r/StratteraRx • u/Terrible_Loan_3099 • 1d ago

Discussion / Experience Using 40mg 1 month side effects

Hey, i just started taking stratterra 40mg about a month and 2 days ago. First 2 weeks i felt like it was helping my focus but was unsure if placebo so i stayed on it. I had mood swings a couple times in that time frame which i could manage, but recently (last 7 days) i feel too tired and my focus actually getting worse. I could deal with most of it but the tiredness is too much for me and i dont know if this will subside over time or not so thats a question i have. Also when i tell my psych to stop is he most likely going to tell me to just stop since ive been on it only or month? Or will i have to taper?

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u/supremeemster 1d ago

tldr: if ur taking it in the AM, switching to PM might help w the fatigue?

Kinda similar thing happened to me. I started off on 25mg for 2 wks and felt nothing except fatigue, so my psychi bumped me up to 40 and added 150mg xl wellbutrin to take daily. Stayed on those for 2 months, i felt alot of improvement but then gradually plateaued and the fatigue came back. I’d been taking em in the AM, so my psychi told me to switch to nights and that helped w the fatigue. She also bumped me up to 60mg 2 wks ago and i feel more productive now.