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I managed to study 2 hours yesterday. It seems that atomoxetine works. But it doesn't feel very effective, because I planned to study 8 hours, and a wild YouTube video appeared during my break. And today I'm doing nothing productive at all.
Medication works, but it doesn't work in the way I want, like methylphenidate did.
Is part of the problem the nature of the goal maybe? 8 hours is a long timeframe even for neurotypical folk. Maybe work your way up to it, especially while you're adjusting to new meds?
Feel free to ignore me though, I know you weren't looking for advice.
It's OK, I won't complain (yet :P ). The problem was more the time when I take medications. Both Concerta and atomoxetine, I took them at breakfast, let's say between 7 and 8. Concerta wore off at 18, 19 or 20, it depended on the day, but sometimes I needed more time to do my stuff, until 22, and I felt upset because of that.
Atomoxetine starts fully working after weeks or months. But it works for 24 hours, so I can control when I start and when I stop doing my stuff.
Besides, I didn't take Concerta during weekends, which was good at that moment, but not always. Being a student has some circumstances. I stopped taking that pill in March, when I started atomoxetine.
Yeah I'm having a similar experierence with it. Though I am thinking I will be moved to methylphenidate sooner rather than later because the UK currently has an INSANE shortage of Atomoxetine for some reason and it is nearly impossible to get for unknown reasons.
You're very lucky you can change to an stimulant. I'm not so lucky because I was diagnosed as an adult, so I'm not allowed to take stimulants in Spain. Besides, stimulants work for half a day, more or less, and can't be taken every day.