Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/strattera for add

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Expert: - 8/30/2010


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i am 43 year old female diagnosed with add. my doctor first
prescribed clonidine which made me dizzy and tired. today i
asked for adderall and he prescribed strattera. i have no
history of drug abuse. i am a teacher and have difficulty remaining focused, will strattera help?

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Hi. I am sorry. I am not an expert in medications but I do know that most symptoms of ADD are not a disorder but personality traits that incline our behavior and are our gifts that can be directed to our benefit. I would have to have more detailed information about your difficulty in keeping focused in order to make suggestions on how to make your traits work for you, rather than against you.

Sharon Crandall
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Sharon Crandall

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Behavior and learning challenges are usually caused by personality traits such as Restlessness, High Physical, Low Concentration, Wide Tolerance (spaciness), Force (anger), Aggressive, plus others. I can help in either area.

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25 years experience working with families, teaching them how to work with traits so they work for you, rather than against you. As mother of seven grown children and grandmother of 19, I have seen first hand the beauty of recognizing talents and potential in a child who is difficult to raise. I could not have raised my last daughter, who had a very strong personality, without this knowledge. Besides working with families, I have worked with individuals and businesses. The challenges are always the same--learning how to work with your own traits, plus learning how to handle trait differences between yourselves and others.

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