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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR STRATTERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | ADHD | Nausea is the #1 side effect for me and then, the strange dreams. The sleepiness is strong the first month. | After, the sleepiness wouldn't go away, I switched the time I take it. I take it early evening around 6/7pm. I don't have sleepiness during the day. The nausea is for a little bit after I take it, then it fades. I used to have a voracious sex drive but now it's normal. I would eat a large steak dinner with all the trimmings and be hungry in 2hrs. But now, I eat normal and I don't think about eating all the time. I don't have the temper I used to have and I can plan normal and concentrate on one thing at a time as well as multi-task appropriately. I know this must sound like a commercial, but, I worked on one thing at a time. Strattera has a great behavior modification med for me. As the behaviors changed the anxiety reduced, the temper reduced, the concentration improved because I didn't have as much on my mind from the anxiety. I have gone off of it sometimes over the years...due to annoyance with the nausea or if I had to work nights for a short period. Couldn't do that long term because the lack of concentration. But overall, It has worked for me. It will not fix it all at once and be careful mixing it with other ADD/ADHD meds and especially anti-depressants. Remember, this med REGULATES. It will demand normal sleep patterns and eating patterns. Also, exercise helps with energy. Energy makes energy. Whatever exercise your doctor approves...walking or something makes this med seem like a wonder drug. | F | 45 | 12 years 40 mg 1X day | 6/23/2016 | 5 | ADHD | for first month or so mostly sleep issues, trouble getting to sleep, increased heart rate, dizzyness. | Strattera has changed my life, I struggled all my life through school. This drug has allowed me to be able to get to sleep at night instead of having my mind race. Be able to read more than a page in a book without starting to daydream and forget what im reading. People say that I'm more organized with my storys instead of going off in tangents. I don't like the feeling of being on drugs and with Adderall and Ridilin you feel like a drug is forcing you to concentrate. Strattera isnt going to make you do anything, it just seems to allow you to focus more and have more clarity. | F | 31 | 9 years 80ml 1X day | 5/17/2014 | 5 | ADHD | None besides headache if I forget to take it one day. | Strattera is wonderful. It won't help anyone who doesn't have ADHD or ADD. Both of these are the most misdiagnosed conditions. Oh you can't concentrate? You have ADHD.....How about cutting dyes and sugar out of your diet first before going down the ADD route. I have a very strict diet for my ADHD, but I also need this medication or I'm super hyper. If you give me red dyes or sugar you better get out of the room. With Strattera I don't have to worry about manic swings like you get with Adderall. I am not bi-polar but when I tried Adderall you couldn't tell. I've tried many drugs and this is the only effective one that doesn't have serious side effects. | F | 23 | 9 years 25 MG 1X day | 4/2/2013 | 4 | ADD | nausea, upset stomach, loss of appetite, weight loss because of not having an appetite | Strattera has helped me but I am getting tired of the side effects. I try eating before I take my med, but even that doesn't seem to help. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to comment back. I am sure it will be helpful. | M | 16 | 9 years 100 mg 1X day | 11/3/2010 | 5 | adhd | sick to stomach. loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, moody | This medicine works great you will never know it unless you get past the first month. No medicine is going to work the first few days of trying it out. I have been on it for many years, it has changed my whole life. As a child my mother kept telling the school something was wrong with me, the school never listend i failed every class as a young adult i lost many jobs for not be able to stay on task. I am in my middle 30's and Am able to function much better at work and even relationships. | F | 35 | 7 years | 12/16/2008 | 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 | 4 | ADHD/Anxiety | Constipation | After years on ritalin and then concerta, I got sick of having to take a second medication to deal with the anxiety I had when on stimulants. My doctor eased me slowly onto strattera, and I'm grateful that she did. I had no side effects at all, except for noticeable decreases in my anxiety and depression as I was weaned off the concerta. Now, 6 years later, I'm still a huge fan. I do find that strattera makes me constipated, but I've found that if I wait to take it until after I've had a bowel movement I'm fine. | F | 34 | 6 years 80 mg 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 4 | ADD | Tingly scalp, itchy scalp, nasal passages opened up better breathing, urinate less frequently, nausea an hour after taking med, extremely relaxed after taking in the morning, constipation. | I've been taking this medication for 6 years, maybe longer, I buy from Planet Drugs Direct in Canada. 3 months supply, 40 mg $126 including shpg. Lately I feel what I believe is an ulcer, I'm not sure. I've had pain in my lower stomach area every night. I eat very healthy. I do feel anti social at times. Not sure if this is medicine related or not. I would like to get off of this med, but if I don't take it, I can't breathe very well and I can't think very well. My memory has become spotty, but that could be my age. Has had no effect on my libido, I've always had a healthy one. | F | 49 | 6 years 40 MG 1X day | 1/24/2011 | 4 | ADD | Extreme nausea and other flu-like symptoms the first week or so; decreased appetite, goosebumps, chills, cold sweats, exhaustion, and feeling dazed you get after taking it for a while (DONT TAKE IT WITH ZOLOFT WITH IT!!!) | If you need it really bad then try to rough it out the first month or so, thats the worst of it. If you make it past that then you only have what i would call a small discomfort... But if your on an anti-depressint try not to take both. Strattera makes you depsessed and anti-depressents dont mix well. I take both and im doing ok, but i dont feel like talking or hanging out with my friends. | F | 14 | 6 years | 10/2/2007 | 4 | ADD (non hyperactivity)/Anxiety | I had several in the 6 years I took it. Tingling in feet and face, moody/grouchy, appitite control, migranes, constipation. | I got a life when I started this drug. I was able to focus, finish what I started, motivation with out hesitation, took away my anxiety attacks and I lost weight for the first year.Its been 6 years and now the only benefit was ability to organize with Oscar the grouch! I turned into a grumpy one way chick who was crabby enough to chase away the cocroaches...not what my family was used to....I needed to lighten up and have me back so I quit and now my stomache is off, menstration off, gained 15 lbs and my humor is back. Guess I cant have it all for right now. | F | 32 | 6 years | 12/26/2009 | 3 | HDHD | Tired more often. breathing issues and thoughts of suicide at one point. | If you have sugar it is like you never took the pill you have to take it after you eat. Or your stomache will hurt. | F | 15 | 6 years 40 MG 1X day | 7/21/2012 | 1 | ADD | I've been taking strattera since I was in sixth grade. It's always given me side effects and always makes me feel really down. I have the most trouble with:Nausea, headaches, complete lack of energy, lack of sexual interest and ability, and hot flashes. At least once a month I have to leave school early because it makes me feel terribly sick. | M | 17 | 6 years 80 mg | 8/29/2014 | 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 | 3 | ADD - without Hyperactivity | Nausea and some intense quivering feelings. If I didn't take the meds with food, I would have severe constipation. My heart would race and I would sweat a little for about 40 minutes and then all was well. When I forgot to take the meds for a few days those symptoms were greatly intensified. Once, when I was also on my cycle all of the symptoms from the medication and period were combined. I was crouching on the floor at work in sheer misery. | Strattera mostly benefited me and enabled me to take a daytime job. Previously I preferred to work at night because I was almost impossible to wake up. I did have jobs in the morning but I would never hear my alarms going off. My work life suffered, personal relationships suffered because I would stay up all night long. When I started taking Strattera I noticed instantly that I could discipline myself to go to bed at a decent time and getting up in the morning was SO much easier. I was able to concentrate and focus on the task at hand. My friends said that I seemed calmer and that I didn't interrupt and "go all over the place" with my conversations. Life was good. But then in April 2007 I experienced some shortness of breath while at work and ended up going to the ER with a resting heart rate of 132. Maybe a few months later I weaned myself off of the drug.. with side effects mentioned earlier, but my heart rate continued to stay high. I have since had to carry an albuterol inhaler at all times and I STILL experience random shortness of breath more times than I would like. As I write this, I have been battling with an episode and plan to see a Pulmonary Specialist about these prolonged symptoms I have experienced some 18 months after discontinuing Strattera. | F | 33 | 5 years | 1/6/2010 | 3 | ADD - without Hyperactivity | CONTINUED FROM LAST ENTRY. I wanted to add that I did experience quite a bit of dizziness, dry mouth, and loss of appetite. I was already active and a steady low weight, but I lost even more weight with Strattera. | I noticed others talked about nightmares. Mine were of the repetitive sort of being chased or driving in a speeding car. Even in the dream I was aware that my heart was pumping overtime. And I also wanted to mention that the first 3 weeks to a month I felt it wasn't working, but I gradually noticed that my life required a whole lot less effort. That is the biggest change I noticed. I always got good grades and was successful to a degree, but with Strattera all of that was easier to achieve. After weaning myself off and exercising less, I did gain about 12 pounds and my menstrual cycle was regular. If it were not for the potentially permanent damage I think this drug has done to my heart, I would actually still be taking it. The benefits to my daily life were so valuable. | F | 33 | 5 years | 1/6/2010 | 1 | adhd | extreme nightmares, suicidal thoughts, nosebleeds,hearing voices. | My son has been taking this medication for about 5yrs. he was diagnosed with adhd and autism. i always thought that the hearing of voices and suicidal thoughts were the effect of his disabilities after renewing his meds i read the new findings that in children and teenagers these are side effects to look for. suicidal thoughts, hearing of voices within the last couple of months have increased intensely to the point that i have taken him off of this drug. he has had up to 3 or 4 nosebleeds a week and i'm a hoping that this will stop as well. | M | 17 | 5 years 100mg 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 5 | ADHD | I have taken this medecine for ADHD for a little over 4 years now, and I have to say to anyone that is just starting to take it, that it was VERY intense for me when I first started. I experienced unexplainably horrible nightmares, stomach pains, vomiting, and random sweats and flu like symptoms. It was really bad. After talking to my doctor about it, we experimented with what times of the day I took it, the dosage ammount, and different variables to come up with a solution for the horrible side effects. I finally found that I have to take it right before I am going to fall asleep. The drug last 24 hours so you will still get the benefits it provides during the day. You have to make sure you take it right before you fall asleep though, not too much before because that will start the stomach/heartburn thing up, and intensify the nightmares sometimes. | Before taking strattera I took adderall and ritalin. Both of these medications gave me terrible mood swings and made me a bitch that no one could tolerate to be around, so when I experienced strattera, and was able to concentrate and do well in school, with out being bitch/nervous wreck, I had to take it regardless of the side effects. But as I mentioned, after experimenting and finding out what regimend worked for me I rarely ever experience the side effects, UNLESS I forget to take it at night and take it in the day. | F | 24 | 4 years | 5/19/2009 | 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 | 4 | ADHD | Dry mouth, extreme lack of appetite, and prominent nausea when starting the regimen (e.g., after withdrawal), throat swelling | I take 80mg a day. It fulfills its job. It really only sucks during the initial stages due to the nausea, and occasional throat swelling. | M | 20 | 4 years | 4/11/2009 | 4 | Focus, control binge disorder | Only experiences negative side effects when I first began taking this drug---headaches, trouble sleeping, restlessness, dry mouth. Now it's been a while (years), and I do not experience any of these side effects. This medication has eliminated my binging urges & helps me focus on tasks. | Originally, my psych prescribed 25 mg. My highest dose was 80 mg at which time the medication stopped working for me. My dose was decreased to 40mg & I was also prescribed Adderall. In combination of my other medications (Wellbutren & Adderall), I do not binge. However, if I miss one day, it is almost a guaranteed binge. At the 80 mg dosage, I was kind of snappy, not mean or enraged but overly assertive and extremely passive aggressive. | F | 28 | 4 years 40 mg 1X day | 7/10/2010 |
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)