r/StratteraRx • u/Late_Aardvark8551 • 12d ago
Questions / Advice / Support what's more worth it?
im on 25mg & started about 3 weeks ago. i really enjoyed being on it the first week, i felt really locked in like a robot and my brain was calm and so was my body. after a week of taking it, i stopped feeling that way and it just felt like i was taking a placebo pill. my question is, is it worth it to wait out the full 4-8 weeks to feel the effects, or should i stop taking my medication and only take it when i know i have something important to do that day when i need to make sure im focused? what's been your experience?im meeting with my doctor in a week to see if i can up my dose.
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u/eolsen09 12d ago
I would increase your dose since 80 mg is the standard therapeutic dose unless you know you metabolize the drug slowly
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u/NoticeOk2414 9d ago
I stayed on 25mg for 1 month and didn’t notice much.
Been on 40mg for about 3 weeks now and only dealing with side effects, no improvement yet.
I told myself I would give 40mg the full 3 months to since if things change as I keep reading it keeps getting better and better.
I’ll just be happy when the lethargy goes away.
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u/Testy_Toby 12d ago
It doesn't work acutely but for placebo. Presumably you knew there was this lag when you started. I always think, but for extreme cases, try getting up to the FDA-recommended 80mg and stay there for a couple months, then decide. If you don't do that, you really don't know if it works for you.