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Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD
#18803990 - 09/05/13 04:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Any thoughts on this?
I just switched to a new psychiatrist. The first session I spent a lot of time having her ensure me that she wasn't going to just pull me off Adderall because I use recreational drugs. Next session: "No Adderall, lots of dumb reasons, blah blah... here's Wellbutrin and Straterra.
Have you guys tried taking these instead of Adderall?
What were your thoughts? Especially, how is the focus?
I'm just really apprehensive as I've had some pretty bad reactions from "crazy meds" before and every time I've relegated my own opinion for a psychiatrists', disaster has ensued and this looks like just the same old trap.
Plus I don't want a med I have to take every day, even when I don't need it; not to mention I've been on Wellbutrin in the past with no effect (but they later recalled the entire country's generic supply so IDK...).
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18804050 - 09/05/13 04:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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st1llnox said: Any thoughts on this?
I just switched to a new psychiatrist. The first session I spent a lot of time having her ensure me that she wasn't going to just pull me off Adderall because I use recreational drugs. Next session: "No Adderall, lots of dumb reasons, blah blah... here's Wellbutrin and Straterra.
Have you guys tried taking these instead of Adderall?
What were your thoughts? Especially, how is the focus?
I'm just really apprehensive as I've had some pretty bad reactions from "crazy meds" before and every time I've relegated my own opinion for a psychiatrists', disaster has ensued and this looks like just the same old trap.
Plus I don't want a med I have to take every day, even when I don't need it; not to mention I've been on Wellbutrin in the past with no effect (but they later recalled the entire country's generic supply so IDK...).
WHAT BE UR THOTS YO!!!
I used to take stimulant medication but no longer
meditation 
occasional piracetam and modafinil/adrafinil. Other than that, just meditaitng, excercising, and eating healthy have all oosted my focus and motivation way beyond stimlunat medication
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: topdog82]
#18804059 - 09/05/13 04:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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staterra and welbutrin both have some serious side effects
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: thelanzii]
#18804062 - 09/05/13 04:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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topdog82 said:
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st1llnox said: Any thoughts on this?
I just switched to a new psychiatrist. The first session I spent a lot of time having her ensure me that she wasn't going to just pull me off Adderall because I use recreational drugs. Next session: "No Adderall, lots of dumb reasons, blah blah... here's Wellbutrin and Straterra.
Have you guys tried taking these instead of Adderall?
What were your thoughts? Especially, how is the focus?
I'm just really apprehensive as I've had some pretty bad reactions from "crazy meds" before and every time I've relegated my own opinion for a psychiatrists', disaster has ensued and this looks like just the same old trap.
Plus I don't want a med I have to take every day, even when I don't need it; not to mention I've been on Wellbutrin in the past with no effect (but they later recalled the entire country's generic supply so IDK...).
WHAT BE UR THOTS YO!!!
I used to take stimulant medication but no longer
meditation 
occasional piracetam and modafinil/adrafinil. Other than that, just meditaitng, excercising, and eating healthy have all oosted my focus and motivation way beyond stimlunat medication
This is obviously a better choice/alternative. In fact, I want to get back to using Adderall more or less as a PRN.Quote:
Nemmies said: staterra and welbutrin both have some serious side effects
Yeah, another member on here was (coincidentally) telling me about his ceaseless brain-zaps from Straterra. And bupropion simply didn't work...
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: thelanzii]
#18804071 - 09/05/13 04:37 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Straterra gave me horrible flu-like symptoms, and was so fatigued i couldn't get out of bed.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: Legend]
#18804087 - 09/05/13 04:41 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My doctor told me I had many symptoms of adhd and prescribed me adderall. I felt like a crackhead the whole time, was extremely paranoid, and shaky. I went off that shit quick and start exercising heavily, waking up at sunrise, and eating a bunch of ripe bananas and ripe fruits and started to feel normal again. I was also consuming lots of caffeine and I have a suspicion that was a factor in the symptoms as well.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: thelanzii]
#18804097 - 09/05/13 04:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nemmies said: My doctor told me I had many symptoms of adhd and prescribed me adderall. I felt like a crackhead the whole time, was extremely paranoid, and shaky. I went off that shit quick and start exercising heavily, waking up at sunrise, and eating a bunch of ripe bananas and ripe fruits and started to feel normal again. I was also consuming lots of caffeine and I have a suspicion that was a factor in the symptoms as well.
Ewww... caffeine and amphets = FEEL BAD BEARS. IDK how else to put it. Nasty.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18804113 - 09/05/13 04:48 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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st1llnox said:
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Nemmies said: My doctor told me I had many symptoms of adhd and prescribed me adderall. I felt like a crackhead the whole time, was extremely paranoid, and shaky. I went off that shit quick and start exercising heavily, waking up at sunrise, and eating a bunch of ripe bananas and ripe fruits and started to feel normal again. I was also consuming lots of caffeine and I have a suspicion that was a factor in the symptoms as well.
Ewww... caffeine and amphets = FEEL BAD BEARS. IDK how else to put it. Nasty.
It synergises well. But more than 1 cup of caffiene is too much imo
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: topdog82]
#18804140 - 09/05/13 04:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Find another psych..welbutrin and stratera won't help much if you've been using adderal. I fucking hate doctors who lie like that..
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: Magicman69]
#18804180 - 09/05/13 05:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Magicman69 said: Find another psych..welbutrin and stratera won't help much if you've been using adderal. I fucking hate doctors who lie like that..
Well, she's 8 years clean of a 60/day percocet habit, but I mean she was really getting wacky, even for a tippy-top controlled substance... she was like saying how I would end up selling it (she brought up testing me to make sure I take meds lol) and then was insisting it will hurt "my addiction" even though I've used Adderall for 2 years without problems.
I should send her some Kratom as a parting gift . JK, I know and respect too many people clean from opies to do that.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18804223 - 09/05/13 05:12 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Straterra doesn't seem to do very much for me, however, I haven't had any issues with it as far as side effects like brain zaps. Obviously compared to stimulants it isn't going to feel very strong. I think Ritalin may be the way to go because it isn't as recreational as the other stimulants that you might get, and I have tried all of them.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: robbyberto]
#18804343 - 09/05/13 05:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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robbyberto said: Straterra doesn't seem to do very much for me, however, I haven't had any issues with it as far as side effects like brain zaps. Obviously compared to stimulants it isn't going to feel very strong. I think Ritalin may be the way to go because it isn't as recreational as the other stimulants that you might get, and I have tried all of them.
Recreation's the Dr.'s concern, not mine, although I did notice this same thing on Concerta; it must be that because it simply blocks reuptake rather than activates at dopamine sites, that it takes a while to feel rather than providing that boost that recreational users seem to crave.
That sucks Straterra's not doing it; why are you on that as opposed to one of the myriad others you've tried?
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18804367 - 09/05/13 05:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well I'm on straterra (100mg) and vyvanse (40 mg) right now but I have had issues with abusing the vyvanse. I am very much regretting my abuse of vyvanse right now as the school semester has started and I really need it. I have been prescribed the stimulants adderall, Ritalin, and vyvanse.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: robbyberto]
#18804459 - 09/05/13 06:22 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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robbyberto said: Well I'm on straterra (100mg) and vyvanse (40 mg) right now but I have had issues with abusing the vyvanse. I am very much regretting my abuse of vyvanse right now as the school semester has started and I really need it. I have been prescribed the stimulants adderall, Ritalin, and vyvanse.
Does your Dr. know about the Vyvanse abuse?
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: robbyberto]
#18804476 - 09/05/13 06:27 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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robbyberto said: Well I'm on straterra (100mg) and vyvanse (40 mg) right now but I have had issues with abusing the vyvanse. I am very much regretting my abuse of vyvanse right now as the school semester has started and I really need it. I have been prescribed the stimulants adderall, Ritalin, and vyvanse.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18804495 - 09/05/13 06:31 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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st1llnox said:
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robbyberto said: Well I'm on straterra (100mg) and vyvanse (40 mg) right now but I have had issues with abusing the vyvanse. I am very much regretting my abuse of vyvanse right now as the school semester has started and I really need it. I have been prescribed the stimulants adderall, Ritalin, and vyvanse.
Does your Dr. know about the Vyvanse abuse?
No.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: robbyberto]
#18804719 - 09/05/13 07:15 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My honest thoughts on this would be to go without any meds at all. But my mom is prescribed Wellbutrin and it has actually made an incredible difference in her life. She actually seems like a pretty happy put together individual now, although she can still be flip floppy. All these people talking about their laundry list of drugs they are prescribes scares me. It would stress for me out more than help me.
But whatever blows your wig back, different strokes for different folks.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: Lizard Eyes]
#18807611 - 09/06/13 02:10 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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robbyberto said:
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st1llnox said:
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robbyberto said: Well I'm on straterra (100mg) and vyvanse (40 mg) right now but I have had issues with abusing the vyvanse. I am very much regretting my abuse of vyvanse right now as the school semester has started and I really need it. I have been prescribed the stimulants adderall, Ritalin, and vyvanse.
Does your Dr. know about the Vyvanse abuse?
No.
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My honest thoughts on this would be to go without any meds at all. But my mom is prescribed Wellbutrin and it has actually made an incredible difference in her life. She actually seems like a pretty happy put together individual now, although she can still be flip floppy. All these people talking about their laundry list of drugs they are prescribes scares me. It would stress for me out more than help me.
But whatever blows your wig back, different strokes for different folks. 
Aahh rofl @ your DXM meme although I did try to do it last night; threw it all up though!
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: st1llnox]
#18807621 - 09/06/13 02:12 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey man I was just wondering about you! You may have seen my post in your DXM thread.
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Re: Straterra and/or Wellbutrin VS Adderall for ADHD [Re: thizzlemaniac]
#18807668 - 09/06/13 02:28 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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thizzlemaniac said: Hey man I was just wondering about you! You may have seen my post in your DXM thread.
Yo dood! I just saw your post... I have been on shroomery-hiatus for no good reason (just smoking myself silly these last couple weeks) but I am back! I appreciate that you noticed my absence 
Usually if I'm off for more than 2-3 days I'm in a psych ward but hopefully that doesn't happen ever again.
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