Hi Falcon9, Unfortunately, many people esp. adults miss being diagnosed with ADD. I don't know what the dosages are for Straterra. My husband was put on that first becasue of a past heart attack but it didn't work. He is now on Adderall. Straterra is not usually the first choice because it doesn't work as well as the stimulants for most people, but there are a few that it works for. Usually, some form of methylphenidate (Concerta, Focalin, Ritalin, etc.) or Adderall is tried first. Straterra has to build up in your system for several weeks before it takes effect. The stimulants start working right away. Because everyone's metabolism is different, the smaller dosage is tried first and then increased until maximum benefit is reached or side effects become a problem. Straterra is also supposed to help with depression, I believe. What type of doctor are you seeing? My husband had seen 5 different psychiatrists for depression (which he did have) but none of them picked up on his ADD. And it was pretty glaring to me. (Our son and daughter both had it and it was obvious he had it too.) A general practitioner finally picked up on it the first time my husband saw the doctor. I hope you get relief soon. Good luck. Elaine

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That's really amazing Elaine. I've seen countless (for real) psychiatrists and not a single one of them picked up on it (well, to be fair, I've seen the same one for the past 20 yrs), but it was a GP who picked up on my problem too. I have a friend in Dallas who takes Vyvanse, and although I realize it's not a good ideal at all, he sent me a couple. Then, I recently changed doctors (gp). It's really coincidental, because the doctor asked me why I was taking the Valium & Wellbutrin; after talking with me for a while, he told me he would like to refer me to another doctor. The rest, as is so often stated, is history. I know nothing about the Straterra except what I've read (everything I could find), but I'll try it and see how things go.

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