I've been off Focalin almost a week, and yesterday got my refill and took a full dose at work, 60mg at 11am, 40mg at 12pm, the last 20mg at 1pm or so.
* Makes an astounding difference in how well I can work -- "capable of linear thinking"
* Heart rate skyrocketed
* Mouth dried out *very* quickly (like the cartoon where the singer eats a spoonful of alum)
* Didn't kill my appetite "permanently" -- around 8pm felt hunger pangs
* Able to face my manager for a sit-down 1:1 in her office despite wearing the thin-fabric beige/white pants that, uh, flatter my curves
** Felt some worry about proper fit, checked in bathroom even a couple times, but tugged at the pantlegs and fabric until it looked okay
** Accepted that people could sorta see the contour of a man's genitals - "re-learning" what is common way of men's dress, e.g. biz casual. B/c what's common in a community is, in some sense, what's acceptable
* Didn't walk home as per Doctor O. agreement. Felt achy. Went to bed around 9pm with tylenol, antihistamine, and antigas pills.
The combination of 40mg Strattera, now leveled off, with 120mg Fcln is a good one. I got sidetracked on writing email a couple of times yesterday but was able to find my way to objectives in a fairly straight line.
Around 6:30pm I trashed something by trying to recompile stuff that required a SOURCE override that wtf, so that may be when it started fading? Need more info.
BP - my first day back on Focalin - sitting down at home felt the same malaise, strong pounding pulse, strong pain in jaw, other symptoms above probably related also.
Dr. L believes based on my xp last week that 40mg is the limit for me on Strattera.