Been on the same meds forever so I have no idea whats been brought to market people are taking but curious whats been cooked up as of late

Mine is quite old school and classical ;)

  • Amy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I dunno if I (41) count as a kid, but I got diagnosed last year and put on atomoxetine. It’s got the jumping-from-thought-to-thought under control so I can concentrate on something if I get started, and I guess making phone calls is a bit easier now. But I’m still very much ADHD, just under control a bit.

    • Zetta@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      I know this is 6 months old but I just wanted to share my experience which was negative, I just got diagnosed and my psychiatrist wanted to try Atomoxetine before a stimulant. I was only on 20mg for two weeks, it raised my resting heart rate by 30 - 40 bpm. My resting heart rate was literally 100 bpm because of it, blood pressure also sky rocketed. It made me depressed and took away my libido. I hated that shit.

      But it gave me cool vivide dreams overnight. It works well for some people.

    • howrar@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      6 months ago

      My partner’s on atomoxetine with a similar experience. It doesn’t magically make everything better the same way that stimulants seem to, but it’s a fairly big improvement without needing to worry about the effects waning.

      • Amy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        Yeah, it would be nice if I could get some stimulants too to help when I really need to get something done, but I can kind of work around it with large doses of caffeine. (I live in Japan where even most doctors can’t prescribe amphetamines)