That's fantastic, Ralph. Is this the Strattera? If it continues to do good things for you and you develop high blood pressure that can be treated with a blood pressure med. I know it seems crazy to treat the side-effects of one med with another med, but if you find something that works for you, it can be worth it. When I first went on Effexor (after trialling on numerous medications), my blood pressure rose to 180/120. But the Effexor worked SO WELL and I was so happy. My pdoc hauled me off the med very quickly, in alarm, and I plunged back into depression. We then decided to restart the Effexor together with a med to handle the hypertension.

(As it turned out, I later came off the Effexor and the BP remained high, so it may just have been co-incidental, I hadn't had my blood pressure checked in years until the Effexor. My pdoc checked it because Effexor gives some people high bp. (He actually filed an Adverse Event report with the pharm company, so now I am part of the med's side-effects statistics.) Also, this was before I was dx'ed BP and in retrospect the Effexor made me hypomanic which is why I was so very happy. I remain on the blood pressure pill and my blood pressure is normal.)

Holding thumbs that it continues to do good things for you!

No, the Strattera did Very Bad Things to me. All the side effects and no symptom relief.

I went to a different pdoc since the first one was not willing to work with me beyond trying Strattera. I'm on a stimulant now and that is what has been helping me. I know there is a huge stigma on this class of meds because of kids abusing them, so I'm on my guard against that. So far, though, being on the med has even reduced my desire to drink because I'm not as frustrated at the end of the day. It's like I'm not struggling as hard against my symptoms so I have more energy to devote to self-regulation (willpower).

I'm happy for you, Ralph!!! :)