i just started strattera for my adhd for the first time in 9 years and i can tell its starting to make a difference not as good as stims but im a recovering addict and so my docs are hesitant to put me on stims even though i know for a fact they would never turn into an issue as they never did before but i figured whole i wait on the appointment to talk to the head doctor to try and convince him in not a risk factor id at least try strattera first so they know im acting in good faith and not just looking for a prescription not to mention if i really wanted to get high id go cop a bag of meth before i tried playing mary-go-round and telephone with doctors for a far weaker stimulant  doctors can be surprisingly tone deaf af sometimes but what can ya do but i can tell its starting to make a difference in not only my focus as im able to actually focus on gaming something i highly e joy that ive been having problems focusing on for more than 15 minutes for about an hour before i take a break momentarily and its also improving my hyperactivity which i actually struggle with more than lack of focus im really wired and quite weird in the mornings still but after i take it a few hours later im much calmer and the effect is starting to last longer and longer im a little less than two weeks in and im just glad its working at all because my adhd is really severe and i have always been quite med resistant but if i can avoid stims that would be ideal as i have bpd as well as anxiety along with addiction issues and stims have always made me noddy as fuck as a teenager but it has been almost 10 years since i last tried meds i avoided them and tried white knuckling it for the longest time because they always made me feel like shit moody and flat but im just too much of a cluster fucked mess these days to not do anything about it so maybe things will be different im not worried about abusing them as i have 9 months clean in two days work a decent program of recovery although it could always be better  thanks for making everything more difficult than it is for everyone else adhd  and i actually hate and detest the way uppers make me feel in high doses much more of a downer person i just would like to avoid the moodiness and agitation that accompanies stims if at all possible  on a side note i have been suffering from a lack of energy yet still extremely hyper which is weird for a looong time now partly due to being on methadone for my recovery from heroin addiction along with sleep apnea i think so ive always had a hard time staying awake all day without naps and could never stay up past 9 since starting the strattera its been a godsend for being able to push through lethargic feelings and stay up all day and even get in some late night gaming sessions im disabled and dont work so ive gotta do something with my time  all in all im much more impressed with the result than i anticipated as strattera always has such shit reviews from what i gather it either doesnt work at all for people or it works really well there isnt much of an in between im just glad its working period any help is good help at this point i live alone with my young cats and its bad when im as spun up as they are only on a constant basis they could use a break