Posted by sb417 on March 11, 2004, at 23:33:46
In reply to Avoiding sleepiness with Straterra... strategy?, posted by utopizen on March 11, 2004, at 23:09:59
Is it possible for you to wait for a major med change until you have a semester break or a vacation? Do you have a spring break? It seems as if you've been on your current medication regimen for quite a while, and as unsatisfactory as it feels right now, it's still a known quantity. I wouldn't introduce any new variables until you have a break of at least a week or more. Remember also, if you switch to Strattera (or anything else, for that matter) after having been on stimulants, you are likely to experience fatigue and/or sleepiness, not just from the medicine itself, but from stimulant withdrawal. Instead of making a major change right now, can you speak with your doctor about ways to "stretch out" the current medications until you have a vacation? For example, can you take a weekend off from meds or even just one day of the weekend? Let yourself sleep and rest on as many days as possible, alternating those days with days when you do take meds. Then, when you finally have a vacation, you can try the medication change.
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