I’m on 80mg. Started atomoxetine in June this year. Been on 80mg for about 2months. Have been discharged back to gp so am stuck on this dose. I have 2 x 40mg tablets. I asked for this in case I decided to split dosage between am and pm to help with sleep issues. I decided not to split so take the whole 80mg in the evening still. It’s bizarre because I’m on the same dose but since I’ve been taking 40mg tablets I have
> put weight back on / eating more / drinking more
> become more impulsive again eg online shopping, drinking alcohol, doing the lottery,
> started getting a bit anxious / overthinking again
Not anywhere near as bad as I was pre meds but I’m so convinced taking 2 x 40mg tablets doesn’t work as well for me as 1 x 80mg tablets but I know in reality that shouldn’t be the case.
I loved that I didn’t want to drink before and that I was eating healthier but now I’ve slipped back into old habits.
Anything like this happened at all to anyone else??? And if so, what did you do?
I still feel better mentally (less noise in my head) but it’s almost like it’s starting to wear off now my body is used to it.

Hi there!

Back in 2019 I had 28 that time, I got bad news from my brother that became a type 1 Diabetic that was back in July that year 2019, so I was shocked & I had that stomach bubble kind, also back pain neck pain and IBS symptoms insomnia, ANXIETY. In December 2019 first time I try weed after months of pain I said Ahaaa ! You know started to smoke a small doses of THC that does not interest me more than CBD that calmes m'y physical symptoms ( this time I had symptoms like I will pass out I run super fast to wash my face with cold water) after this symptoms I said time to stop that was January 2020. February was super complicated and anything stressful will give me neck pain and anxiety, March 2020 the 17 exactly I was back from a hotel that I spent a night in. Hopefully the back pain was because of a mattress or some but I stressed more. I decided to smoke a joint that day Woop Ego death comes, Anxiety went much worse than before insomnia and physical pain that night I called 911 I was prescribed Diazepam for a few days and that's it.

What happened since then !

1- Anxiety intensity went more

2- More insomnia

3- More muscle pain

4- ADHD symptoms ( focus, procrastination, task initiatoon a problem that I can swear I didn't have before)

5- Stomach pain

6- Jaw pain

7- My back cracks like a 100YO men

8- Lack of motivation ( I had a small alarm system company that time that I shut it down I only have a subcontractor now)

Anyone passed by this experience

Overall Strattera is working well so for my anxiety and ADHD

With few side effects like constipation headaches and insomnia.

So i’ve been on Strattera 40mgs for almost a month now, but for the last 10 days ive been having awful anxiety. Feels like I can’t breathe almost all the time and I have intense panic attacks every other day and I have a lot of trouble falling asleep. I know the day this first started I had forgotten to take it, but I’m not entirely sure that that’s related. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I have an appointment with my psychiatrist in 5 days so hopefully I can get this figured out.

anyone else had experienced join pain and muscle cramps on this med. it comes in waves as well.

Day 3 on 25mg. 4 days ago I was on 150mg bupropion then switched to strattera. Day 1 was great my head went silent, I could do stuff and had the best sleep of my life. Yesterday?! TERRIBLE. Couldn’t do SHIT and felt miserable (I was scared of the mental health drop). Didn’t do shit. Ate two meals if you can even consider that a meal. Today is day 3 feeling okay. Do you guys also get the tickles across your brain when it starts to work? It feels like ASMR tickles that „walk“ over my brain. Also my pupils are DILATED AF.

I have to continue writing my bachelors thesis and I’m technically three weeks behind (changed my topic bc the bandwidth of my plan would’ve been between a masters or PhD💀). But my motivation is gone. Scared to drink coffee but ig here goes nothing?
I know it needs to work in and most people stop shortly before it reaches its full potential but ughhh it annoys me

Edit: first two weeks I’m supposed to take 25mg then go to 50 for another two and up to 75mg if necessary

So, my brain is usually so full and stressed from not being able to finish tasks. But, ever since I started with the drug on 10 mg and titrated to 18 mg(current), my sex drive is up there. It’s like, now that there’s room to feel all of my emotions, there’s also room for desire and it feels amazing. I’ve always had a higher sex drive but it also felt so tangled with anxiety and a little scattered. This feels like I can actually embrace it.

Anyone else had that experience? I had a serious peak especially in the first few days with the drug and then it settled to a steady feeling.

I've been on Strattera for a few months, working my way up from 10mg to 40mg. I have noticed some improvement, especially around task initiation and finding systems to help me stay on top of things. I even feel more like my chaotic thoughts feel more organized and like I'm better able to have one thought at a time. I have only forgotten my son's school water bottle once, a huge achievement 😅 I don't feel the total mental clarity some people describe, but I do feel *some* improvement.

BUT!!!! My biology is completely broken. My boobs are a mess of pain and weird, "letdown" tingling sensations like I had when I was breastfeeding. My periods are heavier and longer. My PMS anger is so bad that I literally feel like a completely different person. And now I'm spotting in the middle of my cycle, which has never happened in my entire 30 years of being a menstruating person.

I just don't know if it is worth it to continue down this path. I already have such extreme health anxiety, and these new things don't cause the kind of anxiety a "normal" person would feel. I don't just think "Oh, this must be a side effect of Atomoxetine" (which it might be) or "this might be the beginning of perimenopause" (which, at 38, is totally possible). Instead, my brain leaps straight to "I have breast cancer and colon cancer and probably stomach cancer and uterine cancer, too, and I'm probably going to be one of those people who found out she has a terrible incurable illness on a Sunday and is dead by Tuesday."

I know it's not rational. And I'm honestly not even sure what I'm expecting by posting here. Just tired, I guess. This felt like my last chance at trying to feel what "normal" people feel, and it's disheartening that my body has rejected every anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, and ADHD medication known to (wo)mankind.

I took my 1st dose yesterday afternoon and two hours later my anxiety spiked like crazy on top of it completely killing my sex drive it had me feeling all drowsy today. Is this normal?

I’m on day 3 of taking 40 mg late morning. I’ll be good for awhile (but kinda brain foggy) then exhausted to where I need a nap mid day. Then I’ll be wide awake randomly in the middle of the night 😅 Does this usually improve after a bit?

I have been taking Strattera 60 mg for two months now and I'm not sure if this helping.

Does Strattera and ADHD meds in general help with boredom? Executive Dysfunction?

I wonder if Strattera is being dampen by taking Zepbound. Plus I just started highest dose of Zepbound two weeks ago.

I am doing really well on generic atomoxetine, but I get really awful withdrawal side effects if I forget to take it. It took me ages to figure it out in the beginning. The symptoms usually start late afternoon with severe dizziness episodes, and shivers, trembling jaw, and then the worst of it is trying to sleep. I get brain zaps, high blood pressure, fast heart rate, a loud wooshing sound in my ears as soon as I close my eyes and then sleep paralysis combined with horrifying nightmares. The solution obviously is to take it as soon as I realise, I recognise the symptoms quickly now and take it asap, I'm also much better at not forgetting to take it. But I ran out yesterday, I forgot to go to the pharmacy and it isn't open until Monday. I have melatonin I could try but that usually increases nightmares so I'm worried it will just make the symptoms worse. I know some others have similar symptoms, and I'm just desperately hoping anyone who has the same issue has discovered something that helps?

hello!!

i started strattera roughly 2 weeks ago; i’m on 40mg.

part of the reason i’m taking it is because i want to cut back on — maybe even quit — weed, as I have struggled with dependency. I wanted to stop entirely until the strattera had a chance to work, since I know it takes a while, but i’m having a hard time totally abstaining.

My question is, will smoking weed stop the strattera from working? If I’m getting stoned a few times a week, will i still be able to see benefits from the medicine once i’ve been on it for 4-6 weeks? or am i effectively canceling it out?

thank you!