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, Trouble focusing | Tired, dry mouth, hot, trouble keeping still | I like this medicine quite a bit. My mind is much calmer. I dont seem to want to move as much. I feel more alert. I also listen more then hearing others. I havent been on anything else before. | M | 28 | 4 days 80mg | 9/19/2015 | 1 | ADHD | This drug has done nothing but make me tired and cost me money ...I've told my doctors it's not working,but they continue to up my dosage and prescribe it to me ...waste of money ... | M | 39 | 1 weeks 80 MG | 8/20/2015 | 1 | ADD | Heavy sweating, headache, high blood pressure, nausea-- even after 2 months. | Was completely Ineffective for ADD symptoms. compared to adderal. Refilling Adderall is a hassle with my work schedule. Wanted to try something easier to refill. Strattera experience was really awful!! | F | 59 | 2 months 60mg | 8/16/2015 | 5 | problems focusing, rage, depression | Today is the first day takiing Strattera, I took it about 3 hrs. ago and I feel amazing. Yesterday i couldnt leave my house I was so depressed and lonely, and today I want to talk to everybody, I feel great inside. Sweating like crazy, but Im happy about it!! Haha. I cant believe the first day, and already, I am very happy | M | 35 | 1 days 40mg | 8/10/2015 | 1 | ADHD | My son was placed on Strattera when he was 10 yrs old, when it was 1st approved by FDA in Jan 2003. After 3 miserable week's with no help with ADHD & him crying, raging, suicidal his Pediatrician put him back on 10 to 15 MG of Adderall per day & he calmed down & was able to focus again. Right after my son's terrible experience with Strattera, my oldest son's Band Teacher confided in me that he also had ADHD & had an appointment with his Dr. to begin treatment with Stattera, I told him about our experience & to be careful. Within 4 week's of starting treatment our H.S.Band teacher had a complete nervous breakdown, was suicidal & hosptilized. He was in therapy for a very long time & was not able to continue as Band Teacher. It took over a year for him to start giving private lessons, it was devastating for him & my son. I don't recommend it unless you are supervised by Dr. constantly. It almost ended my son's life & wrecked my friend's life. He was lucky to have lived & his wife, children, career, finances were all severely jeopardized by Strattera. | I'm suprized to see that Stattera is still being used for ADHD along with depression. I'm stunned to see all of these comment's, I had no idea that it caused impotance, as well as severe depression. I would strongly caution to any parent or adult to be very careful with this medication. It is definitely dependent on each person's own chemical makeup. I read some people had good responses, and I'm grateful they did not have the nightmare experience that my son & my friend, our son's Band Teacher had. That was a horrific year I'll never forget. | M | 10 | 3 weeks 25 mg | 8/9/2015 | 2 | Adult ADHD | So far an increase in fatigue. Even though I feel a slight improvement with focus and attention it is not enough for me to feel it is an effective medication. I've felt nausea, fatigue, slightly irritated and moody. To me the side effects aren't worth tolerating. | I have been on medication like Vyvanse & Ritalin with success and far less side effects. | F | 23 | 7 days 80MG | 7/20/2015 | 1 | A non-anphetamine ADHD medication | Unpleasant smell with unpleasant tasting burps. | This medication did absolutely nothing to help with my attention, impulsivity, and/or memory. (ADHD symptoms most medicines can help with) | F | 17 | 5 months | 7/18/2015 | 1 | trouble concentrating/anxiety | At first it just began to relieve my anxiety and it slowed down a bit. the second day i don't even remember, and today I've been driving around all day, and tripping. Changes in hearing, insomnia, identity, critical thinking and, mood swings... Pretty much like the entire list of side effects at www.rxlist.com | Read the side effects of a medicine beforehand so you can more easily realizing if you're having these side effects. | M | 29 | 3 days 80 | 6/23/2015 | 4 | Problems concentrating. | I am much calmer, more mellow. I have motivation to do simple tasks that I struggled with before. I've noticed a bit of a weight gain, but I went from being underweight to a healthy weight (113 to 127lbs). I am 5'8". Overall, I like this medicine a lot so far. Unlike while taking Adderall, I actually get some sleep at night! | F | 16 | 10 days 25mg | 6/1/2015 | 4 | ADHD and anxiety | Nausea and enhanced sexual activity | Sometimes it makes me sleepy | F | 31 | 10 days 40 | 5/9/2015 | 5 | ADHD, Uncontrolable Rage | Enhanced sexual pleasure, light insomnia, decreased appetite | It's not a stimulant but it sure feels like one, I feel like I'm taking a low dose of Concerta but not overwhelming like Concerta was. It doesn't feel like the med is forcing me to focus, no catatonic zombie state of mind. Can actually get work done now, don't interrupt others while talking, actually remembering my to-do lists and where I left an object sitting. Overall, great med and my heart doesn't feel like it's gonna explode like the stimulants make me feel. Only bad thing, I wake up from sleep like every half hour wiggling around, my brain doesn't wanna cut off. Decreased appetite, great thing!!! And when I experience sexual pleasure it's stronger than usual, am having multiple orgasms from even a small amount of stimulation, but not a bad thing ;) | F | 29 | 10 days 80mg 1X day | 5/6/2015 | 5 | I was depressed | First two weeks nausea like crazy. Low sex drive Dry mouth Weird sleeping patterns | It saved my life. I was so depressed because i broke up with my ex and thanks to strattera it made me focus on thing that actually mattered | F | 27 | 2 years 80 | 3/31/2015 | 1 | Adult ADD | Overwhelming dizziness and vomitting, overheating and panic. | This is non-stimulating??? Really? I was on a low dose for two days and on the second day I couldn't move an inch without feeling like I was spiralling. Tried to rest my head but my vision kept swimming and I ended up vomiting everything out of my system. DEFINITELY not for me. :( | M | 26 | 2 days 10 MG | 3/29/2015 | 5 | ADD inattentive type and anxiety | Dry mouth | I have taken concerta, adderall and other ADD meds in the past. Recently I was taking vyvanse (which was wonderful, but my insurance stopped covering it), then I was put on dextrostat and it was awful! It made me extremely depressed and only made me focused on certain things. Today is my first day on strattera and so far I am really liking it. I'm very focused, but not a nervous ball of energy. I also feel happier and calmer. I will have to check back later on to see how well it works over time, but so far it's great. | F | 33 | 1 days 18mg | 3/18/2015 | 1 | ADHD | Sick to the head and gut. Peeing was difficult; commonly with semen in it. had an embarrassing urinalysis at work from that. Weird sleep with plmd associated. No sex drive or ability. (frustrated wife) Chemical smelling bowel movements. Somewhat painful ejaculation(not terrible though). It worked for what seemed like brief periods but never to the level I needed to achieve. | side effects did not wane at all. BTW, discuss at length with your psychiatrist how to come off of it. I've done it before with Effexor and it sucks big time. this is day 4 of dropping to 60mg on my way to 40mg and I am sick as a dog. i started concerta a week ago and it is terrific but this sickness has canceled its effects out. If you decide to go this route, be prepared for the possibility(depending on your body; some people handle it better. titrating up that is; down is a SOB. Also, after years of misdiagnosis by general doctors, do yourself a favor and go to a psychiatrist. Best move I have ever made. Good luck and hope this helps. A little marijuana helps immensely for the sick symptoms. | M | 38 | 4 months 80 mg 1X day | 3/12/2015 | 2 | ADH | I had trouble sleeping on Adderall and was looking for a better alternative. I thought this was going to be THE one, but after sleeping only 12 hrs in 5 days one week and 20 the week before I have to jump ship. In addition, I started noticing 2 wks ago that I just felt meh, not myself and that I was having trouble focusing; my ability to retain information is minimal at best. Being a graduate student in med school this is NOT a welcome side effect! I am just a hot mess most of the time recently. I started keeping track of how I felt over the last two weeks and I was shocked how much I had been feeling depressed, lethargic- constantly crying. | While it may work for others, this was not the drug for me. I am hoping that it gets out of my system faster than it took to build up. I am hoping I caught it in time to salvage my grades, career and this semester. | F | 35 | 40 days 30mg 1X day | 2/27/2015 | 3 | ADHD, Depression, Anxiety | I take Strattera in the mornings. Typically between half and hour to an hour after taking it, I start sweating a lot. About 15 minutes later I get really painful stomach cramps which last for about 10 minutes but it's hell for those 10 minutes. I get ongoing hot/cold flushes after the acute side effects wear off, for the first few hours after taking maybe 3 or 4 hours. | It doesn't seem to matter how much I eat or drink before, during or after taking Strattera. The side effects seem to arrive at random. I think that eating carbs before/during/after probably helps the stomach pain the most. After the side effects subside I get this warm "high" tingly feeling, and a bit sleepy. | M | 31 | 3 months 60mg 1X day | 2/17/2015 | 5 | ADD - Primarily Inattentive | Minimal side effects when dose increased during titration (headache, insomnia). Reduced appetite/thirst which makes me a bit dehydrated sometimes. Feeling great, otherwise! | This stuff has worked wonders for me. Seriously, life-changing. I don't feel so lost/confused/anxious/worried all the time. When something needs to be done, holy crap, I ACTUALLY DO IT! I'm not as distracted by stimulation (sights, sounds, smells, etc). I can do tasks in sequential order. My mind is not being controlled by a freaking monkey anymore. I can't believe how well this works for my Inattentive-type ADD. The best part is I don't feel like anything about me has changed - my personality is exactly the same, except that I am productive and can listen to conversations without zoning out after 2 seconds. I am less impulsive too; my brain is not constantly interrupting my life anymore. I am surprised to read all of the crazy side effects as I really don't have any of them, except for vivid dreams and I feel weird if I take it in the morning without eating. I can literally feel it start to kick in about 45 minutes after I take it, and it usually starts wearing off around 8pm. It's supposed to be 24-hour coverage, I think it sticks around in your system but I can definitely feel it when it is wearing off. | F | 33 | 25 days 80mg 1X day | 2/16/2015 | 4 | adhd | Constipation | This drug hurts me | M | 29 | 7 months 69 | 2/12/2015 | 3 | ADD | ED, severe Constipation, ear paresthesia, high BP, high heart rate, difficulty sleeping, suicidal indentations. | Started with 40 MG for the first 3 days in the morning, 4th day I Added another 40 MG in the evening, better concentration less reward kind of feeling that makes you halt your task as you're done with it. My anxiety was almost eliminated. I'll switch to 2 60 MG (total 120 MG) within 1 week. *ADHD/ADD will affect every single aspect of your life including your hygiene, relationships and your overall well being besides your ability to concentrate, study, and get work done. These are tough conditions and there's no magical pill without drawbacks to look for. Every patient will react differently. I would recommend medical marihuana for artistic sort of jobs. | M | 25 | 3 weeks 80 MG | 12/27/2014 |