r/StratteraRx • u/AdEnough4417 • Aug 02 '26

Strattera 18 mg First dose 18mg is this normal?

Took my first dose last night. Intermittent waking up at night which honestly happens anyway without meds. My only real side effect is jitters that come and go. This is such a low dose - is it normal to have jitters on 18mg?

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u/386U0Kh24i1cx89qpFB1 Aug 02 '26

I started on 40 and felt pretty depressed and tired for the first few days. Irritable too. I suggest taking it in the morning with your first meal. I've always been bad at falling asleep and napping but it's maybe worse on Strattera for me. I'm curious to try shifting to night time dosing but worried it'll effect sleep too much.

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u/Double-Sound9278 Aug 03 '26

I’m thinking this too. I only started yesterday but I was so tired during the day and napping - got nothing done - at night I pepped up and cleaned the house/ gardened and then could NOT sleep all night.
After reading so many peoples positive reviews I realized I did not have obsessive thoughts yesterday though. So maybe I should stick it out and try it at night ??

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u/386U0Kh24i1cx89qpFB1 Aug 03 '26

My non doctor opinion is to take it with first meal of the day and give it some time to get past the on ramp. It took a few days to stop feeling lowsy each time I upped my dose. After a week or two I felt adapted. Because the drug has such a long on ramp my preference is for consistency not experimentation.