[John Spartan]

Hey guys, college graduate here headed to law school in the fall.

I've always thought I had ADD, but was able to get through high school with a GPA in the mid 2's(crappy), and through college with a 3.3, without putting in much effort. I know that I will not be able to do the same thing i n law school so I wanted to get this taken care of now. I was hoping to get either Ritalin or Adderall because I hear that stimulants are really the only medication that can treat ADHD effectively.


FYI, I only have the inattentive part of ADHD, I am not hyperactive at all. I'm just really disorganized, really inattentive, get distracted easily and I find it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything for more than 15 minutes.

So the shrink I went to gave me 28 days worth of Strattera and wants to see me back in 3 weeks. Strattera is, according to Wikipedia, the only non-stimulant med approved by the FDA for ADHD. Bad news is, I've been on it for 4 days, and now it hurts when I pee, it completely killed my sex drive(I can't get it up anymore), and it makes me so freakin drowsy that I have to take it at night right before bed.

I feel like this doctor isn't going to believe me when I tell him that this stuff is going on when I go back, and is just gonna think I'm a liar. I really wanna try anything else, I don't care what it is. I could try Adderall, or Concerta, or Ritalin, or Dexedrine, or Desoxyn, I don't care. I just want something that can actually treat ADHD, because studies showed that Strattera is not as effective as any of those. Of course, Strattera is also the only one of those that isn't a controlled substance which is probably why he gave it to me.

If I tell them all this stuff is going on I know that he won't have me stay on it, but what else can I do? I feel like it is helping me concentrate a bit better but I can't deal with the painful urination and the dead sex drive and drowsiness.

Thanks guys.