How long does it take for strattera to work

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My doctor has me on 120 mg strattera for ADHD and GAD. Has this worked for anyone else with GAD? If so how long did it take to work and is there any playing "guess the dose" for most effective ADHD treatment. In other words if 80 mg works great for ADHD can 120 mg start being counter productive?

Im a 34 year old female just diagnosed with ADD. my dr out me on strattera because of an existing heart problem. I started it 5 days ago. the 1st day i took it at 8am. by 12 i couldnt keep my head off my desk. and i killed my scalp with my letter opener. i felt like i had bugs all in my head. the next day i took it at 1pm. same thing. im taking it later at night so i can hopefully sleep through all of the "bugs". has anyone else had itching as a side effect?

hey i've been on 25mg for about a week 40 for another and 80 for another i am now on 120mg and feel alot of the side effects does anyone know how long it will take for it to work?

Will he continue to drop weight if he stays on this medication? How long is too long to stay on the medication? Can he be in it for long term? When he skipps his medication he's back to his old ways...he's hyper, anger, upset, etc so I fear the thought of taking it away but also am concern if taking it for too long could harm him? please help.....

t really noticed a big difference in my fatigue or focus. How long did it take you for your med. to start working? Thank you for responding!!

I am an otherwise healthy male, and wondered if the erectile issues were related to my regular and long-term use of stimulant medication. Eventually, I decided to titrate off the stimulate medication, after which I become fairly certain that there was a direct correlation between taking stimulants and reduced libido.

My doc said he wasn't sure he should prescribe both because the stim could make anxiety worse. I'm supposed to call back and let him know how it's working Wed (after one week). I just don't want to become addicted to something again... Since I once was, I know the addiction is still there. Can addictions morph into other things? I know I drink A LOT, but I don't need it. I've given up alcohol for Lent and have had no problems. My thing is that when I drink I can't stop.

He switched him to Strattera then, and he does wonderful on it. BUT, my dh's cousin takes Concerta and he does wonderful on it. It was the Strattera that gave him problems. So, maybe it's not the med for him. Maybe you should really push the doc to let you try another med. Not everyone will take the Concerta and react badly to it, nor will everyone react wonderfully to it.

I have also been diagnosed w/ ADD and have taken all of the stimulants. They worked well and made me more able to concentrate and "get started" on everything. However, I did not sleep much when I took them - and that does not work well for me. My husband continues to take it & really does pretty well for him. Without these types of meds, my dear husband has many problems beginning tasks, staying w/ projects, getting places w/ all he needs, etc.

Strattera is a non-stimulant med. It doesn't work as well, but it does work. The other thought is not to take extended release meds (XR) so they are out of your system at night. Vyv has probably the longest duration of them all, which is great for some people. Ritalin has a duration of roughly 4 hours which I think is the shortest. Some people even take meds to help them sleep at night (which I think should be avoided if possible).

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I've been taking Lexapro for about 1.5 years...helped with my anxiety about death and feeling like I was having heart attacks, etc., but the weight gain and a few other side effects were getting old...I gained 40-45lbs...that's nuts!! I lost most of my drive aside from work...no energy or desire to get things done around the house. Need to get back on track so after a weekend of being sick (cold and cough) I had forgotten to take my Lexapro...

My son takes in am Focalin 15mg, Depakote 250mg, Lamictal 25mg, lithobid 300mg and just this week we started Abilify 10mg in am. He takes Focalin 2 more times during day and at night he takes 2 Depakote, and we just decreased Zyprexa to half of 7.5 in pm. Hopefully we will get rid of Zyprexa. The Depakote we increased about 1 month ago due to his weight gain from Zyprexa. He can be easily agitated and become very agitated over little things. Last week, it was over cheesecake..

He was placed on different medications in an attempt to better control the ADHD.He currently takes Strattera.He did well initially with his studies,but by third grade his grades began to slip and he began to isolate himself socially.At age 11,he became very depressed about his isolation and social situation and we sought immediate psychiatric care.He remains under psychiatric care for this as well as for his ADHD.

She had to have a scan done, and she is now taking PTU and propranolol. We did take generic Tapizol but she had a SEVER reaction to the meds. Her body broke out into hives and a rash all over. As I said she is now taking PTU and I pray that there is no reaction to the meds. I sit on the computer most night looking for any and all information on Graves. Unfortunately, not many children have it- so information is limited. She is restricted from exercise, and I do monitor her heart rate.

When she visits your sister - does she have any younger kids? I've got to research how long strattera works, but I was involved in a pretty long and difficult situation over on the ADHD forum and its getting kind of late. But, I'm pretty sure it has worn off by dinner time. This means you have an intelligent (or very intelligent) little girl who really is too young to have the proper filters in place.

my mom for that matter is 46 and she says it all the time how much it takes out of her just to watch cameron for an hour...how she couldnt do this on a daily basis...so...maybe a 65 year old isnt exactly what you and your child/ren need right now??? just a thought though..

Does any one know have a family member that takes STRATTERA 36mg. My son is 7 years old the Dr. started him on it 5 days ago. Sinces he has taken the med. he is very angry, yelling, crying a lot. I've had to hold him down cuase he wanted to hit his baby sister. He was never like this. He would get mad but it was normal behavior. I just can't see how this med is going to help him focus and do better in school. I think it's made him to a different child I just need some support on this med....

with the Ritalin LA, one being that although it's called LA (Long Acting) for us it does not last all that long. My son has been taking 40mg in the morning (high end dose) and we had to start him on 20 mg in the afternoon to get through the school day this year. (his IEP has been pretty stripped this year and he just started 1st grade in a "typical" classroom ... not happy ... story for another forum ...) Bottom line ...

What sign did your sons' show the first day? and how much were they taking?? my son is taking 5mg once a day and after 3 days I have to give him 2 pills in the A.M.

I don't know, they may allow the strattera as a lot of the problems with Champix seems to be due to the sudden nicotine withdrawal (makes sense), and they both have different ways of working on the system. Do read up on Strattera as it does take much longer to take effect, so don't expect any sudden changes that you would get with stimulants. I completely understand the gardening thing. When both my wife and I were teaching, it was one of our main forms of relaxation, besides jogging.

My son has ADD, not hyperactive, and was prescribed Adderall after Strattera quit working. The label says it can cause dependency after just as few weeks. How can this be a good drug if he needs to be on it long term? The dose is only 10mg and he is 16 but his dad has an addictive personality (recovering alcoholic) and it scares me. I have only gathered up my courage to give him 1 dose. I know about drug holidays and that is fine but if he doesn't abuse it, can he still get addicted? Thanks.

I dont fully understand) Maybe we arent so far off track because Its not doing that-- I just don't see much effect at all. We saw how great the strattera worked for a while and the ritalin does nothing close to that- her math teacher concurs that she is spacey and less focused on the ritalin thus far. Right now I feel like I am having her take the ritalin for nothing, however we have a week to go before her Drs appt and I guess she needs to continue it til then.

So the new combo seems to be doing well, but I would like to take a smaller dosage of the strattera as well. Don't see pdoc until 10/27. I also was on cymbalta about 6 months ago and it helped tremendously with my depressive states, body pain and PMS (which is terrible. Have almost left my husband every month for the last 6 months, one week before my period). Pdoc stopped cymbalta because it was making me a little 'too' happy.(figures). Ended up in hospital after stopping it.

I was diagnosed with ADD after taking the test (I don't know how accurate it is.) Even my mom is "certain" I have ADD. I've always day dreamed during school and had a hard time focusing on movies or books when I'm reading. I don't know if that's normal. Anyway, my psychiatrist has put me on a bunch of defferent medications for ADD: strattera, Aderall XR, and Vyvanse, but none of them seem to work.

Sing things, use powerpoint, voice recorders, self videos - anything to change it up and make it interesting. Strattera does not have methamphetamine, and thus works in a different way. Although if you do really have ADHD, the methamphetamine will affect you very differently than a normal person (it will actually slow you down). Only real way to find out if you have OCD is to see a good psyc.

2) What is the probability that the tics will go away?...and if so...how long does it take? 3) The Dr. Mentioned starting Strattera again as a trial...I have read a lot of bad stuff about this med...what are the factual pros and cons? 4) Have read a little on Wellbutrin...is this a possible combo with Intuniv and how well does it work with the hyperactivity and attention? Thank you...

I recently started taking Strattera, but so far it makes me dizzy and drowsy. Is there anything that is indicated for giving you a little "pep in life's step" that isn't abused? Caffiene makes me angry and scattered. I want to try something like Wellbutrin, but I don;t want to tell my doc that I abuse stuff because I don;t want to blow my chances with getting "things" that help occasionally. The downside is he thinks it's all ADHD (hence the Strattera).

Doc said to take it easy on her for right now, let the meds start to take affect, and then start working with her again. I'll let everyone know how it goes... Thanks for your input.

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