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 | 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 | ADD | Decreased appetite which has since gone away | This drug seems to work for me. My dosage was just upped from 80mg to 100mg since I am taking night classes. This seems to help with my concentration in class which is a good thing. My mood is more upbeat on this medicine and I am definitely more focused. Irritability has dropped somewhat but is still there. | F | 34 | 10 months | 9/23/2007 | 3 | ADHD/ADD | Constipation, loss of libido and pleasure of orgasm | I am able to focus but I am having to take laxatives on a regular basis. Having an orgasm is like smashing a pimple. I am not sure if I want to continue taking this drug. I am going to consult my doctor before I quit taking it. I just cannot make up my mind about it. I hope they will come up with something better. My general opinion of the drug is that it SUCKS! After 38 years of normal functioning - is a normal mind with out any adult pleasure worth it? I do not think so. Whoever invented the stuff needs to go back to work on it. | M | 38 | 10 months 40 mg 1X day | 10/11/2011 | 3 | AADD / Bipolar | All side effects listed as known (nausea, heartburn, sexual, urinary, lightheadedness, anxiety, lethargy in early evening, etc). I've always had idle thoughts of suicide, no change with drug. | Seems to magnify addiction cravings. I stopped smoking for about a year before taking strattera, but after taking had intense cravings & smoking again. Same with alcohol. The drug seems to have improved my mood. | M | 39 | 10 months | 4/2/2007 | 5 | ADHD | Nausea, headaches, thirst, weight loss. Can't get to full dosage of 80mg because of nausea but 40mg seems to work fine. | I actually suffer more from depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, hypomania. ADHD runs in my family and I have problems with concentration. Strattera has been extremely effective for anxiety and depression. Able to handle confrontation and has lowered my aggression. This has been a wonder drug for me and has changed my life. Been on lots of meds. Effexor was good but I had bad reaction to it (brain shivers for one). Strattera has forever changed my life. | F | 33 | 11 months | 11/24/2007 | 3 | Adult ADHD | Bad taste in my mouth if I don't constantly drink water; constipation; my eyes sometimes lose focus when I'm talking up close with someone, as if I feel cross-eyed; I yawn a LOT, all day; sweat profusely at night. COMMENTS: I don't know how to feel about Strattera. I was diagnosed with Adult ADHD in Fall 2007 and started taking Adderall. Life was fantastic! I was extremely focused AND I was losing weight with no effort. But after about 9 months I didn't feel like I was benefiting from Adderall and I just felt like I was taking a stimulant. I also started to abuse it. My doctor wasn't trying to treat me, she was writing an Rx (for me and other patients, as read on her reviews.) I started seeing another doctor. He asked if I was happy with Adderall and I said I guess. He sensed my hesitation and we talked about my other options. We started me on Strattera but I was hesitant. I started at the lowest dose because of my personal hesitation. | CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS COLUMN: The results were okay but they've never been better than okay. My doctor and I have altered my dosage but unfortunately, unlike Adderall, if you up the dosage it doesn't mean your results will improve. I don't know how else to describe how I feel with Strattera. It's just okay. I felt like the 40mg was too much at once so now I'm on 25mg 3-4 times a day. I used to take 2 in the AM and 2 at lunch, then 3 in the AM and 1 at lunch, and now I take 4 in the AM. It doesn't give me that jump start that I need. I've tried taking them at night before but I had horrible nightmares/night tremors. I haven't taken any at night since. It takes me a long time to get going during my day. I usually "wake up" and get productive in the late afternoon. I am extremely frustrated and questioning my diagnosis and current therapy. In the past month I moved to a new city and am acting more reclusive and extremely unmotivated to do anything besides sleep, eat, pick at my acne and watch tv. Therefore, I am not looking forward to screening doctors and finding a new good fit here. I feel lost. Sometimes I wonder if it would be okay to go back to Adderall, especially because I loved the decreased appetite and losing weight without effort. Sometimes I feel like doing that would just be half-assing it. And most of the time I just want to be "normal," whatever that is. | F | 29 | 12 months | 11/13/2009 | 2 | ADD & Anxiety | Angry, agitated, sweating, had to take at night to keep from being sick. | My daughter started taking at 12 for anxiety and ADD. It did help some with anxiety. We thought the anger issues were just the teen years starting. We didn't realize until we took her off of the medicine after 14 months to find a more effective ADD medicine that we felt like we got our child back. She was almost immediately like another child and easy to get along with and pleasant to be around. Her counselor came out of her session and said she was amazed at the difference. I just wish we had done it earlier. | F | 14 | 14 months 40mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 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 | 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 | 1 | ADD | Elevated heartrate | Used Strattera from March 2004 to July 2005. During this time my heartrate was elevated at 78 bpm, which is high for me. I tried various approaches with no success. I finally stopped the Strattera, and my heartrate dropped to 56 bpm. I took frequent bpm readings over this time period so this is not based on perception. It took a while to finally weed out the Strattera since the elevated heartrate was not listed as a probable side effect. | M | 54 | 16 months | 2/23/2007 | 1 | ADHD Inattentive | Extreme nausea, decreased appetite, goosebumps, chills, and other flu-like symptoms, cold sweats, extreme exhaustion, feeling dazed, suicidal thoughts, mood swings | From my personal experience, I would not recommend it to anyone. At first, I noticed a difference in a positive way; I could pay attention in class, not distracted. After a while, however, I began to get so tired, I would fall asleep in class. After school, I'd fall asleep in the car, come home, and sleep more until about 1 am. I would feel so sick, I would have to leave class. Gradually, the combined side effects made my grades drop. Maybe it works for others, but mine was a negative experience. | F | 17 | 18 months | 3/27/2007 | 2 | Adult ADD | First 12 months: Appetite and weight loss. Significant reduction in labido. Sometimes felt lathargic but can't confidently correlate this with the medication. Months 12-24: Began having anxiety and panic attacks. I chose not to treat these side effects with other medication. Refused to believe that Strattera was the cause. After 1 month+, I ceased taking Strattera. Anxiety and panic attacks slowly subsided. I tried taking Stratterra again, but anxiety returned. I have been off Strattera for 3 years. I haven't had any anxiety for 2 years. Tough to say conclusively that Strattera was the cause, but evidence suggests that it was. | Very effective at combating ADD. Significantly increased focus, motivation and enjoyment of work content. Despite benefits, I ceased taking Strattera about three years ago due to the side effects. | M | 29 | 24 months 10-25 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 5 | ADD | massive anxiety and nauseousness, and moderately horrible insomnia and irritability during the first week or so. It goes away, so i recommend waiting it out. For the nausea, chewing on ice and taking the medication at night helped me :) | I've been taking straterra for about a year, and recently went from 60 mg to 80mg.I find I can focus better in school (especially lectures) but especially in ever day life, i used to constantly lose things like my phone but I barely have since I started taking strattera, I also haven't gotten a speeding ticket since I've started taking it (I got a lot before, because I felt like I was driving the speed limit, I'm less clumsy, remember to do things like locking the door and turning the stove off and more present in the current moment ¶ I've noticed that I don't feel emotions as easily, I can't cry, I rarely desire sex, and can't an orgasm when I do have sex since around the time I started strattera, however, other factors in my psyche (I went through a rough period where a lot of my friends died, and I was in a series of abusive relationships and remembered a sexual assault that occurred in the past) Personally, I feel like my loss of emotion and libido is a combination result of both the stress and medication factors, however, that certainly isn't scientific. ¶ I would also warm people the the first week or so on strattera, or on an increased dosage is hell. I felt hot, nauseous, anxious, panicky, woke up in the middle of the night, and was suicidal (As I said before, I have other stress factors in my life that the medication could simply be adding to) every time I increased my dose or missed a few days, however, those symptoms start to go away after | F | 20 | 1 years 40-80 1X day | 12/17/2010 | 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 | ADHD | At first I felt like I was stoned on pot. However after a few days It was the first time I ever felt what it was like to be normal. | I was very hesitant to try any drugs. I tried every natural way of combating my ADHD. After struggling with everything I finally said I would try it. I started with a small dose of 20mg. After about a week I was shocked at how well it worked. I have gone back to school without fear of failure at age 46, taking classes such as chemistry and calculus, which I feared as a college student 25 years ago. I don't seem to have much in the way of side effects, and I am going to increase my dosage to 40mg a day. I have also found it works well taken twice a day as opposed to once a day. Strattera has changed my life, I am so grateful | F | 46 | 1 years | 8/10/2007 | 5 | ADHD/ADD | The most insane INITIAL side effects I've ever had starting a medication. Dizziness and nausea mostly. The first two days were the worst, it felt like I was drunk. After 1 week everything was fine and normal. Regular side effects: decrease appetite, increase focus, decreased sex drive | I was fed up with Adderall after 7+ years on it and I wanted to switch to a non-stimulate ADHD medication | F | 22 | 1 years 25 | 4/24/2016 | 4 | Adult ADD | I feel nervous whenever I'm taking this. Urination difficulty and other "downstairs" problems. Sleepiness during the day, can't sleep at night. Sick-feeling sometimes shortly after taking. | Works well other than the side effects. Benefits outway the bad-bits. | M | 34 | 1 years | 12/29/2006 | 4 | ADHD | The most random was the semen release during urination. I thought it was just me but after reading the others I realize I'm not alone. The only part that bothers me is the some what frequent stomach, chest, and neck pain. The urination thing is only on occassion. | Being in Medical School I recognize no drug is either perfect nor works for everyone. However I have had good results with strettera. Many of the side effects are transient, in that you must give your body time to adjust so I would read the other reviews with reservation that mention they have only taken the pill for a few days. I feel the drug has given me considerable ability to focus. Just make sure you see your doctor if you feel uncomfortable at any time. Good Luck. | M | 26 | 1 years | 10/7/2008 | 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 | 3 | ADHD, depression | Painful urination, headaches, constipation, tiredness, decreased sex drive. | This medication helped to improve my focus and seemed to work 24 hrs. However the entire time I took it I felt like I had a urinary tract infection... I experienced painful urination and had to take medication for urinary pain relief. It also made me very tired throughout the day and seemed to worsen my depression. I did not experience any withdrawal symptoms when I went off of it. | F | 31 | 1 years 20 1X day | 2/6/2011 |