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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR STRATTERA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 2 | ADHD | I have just started taking this medication prescribed by a NHS psychiatrist, I was previously taking 36mg of slow release Concerta but was suffering from palpitations and increased heart rate. Day one: extreme raynauds disease symptoms in my toes (I have raynauds but have not had an attack this severe ever, had to stand in bath for 30 mins to feel my feet again). Day two another severe raynauds attack and I had a small glass of red wine and suffered tingling in my jaw and extreme redness and hot flush feeling my face almost feels like my face is swollen (I asked the psychiatrist if I could drink socially on this drug and he said it was ok as long as not heavy drinking) | Im going to continue taking this drug for upto a month and see how it goes as I understand this is a build up drug but think I may go back to concerta if Raynauds side effect continues | M | 29 | 2 days 40MG 1X day | 12/12/2014 | 5 | ADHD (comorbid w/ bipolar disorder) | sleepiness (first week), vomiting, extreme nausea (first week), loss of appetite, weight loss | Of all the meds I've tried, Strattera was the hardest to get used to. The first week and a half was really rough and I nearly threw in the towel a few times. But was it ever worth it! After my bipolar was under my control I noticed other symptoms that were hidden behind bipolar. I was diagnosed with ADHD. I didn't know how bad my ADHD was until Strattera took away the complications of the disorder! I feel more focused, and calm then I have in years.The nausea (worst I ever had) and vomiting stopped after the first two weeks or so. So did the sleepiness. Now I feel alive and happy again. Colors are litterally brighter and I am able to drive again without getting distracted. I still have no appetite and no longer crave my comfort foods. Eating was my version of fidgetting. I have lost 7.3 pounds since the first of November but I also had lots to lose and have drastically changed my eating habits since starting the pill. I am finally remembering to take my bipolar meds too! Fantastic medication - if you can get through the adjustment period! | F | 26 | 18 days 40mg 1X day | 11/17/2014 | 5 | ADD | Sweating profusely, | This medicine is a miacle. Works really well. I can concentrate and focus now!! I'm not all over the place when I try to explain things either! | F | 28 | 1 months 60 | 11/9/2014 | 1 | ADHD Inattentive Type | Crabbiness, Irritability, Hostile, OD on sleeping pills on first (and only day) of 40 mg dose. Hospitalization in Adolescent Mental Heath Unit for 3 days. | My 16 year old son started taking this med to help with his ADD. He was on it for 27 days at 25mg. HE didn't think it was working and had scheduled a visit with hs doctor. He stopped taking it for three days before the doctor visit. This "break" was not planned but ended up being helpful in the end. He was NICE during the three day break. Acting silly, laughing, being sociable. HE had been an anti-social crab the month of the drug. The doc upped his dose to 40mg. A few hours after his first 40 mg dose, he snapped at me and was unusually crabby. I immediately put 2 and 2 together. The niceness of the previous three says and the instant crabbiness when he got on the increased dose. Later that day he over dosed on sleeping pills. He swears he was "just trying to sleep" but.... He ended up in hospital for three days. Now he's medication free and back to his normal self. I call this the "^^^hole drug". I think it made him so irritated that he couldn't stand to be in his own skin that day. I DO NOT RECOMMEND! Scary scary stuff! | M | 16 | 27 days 25mg 1X day | 11/8/2014 | 1 | Add | NEVER TAKE THIS,IT IS FUCKING GARBAGE! 24 HOURS OF PURE HELL! I SLEPT FOR 30 MINS LAST NIGHT! I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE BAD REVIEWS ON THIS WEBSITE BUT THOUGHT I WOULD STILL TRY IT! DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID BY TAKING THIS! AND TO THE MAKERS OF THIS MEDICATION FUCKING YOU! | M | 16 | 1 days 25mg | 11/5/2014 | 5 | Add | Slight manageable sexual side affects - blood pressure increases during dose titration- normal | M | 48 | 2 months 60 mg | 9/9/2014 | 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 | 1 | adhd | Scary to say the least. This was my first medication for adhd. I did not want to take a stim. The first week extreme nausa . My sleep was weird like i could hear the tv and comprehend everything. The 2nd and 3 rd week i would get angry at a drop of a hat. I literally wanted to unzip myself out my skin. The docotor pushed for me to stay on. The fourth week was the final straw. I was in a haze, almost like i wasent in body. I got in a minor tiff with my bf and went in my house and punched a plate. Thank god i didnt take ny dose that night...the next morning i was irratable but not in haze. I realized that this wasent me . Told the doxotor to take both bottles back. Thank god i quit . I honestly think i would have gone full blown psychotic... i kid you not the last week i took it i felt like i lost control of my body and thoughts. | F | 21 | 4 weeks 30 | 8/21/2014 | 1 | for ADD | I can't even get out of bed and I'm very nauseated and my neck feels weird and tight and I feel sleepy and just can't get up and do for myself like I could on aderall.i was taking 2 adderal 10mg one in morning and one in evening. Real bad headaches just pounding where I can't take it. It's not for me. I feel confused like I can't think anymore. | F | 53 | 5 days 2 x'40mg | 8/4/2014 | 5 | ADHD | Decrease in appetite and some tiredness | I started with Strattera as the first ADHD medication I have taken because I could not take stimulants due to side effects. I was VERY worried about the side effects of the drug as I had a bad reaction to an antidepressant a few years ago. So far I have had no major side effects, no nausea, no stomach pain, nothing except some appetite loss and tiredness. I can think, concentrate, and get work done though. | F | 27 | 2 days 40 MG 1X day | 6/29/2014 | 1 | anxiety, add, depression | ED, pain after/during ejaculation, shrinkage of penis, difficulty achieving orgasm, release of semen before orgasm, difficulty achieving an erection | Honestly not worth it considering it disabled any normal usage of my male organ | M | 18 | 1 weeks 20mg 1X day | 6/18/2014 | 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 | 2 | ADHD | Increased appetite!! Weight gain! Extremely moody, easily angered, easily irritated, & acts like he doesn't have a care in this world. Acts very irrational & sometimes psychotic. He doesn't seem to have a grip on reality. | My son was on Concerta for 3 years & done great. He was maxed out with his growth spurts & dosage & it stopped working as well. Adderall made him very violent & now strattera seems to be doing that as well. We were trying to do non-stimulants but it just isn't working. I'm torn & not sure what to do. My son used to be very compassionate & loving. He liked to be funny, he loved to laugh & had a big personality but was unable to focus & finish tasks even in structured environments. Now my son is not himself & no one can handle him the way he currently is. He started on 20mg of straterra & has increased each month by 20 mg. each month the side effects become worse. His dr says we must give it time & refuses to take him off. I'm in search of a new dr. Please beware. I thought the monthly increase was going to help him & he is worse than ever. | M | 12 | 3 months 80mg 1X day | 12/25/2013 | 1 | ADD, anxiety and mild depression | my feet and body are so ice cold; flu like symptoms; dialated pupils, tired and groggy; sleeping too much; feel calm but not sure what to say (mental confusion) | Only plus, I can read better ... but I can't think very clearly or process thing very well so what is the point? | F | 42 | 4 times 25mg 1X day | 12/22/2013 | 4 | ADHD | Dry mouth. Ejaculation before orgasm. Orgasm felt weird. | Amazing. Although it is not surprised to work for ages, with me I felt an instant change after the first day. It was my focus and anxiety I needed to help and it seems that this is working. I can stay on track to complete tasks at work. Don't like sexual side effect so they need to work on this. | M | 44 | 5 days 18 1X day | 12/2/2013 | 3 | ADHD | It was OK for the med.But you better eat a good meal before it,Or you will burp and taste nasty acid reflex. If the medication is so good for why do you have to loose a liver for your boss? | M | 43 | 6 months 100 mg | 11/9/2013 | 4 | ADD | i've experienced cold sweats at night and my body temp is never consistent on strattera which is VERY annoying, loss of appetite i have to force myself to eat. | Other than the bad side effects I feel like this medication has really helped me focus at work and my boss says she can see a huge difference in my work. Cold sweats are the other thing that drive me NUTS. its worth trying it, everyones body is different. ( I personally cant handle stimulants) so this is the only one thats not. Good luck | F | 25 | 7 months 25 MG 1X day | 11/7/2013 | 1 | Adult ADD | First dose was late afternoon. Couldn't get to sleep that night and my penis shrank and I became completely impotent. This was at starter pack low dose, I guess 25mg. Nose ran for the first week and every time the dosage increased. Felt like a light acid trip. Dry mouth, constipation, hot flashes, sweating, fatigue the first week. Increased to 45mg, 60, then 80 and symptoms increased each time but leveled off after a week. Follow up with Dr. after 30 days after my last pill, advised side effects and she apolgized for prescribing this to me and put me on stimulant. | This worked right away as far as improving my ability to focus. I could absolutely PLOW through work. Everything I procrastinated over in the past I accomplished. However, it changes your personality. I was very melancoly the first week, mostly lost interest in sex because of impotence, ejaculating while flacid, ejaculate discharging before climax, then nothing coming out, lost my breath quite a bit, but also had occasional feelings of satisfaction. By the time I hit 80mg my default mood was sour. I had a frown that I could feel all the time. I wasn't pissed, and didn't lose my temper, but I could just tell I wasn't happy and this was my new base. Dr. switched me to somethign else and I'm tapering off. First day down to 40mg and when stimulant wears off I'm basically a vegetable and cannot think at all. I think they're on the right path with this medicine but they need better execution. This is seriously strong stuff, similiar to controlled LSD to me. It may have wrecked my marriage. Oh, and don't drink on it. One or two is fine, but if you have 5 or 6 you'll be destroyed. Nice thing is it controls your appetite. I wound up with anxiety I guess as I started picking at my nails all the time. I realized it and couldn't stop. First day on reduced dose that stopped. The side effects for me were just way too much. Can't believe I made it a month. | M | 43 | 30 days 80 1X day | 9/18/2013 | 4 | Quite severe difficulty focusing | horrible dry mouth massive weight loss (55 lbs while also doing Jazzercise 5-7 days a week) diminished libido | Female 50 yrs old. Started ST Sept 2012. Reduced appetite; 5'5", went from 180 lbs to 125 lbs in 7 months. However, I was also busting my butt at Jazzercise 5-7 days a week. Focus was better for several months. Lost now. Foggy thinking and horrible hot flashes were attributed to perimenipause; might it be the Strattera? Night sweats began three months ago; cannot live this way. Sample source of ST is gone, and I'm terrified I'll gain back all that weight. Looks like I'll have to wean off, but not happy about possible results. | F | 50 | 1 days 80 1X day | 9/4/2013 |