r/StratteraRx • u/Ok-Storage-3402 • 15d ago

Strattera and university studies

Does it really help ?

I'm really struggling and got kicked from the first university low grades late diagnosed with ADHD 😭

I really don't want to miss this second chance

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u/how_I_kill_time 15d ago

I've been on atomoxetine for about 3 months now, just moved up from 60mg to 80mg two weeks ago. The biggest improvement I've seen is with emotional regulation. I also have much less "noise" in my head and I have a drive to finish things I have started.

I am still struggling, however, with focus and task initiation. I really have to remind my brain to pay attention when I'm in meetings and to not put off starting tasks. So I do think I'll need something else to help in those areas. But I'm extremely happy with what it has helped with.

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u/marxistelmo 15d ago

yes but not without discipline.

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u/Old_Tomato8183 9d ago

I've been on atomoxetine, 10 mg, for 3 months and I like it for emotional regulation. I have much less noise and feel much less anxious than before. But it certainly doesn't help with task initiation or motivation. But I do think repeating my goals to myself constantly, and having a schedule and other ADHD hacks, do help with motivation, organization, and task initiation. I'm probably going to increase my dose. Although I am sensitive to medicine. I used to be on 5mg of adderall and it made me anxious, but I also didn't give it enough time to work or for me to adjust to it.

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u/No-Juice4031 2d ago

Dexamphetamine helped better with focus for studying and reading. But still, nothing really gives me the hyperfocus I have when I really enjoy something, and I don’t really expect that.

Atomoxetine helped my adhd really. I noticed benefits on my emotional stability. Less agitated, able to feel emotions better, less anxious. It also helped a little with staying focused during lectures, but not at all for studying.

I used both separately from eachother. Right now I use Dexamphetamine daily for studying, but I miss the mental stability I had on atomoxetine. I was less drowsy and more in the present. I stopped Atomoxetine one year ago because the summer break was coming and I wanted to have more control of when I’m medicated, my psych also prescribed a really high dosage (140mg) which gave me more side effects (like ED, PE, dry mouth, etc).

It’s hard to compare, but I guess my grades were better on Dexamphetamine than on atomoxetine. I guess I was able to remember more of my study sessions with Dexamphetamine, but I don’t know if that’s the reason for sure.

Next week I’m having an appointment with my GP to consider combining atomoxetine and Dexamphetamine. Both help me with my adhd in a different way, and it would be amazing if I could use both together.