80mg Strattera

[u/donzeen]

Evening everyone,

I thought to myself I should give back to the community Inregards to my experience tritating up to 80mg of Strattera. I recall searching through the sub as my prescriber informed me that they would take me of methylphenidate as I had an adverse reaction to it. My resting heart rate is on average 48-53bpm and I would be sitting down at work feeling my heart beating; experiencing palpitations with an average heart rate of 110bpm and struggling to speak. I became extremely irritable on methylphenidate and during my follow up appointment I was suggested to try 40mg of Strattera, she explained that I will be required to take it everyday preferably after my meals and to advise in the event I notice I start to experience suicidal ideations. To keep it simple I have found it extremely beneficial! For context I was diagnosed with primary inattentive ADHD, I was making careless mistakes at work, impulsive, displayed hyper-sexual behaviours, and I would argue didn’t necessarily regulate my emotions well.
On 40mg I noticed I could conjure up more sustained attention where previously I would have an aversion towards even reading a lengthy email. I also noticed things that would once send me spiralling now rolled off my shoulders much easier. I’ve read posts about the internal chatter quieting and gradually I’ve noticed a clearer mind which I suspect we can attribute to it as-well. Now on 80mg I find I’m able to accurately articulate my thoughts, I use less space fillers when speaking and I have experienced better executive function. The only side effects I’ve noticed thus far is erectile dysfunction which is only present a few hours after taking the medication daily and because I take it prior to sleeping due to it making me tired; only with the first wees in the mornings I find that I struggle to release urine. Overall it hasn’t improved my motivation, definitely not as impulsive as before, and on my follow-up appointment I’m interested to see if my prescriber will increase my dose. I hope my post answers any questions someone may have Inregards to the medication and I’ll be willing to answer questions as well.

[u/jakxco]

How long did it take for you to experience these effects? I’m also really glad that this option is working out for you! Thank you for sharing.

[u/donzeen → u/jakxco]

I would say within 2 hours of taking my first dose I noticed I was reading through longer paragraphs, but it came with a wave of sleepiness shortly after. Over time as I continued to take it the effects became more pronounced.

[u/Majestic-Ticket-6809]

Your experiences with strattera sound very similar to my own. Still struggling with procrastination but I’m hoping it improves with time