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 | At first extremely increased libido, at first some sleepless nights, overall increased sense of being content | I think this is a wonder drug if it will work for you! | M | 33 | 90 days 140 MG 1X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | ADD | Very Dry Mouth, bad taste. I am going to now try to take it with dinner. I usually take it right when I fall asleep at night or in the morning without breakfast -so I am anxious to try it with food. | This has really helped me focus at work, concentrate on projects, cut down on being figitaty at work and has allowed me to be able to stay connected with conversations and meetings. The days I don't take it because I want to avoid the bad taste/dry mouth, I realize it within a few minutes at work and wish I had the cotton mouth. | M | 37 | 9 months 100 1X day | 4/23/2010 | 5 | ADHD | During first 1 week of strattera usage I experienced multiple episodes of tachycardia (rapid heart rates), and had no appetite for a week. After about a month I experienced extremely pain with ejaculation. For approx 6 mos after that it also had a viagra like effect for me. for the last 2 years I intermittently experience retrograde ejaculation, but its not consistent. For 2 1/2 of the three years I've taken it, I've exprienced the urination issues, most esp some small amount of burning with urination and extreme urinary pressure and pain after ejaculation relieved only by urinating which is virtually impossible and quite painful. It initially felt like I was passing razor blades, but then after several months it changed to a more tolerable burning which over time I became acclimated to, and it also became easier to pass urine but this took many months. | I started Straterra at 33 after a job promotion and It worked very well for me. My focus improved significantly, my distractability decreased and while it took my body quite a while to adjust to it (about 8 mos to a year approx) it has been well worth it for me. Most of the side effects I experienced were not listed and they SHOULD BE!!! Patients need to know what to expect!!! **the only other meds I take are for Blood pressure and cholesterol.** | M | 36 | 999 days 40mg 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 5 | improves my quality of sleep | Less snoring, more restful sleep. | My psychiatrist tried me on Strattera for depression. I found I had side effects unless I was on a dosage of 10mg. From reading people's rating on Strattera here I think many of them were on too high of a dose. When I went off of Strattera as I did not feel it was helping my depression I found that my sleep was less restful. Has anyone else found this? | M | 51 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 5 | Severe ADHD | I have one nervous tic now, I have not had a nervous tic since puberty. | I am so incredibly happy with strattera because what I call the television (my mind working so fast it is like someone changing a channel every second i.e. another thought) has slowed down to a normal rate, my sister was so impressed she said "wow this is the first time i have had a conversation with you that you weren't gunning to say something or answer a question. my only side effect is a tic which i have not had one since puberty it is sniffing quickly kinda like a dog once every six to twelve hours it varies though not stress induced or anything i can think of but ya know what i would rather deal with a lil sniffing than trying to deal with the world when i am running a thousand miles an hour. | M | 28 | 7 months 100mg 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 5 | ADHD | slight random sniffing. (kinda like a dog for a second or two) | I used to have many nervous ticks. This drug has made my life actually seem normal: no longer do I have to stare at someone and wait to talk... quote from my older sister "Hey, Mike... I have never been able to sit down with you and talk; and know you are actually listening to me, instead of waiting to respond to any word that I said."they went away as an adult, one came back that I had never had, sniffing. | M | 28 | 10 months 100 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 5 | Adult ADHD | Dry Mouth, slight euphoria | M | 39 | 9 months | 8/16/2006 | 5 | ADD | , mind racing, trouble sleeping, depression(WHEN COMBINED with atypical antipsychotics, or Remeron), | COMBINING STRATTERA WITH OTHER PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS WILL MAKE YOU DEPRESSED!!! when i first started taking strattera i was also taking zoloft 100 mg, but couldn"t concentrate, after a few weeks i decided i hated this combination because i was haveing alot of social anxiety and moodswings and trouble making friends, after about a moutnth i quit the zoloft and started only strattera, at 160lbs my concentrating and grades did improve after being stabilized on 65mg daily, i became convinced i was skitzophrenic because i was so nervous so my doctor perscribed me 40mg geodon daily(this sent me into a dark miserable mindracing panic attack depression, then i swiched to risperdal and nearly the same was tru for this combo, now im taking remeron and stratter and it is hard for me to talk to people. thus i conclude Dont Combine Strattera with Zoloft, risperdal, geodon, or Remeron (i Was holpitilized all the events except the current occured) | M | 17 | 4 months | 11/18/2006 | 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 | 5 | ADHD combined type | none | My son has been on Strattera for almost a year. What a difference! His grades have come up, his mood has stablized, he gets along so much better with other children...it's been a miracle drug! | M | 10 | 1 years | 7/16/2007 | 5 | NONE AT ALL! However, I have been off of it for about a month now. I stopped it cold turkey. Have been experiencing some wierd side effects such as heightened anxiety levels. Its gotten to the point where I'm paranoid that I'm going to stop breathing. And I also feel like sometimes I have trouble breathing. When I was on it however, I had no problems at all. | M | 18 | 4 years | 5/20/2007 | 5 | ADHD | We are giving our 10-yr-old son Strattera for ADHD. When he first started on it, and when we increased the dose (from 10mg, to 20mg, to 30mg, to 40mg), we noticed lethargy the first day, then "disinhibition" of angry impulses the second day (and sometimes the third). Meaning, he had a very short fuse, was easily upset, and acted out with hitting, throwing, etc. Very alarming! But we continued with it, and see only benefits now. (He is now sleepy at bedtime -- a huge benefit!) | We started our son on Strattera because while Ritalin had worked very well, he had a tendency toward tics, and around his 10th b-day he developed a very stubborn "nodding" tic. Unlike in the past, this time he felt very self-conscious about the tic and would cry at night. So a non-stimulant seemed like a good option. Also helpful that S. can treat anxiety, which is another minor problem for our son. When we saw this anger and aggression, we were very alarmed, and what I read on sites like this made us reconsider whether this was a good idea. In discussion with his psychiatrist, we agreed to give the med a few more weeks, so that he could get to full saturation and the full dose, and then decide. My h and I both take psych meds ourselves and are familiar with how side effects often diminish over time. Now our son has been on 40mg for a week (total 6 weeks on S) and the overall effect is very good. He is more patient, more cooperative, more focused, and generally more pleasant | M | 10 | 45 days | 7/14/2007 | 5 | Fairly severe ADD my entire life | Side effects: Decreased libido (I had too much anyway), for the first month hesitation when urinating. Causes urinary tract to be so sensitive that ejaculation happened far too quick for the first couple of months, after that subsided a lot but still ejaculate fairly easily now. After ejaculation I feel like I have to urinate like a race horse for five minutes, the same pain you have when you need to go bad! I have involuntary muscle jerks in my feet and hands from time to time, when falling asleep my whole body sometimes jerks hard once or twice. When these involuntary movements of my feet or hands occur I believe I might also be experiencing something akin to a very short lasting seizure which for a fraction of a second causes a blackout but it is so short and so quick to come and go the symptom is difficult to recognize for what it is because during the event you stop thinking for a few milliseconds, probably 25-50 ms. | Wish I had this years ago, I can now split my attention between tasks where before I could only focus on one thing at a time. | M | 49 | 3 months | 11/11/2007 | 5 | severe ADHD | My son takes this medication for ADHD, which was diagnosed at age 4 and is really severe. At first the side effects were urinary hesitancy, upset stomach, constipation,and insomnia. All were relatively mild and lessened over time. His dose has been increased with his growth over the 3 years and he now takes 75 mg per day. He takes Benadryl at night to help him fall asleep and we include plenty of liquids and fiber in his diet for the constipation. He takes no other medications. Glad we stuck with it! | This drug has been a miracle for us. We had tried every other drug and combo out there until we finally found this one. He is like a different child, he is fun to be around, and is doing great in school. I've read that it doesn't work for some people, or the side effects are too severe, but for us it really works! | M | 13 | 3 years | 2/13/2008 | 5 | Adult ADHD | After 50 years of being a jerk(nice word)and having severe undiagnosed ADHD, it took only 3 days of usage to clear my mind and allow me to see what a....I had been. On the fifth day I felt so ashamed of my former actions that I took the day to call many people that I had hurt over the years and ask for forgiveness. It has been a life saver. Side effects: Orgasms at first were weird, I would have two at a time the first with the sperm and then in a couple of minutes a dry intense one. I liked it but that went away in about 6 months. My penis in the soft stage has decreased in size but not during an erection. I can concentrate, relationships are better, its great. | After 5 years of taking 120mg a day along with 40mg of Prozac I am finding that some of the old ADHD symptoms are coming back. I need to talk to my Dr. about increasing the dosage. | M | 55 | 5 years | 3/2/2009 | 5 | Adult ADHD | Mild difficulty eating, constipation, difficulty sleeping | Within 3 days of taking Strattera I began to see results. I begin taking 80mg tomorrow but so far I have seen dramatic results. Although there had been only a slight increase in my attention span, my other symptoms have improved significantly. I am less prone to irritation and impulsivity and there has also been a profound increase in the the way I feel in general. For once in my life I feel contentment. I no longer feel as though I am crawling under my skin, and the decrease in my stress / anxiety has been nothing less than miraculous. I have suffered from the effects of ADHD for as long as I remember and this medication is the first that has given me any sort of relief. I cannot begin to describe how thankful I am. | M | 32 | 7 days | 6/26/2009 | 5 | Adult ADD | Extreme nausea and extreme sleepiness the first few days. Mild occasional headaches, mild occasional dry mouth. No appetite. | I started on 10mg and it knocked me for a loop the first 2 days. Then I had lots of energy and could focus really well. I finished everything I started and felt motivated to get things done. Increased to 18mg after 1 week. It put me on the couch for several days. Decreased back to 10mg for 1.5 weeks then increased to 25mg. I've been on 25 for a little over a week. The focus is amazing! The downside is that I wake up for about 2 hours each night. I'm wide awake and thinking about what I could be up doing. I am not tired during the day though. I also am not hungry. I have to make myself eat. I'm drinking a protein shake every day to help with nutrition. I'm also now taking a multivitamin. For me, the key has been staying on a low dose for as long as needed before increasing. I will not increase to 40 for another 3 weeks. Overall I am very pleased. It's doing what I need for it to do. | M | 47 | 4 weeks | 12/17/2009 | 5 | Add | Slight manageable sexual side affects - blood pressure increases during dose titration- normal | M | 48 | 2 months 60 mg | 9/9/2014 | 5 | exploring adult ADD | Sweating profusely, minor headaches, nausea, Dry mouth, | Today I started my 80mg and I have not had any of the side effects yet. I almost quit because the nausea. But decided to do a little bit of research and to give it a try for a little bit longer as it is a build up drug. I'm happy I pushed threw that 2 weeks or rediculus side effects | M | 30 | 4 weeks 80mg | 12/16/2014 |
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)