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 | ADD | Erratic Behavior...got put in jail and expelled from college. | started with 18mg after 3 months doctor increased it to 40mg and sent me off to college (lived in the dorm) everyday that went by I got more and more crazy...no one really noticed until one day I just snapped..started threatening people (I am not a violent person!)Police were called and it wasn't until my parents were going through my stuff did they find the fact sheet and figured out why I went crazy...doctor said I'd have trouble urinating nothing about the going crazy part or that someone should be watching for those symptoms. | M | 25 | 4 months | 3/11/2008 | 2 | add | he said he had a headache ( has only ever had two headache's) both days and he did not finish food and he was tired by 8pm and hes usually a late night kid, as i am writing this he is waking up every few minutes and is really sweating (never an issue before) | My son has only taken a few day, I know it takes a couple weeks to see results but at this pace we wont be able to see results and is it worth it our only complaint he had before starting this was he could not focus or pay attention so is all these side effects worth it, | M | 13 | 2 days | 3/10/2008 | 1 | ADHD | Lack of appetite, very tired from the first day with little improvement. Increased sensitivity to frustration. Paranoid like thoughts. Obsessive thinking. These behaviors were mild prior to the medication, but extreme while taking it. | I couldn't find any information regarding the types of side effects that my son was experiencing. When we took him off the drug we noticed an immediate improvement increasing as time went by. He commented that he felt 'unclenched' | M | 10 | 4 days | 3/10/2008 | 1 | adult adhd | waiking up at 4 in morning and can't go back to sleep, dry mouth, lethargic feeling in mid afternoon, headaches, painful orgasm, reduced urination and even had a semen ejaculation after using restroom on day they moved me from 40 mg to 80mg. That has happened a couple of times since. Loss of appetite. | The medicine did work as far as the adhd is concerned but not worth the pain of the side effects. | M | 38 | 7 days | 3/7/2008 | 5 | Adult ADD | When I first started taking strattera, I had huge mood swings. My doctor prescribed 5mg of lexapro in addition to 100mg strattera and I totally evened-out almost immediately. Constipation! Terrible. I had this problem before Strattera too. Metamucil helps when I remember to take it. | This drug has been amazing for me not only for concentration, but confidence and decreased anxiety. I always knew "something was wrong" and SSRI's were making my ADD worse!! | F | 46 | 4 months | 3/2/2008 | 5 | severe ADHD | My son takes this medication for ADHD, which was diagnosed at age 4 and is really severe. At first the side effects were urinary hesitancy, upset stomach, constipation,and insomnia. All were relatively mild and lessened over time. His dose has been increased with his growth over the 3 years and he now takes 75 mg per day. He takes Benadryl at night to help him fall asleep and we include plenty of liquids and fiber in his diet for the constipation. He takes no other medications. Glad we stuck with it! | This drug has been a miracle for us. We had tried every other drug and combo out there until we finally found this one. He is like a different child, he is fun to be around, and is doing great in school. I've read that it doesn't work for some people, or the side effects are too severe, but for us it really works! | M | 13 | 3 years | 2/13/2008 | 1 | Attention difficulties | I took the starting dose one day before I was supposed to go to class. About 10-15 minutes later, all these horrible side effects started. I was in the bathroom throwing up bile. My head was spinning and I could hardly move. I had to just lay in bed because if I even tried to stand up, I would get SO weak that I had to drop to the floor immediately. Oh yeah, and this lasted ALL DAY, from about 9:30 AM to midnight! | I'm sure this drug is great for some people but was HELL ON EARTH for me! | F | 18 | 1 days | 2/13/2008 | 2 | ADD | Insomnia,first week , fatigue the next day, contiapation, I felt like I was floating on air, I'm on the second week now , I get tired after about two hours of waking up, still have contipation and still feels like I'm floating. I'm on 25 Mg every morning. | I see no releif of ADD symptoms while taking strattera, I have an appointment with my doctor in two months, I don't think I can wait. I have tried Ritalin 5mg every other day for a month , it made me concentrate, but after about an hour of use it would wear off, though I slept like a baby. I think if he could have increased the dose of riatlin I would be ok. Good luck. I hope we can find the right medicne because I start LPN school in August. ADD is a big problem for me | F | 28 | 14 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | add and depression | hesitation when urinating/very uncomfortable feeling like you want to urinate but you can't.felt sick to stomach while exercising.have taken this drug for only two days 40mg | i really question how safe this drug is! | M | 55 | 2 days | 1/31/2008 | 3 | ADD | Urinary hesitation, mild dry mouth, mild constipation, afternoon tiredness, some restless sleeping at night. Taking two 25 mg capsules 8:00 am followed by one 25 mg dose at appx 2:00 pm | Seems to focus concentration. I noted that I am better able to listen to students and actually follow somewhat long and technical explanations without drifting mentally. Wife notes that my behavior seems more optimistic and bright. | M | 58 | 10 days | 1/29/2008 | 2 | ADD + Depression | High anxiety in pit of my stomach, difficulty getting to and staying asleep yet feeling tired all the time, very warm/hot throughout the day; so uncomfortably warm at night I rarely want covers (and it was 12 degrees last night! | I started at 10 mg twice a day, and moved to 40 mg. twice a day. Seems like a steep jump. So far, haven't noticed any benefit. I'll give it another 2 weeks. | F | 48 | 1 months | 1/21/2008 | 4 | ADD | constipation, suicidal ideation,difficulty sleeping,nausea, hot flashes, palpitations | I now take 40 mg am and pm and that makes the side effects much better. Now I'm only bothered by constipation, all other SEs have passed. It's good for everything except when I need to write a paper at school. Then I take dexedrine too. | F | 28 | 9 months | 1/14/2008 | 5 | adhd | urination problems, problems sleeping, dialated pupils, constipation, lethargy, degredation of eyesight were the negative things. It vastly improved not being anxious, ability to concentrate, reducing anger, reducing mood swings, social abilities, slowed rate of thought to normal, before my thoughs were racing. I am a very intelligent problem solver but hyperfocus and am very much about getting to the destination and always do. I can be very charming and interesting and high energy and give off those impressions for short periods of times but then there is the constant fatigue when I am not in those very energy fast paced times. I did not know I had adhd. I was diagnosed as having it at an extreme level last year. I went to the book store to try and find out finally why I was different trying to sustain a relationship for once in my life. I never worried about realtionships because people are attracted to my appearance and high energy when I am out in public which I limit. I re | F | 47 | 365 days | 1/11/2008 | 1 | ADD | My son took Strattera for attention problems in school.Started with 4 days at 25 mg then 12 days at 40 mg. this was a horrible drug for him, he could not sleep, lost his appetite and interest in the things he normally enjoys like school and friends. He had headache, stomache, rash on face, lost 3 lbs and then got a flu like cold that prevented him from going to school, the exact opposite of why the medicine was given in the first place. Stay away from this medicine. The doctor sold it to me as less potent that Ritalin, but that was a lie, don't believe it! I only hope my son who is 12 now does not have any long term side effects from this drug. | M | 12 | 12 days | 1/10/2008 | 1 | Adult ADD | Increased Tinnitus, nausea, constipation, problem falling asleep and staying asleep, fatigue, waking up at night in sweats. Also had sweats/chills during the day. | My doctor prescribed 18mg of Strattera due to daytime lethargy/asthesia. I had a problem with stimulant medication because it caused increased tinnitus in my left ear. I lasted a grand total of 4 miserable days on Strattera before I quit taking it. On day 1, I woke up an hour after falling asleep and was up most of the nite with sweats/chills which lasted into the day. Day two I felt hyper and somewhat positive that maybe the drug would work. However, I experienced another nite of insomnia and chills/sweats. Adding to the negative list was thirst and constipation. Day 3 and 4 I was tired all the time. Day 3 I was standing in the kitchen and thought the florescent light was ringing loud, but when I turned it off I still heard the ringing. I could hear my left ear ringing over the sound on the tv even. Then it began in my right ear. Constipation and a feeling of bloating was yet another problem added to the list of misery. Sleep was still a problem. Day 5 I was nausea | F | 4 days | 1/2/2008 | 4 | Adult ADD | Shortness of breath, lethargy and reoccuring mild headaches. | Took Strattera for approx 2yrs w/ limited success. Some improvement in concentration but not motivation. Decided to try Vyvanse - big mistake. My anxiety/depression levels shot thru the roof. Returned to Strattera, slowly ramped up to 100 mgs taken along with Omega 3s and have found improvement over my previous experience. Also do not think will I need to return to my previous dosage of 145mgs. Hopefully these side effects will disappear after being at my target dose for a few more weeks. Another thing I did was split my meds AM and PM and have notice that I am not so tired during the day. | F | 49 | 2.5 years | 12/31/2007 | 2 | ADD | ive been on strattera for now 3 days. took 18 mg 18 and today 25. Im cold , i have some difficulties to sleep and i dont want to work in the day (mental work) it seems difficult. IS that normal? are the side effects going to decrease? and is 25 mg an effective dose? dont think so... my doctor said after 1 week at 25 i have to take for 4 weeks 40 mg and for another 4 weeks 60 mg per day. what do u think? | is that normal theres no improvement | M | 20 | 3 days | 12/30/2007 | 3 | depression | nausea, vomiting , fatigue, hot flashes, anorexia , fever | F | 32 | 60 days | 12/24/2007 | 1 | ADD | Chills and dizzyness. Just started taking this medication today and the chills were so horrible that I am not planning to continue taking it. | F | 31 | 1 days | 12/22/2007 | 5 | Adult ADD and anxiety | For the first couple days, a weird tinglyness and I just realized that constipation is most likey due to this, also. | I guess I'm one of the lucky ones so far. Even after 3 years of taking this (starting at 20mg and up to 80mg), I haven't had any of the really nasty side effects. Aparently, my blood tests have been fine, too, so there doesn't seem to be any liver damage or anything. I have been pleasantly surprised at how "Normal" I feel since being on Strattera! I have gotten so much better at being able to multitask! I never used to be able to do that very well. Also, my doctor noticed that it also helped me with my anxiety attacks that I used to have. The only complaint that I have is that it causes constipation. I'm going to try to go down to 60mg and see if that helps. | F | 44 | 3 years | 12/6/2007 |