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 |
| 2 | ADHD | Painful orgasm | Everytime I would reach orgasm, my genetalia would be in pain (as if I had what is commonly known as "blue-balls" for a long time. Extremely uncomfortable | M | 20 | 30 days 80 MG 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 1 | ADHS | My son also takes focalin and strattera. I am taking him off the strattera immediately. He is showing signs of anger, outbursts, swearing and he just can't get his emotions under control. There is no question that he is having a bad reaction to this medication. | M | 13 | 10 days 40 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 1 | ADD | Nightmares, tremors, sleep problems, paranoia, extreme lethargy, severe depression. | I recently found that I had been misdiagnosed for years. I changed doctors and went to a highly regarded doctor who extensively questioned and tested me to diagnose me with Bipolar II or Soft Bipolar. With everything I've learned, it makes unbelievable sense. It's a new designation, only recognized this year. The constantly being tired, distractability, memory problems - the drugs working for a couple of months and then "poof", the benefits were gone. All clues to Bipolar II. I've always slept eight hours a night so I did NOT consider this to be a possibility. The Vyvanse and anti-depressants helping temporarily but just masking the real problems. Particularly interesting is that mixing two anti-depressants can send a Bipolar II or Soft Bipolar in a psychotic episodes (or "manic" or "hypomanic" periods). I myself was also on Prozac and the combination made me nearly psychotic and suicidal. My doctor is slowly taking me off anti-depressants and adding Seroquel. In five years, the doctor says, my brain will regenerate and I will experience life as I have never known it to be. It's just a suggestion for those who were BEYOND frustrated like I was... if this sounds familiar, please read "Why Am I Still Depressed?" by James Phelps. I hope the best for everyone hurt by taking this drug. | F | 45 | 6 months 40 mg 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 1 | ADHD - Combined Type | Suicidal behavior, extreme anxiety, self mutilation, hostility, disconnected feeling, weight loss, sweating, sleep issues | I was on Straterra for 1 year (2007). In that time span I was hospitalized three separate times for psychiatric issues. Before taking this medication I had NEVER been hospitalized for psych issues. I was taking 100mg of Straterra and 100mg of Zoloft at the time. I have dealt with depression and anxiety but the addition of Straterra put me into a full blown crisis! I wuld not reccomend it to anyone. | F | 32 | 1 years 100mg 1X day | 2/17/2010 | 5 | ADHD | At first extremely increased libido, at first some sleepless nights, overall increased sense of being content | I think this is a wonder drug if it will work for you! | M | 33 | 90 days 140 MG 1X day | 2/4/2010 | 3 | Daughters ADHD | She is taking it with another medication (Focolain?) and until taking this medication she didn't have these side effects: Constant dilated pupils, moody, verbally agressive, unable to stay asleep through the night, emotionally unbalanced... | My daughter has been diagnoised with ADHD for just over a year now. We have come a long way with her behavior until strattera was added for consentration purposes. YES, it has improved with that, HOWEVER, it is not worth the side effects that our little girl is feeling. Her personality is NOTHING like our daughter. She is constantly getting in trouble for being verbally agressive and for doing things she knows isn't right. This has only been going on for about a month, or so....she has only been on the medicine for about 2 months...thus making me think that a lot of this is the combination of the medicines. I am going to call the doctor on Monday to see what we can do...it breaks my heart to see our daughter cry with bags under her eyes because part of her knows she isn't acting like our daughter, but she can't help herself...it is heartbreaking as a mother to see this! | F | 7 | 8 weeks | 1/29/2010 | 5 | adhd | Initially I woke up frequently at night w/dreams nightmares-overtime this has subsided-chills some headaches these too have also lessened greatly-some hot flush wondering if muscle aches that have started lately are related to strattera medication...lately I have noticed dry skin scalp hands and feet.. | I have never taken strattera until june of last year. Immediately I gained focus from morning throughout the day, I wasn't tired and unmotivated all day as I used to be. I became less irritable with people, distractions, noise. I can listen without interrupting constantly. I do not go into talking marathons. My thoughts and conversation do not split off into dozens of tangents, or new topics altogether. I am not running around trying to do ten things at once, becoming overwhelmed, then ultimately melting down and not fininshing any of them. Previously you would not have found me responding to this or any survey for example. I found that for me taking it at night is best, since it makes me sleepy, and although I still experience some sleep disturbance the sleep I do get is much more produc- tive. I feel rested upon waking whereas before treatment I never felt rested, although I would sleep the clock round, nor did I feel motivated to accomplish much of anything, much less set goals and meet them. It all seemed to be too much. In other words, regardless of the side effects the benefit I experience has greatly outweighed the negatives. I take 60 to 80mgs/day. | F | 47 | 6 months | 1/27/2010 | 2 | ADHD | i would go to sleep easy , but would suddenly wake up for no apparent reason and gets difficult to go back to sleep , lousiness, and some unmentionables :( | I guess it works with the focusing part, but what's the use if I'm always feeling groggy and if I can't pop a boner (There, I said it!!) Im getting off the medication as soon as possible and finding other solutions for adhd. The side effects are unnecessary..... | M | 17 | 2 days | 1/26/2010 | 1 | ADHD symptoms | suicidal thoughts, more profound disinterest in dealing with life than that which drove me to first seek help. Strattera found me when I was down and beat me up. The best thing about it was the brief "high" I got from stopping the beating after 3 weeks. | By the time I was finally willing to try any psych meds, I was desperate for SOMETHING. Shrink, DRx, and I all had different concerns/opinions and Strattera was nobody's first choice. I regret not researching it (and other options) more prior to letting it f*** with me and consume critical money and time in my failed attempt to find better living thru pharmacy. | M | 43 | 21 days | 1/20/2010 | 4 | Adult ADD | Loss of appetite | No real side effects aside from the appetite thing-- I've lost 8 lbs, which is nice. I haven't really noticed any "changes" except I don't zone out like I used to when talking to people. I don't "snap" as much as I used to, but I still find myself doing it or wanting to. I still get irritated/agitated when too much is going on noise wise. But I'm gonna give it more time and hopefully I will see more progress in terms of getting things done. Fortunately I haven't had a bad experience with this drug--I was worried after reading some reviews. | F | 32 | 33 days | 1/19/2010 | 1 | ADHD | Extreme fatigue and sleepiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, socially awkward. | I had previously been on Ritalin and then Concerta for approximately 3 -4 years. Both gave me horrible side effects (insomnia, loss of appetite, irritability, suicidal thoughts, palpitations, dry mouth, awful body odour, etc.) I was hoping these could be eliminated by switching over to Strattera. Although this is my FIRST day taking the drug, I don't want to continue taking it -although the side effects are not as severe as that with Ritalin & Concerta, they are surely not pleasant. I can't concentrate as all i want to do is sleep, i am dizzy when i move about, and the thought of eatting makes my stomach feel ill. Also, i am awkward in social situations and would rather not interact with others. I don't want to continue taking this drug. | F | 24 | 1 days | 1/14/2010 | 4 | ADHD | An oddly awesome "sexual side effect," if you want to jack off all day..and not like the SSRI effect; YOU WILL! And it mildly complements the stimulants...word! | Takes the edge off of ADHD symptoms and some of the comorbid anxiety. 300 mg isn't bad. | M | 24 | 3 years | 1/13/2010 | 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 | Nausea, agaitation, irritability, suicidal ideation, nightmares, tension, tingly nose, brain fog.... | I took this medication for the duration of 6 days. I didn't realize that my anger and sense of mental discomfort was connected to the medication until the fifth day, it was so gradual up to that point, but on the sixth day I snapped. My rage was unbelievable, nothing I had experienced before. Suicidal thoughts peaked on the fifth and sixth day. By the seventh day, I realized that it was the medication, and was terrified to take it again. I got rid of all of it. Never again will I try this med, nor do I recommend it to anyone, especially children. | F | 26 | 6 days | 12/29/2009 | 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 | 5 | Adult ADD | Extreme nausea and extreme sleepiness the first few days. Mild occasional headaches, mild occasional dry mouth. No appetite. | I started on 10mg and it knocked me for a loop the first 2 days. Then I had lots of energy and could focus really well. I finished everything I started and felt motivated to get things done. Increased to 18mg after 1 week. It put me on the couch for several days. Decreased back to 10mg for 1.5 weeks then increased to 25mg. I've been on 25 for a little over a week. The focus is amazing! The downside is that I wake up for about 2 hours each night. I'm wide awake and thinking about what I could be up doing. I am not tired during the day though. I also am not hungry. I have to make myself eat. I'm drinking a protein shake every day to help with nutrition. I'm also now taking a multivitamin. For me, the key has been staying on a low dose for as long as needed before increasing. I will not increase to 40 for another 3 weeks. Overall I am very pleased. It's doing what I need for it to do. | M | 47 | 4 weeks | 12/17/2009 | 1 | ADD | Immediate side effects were extreme (burning even) difficulty urinating; concomitant constipation. --- Finally two intolerable side effects led to my complete discontinuation. --- First was the development of extreme (sand paper quality) dry, unbearably itchy skin of the face (forehead in particular) and surrounding scalp (especially side burns, eye brows), ears; also extremely dry, itching scalp with dandruff (for the first time in my life) --- Second was the development of extreme (and painful... 4 Tylenol anyone?) cramps across the lowest part possible of the pelvis, what I came to call my pelvic floor. IT WAS NOT A STOMACH ACHE! ... as many have written of here. At first it seemed intermittent and unpredictable. Then it became only unpredictable, but was rapidly becoming daily. How do I know it was Straterra?! Easy. I STOPPED TAKING IT. Voilla! The cramps disappeared and have had not a one since. --- I wonder. Could this be an unreported, unpublished side effect? Has anyon | The shame of it is that taking it did seem to decrease my distractibility, and increase my ability to focus and stay on track and task, though many mornings it took a half hour or so after taking before my brain didn't feel mushy. | M | 65 | 14 weeks | 12/7/2009 | 2 | ADD | Spacey and disconnected. | Doc wanted to stay away from stimulants so we tried Strattera. Hasn't worked very good, especially for the price ($200 a month!). Have had take Ambien to sleep at night and just don't feel connected and engaged during the day, feel brain dead too often. Will be going off and trying something else or going without, side effects and price aren't worth it. | M | 28 | 3 weeks | 12/1/2009 | 1 | ADHD, memory | Tremors, nightmares, tingling in toes, sweating, dry mouth, paranoia, anger, suicide thoughts, irrational behavior, tired during the day, crying, confusion, depression. | I have NEVER had such a terrible reaction to a drug. What's worse, it came on so slowly, I didn't even see I was changing. I had a VIVID nightmare of being suffocated and honestly thought it was real. I got more and more irritated as I "stepped up" the dose as prescribed. When I hit 40mg, I went beserk, thinking I was in danger, that my girlfriend was going to hurt or kill me, had anxiety attacks where I couldn't breathe, violent tremors. I even became violent which I would have NEVER done if I was in my right mind. But at the time I was convinced I would die if I didn't. I ran away and wandered the streets. I was so confused and lost, I just cannot express how I felt. Eventually, my friend, who isn't exactly the person you want helping you at a time like this, made some comments that sent me over the edge and I slashed my wrist. It took me two days to realize it was the medicine (that I had quit taking). I came back to normal but now have an ended relationship of two years, shame, humiliation, guilt, a huge scar (I'll be wearing long sleeves the rest of my life) and a 2400.00 hospital bill that I have no idea how I'll pay. Now I REALLY have depression. | F | 48 | 16 days | 11/30/2009 |