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 | Weight loss/ appetite loss | My daughter started on Strattera in the second grade. She has ADHD. It has helped her focus in school and in extra curricular activities. We tried Concerta but it made her "weepy" and very sensitive. Strattera has thankfully worked in our case.She takes 25mg because of her weight. She is off for the summer and gains weight right back. | F | 9 | 1 years 25mg 1X day | 12/9/2011 | 3 | Small pee pee too. Tingly head. A little anxiety. A little pee pee. | M | 28 | 1 days 20 2X day | 11/3/2011 | 1 | ADHD | insomnia, manic, irritable, delusional, completely changed my personality. | I was diagnosed with ADHD in college and was first placed on this medicine. It seemed to work well in the beginning. After 6 months of taking it the side effects changed completely. I could not sleep or eat and went into a manic state. I was placed in the hospital and under psychiatric evaluation for more than a week. I DO NOT recommend this to anyone. I went from being perfectly normal to a psychiatric ward on suicide watch. Please be very cautious if you decide to take this medicine and make sure you are closely monitored. | F | 26 | 8 months 80 MG 1X day | 10/23/2011 | 3 | ADHD/ADD | Constipation, loss of libido and pleasure of orgasm | I am able to focus but I am having to take laxatives on a regular basis. Having an orgasm is like smashing a pimple. I am not sure if I want to continue taking this drug. I am going to consult my doctor before I quit taking it. I just cannot make up my mind about it. I hope they will come up with something better. My general opinion of the drug is that it SUCKS! After 38 years of normal functioning - is a normal mind with out any adult pleasure worth it? I do not think so. Whoever invented the stuff needs to go back to work on it. | M | 38 | 10 months 40 mg 1X day | 10/11/2011 | 5 | ADHD | slight random sniffing. (kinda like a dog for a second or two) | I used to have many nervous ticks. This drug has made my life actually seem normal: no longer do I have to stare at someone and wait to talk... quote from my older sister "Hey, Mike... I have never been able to sit down with you and talk; and know you are actually listening to me, instead of waiting to respond to any word that I said."they went away as an adult, one came back that I had never had, sniffing. | M | 28 | 10 months 100 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 2 | add and anxiety | acid reflux, vomiting, constipation, drowsiness, weird sleep patterns | At 80 mg I felt much more focused and better concentration. I would have been happy with the effects were it not for the horrible side effects. As far as I am concerned, being constipated and having reflux that induces vomiting is not OK. The dr reduced my dosage, and the side effects got less, but not enough, and the effects also went away to the point the drug is pointless. | F | 30 | 45 days 60 1X day | 9/18/2011 | 4 | adhd | constipation | I am just starting to feel the effects and I love it!!! I might actually be able to get through college now!!!!!!! | F | 19 | 7 days 25 mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 | 5 | Severe ADHD | I have one nervous tic now, I have not had a nervous tic since puberty. | I am so incredibly happy with strattera because what I call the television (my mind working so fast it is like someone changing a channel every second i.e. another thought) has slowed down to a normal rate, my sister was so impressed she said "wow this is the first time i have had a conversation with you that you weren't gunning to say something or answer a question. my only side effect is a tic which i have not had one since puberty it is sniffing quickly kinda like a dog once every six to twelve hours it varies though not stress induced or anything i can think of but ya know what i would rather deal with a lil sniffing than trying to deal with the world when i am running a thousand miles an hour. | M | 28 | 7 months 100mg 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 5 | adult ADD | Heavy menstrual periods, increased blood pressure, slight insomnia. | Five stars for helping control my ADHD symptoms from the first day of taking it. I notice a difference within an hour of taking it in the morning. I also take 7 mg of dextroamphetamine at the same time. Adding the Strattera has been very beneficial for increasing my focus, motivation, and staying on task. | F | 47 | 6 weeks 25 mg/day 1X day | 8/17/2011 | 1 | ADD | Fatigue - cant stay awake more than a few hours at a time and then just need a short nap. Also - very upset stomach. Weight loss would be great but not like this! | F | 38 | 5 days 40 MG 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 3 | adult adhd | it makes my pee pee small | small pee pee | M | 28 | 2 days 80 1X day | 8/4/2011 | 1 | AD/HD Anxiety | stomach pain, massive anxiety attacks,insomnia, discomfort, loss of apetite, weight loss | I was actually looking forward to trying a new kind of AD/HD medicine but within the first day of taking of strattera i became very panicky and uncomfortable. On my fifth day of taking strattera i had 2 emotional break downs and i cried for mabye 10 mins each time. I stopped taking it then and I am still waiting for the side effects to wear off that was a day ago. If anyone could send me an email or write a response on how long it took the side effects of strattera to wear off for them, that would be great | M | 13 | 5 days 10 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 3 | ADD | Sexual disfunction, difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, possibly nausea but I am taking Venlafaxine (generic form of effexor for depression) which also makes me nauseous. | One individual described the benefits as noticeable but not “wow, this is great!” kind of noticeable. That’s says it all for me. One thing that is very noticeable is my incredible inability to sleep. I work an 8-5, M-F and I exercise on a daily basis and from 9pm when I hit the sheets, I toss and turn until well after midnight. What sleep I do get isn't quality sleep. I take Venlafaxine, which like I mentioned, is a generic form of Effexor used to treat depression. Both Strattera and Venlafaxine are SSRI's, and both have similar side effects. I am thinking about titrating off of Venlafaxine (the withdrawal symptoms are horrendous!) in favor of Strattera since they are both known to treat mild depression. Perhaps eliminating one might alleviate the side effects I am experiencing. If the sleepless nights continue, I am likely to drop Straterra since the benefits are mild compared to the very apparent side effects I am experiencing. I am interested in hearing from folks who take both Venlafaxine or Effexor along with Strattera or any other ADD medication. | M | 39 | 19 days 80 1X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | ADHD | Nausea, dizziness, dry eyes, dry mouth, tiredness all day, problems sleeping at night, waking up every hour or so, irregular, painful, and heavy periods, some thoughts of suicide, eyes blacking out and having a dizzy feeling when standing up. | I hate this drug. I started taking it and immediately felt terrible side effects, it helped my concentration but I feel less motivated to do things, my period also started getting really heavy and painful on straterra, whenever I stood up my eyes blacked out and I couldn't see anything and I had a really bad headache and I felt like I was going to faint, about an hour after taking the medicine I would have a random flushing sensation where I would get really warm and sweaty and then get chills. I noticed a decrease in athletic ability, and sudden paranoia about things. I definitely would not recommend this drug. After having some initial problem my doctor told me to take the pill at night, which made my sleeping problems even worse. And to top it all of I had a mental breakdown in front of my class because I just couldn't handle all of the stress that strattera was putting me under. | F | 14 | 9 months 80 1X day | 7/16/2011 | 3 | Adult ADD | Dry Mouth; Occasional Constipation; heartburn/lump in my throat if I took medicine without food - VERY uncomfortable feeling... Almost like my blood pressure is rising in my esophagus; headache, but only when I get the heartburn; very strange "motion" dreams if I miss a dose. I basically can't sleep if I miss a dose due to these weird dreams that keep waking me up every few minutes. | I think the medicine has helped. Not a major WOW kind of help, rather a more subdued, "oh... Hey, this seems to have worked" kind of help. I hope this makes sense. | M | 43 | 6 months 100mg 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 3 | Adult ADD | The first four days were like being amped up and on the verge of a headache, after that no real difference except that I can exercise longer than before I took the medication | M | 53 | 7 days 40 mg 1X day | 5/13/2011 | 3 | Possible Adult ADD | 1st day-Slept all day, very drowsy, dry mouth. 2nd day-could not sleep that night, heart was racing and lots of thinking going on while I was trying to sleep. After 3rd day, side effects seemed to diminish. Mild side effects persistent include: dizziness when standing up too quickly, irritability and restless thoughts if I do not take dosage within 24 hours of last dosage, "plasticky" smell to urine, dry mouth with bitter taste. | I had been previously thought to have bipolar disorders, due to impulsiveness and "racing thoughts". I mentioned to my doctor that I was reading about bipolar disorders and did not exhibit the Delusional "racing thoughts" but more I could not keep thoughts in order, and lacked concentration. Not to mention, none of the bipolar meds ever worked. We tried this as a experimental to determine possibility for adult ADD. Honestly besides the first few days it seems to be working. I am still taking it and only experience the mildest side effects mentioned before. Don't know if those will change in the future hope not. Hopefully on the right track. Am able to focus better and keep one thought at a time in my head. Wish I had the weight loss side effect, could stand to drop a few pounds. Overall so far so good. | F | 30 | 21 days 60mg 1X day | 5/12/2011 | 1 | add | HEADACHE, dizzy, rapid heart rate, panic, drowsy, detached from reality,nausea | I have taken alot of medication for add and depression. I am not bi-polar, but am diagnosed with add and minor depression. This drug was by far the very worst thing I have ever taken. I actually was on the floor in my bathroom sweating and vomiting. I was so out of it after three hours that I had to stay home from work and go to bed to relieve my symptoms. The next day, the headache still lingers and it is not just a small headache-it is a pounding headache behind one eye---run, dont walk away from this med. Horrible. I have taken ritalin and adderrall--these are much more effective-and if you panic easily on drugs like adderall or wellbutrin-this is sooo much worse-just my experience.... | F | 45 | 1 days 25mg 1X day | 4/27/2011 | 1 | ADHD | This drug made my stomach ache horribly, so much that eating was almost impossible. It also elevated my heart rate and bp to dangerous levels. I lost 10 pounds in the week I was on it. It also made me very weak - just the week before I was on this drug I was able to run 6 laps around my park, the week I was on this drug I was barely able to run 2 before I felt like I was going to pass out from extreme exhaustion. | F | 21 | 1 weeks 60 mg 1X day | 4/22/2011 | 1 | ADD | memory loss, always tired, urinary and sexual side effects | It was very helpful in making me calm and docile, however it was to the point where I wasn't myself and was getting comments from friends about how boring I had become. I found that it didn't help me concentrate, rather it made me tired and dazed most of the time combined with the fact that my short-term memory seemed to stop working. I also started having noticeable sexual and urinary side-effects within a few weeks of taking it. Trouble urinating, burning sensation, ejaculating before an orgasm, major loss of sex drive, you name the symptom I had it... I got tested for std's about 3 times during the 9 month span because I kept having so many issues, fortunately (knock on wood) I still have never had an std. I went to quite a few doctors and urologists and nobody was able to make the connect between my issues and the strattera. This site provided the connection that nobody could make and I stopped taking strattera. Since then everything has gotten back to normal, unfortunately this includes my terrible ADD which has come back stronger than ever. | M | 25 | 9 months 60 mg 1X day | 4/7/2011 |