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It took finding six different psychologists over the span of six years, and countless sessions where I tried to explain how sudden my decision can be, how I always get distracted, how eccentric that makes me and how flappy my whole life is and has been, and all the underlying issues, until I finally met one who understood me and had expertise in the field.

Tomorrow, I will starting with a dose 18 mg of Concerta.

It really sucks it has to be this way. This really is true.

I now feel like I can put down my heavy armor, my sword and my shield.

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[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Congrats! Hope it helps, I’m on a stratera generic and I think it might he having some effect, but I’m still having concentration issues. Only recently started it, going on a bit over a week right now

[–] Tower@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like an SSRI, Straterra takes a bit to build up and start having an effect. I titrated up to 80mg over the course of either 6 or 8 weeks, increasing dosage every 2 weeks. It was about a month before I really started to feel any difference.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Good to keep in mind, thanks!

[–] orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you

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