STRATTERA Reviews (ATOMOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.6 (443 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare STRATTERA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR STRATTERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | ADHD | NONE | My son started taking this in Sept '2007 (he was 10 yrs old). It has been a GODSEND for our family. His moods, his behaviour at school and his temperment are SO SO much better! | | 8/25/2008 | 4 | ADHD | Will sometimes give bad nausea if taken without food, other times it won't. Sometimes I can't go to sleep and have to take several melatonin gummies. The dry mouth with this is insane, make sure you brush your teeth often and drink lots of water. Have no appetite with this at all, all foods taste weird like tinfoil, blea! So loosing weight due to this; a good thing for me. | Woo I am so much happier on this, I'm not sure if it's helping with my adhd yet but not acting like the witch of the west is really nice. I'm so mellow now. :D I don't feel life life sucks any more. I can even get a few things done like the dishes or ocasionaly remember to check my messages. Not a huge difference for my adhd but great for my mood. I'm so much less: Rooarrr! And more: Hugs 💓 I hope this works more in a couple of months if not will try a higher dose. Note: I have severe ADHD super bad. My hyper activity as a child drive my family insane and I'm am female. O.o I swear it's like I have a different kind of adhd.... every other person Ive met with it seems so much more calm then I am. I finally found my "off" switch; strattera. 😄 | F | 3 months 18 mg | 11/23/2019 | 3 | ADD/depression | Initially there is a transition which was unpleasant for the first few weeks - changes in sleep patterns and dreams, insomnia. Then, the whole time I was on it - dry mouth and a constant battle with constipation. | I think it helped me focus on what I needed to do. After taking it for maybe 7 years I thought I'd see how I manage without it. I'm doing just fine and just made it through the really busy season of my business without a hitch. The dry mouth and constipation stopped as soon as I quit it. | 7 years | 9/24/2008 | 2 | Attention and hyperactivity | I started on 40mg four days ago and I experience intense tiredness a few hours after taking the pill, to the point that I fall asleep for three hours, even though I sleep through the night as well. I've also noticed mild, infrequent, hot flashes, lightheadedness when standing up, and decreased appetite. I was supposed to double the dose today but after speaking with the pharmacist, instead, I've called my doctor and left a message asking to be placed on the 18mg pill instead of the 40 mg one. I think the dose is way too high for me since I've generally sensitive to medicine, and since I already take 75mg of Effexor XR for the past two years. | M | 4 days | 7/7/2009 | 1 | Adult ADD | Increased Tinnitus, nausea, constipation, problem falling asleep and staying asleep, fatigue, waking up at night in sweats. Also had sweats/chills during the day. | My doctor prescribed 18mg of Strattera due to daytime lethargy/asthesia. I had a problem with stimulant medication because it caused increased tinnitus in my left ear. I lasted a grand total of 4 miserable days on Strattera before I quit taking it. On day 1, I woke up an hour after falling asleep and was up most of the nite with sweats/chills which lasted into the day. Day two I felt hyper and somewhat positive that maybe the drug would work. However, I experienced another nite of insomnia and chills/sweats. Adding to the negative list was thirst and constipation. Day 3 and 4 I was tired all the time. Day 3 I was standing in the kitchen and thought the florescent light was ringing loud, but when I turned it off I still heard the ringing. I could hear my left ear ringing over the sound on the tv even. Then it began in my right ear. Constipation and a feeling of bloating was yet another problem added to the list of misery. Sleep was still a problem. Day 5 I was nausea | F | 4 days | 1/2/2008 | 5 | ADHD | Frequent urination for first month, drowsiness (a plus when taken at bedtime), decreased appetite ( has lost 2 pounds in 2 months) | My 5-year old son went on Strattera after Adderall was discontinued due to severe mood swings when it wore off. The Strattera is very helpful in curbing impulsivity and increasing concentration. The social anxiety has also all but disappeared on this drug. My son is still the same happy, energetic boy. His ADHD is still present but the Strattera has lessened the symptoms by 50% or so. He is sleeping full nights and rested in the morning. We will continue this drug indefinitely and hope that it continues to work well. | M | 5 | 9 weeks | 10/3/2006 | 5 | Extreme Hyper and Impulse ADHD | little more demanding,causes him to nap in the afternoon(which can also be a good thing),hungary all the time | After trying different stimulant medicines and them making his hyperness and impulsiveness worse--we have finally found something that works. We started looking for the right medicine when he was three and now at five yrs of age have found it. Sleeps through the night again, he can think before doing, listens, isn't as antsy. He is currnetly on 18mg, it does take the full 4 to 6 weeks to take a full effect, but after just 2 weeks we noticed a huge improvement and it's only been getting better--for all of us. Has also helped with his anxiety of being away from home and mom/dad. We will continue with this medicine indeffinately. | M | 5 | 3 months | 7/8/2007 | 4 | ADHD/Asperger traits | Stomach aches and occasional headaches. Worse when increasing dosage than gradually diminishing over the week. | My son just started taking Strattera. Mood is less labile. Tantrums diminished. Attention improved somewhat. Stimulants caused an increase in anxiety and irritability while Strattera has greatly reduced these tendancies. Still concerned about long term use, however. | M | 5 | 3 weeks | 3/8/2007 | 3 | ADHD | 5 Yr old Grandson who lives w/me takes 30 mg once a day. It has been very beneficial for his ADHD. He just said last night that the medicine makes him want to touch others in "bad places", especially since his dosage was increased. We will be contacting his psychiatrist on Monday but were wondering if anyone else has heard of this. | M | 5 | 16 months | 5/5/2007 | 2 | PDD-NOS, ADD, Anxiety | My five year old son started this medication 3 days ago. An hour after taking it (in the AM), he becomes very irritable, then after a few hours he looks extremely tired and out of it (even took a nap one day!!), he has obvious dry mouth, seems a bit more panicky, complains of his feet falling asleep, lacks emotion at times and overreacts at others. Also has extreme loss of appetite (very unlike him). | After witnessing what my son is going through on the lowest dose of 10mg/day and reading others comments, my husband and I have decided to stop this medication immediately. The side effects that I have listed were the ones that we identified and I'm sure there was more discomfort beyond what we were able to see. My son has a high tolerance for pain and discomfort (as is common for people with autism disorders) and is unable to express how he is feeling physically. So, I can just imagine what else might be going on for the poor kid on this medication! I realize that in some cases, side effects subsided a bit for some people, but I am simply not comfortable with continuing with this medication for my son. | M | 5 | 3 days | 3/2/2009 | 1 | ADHD | Aggressive, Mania, horrible tantrums | My daughter was put on Strattera during an inpatient hospitalization. She has also been diagnosed with a mood disorder and was taking Seroquel as well. Horrible results. Rages lasting an hour or more. Days that were really bad ALL day long. DID help with hyperactivity, but made her obsess over small, minor things (maybe too focused). She was on 18 mg daily. | F | 5 | 2 months | 11/19/2008 | 1 | Daughter has ADD | She couldn't swallow this pill...Why, when mostly children are using it, are there not other forms of this medication? | F | 6 | 7 days | 11/19/2008 | 1 | ADHD | Headaches, upset stomach, decreased appetite and fluid intake, muscle tremors, mood swings, heart racing and chest pain. | My 6 year old son is on Strattera, it started ok but has gotten worse. Decrease in appetite and fluid intake couldn't get him to eat or drink anything. The Dr prescribes an appetite in-creaser which has a antihistamine in it, my son has ADHD antihistamines make him hyper. Then the headaches started and upset stomach, he's never complained of headaches even if his sinuses are bothering him. The Dr told me to give all his Strattera 10mg+18mg at night after dinner, I did. Over a week ago I noticed as soon as he fell asleep his muscles where twitching like little tremors. I told the Dr if his headaches continue I will decrease his dose to only the 18mg, the headaches came back & when I noticed the tremors only gave him 18mg. A few days after dropping the 10mg he started complaing every morning of chest pain and rapid heart rate, that day we had our follow up with the Dr. she said sounds like an anxiety attack keep him on the 18mg even though it's not enough to do anything for him l | M | 6 | 4 months | 8/18/2008 | 1 | ADHD | My 6 year old took strattera for 6 weeks for ADHD. We noticed no improvements in ADHD symptoms. In fact they seemed to worsen. He also experienced fatigue during the day and insomnia at night. We took him off it after he became aggressive and started to hurt himself. He has been off it for four days and we are still noting aggression and irrational thoughts. Very disturbing. | M | 6 | 6 weeks | 8/19/2008 | 1 | ADD | My daughter had stomach aches and excessive sleepiness but she was focusing more in school. the last 2 months she slowly morphed into a totally different person. She started being snotty to people and having melt downs over every litte thing. At the very end she was jsut a horrible person to be around rude and critical of everyone and thing. I asked her why she was being so mean and she said she didn't know why her brain was just telling her to be mean. She never took another one after that. | It has been almost a month and she is still rude and moody to a lesser degree. I am just going to have to work extra hard to keep her focused. | F | 6 | 5 months 18mg 1X day | 9/30/2010 | 3 | Daughters ADHD | She is taking it with another medication (Focolain?) and until taking this medication she didn't have these side effects: Constant dilated pupils, moody, verbally agressive, unable to stay asleep through the night, emotionally unbalanced... | My daughter has been diagnoised with ADHD for just over a year now. We have come a long way with her behavior until strattera was added for consentration purposes. YES, it has improved with that, HOWEVER, it is not worth the side effects that our little girl is feeling. Her personality is NOTHING like our daughter. She is constantly getting in trouble for being verbally agressive and for doing things she knows isn't right. This has only been going on for about a month, or so....she has only been on the medicine for about 2 months...thus making me think that a lot of this is the combination of the medicines. I am going to call the doctor on Monday to see what we can do...it breaks my heart to see our daughter cry with bags under her eyes because part of her knows she isn't acting like our daughter, but she can't help herself...it is heartbreaking as a mother to see this! | F | 7 | 8 weeks | 1/29/2010 | 4 | ADHD | Upset stomach if not taken with plenty of food. | Has helped tremendously with focus and concentration. | F | 8 | 4 months 40mg 1X day | 1/15/2011 | 2 | ADD | Loss of appetite, incredible mood swings, lowered self-esteem, problems falling asleep. | My son started to take Strattera because his grades were dropping from lack of concentration. He was started at 25mg. got extremely aggressive, lowered the dossage twice, worked well for a while - 5-8 months till I started noticing serious depression, mood swings and desire to be 'left alone'. | M | 8 | 16 months | 7/16/2007 | 4 | Son is taking it | Sleepyness in the afternoon, stomach ache if not taken with food. | S seems to be working for my son. He is defenitely better in school and with homework. Because he is a child, you continually have to figure out something new when they grow. We recently upped his does from 60 to 80 which he take in the AM. Tried splitting it up but that didnt work. His appetite is great and he sleeps well at night. This drug has some side effects and I worry about long term use but also about what to do when he outgrows this dose. The next thing "on the list" is Prozac as he also suffers from anxiety which is alleviated by Strattera as well. | M | 9 | 2.5 years | 10/14/2008 | 4 | Weight loss/ appetite loss | My daughter started on Strattera in the second grade. She has ADHD. It has helped her focus in school and in extra curricular activities. We tried Concerta but it made her "weepy" and very sensitive. Strattera has thankfully worked in our case.She takes 25mg because of her weight. She is off for the summer and gains weight right back. | F | 9 | 1 years 25mg 1X day | 12/9/2011 |
STRATTERA (ATOMOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE): Atomoxetine is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan, including psychological, social, and other treatments. It may help to increase the ability to pay attention, concentrate, stay focused, and stop fidgeting. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 2005-02-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)