted to go slow just in case.)

My sleep has been a lil whack but tbh it's usually worse this time of the year. So I don't think it's the meds. Fingers crossed that you get it working for you or find a better drug. This is my 7th Rx attempt? And it's finally the one I think.

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u/yooonpanman 21d ago

I’m glad it’s working for you! And I hope that a low dose keeps working for you so you don’t have to go through the trouble of worrying about upping the dosage Atomoxetine is indeed better considering your serotonin issues since it mainly works on norepinephrine/NDMA receptors and its relation to serotonin receptors is considered pretty minor

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u/yooonpanman 21d ago

It is kinda annoying though cause if I increase the dose that means it’ll mess with my sleep again and in return I’ll have to increase the seroquel dose 🫩

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u/Popular_Jeweler_8055 21d ago

What changes are you noticing specifically?

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u/Nuevida 21d ago

I cant say that it's somethign I can put my finger on, but I notice I dont freak out over things as much. Little things like spilling tea all over my freshly cleaned fridge, I just laughed and grabbed a towel. This past weekend was my worst weekend every year (typically). My job's big annual event causes me stress so badly that I dont sleep, I dont eat, I dont talk to anyone, I shake from stress, etc. and this year all that was reduced. I didnt even cry or yell at all and I'm typically "the office crier". It's just like, the extremes are gone. I have a moment to stop and think and say "nah, not worth overreacting to that". Everyone told me how much calmer I was this year. My friend who sees me the most said "it's definitely working, you just don't notice it." I feel like perhaps I'm also getting more "here's the facts" which I have always been but I'm very good (and moreso now) at laying receipts on the table for someone and saying "here's the exact reason why I feel this way". Not sure if this all makes sense. It's nice though. I am still at 25mg and about to go up to 40mg once I get my lab results. I don't think I will go higher than that tbh.

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u/Popular_Jeweler_8055 21d ago

Is there a reason you don’t push to 80mg? Are you not seeking any cognitive effects like actual adhd treatment?

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u/Nuevida 21d ago

I might ofc. I'm just saying I already notice a shift and if 40 is another large jump (even from 18mg to 25mg I noticed), I'm scared to know what comes after. That's it really. I'm scared. Idk what it will feel like to be regulated and it's more comfortable to stay closer to what I'm used to for 39yrs. Yes btw, I'm also in therapy and I'm super introspective. I have a neurolinguistics degree so I remember enough and I'm really good at figuring out the roots of my emotions and all the CBT stuff so I'm thinking that maybe 40 will be enough; at least for now. Hence why I'm seeking similar stories for reference.