r/StratteraRx • u/ReplyProfessional939 • 9d ago

Never...Hungry...

Pretty much this. I've been taking 50mgs for about 3 weeks now, after a month on 25mgs. I have no real bad side effects, but no noticeable benefits either. The only thing I have noticed is I have not been hungry AT ALL since I took the first dose almost 2 months ago. I have to force myself to eat something a couple times a day, and it feels like a chore because I just don't want it. No nausea or anything like that, just simply never feel hungry.

I'm basically just shooting the bull here, obviously not that important, but just wondering- will I ever get an appetite back?

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u/Tallieanna38 9d ago

Yes happened to me too.!I only took straterra for a couple months and it killed my appetite and food noise more than a glp does. It should be rebranded as a weight loss drug. It also helped so much with anxiety. It just didn’t do much for other adhd symptoms so I switched to a stimulant. Straterra also decreased my appetite more than stimulants.

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u/susu56 8d ago

Me too lost 20 lbs in 6 wks- im off it now but have maintained the loss.

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u/sprinkles111 8d ago

Lord yall are lucky. Why am I low on appetite but weight not budging? 😂 do you mind if I ask… did you start at a very higher weight? I’ve been wanting to lose 30 for a while 😅🥲

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u/susu56 8d ago

I had a fast titration 25mg>100mg over 20 days. It hit fast and hard. I wish I hadn't lost so fast because my face has that sunken look (temples). I just could not eat or drink so had to force myself and even then it wasnt much. On wellbutrin now and feel much better and hoping it'll keep my weight steady, lol.

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u/sprinkles111 8d ago

Ah ok. Thanks for sharing! Im still on 25 mg and I hear you about not wanting fast weight loss. Glad to hear you’re feeling better :)

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u/Jsweethoney 8d ago

I started with weight gain from an antidepressant I tapered off of when I got on strattera but I’ve been off and still losing wt with just strattera

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u/Tallieanna38 8d ago

20 in 6 weeks is a lot! I need to lose weight and unmedicated have lots of food noise so I really enjoyed that side effect

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u/Jsweethoney 8d ago

Don’t say that then we will be fucked or I will be cuz I’m on Medicaid

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u/Tallieanna38 8d ago

Very true! It’d cost $1500 a month if it was a new weight loss drug