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 |
| 4 | adult adhd | hot flashes, loss of appetite, occasional acid reflex | this drug helps me concentrate for a little bit longer and really diminishes my brain fog and erratic thoughts. unfortunately, i still cannot finish things once i start and its hard for me to start things too. my anxiety has gone way down though because my racing thoughts don't build and build and cause me to snowball. | F | 20 | 3 months 80 mg 1X day | 1/22/2019 | 3 | ADD | Nausea, increased sweating, tiredness, loss of appetite | From the other reviews I know that it takes about a month to really feel the effects of Strattera. I have to take it on a full stomach, otherwise the nausea is overwhelming. I liked Adderall XR much better, but I moved to Germany, and unfortunately I can’t get Adderall here... I will stick with Strattera for a few more weeks to see if I feel any positive effects. So far, my ADD symptoms have not improved. | F | 38 | 10 days 25mg | 3/14/2018 | 4 | ADHD inattentive | Cottonmouth, no appetite, less hungry, weight loss, extra BO? | Helps brain fog, working memory, less distractive Just increased dose from 40mg to 80mg. I've noticed that when writing notes at my internship site, I struggle less with coming up with words to describe affects and more. It would take me well over an hour just to write a few notes that now seems to take me only 30-40 minutes. My focus has increased a little. I still struggle getting started on assignments or projects if they feel overwhelming. I noticed some extra armpit BO recently and I wonder if it's related to any side effects. It's quite annoying. I thought it was the new deodorant I have tried, but I think that the extra BO just does't let the deodorant work as well? I'm not sure and it's quite annoying! Will be changing back to a deodorant I know I like so I can test this better! Cottonmouth has been annoying but it's getting less severe. I felt very tired after switching to 80mg but I think that it has lessened too. So far, my side effects haven't been terrible and the benefits outweigh the negatives! | F | 35 | 4 weeks 80mg 1X day | 12/15/2017 | 4 | Constipation tiredness, and Insomnia | I am currently taking 25mg. When I got the instruction from the pharmacy they instructed to take it in the morning priscribed by my doctor, and that it may caused dizziness. Since I had work the next day and drive, I ask if I can take it at night instead, they said yes. I took it the night before work, and after 20 minutes I felt tingling in my head, and didnt notice no dizziness or nasua when I stood up from watching TV. When I went to bed I was rolling and tossing all night, tingling, and heavy sweating. I thought I was not able to sleep due to taking a three hour nap very late in the day. When I finally feel asleep at 6 am to 9 am I felt energetic until I got to work, I felt sluggish through the day. 2nd night I took it again and with no nap that day, I went to sleep, and I was tossing and rolling again, and really had no sleep again then notice it was the meds, and went to work feeling the same thing again. I decided to switch to morning. I skipped the one day, and was able to sleep at night. The next morning I took it at 630am, and went back to sleep, and woke up at 8 and felt happy, and energetic,when I got to 10am I was feeling tired and sleepy throughout the day, and then I took it again the next day on an empty stomache, and felt tired all day again, and then started to notice costipation, and midday tiredness. Other than that this medication helps with alertness. I will be updating in the future how it works with school and concentration. If any of you felt consipat | F | 22 | 4 days | 8/14/2017 | 4 | ADD symptoms | Some irritability, at times sleepiness at other times sleeplessness. Increased blood pressure | This drug generally works well. I am a recovering addict so i cannot take stimulants, which severely limits my options. It took a while to get used to this, but once it started working it does it's job. It has greatly improved my work performance and has probably saved my job. It also works well to keep my weight down(lost 20lbs) and reducing the sugar binging I used to do, so that's nice. | M | 38 | 3 years 100 mg | 8/8/2017 | 2 | Adult ADHD | This medication is supposed to work well after taking for a few weeks, but I could not get past the exhaustion and vomiting. I've had much better luck on Adderall IR. | F | 34 | 3 days 40mg 1X day | 6/10/2017 | 2 | for adhd,add | At first after a month,felt great. Now feeling flu like symptoms, nauseous, worn out for last 2 moths | F | 61 | 3 months 40mg | 4/3/2017 | 1 | Add | I hope this finds someone who needs it. Strattera builds slowly and after a year I realized that yes I could concentrate at work...But my marriage was in shambles, the mood swings and irritability, paranoia, awful now I'm in the lose lose position I have to come off strattera...But my doc refuses to try stimulants what's left? | F | 36 | 1 years 80mg | 3/21/2017 | 1 | Adult ADD | Actually made my ADD symptoms worse. Could not focus, increased depression. Sleepy and new feeling of weakness. Will probably go back on a combination of Adderall XR & Cymbalta | Not a medication I can tolerate. | M | 52 | 2 months 80 | 2/21/2017 | 5 | ADHD | Please give this drug time! My side effects for the first few months were awful!! Insomnia, stomach pain, vomiting, memory blackouts, aggressive with alcohol but it did pass and despite these side effects I am so much more stable I no longer have mood swings or emotional outbursts, I am confident and assertive I have never felt more sure of my own opinions in my life. Stick with it it is difficult but it is worth it in the long run. | F | 28 | 9 months 80mg | 2/7/2017 | 5 | Add cant concentrate | Lots of energy, lost 3 lbs in 3days, can focus..over all feel so much better...actually feel motivated to get out of pjs each day...mind not racing...has affected my sllep but not needing as much sleep | F | 50 | 3 days | 2/4/2017 | 5 | ADD | Nausea if I don't eat anything when I take it. Crash makes me super exhausted, but I think it's adrenal fatigue so I'm figuring out how to manage it. | Way better than a stimulant. Stimulants make you feel like you're going crazy. The world is overwhelming. It's some bad shit. Adderall totally fucked me up. This stuff feels like how a coffee 'hits the spot' for those 15 minutes after you drink it, except it lasts all day. Be sure to work out to get the most out of it. | M | 22 | 5 months 80 1X day | 2/1/2017 | 2 | ADHD-PI | Extreme drowsiness, unpleasant stoned feeling, trouble thinking, slight dry mouth, conjunctivitis, stuffy nose and ears, increased heart rate, increased appetite, physical weakness | I had to quit as it was disrupting my life more than helping, but I believe that it has potential and I with try it again when I'm less busy. I think the side effects are probably temporary, I've heard they are, but it takes awhile to get through them. | F | 40 | 5 days 40 mg | 1/25/2017 | 4 | ADHD/Deppresion/Anxiety | At first i would get sweaty and sleepy, but at the same time almost everything makes me sweat. I started taking Robinul and the sweating is gone. | I think most of these reviews are negative because they started on to high of a dose; this medication needs to slowly build up in your system.. I started on 40 mg and i couldn't tolerate it. So i went down to 18 mg for 3 weeks and then 25 mg for the last 2 months. Now i am going to go back up to 40mg. I easily abused Adderall and i didn't like the crash on Vyvanse, so my Pdoc prescribed Strattera. I have suffered with anxiety my whole life, once i started taking Strattera i noticed it decreasing significantly. This has been a miracle drug for me. I also tak 2mg of Abilify and 1mg (as needed) klonopin. i have been testing out several meds for the last 6 months, and some of them do make you feel crazy at first, this is why i recommend starting off small and then slowly increasing your dose. I didn't want to take meds, but sometimes you need them for the better. | M | 26 | 3 months 25mg 1X day | 11/13/2016 | 1 | ADD | Tired, throwing up, weight loss, cant move or keep anything down. | Stopped taken after a few days. Couldn't feeling like crap any more. Not worth taking. | F | 29 | 4 days 10 mg | 10/15/2016 | 1 | adhd | exhausted all the time. I feel down and im also take 150mg of wellbutrin xl and now that feels like its not even working. I can focus better. Sex drive is pretty much just not there. my mind is foggy I still zone out but way worse. I pretty much feel like a zombie | I started taking 25mg 1x a day for a week and I didn't notice and change. then I continued on the 40 and I just do not feel myself. Everything that I went to the dr for is still there but x10 My depression medication doesn't feel like its working anymore. I had very little motivation prior and no I have absolutely none. I dose of quite often not for long but in the middle of the day im ready for a nap. sex drive is gone!!! which is very frustrating for my husband. my doctor wont prescribe me a stimulant due to my job and random drug testing. But I think she is just against stimulants. I used to take Adderall and it was to much and I was put on Ritalin and I had a much better experience. I honestly cannot continue on this drug. I hope something changes soon. | F | 26 | 2 weeks 25-40 1X day | 9/14/2016 | 1 | add | drowsiness, awkward aura, weakness | M | 31 | 6 days 20mg | 8/10/2016 | 3 | ADHD without hyperactivity | Helped her focus more but caused extreme lack of energy. Going to try 5mg. | F | 10 | 1 months 10mg | 8/9/2016 | 1 | ADHD | Chest pain, chest tightness, headache, fatigue, confusion, fogginess, nausea, committing, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, numbness of limbs (feet, legs, arms, hands), numbness of mouth (lips, tongue), insomnia, restlessness, hot flashes, cold sweats, dizziness, depression | It was horrible. I took 2 doses. The first dose were milder so I wasn't sure if it was the cause. There was def heart tightness. The second dose really pissed me off. I had to write a mid term paper and I was basically useless. I felt like I was the living dead. | F | 32 | 2 days 40mg | 8/6/2016 | 1 | ADHD | vomit, exhaustiveness, sleepiness, drowsiness, heavy depression, numb legs, goosebumps on hands and legs | my restless leg syndrome stopped | M | 32 | 3 days 40 1X day | 8/2/2016 |