I haven't written about my ADHD in quite awhile mainly because I've been too busy to write anything at all. I've been off work for the last three days and it has been great. Unfortunately, I go back to work tomorrow. Crud.
Back to the subject, I quit taking my Ritalin for a while but discovered my symptoms came back with a vengence. I think I noticed them so strongly because I've had them under control for over a year now. I'm sure your wondering why I quit taking the Ritalin and it happens to be a reason no one would guess. I have familial essential tremors and the medicine makes them worse. What that means is my hands shake sometimes. Only when they are in use. This condition has NO connections to Parkinson's so nobody freak out. It runs in my family and several members of my immediate and extended family have them.
When I discovered the connection between my meds and the tremors I decided it was time to look for alternatives to my current medication. Tomorrow I will start taking Strattera. I'll let you know how it goes. Ritalin is the only ADHD medication that is believed to worsen tremors so that makes switching easier.
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I LOVED Strattera :) My husband loved it, too. It killed my appetite and made me horny as hell, but that's because it kicked off a manic phase. It also made my face flush and exacerbated my low blood pressure. I hope it works for you, dear!
I hope the med change works for you. Or makes you horny as hell. Either one's good, y'know.
Good talking to ya the other day. Even if it was only for ten seconds. ;-) Love you! -S.
So far I've already noticed a decrease in apetite and I'm not zoning out as much. So that's good. It usually takes two weeks to take full effect.
Biscuit: Horny as hell my hubby would love. No manic phases though he would flip out.
Siren: I'm glad you called and I'm sorry I couldn't talk, but it was a good thing I got off the phone because when I got inside I saw the COO of the company. Probably wouldn't have been a good time to be chatting. Though I guess I could have to him it was my "lawyer in Orlando." He might have freaked out though.
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