Posted: 24 June 2009 at 1:48am | IP Logged

I am 32, I weigh about 220, I no longer take Strattera and don't remember if I took 40, or 60.  In fact I think I took 40 at one point and then 60 mg at another.  I hope I helped you Sink.

feel free to email me

Amy

Posted: 24 June 2009 at 1:57am | IP Logged

Were you ramping or had you been taking it for a while?

think this is useful for everyone, if you would rather keep it private send me a message. it is a v important topic , specially for parents of teenagers because, that is where the suicidal thoughts have been most noteworthy, i think.

Posted: 13 September 2009 at 1:00pm | IP Logged

TTTmom- I am so sorry to hear of such awful things you and your child are dealing with!      I would HIGHLY recommend that you talk to your doctor right away! If you don't feel comfortable with him then by all means you need to find another! I know that every child is different with their symptoms and their reactions to their medication. These are just awful side effects and I can't understand why a doctor would allow the child to continue to be on these! Please know that there many other resources out there for you! One that I find VERY helpful is the ADDitude magazine, and you can go to there webiste and they have mounds of great information. We have only had to try 2 different medications with our son and that was Concerta that up and stopped working and had horrible side effects for him. The other is VyVanse and when he was on it he did wonderful and this time he is off his medication and I am trying other ways to help him. With the Concerta my son became very emmotional at any given moment and became socially withdrawn. And that was not like him, then he started to complain about awful headaches, trouble having bowel movements(which we had to give a powder laxative everyday for) and stomach pain. So far we have never had severe side effects as your child has. It just makes me so sad to hear this! But it is very important that you talk to your Doctor and do alot of research yourself. And if you can join a local support group! Be impowered by the knowledge that is out there for ADD/ADHD! I pray that God will be with you and your child!! Good luck and keep us posted!

Posted: 14 September 2009 at 2:42am | IP Logged

Hi there mom7804,

I just wondered what you thought, my son has been on concerta for the past 5 years and doing well, except for social. I believe it may make him withdrawn as well. I have always thought that it was the med slowing down him impulsive and hyperness,  and just accepted it. But now I wonder.

My son is severely adhd, that is what the evaluting pediatric neuropsych said. He is very hyper and impulsive. With his concerta, he is great in school, teachers love him, but he isn't interested in social. He hangs with kids at school, he doesn't want to be alone, BUT there is nothing outside of school, except when he plays sports and even there he isn't looking to hang with anyone. I wonder if it shouldn't be like this and that another med would address his adhd symptoms and allow his personality to shine through?

Any thoughts from ALL would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you in advance!!

Posted: 15 November 2009 at 2:09pm | IP Logged

I wason strattera for six months.

the cons

i wasn't in therapy 

i was less tolerant of other.

I couldn't tell when i was on it  but once i quit my personality felt like i could relax. 

sexual side effect

i was still forgetful

the pros

it gave me a mental structure of thinking.

something i would only be able to do on paper.

i could keep planning and tasks in my mind like an organizer