I have schizophrenia and adhd. I obviously cant take Adderall because of psychosis risks. Is there another medication i can ask my pdoc about my focus and lack of impulse control really affect my life. Wellbutrin didn’t help me. I was researching strattera does anyone have any experience?
Thank you
Straterra was terrible for me but I know it works for some.
I was on Ritalin and Concerta a lot as a kid and it worked ok but it’s also a stimulant
I know there’s other non stimulant ADHD meds but I don’t have experience with them
Adderall worked the best for me but the side effects were unlivable
I can’t advise meds but I survive via good self-management…
Hate to sound like a conservative… But it is always worth pursuing greater amounts of self understanding and how to co-operate with your self more objectively.
I don’t suffer from adhd… But if there are any times where you find yourself functioning more in line with what you’d like. Make notes?
Or just make notes?
That was the only thing found in common among successful people… They make lists… Whether the get derailed or not they return to the list and eventually check it off.
Its not the advice you’re looking for… I hope eventually you find a med that helps.
All the same don’t be victim to circumstance… You can do something… And that’s just chosing to do it… And doing it.
I hope that doesnt come across as critical.
I suffer from a broad range of neurological oddities… Actually when I find something worth focusing on I excell… But otherwise I drift and wonder and self depreciate…
Thats all just noise though.
Do things. Mind can’t be tamed… But the body always hits its limits
Mine is about as useful as trying to treat schizophrenia without meds but without the severity of disability. Im smart so i get by but im not happy with my lack of focus and impulsiveness the impulsiveness maturity helps with but not being able to watch tv or read affects me alot
Yeah I don’t have add or ADHD… I know a lot of non-psychotic folk with it and dealing with them is a mind altering experience on its own.
Glad that you can handle the self diagnostics involved with managing your illness.
I was diagnosed 10 yrs ago… Stopped meds 7 years ago… Still have symptoms everyday… Still have mood/perspective shifts every day… Still have to remind myself of the bigger picture all the time every day.
It’s pain but I survived it. I fear that some bad circumstances in life could leave me stressed to the point I can’t handle it… But no one wants that kind of thing.
I feel mostly normal 60 to 90 % of the time… The other 10 to 40 percent I’m sort of sadly aware of the bad hand I was dealt… But at the same time… There is no shortage of suffering in the world and none of it bares equal measure.
Clonadine/guanfacine and Qelbree are your other options. Clonadine/guanfacine are good for impulse control but sedating
I think this is a controversial but I think one of 2 things are true
I don’t have ADHD and that’s why the meds turned me into a violent monster or
ADHD doesn’t exist at all
My doctor said that I can never take ■■■■ like that I’ll slip into psychosis fast also she said she has patients with ADHD
And it could be the ADHD meds didn’t work and ADHD might be real I’ve never seen it work btw
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