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 | concentration | was very hot when sleeping, and sweating. would wake up and unable to go back to bed for 2hrs+. general sleeping disturbance. not able to sleep deep. acid reflux. could not get erection. no difference with concentration. | M | 32 | 2 months 80 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 1 | ADHD | Hallucinations, extreme anger, manic episodes, thoughts of suicide. He thinks he's killed people and many other things which are not true. He can't tell reality from non-reality. He says his tummy talks to him and tells him to do bad stuff. | My 9 year old son has been on this drug for 3 months. His entire personality has changed. He has horrible hallucinations and extreme anger and mania. We have been to the ER and his Doctor many times. This drug is absolute poison!! | M | 9 | 3 months 40 MG 1X day | 6/14/2010 | 1 | adhd | no sex drive. thoughts of harm. really f*#king scary dreams witch is really bad for me dealing with PTSD. and in combination with other meds got to take and abulance ride!!! woot! | i was put on vistaril and strattera because of my provider not trusting me from past drug abuse. took them for a 3 weeks in combination with celexa. after missing all my meds for one day i took them the next day and within 45 min my body locked like a full body charlie horse felt like i was being shocked head to tow had to be rushed to the ER by ambulance. took 3 hours to regain mobility and prol 2 days for my brain to recover. so i do not recommend this drug to anyone with out having done the reserch and trusting your provider. i know my case is rare but still real. | M | 27 | 3 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 1 | ADD | Nausea, lethargy, suicidal planning. | This drug prevents me from experiencing any joy. It made my ssri stop working. No matter how much booze I drank I could not get drunk but boy could I get a hangover!!. And even laughing gas had no effect. If you want to be depressed, this is the drug for you. | M | 47 | 30 days Up to 80mg 1X day | 5/31/2010 | 2 | ADHD-Inattentive | Suicial ideation | Our 10 year old son has been diagnosed with ADHD inattentive disorder. For the past 2 or 3 years I resisted putting him on any type of medication, as he was not a "worst case scenario", he was unfocused, but did not have any behavioral issues, was always pleasant and was not overly hyperactive at all, maybe just figety. This school year his teacher expressed that she was concerned that unless he was able to focus, he would fall behind. He needs constant redirection. We took him to see a pediatric neurologist, who recommended and prescribed Strattera (he begin on a low dose, 10mg and worked up to 40 mg daily since since January 29, 2010.) Although this drug had been working well as far as assisting him in focusing, he just recently has been experiencing a severe adverse reaction, and we have taken him off this prescription entirely. Last Wednesday night our son asked if he could speak to me about "something serious" and then matter of factly told me that he had been thinking about suicide. Naturally, we were very concerned and upset by this...he has always been a very happy child, and has never discussed anything like this. Also, this was completely out of the blue, he had not appeared to be depressed or upset in the weeks or even days up until then. It was explained to us prior to him starting it that Stattera is a drug which is not like Ritalin or Adderall in the fact that it is not a stimulant, and we were told that there were fewer side effects reported | F | 49 | 104 days 40 1X day | 5/17/2010 | 2 | ADD | lethargy, SEVERE MOOD SWINGS, irrtabilty, headache, dizziness, and loss of appetite | After one week on this drug, my daughter turned into a time bomb. SHe had no patience or tolerance for anything. This was not like her at all. She would blow up, an was very disrespectful. SHe would sleep for hours on end, often complain of severe headaches, and had to be forced to eat. ONe night became so enraged over a minor issue that she packed to move out?! She was on this around 5 years ago and was removed for severe stomach pain. Now combined with teenage hormones this was a nightmare!! | F | 15 | 3 weeks 40mg 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | ADD | Woke up everyday at 5am, sleeping issues, disgusting gas, depression. | Started taking this for Adult ADD, lasted about 2 weeks. I became depressed and miserable. I had really gross gas. I dont think it helped at all for my ADD. | F | 26 | 14 days 20 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 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 | 4 | ADHD/Anxiety/Tourettes | Night terrors, weight loss, and less anxiety. I have tourettes and i've noticed that when i started taking strattera, they have stopped. The only time they come out is at night, when i am tired. Im more calmer than normal | I have ADHD Tourettes and Anxiety, and slight depression. After only being on this for 16 days, i've felt better and more happy and outgoing, yet less hyper. My brother is on this and my mom said i can try it for 30 days and see what it does for me. It has actually helped me which is great. So im thinking of going to the doctors to actually get more after the 30 days. | F | 20 | 26mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 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 | 3 | ADD - Inattentive | The bad news: headache, sweats, and chills occasionally in the 1st few weeks, but that went away. following effects are still here after 2 mo's: constipation, big time queasy and 'stoned' 1 or 2hrs after taking for 1/2 hr must take w/lots of food or nauseous (It should say MUST TAKE W FOOD on the label!!) cold hands and cold nose (circulation?) ejaculation prior to orgasm and then weak orgasm weak erections vision seems a little blurier expensive and not covered by my insurance (BCBS) | Here's the good news: "emotionally neutral" wife says I'm calmer wife says I'm easier to talk to team leader say "more focused lately" Can follow conversations, better listener, brain is not racing Here's the stuff that not really good or bad: decreased appetite More quiet and thoughtful decreased libido a little less excited about things, slightly a don't care' attitude | M | 48 | 2 months 80mg 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 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 | 2 | ADD | While I was taking the 30 MG pills to start, I noticed very little, in terms of both side effects and improvement. After taking 60 MG for a little over a month I started to notice a decrease in libido as well as ejaculation abnormalities (premature and "without warning"). | I was hoping Strattera could help with my ADD but I have noticed barely any positive effects. Upon discovering the libido-related side effects I will be consulting my doctor and discontinuing use. | M | 21 | 90 days 60 MG 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 1 | ADHD | Horrendous mood swings. My mood was flat all day except for during my anger outbursts which were way out of line. I couldn't get an erection and when I did I had premature orgasms without warning, which has NEVER been an issue for me. I lasted 6 days then I was too freaked out and quit on the spot. I had also been taking Wellbutrin 300XL for over a year at this time. Perhaps the 2 drugs interacted with each other but the Wellbutrin on its own was never an issue for me. | I would not recommend it to anyone. Perhaps it's helped some but to me the side effects are way too severe to take the risk. Not to mention the high cost of this drug. | M | 33 | 6 days 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 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 | 4 | ADHD | Extreme dry mouth, gingivitis, dizzy, after dosis reduction from 60 mg to 25 mg after 6 weeks no side effects at all. | Very useful in spite of low dosis. First time I try any medication because of ADHD. I feel feel calm, have more inner peace instead of getting upset,less mood-swings. No effect on hyperacitvity. | F | 39 | 6 months 25 1X day | 3/4/2010 Patient History | 3 | ADHD + depression, anxiety | Tinnitus, | Just diagnosed 4+ months ago. Started on Ritalin SR, but couldn't tolerate-got extremely wired. Seemed to be just the thing at first, but now seem to be "stuck" as far as combined ADHD concerned - although it has been the best anti-depressant I've experienced as well as helping some with anxiety. | M | 58 | 4 months 40mg 2X day | 3/4/2010 | 4 | ADD - inattentive | In the beginning, tingling, sleepiness (first few days only) | After slowly increasing from 40mg to 100mg over 90 days I am beginning to notice a change in my focus. Didn't have many side effects but I guess that must be related to the gradual increase. Seems to have stopped my panic attacks and anxiety. | M | 35 | 90 days 100 1X day | 3/1/2010 | 4 | ADHD/ | This is the second time I'm trying to add Strattera to my mix of meds.... so I'm convinced this is an actual side effect: FARTS and FLATULANCE | F | 52 | 2 weeks 60 1X day | 2/23/2010 |