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My awful side effects from Strattera for ADHD
Hello all,
I've previously posted in misc.kids about my ADHD. In the event that any of you are thinking about putting your kids on Strattera, or taking it yourselves, I would like to share my own experience with awful side effects, though with the caveat that our brain chemistry is all different and plenty of people have had a good experience with it. I've made the decision to get off Strattera and go back to Ritalin. I'm a 34YO woman who first took Ritalin 29 years ago. I was on and off of it during childhood, and then went back on at the age of 24 so that I could complete my education, get a professional degree, and stop wasting my life staring out the window (Ritalin made it possible for me go from daydreaming, spacey factory worker to trial attorney). However, it became apparent to me a couple months ago that Ritalin was making me obsessive-compulsive (for example, I was going to my office at about 7:45 a.m. and sometimes staying all day, working through lunch and supper, and then leaving around midnight). I talked to my doctor, and he put me on Strattera. Well, the Strattera hasn't helped me focus as well as Ritalin did (though it helps somewhat with my ability to focus), but it has made me unable to do any sort of manual labor (such as mow my lawn!!!), makes me weak and faint, makes me sweat buckets(I now end up sometimes going home at lunch to change my shirt), and gives me terrible mood swings. It has also made it hard for me to sleep. I have become horribly irritable, and spent today bitching at my significant other (who fortunately is very understanding and tolerant about what I'm going through) over completely unreasonable things (for example, he was trying to assist me with parallel parking, and I felt total rage envelope me; I became furious and accused him of being paternalistic and condescending; this is not my normal behavior). As for the side effect of physical weakness, I haven't been able to exercise, or even dig a hole in my yard to plant a small fruit tree, and before I went on Strattera, I used to walk, do strenuous yard work, work on my house, and so on. It is ridiculous that one should have difficulty carrying even a basket of laundry from one room to the next! I'm going to call my doctor on Monday. I would much rather be my happy and energetic self on Ritalin and suffer through the obsessive side-effects than have the laundry list of side effects I've had to suffer with Strattera. One side effect with Ritalin compared with about 5 side effects with Strattera? Give me the Ritalin any day. Andrea Baker |
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My awful side effects from Strattera for ADHD
andrea baker wrote:
Hello all, I've previously posted in misc.kids about my ADHD. In the event that any of you are thinking about putting your kids on Strattera, or taking it yourselves, I would like to share my own experience with awful side effects, though with the caveat that our brain chemistry is all different and plenty of people have had a good experience with it. I've made the decision to get off Strattera and go back to Ritalin. I'm a 34YO woman who first took Ritalin 29 years ago. I was on and off of it during childhood, and then went back on at the age of 24 so that I could complete my education, get a professional degree, and stop wasting my life staring out the window (Ritalin made it possible for me go from daydreaming, spacey factory worker to trial attorney). However, it became apparent to me a couple months ago that Ritalin was making me obsessive-compulsive (for example, I was going to my office at about 7:45 a.m. and sometimes staying all day, working through lunch and supper, and then leaving around midnight). I talked to my doctor, and he put me on Strattera. Well, the Strattera hasn't helped me focus as well as Ritalin did (though it helps somewhat with my ability to focus), but it has made me unable to do any sort of manual labor (such as mow my lawn!!!), makes me weak and faint, makes me sweat buckets(I now end up sometimes going home at lunch to change my shirt), and gives me terrible mood swings. It has also made it hard for me to sleep. I have become horribly irritable, and spent today bitching at my significant other (who fortunately is very understanding and tolerant about what I'm going through) over completely unreasonable things (for example, he was trying to assist me with parallel parking, and I felt total rage envelope me; I became furious and accused him of being paternalistic and condescending; this is not my normal behavior). As for the side effect of physical weakness, I haven't been able to exercise, or even dig a hole in my yard to plant a small fruit tree, and before I went on Strattera, I used to walk, do strenuous yard work, work on my house, and so on. It is ridiculous that one should have difficulty carrying even a basket of laundry from one room to the next! I'm going to call my doctor on Monday. I would much rather be my happy and energetic self on Ritalin and suffer through the obsessive side-effects than have the laundry list of side effects I've had to suffer with Strattera. One side effect with Ritalin compared with about 5 side effects with Strattera? Give me the Ritalin any day. Suggest you try various delivery systems with Ritalin, e.g. Concerta, Metadate, etc. which may ameliorate the OC. |
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My awful side effects from Strattera for ADHD
You can also try different ADHD medications (e.g., Adderall) as well as
other meds to treat your OCD symptoms as well as other treatments for OCD. You may need to consult other professionals as well. Jeff |
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