Posted by Viridis on March 25, 2004, at 2:19:41
In reply to Adult Male on Straterra, posted by New2Meds on March 21, 2004, at 10:07:11
I'm an adult male with ADD who took Strattera for about 6 months. Initially it was promising, and improved my mood quite a lot (and concentration a bit). It DEFINITELY requires a slow increase in dosage (based on my experience); initially it caused mild nausea, muscle aches, and dry mouth, but these problems did fade out with time.
I eventually got up to 80 mg, and it seemed OK for a while. Then all the positive effects disappeared, and I had the very weird side effect of slurring my words frequently and sometimes being incapable of speaking at all. A few others have reported this. I cut back to 40 mg and this improved somewhat, but since I saw no benefits, I discontinued it. I had no withdrawal, and all side effects stopped within a couple of days.
I never noticed any sexual problems, but it was just too weird for me. When I discussed this with my pdoc he said it's not appropriate for me, and seemed rather concerned in general about prescribing it based on my experiences.
It was good at first, but for me at least, I find Adderall vastly better for ADD and antidepressant effects. Strattera could be great for others, but I recommend gradual dosage increases (not more than 25 mg every couple of weeks) and close attention to side effects.
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