User Reviews for Strattera oral

The higher end dosages of this medication are up at the 60 mg and 80 mg range. These are a VERY HIGH dosage. I was put on 60mg dosage when I was only 14 years old, because I had behavior issues that my parents blamed entirely on my ADHD and not family issues, how I was raised etc. The 60mg made me nauseous, constantly tired, and foggy. I wasn't hyper cus I wasn't anything anymore. I stopped taking medication at 14, and now that I am 18 I returned back to being on a much lower dosage of 18mg. I feel much better and am testing out the 25 mg soon to see if thats where I should cap my dosage at, but I am definitely feeling the benefits of the medication without the brain fog.Read More Read Less

Horrible, just horrible. I can’t take Strattera in the morning because it makes me very sleepy, and if I take it at night then I get insomnia from 2-3AM until I have to get up to start my day. The main side effect I have is Raynaud’s syndrome, which is TERRIBLE! My feet go numb throughout the day and the only thing that helps is direct heat. Because of the raynaud’s syndrome, my skin gets very cold which results in extreme goosebumps that feel like a million little ingrown hairs. This doesn’t even actually really help my ADHD. Hate it hate it hate it. Can’t wait to go on something else. Read More Read Less

I’ve tried all meds trying to figure out my obsessive ruminating thoughts and ADHD symptoms and this med hit all my problems on the head. Highly recommend it saved my life

Stimulant adhd medication gave me really bad aniexty. Doctor prescribed me stattera. It has helped my moods and over thinking. I stopped taking it because I thought I didn’t need it and after a week or so I was back to my moody, angry self. So back on it now. Side effects for me is dry mouth, also when I’m rooting I ejaculate before I actually orgasm, it’s weird lol. Sometimes takes longer then usual to get hard but it works for me. It started working straight away for me, I feel doey most of the time on it. I’m on 120mg a day.Read More Read Less

I experienced most of the side. I had numbness in fee. Sometimes when i drove i couldn't feel my feet. I was so scared. Also the left side of my face felt numb and i felt like my face was dropping. My head was shaking and the right side of my body shaking and my heart was beating fast. I thought i was either having mini stroke or a seizure. I would not recommend strattera. Also do your research.

I am a 26 y/o high functioning ADHD Female. I was not diagnosed until my freshman year of college by university psychiatrists. I have always had to try 10X harder than my peers to study, retain information and received little to no help from teachers. They criticized me for " asking too many questions," when in fact I had trouble processing. I even remember walking by the teacher's lounge and the teachers were talking about me and laughing at me. I clearly needed help.. but because I had good grades, was an athlete, and was involved in many student organizations. I was brushed off by teachers and mocked. As a child, I had severe emotional irregularities. My emotions felt out of control and It was a constant roller coaster. I felt that my emotions were too big for my body and I truly felt crazy. I would also cope with impulsive behavior, specifically impulsive shopping. Once I started taking Strattera I was nauseous for about two weeks and almost stopped the medication. I am so glad I didn't I am now on 80 mg once a day in the morning, it still makes me a little nauseous even when taking it with food. However, the benefits of this medication greatly outweigh the cons. The pill outer shell is sometimes hard to swallow but I finally feel like myself, I am no longer feeling like I am living outside myself, my emotions don't control me anymore. I can multi-task without getting overwhelmed. Change has become easier to handle, previously it was the end of the world. I am currently working full time and attending graduate school full time and I still have hard days but overall I would not be where I am today without this medication in my personal and professional life. I have been on this medication since 2014 and can't imagine my life without it. My warning would be to not drink on the medication. It counteracts the medication from my experience and I don't enjoy reverting to my emotional and impulsive behavior. Read More Read Less

I was diagnosed with ADHD at young age (16-17 yr old) and was prescribed Concerta which at first was extremely similar to taking amphetamines. That was bad for me, because I am a recovering alcoholic and cocaine addict. The overall anxiety that this medication caused to me was overwhelming. I was sweating constantly, had to wash my hands under water every 20 minutes because they were so sweaty. My heart was palpitating and I had minor auditory and visual hallucinations. Although I think the hallucinations were due to my past psychosis, amphetamines tend to trigger it. My doctor switched me to Straterra not too long ago. I've been on it for 6 months and my overall satisfaction with this drug is very poor. Straterra helps with ADD in the early stages of taking the medication, but then the positive symptoms fade and serious side effects happen. To be fair, my sexual life has been poor, I've been experiencing impotency and I'm 20 yr old ! Which makes me very ashamed when comes time to perform. My hands and feet are constantly cold, i'm also starting to feel my heart pumping in irregular cycles, which is concerning. I have a lot of trouble eating and to stick to a strict schedule and if I wake up too late or too early and dont eat at my usual times, I will feel my stomach being upset and feel nausea. Sleep has been okay, but to be honest even on stimulants I was able to sleep. I sometimes have to smoke weed to regulate the nausea and to help me eat. I am 6'1 and only weigh 133 pounds... When i go trough rough patches in my life, it is very hard to keep a positive attitude on this drug. Sometimes, I feel like this medication is the reason I feel terrible. Read More Read Less

Made me moody, tired, and anxious. Did nothing for my ADHD. Noticed an immediate positive change in mood when I stopped taking it.

I was prescribed this medicine for my severe ADHD (late dx). First time ever taking a medication for ADHD. I took 40mg in the morning and thank god my partner was home from work today to care for our kids, because within an hour I was vomiting horribly, super nauseous and extremely tired and dizzy. I laid down at 11am and it’s currently 4am the next day and I’m just waking up now. I slept for 15 hours straight! I have two young kids to care for so I can’t continue with a drug that makes me this tired, dizzy and sick. Read More Read Less

Does not provide any benefit.

Staterra put me into a 3 day blackout with hallucinations. I got locked up on a 72 hour hold & lost custody of my daughter.

It elevated my depression symptoms, worsened my anxiety, and made me so drowsy I was sleeping upwards of 12 hours a day. I was literally miserable.

Misdiagnosed as a child with strictly ADHD and was giving Adderall which made me feel horrible for years. Finally at 32 was prescribed Straterra and it is life changing- I wish I would have been taking this since I was in 5th grade.

I started at 40mg once a day. In the beginning it was kinda like taking an antidepressant for the first time, about 1.5hrs after I would take it my vision would change slightly. I also got a faint headache the first 2 weeks. I’m now on 80mg twice a day. I’ve always been a sweater, but I tell you what, I am SWEATY! other than this I feel like my sleep has got better and also being able to wake up on time!

I am diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar with ADHD and anxiety. I am also a recovering drug addict. I experience cognitive impairment or “brain fog”. And needed something. It took 6 full weeks to see an improvement with cognition and was well worth the wait. I was skeptical of anything for ADHD that wasn’t a stimulant but give it a chance. There are minimal side effects.

The first few weeks I had the same side effects as most people seem to on this. Especially getting dizzy very easily. Certain things would make me super sleepy like watching videos while taking this. It was hard to pee and I would get hot flashes. I also had some sexual side effects like ejaculation before orgasm and painful orgasm. BUT!! each week the side eeffects decreased a little bit and the helpful effects have increased. I also realized that having caffeine while taking this made the side effects much much worse so I stopped having caffeine and now the side effects are just that I get dizzy if I go up spiral stairs and oddly enough orgasms are more intense which is actually a good thing. Being used to stimulants I didn't think it was working at first since I didn't "feel" anything really other than maybe some slight difference in cognition. Then I realized I wasn't mentally exhausted all the time and I could keep up with cleaning and work. It made it easier to just do the work and not keep forgetting what I was doing or getting distracted. It's also helping my ability to socialize tremendously since my thoughts don't jump around as much maybe. It's effects are subtle and hard to tell exactly what or how it's improving my ADHD but it has changed my life! I'm primarily ADHD inattentive type.Read More Read Less

CAUSED SEVERE, CHRONIC CONSTIPATION I was diagnosed with primarily inattentive adult ADD almost two years ago and was prescribed Strattera. I started at 25mg twice a day and increased to 40mg twice a day after 3 months. PROS:I was pleased that it is a non-stimulant medication for ADD and for the almost two years I have taken it, it has worked extremely well in treating my ADD. I liked the fact that it didn't have a "crash" though the half-life is very short and I could tell it would start wearing off after about 4 hours simply because it's effectiveness diminished. CONS: While Strattera handled my ADD symptoms effectively, I have recently discovered it has been the cause of the GI issues I have struggled with for well over a year now. Moderate constipation I began noticing about 4 months after beginning Stattera (1 month after dosage increase). The chronic constipation caused a an intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) which caused extreme bloating and distention on a daily basis. The SIBO symptoms were my primary concern when I started seeing a GI specialist and since they were not directly caused by the medication, a trial off of the medication did not seem to make a difference. Fast-forward a year and after dozens of tests the SIBO was diagnosed and resolved but the constipation had progressed to 14+ days between bowel movements without extreme measures being taken to prompt it. Went off the medication again and GI system returned to normal within a couple days. Stayed off the medication for several more weeks and things remained consistently normal. Began taking the medication again at the 25mg 2x/day for a week but constipation resumed. Reduced to 1x/day but GI not totally normal nor were ADD symptoms satisfied. My Dr is now having me try Concerta to see if it will effectively handle my ADD symptoms without causing GI issues or other side-effects. Read More Read Less

It helped along with stimulants; unto itself, ineffective largely. Ejaculation was abormally painful.

Although I know it is mush to early to really give this a review. I want Express myself on my experience, I was is using concerta for about 6 months and it has gotten terrible for me. Constantly nervous inside, anxiety or depressive, nervous tics, jittery to the point that had trouble talking. I'm actually just started strattera 40mg only my 4th day, still in the crossover process with still taking concerta for 10 days and diminishing gradually dose to a stop. So far already feel much less nervous and anxiety, more focused. No side effects so far other than a bit hot and sweaty the first day about 1h30min after taking pill, but didn't last long. Just hope this keeps up because some side effects dont soind to fun by reading comments. Always possibility to reintroduce a stimulant in small dose to complete if needed I was told, but trying it alone at first. Stimulants like concerta dont seem to work with comorbid anxiety symptoms, they are amplified like crazy for me...Read More Read Less

The results were noticeable but the side affects were too much to live with. Being unable to urinate and losing all of my sex drive was just too much.