Posted by not exactly on March 2, 2003, at 17:16:06
In reply to Strattera/sleep update, posted by JohnnyB on March 2, 2003, at 10:18:09
> I called my doc's office on Friday and spoke with the nurse (my PCP left town for two weeks after prescribing Strattera for me). The nurse said that the doc who is covering for my PCP instructed me not to split the 18 mg. because it will delay or arrest the passing of the side effects. She told me to stop by and pick some sleep med samples they had for me. It turned out to be Zyprexa...
Your substitute doc sounds like a real loser:
* advising _against_ discontinuing or reducing dose of a med that you are having a serious allergic reaction to
* prescribing an _antipsychotic_ to counter the insomnia s/e> I didn't take the Zyprexa.
Good for you! Although it's generally a good idea to follow your doctor's advice, this doesn't mean that you should ignore your own better judgement. The Zyprexa could have interacted unfavorably with the Strattera and/or caused additional problematic s/e's.
> Today, I will try 9 in the morning and 9 in the early afternoon.
If you can tolerate 9 mg/day of Strattera, I would think that the prudent course of action would be to stay at that level until you repay your sleep debt before considering any dose increment.
- Bob
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