strattera | ADHD Information

dont go on it. maybe try adderallI'm thinking of going on strattera. I got too jazzed up on concerta and it
left me with a depressive feeling and feeling detatched from my
emotions. I have trouble focusing, waiting in line, organizing etc. Any
encouragement or discouragement? I just started taking Straterra yesterday.  I also take Paxil.  Will I REALLY be able to concentrate better and possibly could it help with my depression?  I can only hope that mine is the same thing that yummypinkblobs is taking .

my doctor just took me off of adderall 20 mg. i am 13 years old and ive been on adderall since begginning of october. i loved it!! it always made me feel upbeat..i got straight a's..side effects didnt bother me at alll. except i was losing too much weight to my docter took me off of it i was so mad i was crying. now she put me on strattera...im kinda nervous. i start it tomorrow!! do the side effects show the first time u take it??

i just got on strattera TODAY. my co-workers said i seem different. very emotionless and blah. my personality is usually super out going and jovial. i dont want to change. i wish my appetite would go away! haha!I have been taking Strattera for 4 months.  I has helped me concentrate and complete projects.  I especially noticed the effect after I quit taking it for a while because my prescription ran out and I did not get a chance to re-fill it.  I started going backwards in my concentration.  The side effects I have noticed.. for sure I have trouble urinating when I take 100 mg.  I also have some blurring in the vision of my right eye which may not be related.  I have also noticed a funny "muscle spasm-like" feeling in my left ear periodically.  I don't know if this is a side effect.  However, the benefits far outweigh the side effects.  lol wait is there like a good version and a bad version cuz i think i got the cheap sh*t then Those are some pretty intense, deep effects you're getting there.  I've been on Strattera for a couple of years, and while it's been a positive experience, the deep effects have taken some time to manifest.

Are you sure that's Strattera you're on? 
heh i would have laughed if someone told me strattera was an anti-depressant, if anything it just seems like add pills in general may be good in some ways, but there are way to many down sides. being on strattera for almost a month now this week ive gotton a whole 11 hours of sleep over a 4 night span. dunno i though adderol was bad, but there must be something going on if they gives these drugs out like candy

thats my 5 cents
LOL that's a pretty dramatic response to strattera. You've only been on it for 3 days so there is hardly enough built up in your system to really help or hurt anything right now. I'm sure it has some effect but strattera take 4-6 weeks to really start working so I'm incline to believe that the power of positive thinking and hope has an effect on your current disposition. Which is great of course because by the time the placebo effect has warn off the meds will be working full blast so looks like you are in a win/win situation. I was recenty diagnosed with ADD and depression, my doctor
put me on Strattera, seeing if it would help both problems.
Today is the 3rd day that I have been on it. My depression has
totally faded away. I cannot even imagine being sad or upset
right now. It makes you pretty drowsy at first, but goes away
after you get used to it. So far the only side effects I have had is
slight nausea(which I don't have anymore), slight loss of
appitite, dry mouth and drowsiness. Today I fell asleep and had
lucid dreams, where I knew that I was dreaming and could
control what was going on for a few seconds. I feel sort of
disoriented, but not in a bad way. My body is really relaxed,
and I don't have any negative self-esteem. I feel really good
about myself personally. I'm not beating myself up like I always
do. I feel like my social problems are becoming much easier to
handle. And I feel like I could do work and not be stressed out,
or be taken off focus by distractions. But I haven't seen too
much improvement in concentration, but I need to give it time.
I'm really pleased with Strattera. I have had terrible emotional
pain for years because of my ADD and depression. It seems
like a distant memory to me right now. If you haven't tried
Strattera yet, I seriously suggest you do. I was really hesitant to
take medication at first, and decided that if Strattera didn't work,
I would not try any other medication for ADD or depression,
because I've head bad stories about stimulants and anti-
depressants. Strattera is not a stimulant or a SSRI, like most
anti depressants, which can make symptoms worse and can
make depressed people more suicidal. Words cannot express
my joy. I can't believe how I feel.