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Re: new to Straterra » Kimberlee

Posted by Viridis on December 13, 2003, at 0:15:24

In reply to new to Straterra, posted by Kimberlee on December 11, 2003, at 10:00:44

Strattera was good for me at first, but stopped working so I've quit it. I was on it for about 6 months. The key thing (and my pdoc agrees, based on experience with other patients) is that you need to increase the dosage slowly to minimize side effects -- maybe by 20-25 mg every couple of weeks or so.

Dry mouth was the longest-lasting side effect (it only kicked in when I was at 80 mg/day), but resolved after about 2-3 months. Then other weird things started happening (like increased blood pressure etc., apparently not too common) and it lost its effectiveness anyway, so I quit it with no problems.

It does seem to have promise for some people, though -- I think the biggest problems come from rapid increases in dosage without enough time for your system to adjust.


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