Posted by donnamaria on April 24, 2003, at 10:46:47
I AM 41YRS OLD AND BEEN ON STRATTERA FOR 2-1/2 MONTHS..STARTED WITH 80MGS
WEEK1&WEEK2 -TIRED NAUSEA,LOSS OF APPETTITE..
WEEK 3,4,5,6, -THE 1ST DAY OF WEEK 3 I FELT WONDERFUL.FOCUSED,ALERT,ATTENTIVE, HAD A CONCEPT OF TIME,HAD BETTER MEMORY..ORGANIZED MY THOUGHTS WELL AND MY LIFE ..I HAD ALOT OF MOTIVATION I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT
WEEK7&8- THEN I STARTED NOTICING THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING ANY MORE ..I BECAME MOODY, DEPRESSED & OVERLY SENSITIVE..LACK OF MOTIVATION ..,ALL MY ADD SYMPTOMS GOT WORST THEN NORMAL..WHAT REALLY MADE ME NOTICE IS I HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS WHILE DRIVING..
WENT TO DOCTORS..SHE UP MY MEDS TO 120 MEDS..AND TOLD ME ITS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER IS WHY I AM DEPRESSED...(I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE HIGHEST DOSES OF ZOLOFT FOR 10YRS)
WEEK 9&10- AT A 120 MGS I FELT MY HEART RACE ,SWEATING ALOT..I EVENTUALLY LOWERED THE DOSES TO 100MG BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE HOW IT WAS MAKING ME FEEL....I FELT THAT MY NERVOUS SYSTEM WAS OUT OF WACK ...A BUZZING IN MY NERVES LIKE WHEN YOUR FOOT FALLS ASLEEP..WELL THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER MY BODY...THIS MORNING A NUMBING SENSATIONG IN THE CENTER OF MY TONGUE.. ..ITCHY SCALP..RESTLESS.PINS AND NEEDLES..TWITCHING IN MY HANDS WHILE I AM SLEEPING...AND WANTING TO TWITCH MY HANDS WHILE I AM AWAKE..COULDN'T RELAX.....BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH..ACHING IN MY MUSCLES AND TIRED..AFTER I WORKED OUT...BUT WE MUST REMMEMBER THIS IS STILL A VERY NEW DRUG..THAT STILL NEEDS TRAIL AND ERRORS... DONNA...IF THIER IS ANY ADULT WHO HAD POSITIVE RESULTS AFTER 2-1/2 MONTHS..PLEASE LET ME KNOW...
poster:donnamaria
thread:221979
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