Posted by MamaB on November 20, 2003, at 12:23:08
In reply to Re: Straterra - No other takers?, posted by Nica on November 19, 2003, at 23:30:07
Nica,
Have you tried splitting your dose (40 in the am and 40 in the mid-afternoon? I just came from seeing my physician (I have been on 80 a day for a month) and I seem to be unique in that I do not get fatigued at all. But then caffine calms me too! Neither do I have many autonomic nervous system symptoms. (BP elevation, racing pulse etc) I do get the sweating, but if i just sit down for a few minutes that goes away.
Keep us posted . MamaBI take it for ADD. I'm a stay at home mom of 2 (32 years old) and a part time student who needs to get a lot done but have a lot of problems with Time management, prioritization, and short term memory loss. I just can't seem to get it together. Typical no doubt. I've been taking Straterra for 1 and a half weeks now. The first week I took 40mg. Now I'm taking 80. I take it in the morning at 8:00. My heart beats faster my mouth is dry, the tip of my togue is a little numb, I'm working fast and breaking a sweat and at the same time feel anxious. By around 3:00 I'm so completely tired I can't go further and have to take a nap. Not because I'm working like crazy because even if I'm not, I'll still feel very fatigued. Last night 11:30 I decided to try taking it at night. When I layed down I could feel my heart beating faster. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to sleep, but I was able to. I woke right up at 5am and was wide awake (I only wake up at 5am 3 days out of the week)I had all of the symptoms that I described above and it wasn't over until 2pm and by 3:30pm I was sleepwalking my way to bed and woke again at 4:45. The fatigue may not be caused by the Straterra because even before I was taking it, I was tired, but now it's even worse. I am also taking 10mg of Lexapro (depression)and 200mg of Lamictal (Bi-polar depressive) I have no depression any more becuase those medications work great. I know that these meds also have the side affect of drowsyness. I was taking 20mg of Lexapro and my dr. brought me down by half in order to see if I am less drowsy. So anyway, I don't think the positives are out-weighing the negatives at this point. I did find that I was able to concentrate better when reading a chapter of text. In the morning I get a lot done. After the nap at 4:30 I'm back to working in the house or with the kids, but I don't have the motivation like I had in the morning. I remain pretty sluggish for the rest of the day. Anyway, I just wanted to let people know what my symptoms are. Reading others information in this forum has been informative for me. --Nica
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