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 |
| 1 | ADHD | Brain fog, increased dizziness, high blood pressure, increased fatigue, increased muscle and joint pain | F | 23 | 3 months 80mg 1X day | 9/9/2022 | 1 | ADHD | Cold chills / hot flashes / heartburn chest pain / brain fog feeling of a lump in my throat | F | 50 | 5 days 40 MG 1X day | 5/17/2022 | 1 | adhd | anxiety, severe panic attacks, weight loss, no appetite | helped some of my symptoms like overactive thoughts, racing mind, slightly helped my focus, but not enough to be worth the fact that I had crippling anxiety, leading to very regular and severe panic attacks | F | 23 | 4 months 40 2X day | 1/24/2022 | 1 | ADHD | Gave me crippling anxiety, constantly felt like I was going to pass out. Dizziness. Mood swings, sweaty feet and palms, | F | 26 | 3 days 25mg 1X day | 11/12/2021 | 1 | ADHD | brain fog, dizziness, dissociation, visual spots, memory loss, learning problems, increased blood pressure. | I've really not enjoyed this medication. It has put me into a permanent fog and has made learning and memory way harder. I've also had a lot of fatigue and almost no motivation. | M | 22 | 6 months 40 1X day | 10/25/2021 | 1 | Adhd | Bed wetting. Sudden need to use toilet and wetting myself. Anxiety, worse depression, agitation, crying, negative thoughts, itching, ringing in ears, dark urine, cough, sleep issues. | M | 43 | 16 days 100 3X day | 9/23/2021 | 1 | ADD | Brain fog / spacing out, memory loss, heartburn, stomachache, headache, lack of appetite, nausea | I started taking atomoxetine to treat my ADD without stimulants and it's worsened my attention while also killing my ability to function. Before I started taking my medications I was concerned about my inability to follow through with tasks and my emotional sensitivity worsened by my ADD. Now I'm about 2 months into this medication and I have periods of blankness and such an inability to focus it's genuinely terrifying. I have problems with my memory that are far worse than they ever were before medication. I entered a blank state while driving a few days ago which is a huge issue as my career focuses around careful maneuvering of equipment and attentiveness with regard to safety. Even on days I forget to take my medication I have issues with spaciness and alarming gaps in memory. My most upsetting episode of this was very recently, I had taken an item to work and thought a coworker grabbed it by mistake, only to find the item in my own home today (about 2 weeks later.) I feel like I'm developing Alzheimers or something, it's like I'm losing myself and I'm terrified. I immediately stopped taking it, the risks far outweigh any benefits. My brain feels like it's melting. I cannot recommend this medication and I regret starting it. | F | 21 | 2 months 80mg 1X day | 8/14/2021 | 1 | ADD, inattentive | Nausea, belching, indigestion, watery diarrhea, nasty taste | F | 38 | 2 days 40mgx2 | 4/19/2021 | 1 | ADHD | Dizzy, headache, can't eat or sleep, cannot stop crying!!!! | Headache, I literally cannot stop crying, I'm starting right, I feel dizzy and I don't want to leave the house at all. I feel frightens of people. She took me off Wellbutrin cuz it made my automatic worse, but this is terrible. I want to crawl in a corner and just cry. I can't eat I can't sleep, writing this comment is so difficult. Clenching jaw... no way I'm taking this anymore | F | 34 | 2 days 26 mg 1X day | 4/9/2021 | 1 | Add/adhd | Constipation, Jaw Clenching resulting in headaches, insomnia even WITH taking ambien, no appetite, depression, anxiety, etc. | I have been on adderall XR & instant. We tried to switch it up with Vyvanse and It was awful. I was open to this medication and had high hopes for it based on what information I was given. However, within days this medicine had me in a full blown depressive episode with no motivation to even take care of myself or do anything. My brain was quiet but numb and dark and my body was physically in pain. I felt weak and the jaw pain was EXCRUCIATING. I had to stop on the 6th day. It was 6 days of hell and the first day not taking it - I feel like a completely different person. Stay self aware on this - that's the only reason I didn't try to push past symptoms. I strongly say RUN from this drug. It may work for some but the damage it did In a matter of days seems absolutely insane. | F | 24 | 6 days 40 1X day | 3/23/2021 | 1 | ADHD | Random ejaculations throughout the day. Would randomly ejaculate while in class or sometimes after urinating. There wasn't an orgasm either, just Seeman spewing out of me. It made it difficult to get an erection or maintain one. Also kept me very thirsty. Would feel sick if I took it without food. Doctor switched me to Adderall XR, since then things have been great since. | I have a coworker who takes it and did not have the side effects I had. He says it works great for him. | M | 21 | 4 months 20 mg 1X day | 3/18/2021 | 1 | Adhd | Stomach hurt, head ache, sweaty, I don't see a difference in concentration or impulsive decisions. | M | 40 | 10 days 20 2X day | 3/2/2021 | 1 | Adhd | EXTREME CRYING, EXTREMELY HIGH SEX DRIVE HIGH ANXIETY, SWEATING, CONFUSION , OVERWHELMED. I went to a hospital to get help. | F | 65 | 0 days 1X day | 7/27/2020 | 1 | Adhd | Nausea, dopey feeling, headache, sweating out of no where, trouble focusing, | F | 55 | 30 days 40mg | 6/29/2020 | 1 | Add | I hope this finds someone who needs it. Strattera builds slowly and after a year I realized that yes I could concentrate at work...But my marriage was in shambles, the mood swings and irritability, paranoia, awful now I'm in the lose lose position I have to come off strattera...But my doc refuses to try stimulants what's left? | F | 36 | 1 years 80mg | 3/21/2017 | 1 | Adult ADD | Actually made my ADD symptoms worse. Could not focus, increased depression. Sleepy and new feeling of weakness. Will probably go back on a combination of Adderall XR & Cymbalta | Not a medication I can tolerate. | M | 52 | 2 months 80 | 2/21/2017 | 1 | ADD | Tired, throwing up, weight loss, cant move or keep anything down. | Stopped taken after a few days. Couldn't feeling like crap any more. Not worth taking. | F | 29 | 4 days 10 mg | 10/15/2016 | 1 | adhd | exhausted all the time. I feel down and im also take 150mg of wellbutrin xl and now that feels like its not even working. I can focus better. Sex drive is pretty much just not there. my mind is foggy I still zone out but way worse. I pretty much feel like a zombie | I started taking 25mg 1x a day for a week and I didn't notice and change. then I continued on the 40 and I just do not feel myself. Everything that I went to the dr for is still there but x10 My depression medication doesn't feel like its working anymore. I had very little motivation prior and no I have absolutely none. I dose of quite often not for long but in the middle of the day im ready for a nap. sex drive is gone!!! which is very frustrating for my husband. my doctor wont prescribe me a stimulant due to my job and random drug testing. But I think she is just against stimulants. I used to take Adderall and it was to much and I was put on Ritalin and I had a much better experience. I honestly cannot continue on this drug. I hope something changes soon. | F | 26 | 2 weeks 25-40 1X day | 9/14/2016 | 1 | add | drowsiness, awkward aura, weakness | M | 31 | 6 days 20mg | 8/10/2016 | 1 | ADHD | Chest pain, chest tightness, headache, fatigue, confusion, fogginess, nausea, committing, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, numbness of limbs (feet, legs, arms, hands), numbness of mouth (lips, tongue), insomnia, restlessness, hot flashes, cold sweats, dizziness, depression | It was horrible. I took 2 doses. The first dose were milder so I wasn't sure if it was the cause. There was def heart tightness. The second dose really pissed me off. I had to write a mid term paper and I was basically useless. I felt like I was the living dead. | F | 32 | 2 days 40mg | 8/6/2016 |
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)