I have been taking Strattera since it first came out in 2003. I take two of the 40mg pills in the morning. It has worked fairly well for me, if I don't take it for a few days my wife can definitely tell.

It is not a magical cure, but it is definitely a good aid. I have discovered by experimentation that I do VERY well on Strattera with Ritalin, but I don't know if my doctor will actually go for prescribing both. Will let you know if he does.

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Just started strattera yesterday. 1st four pills 25mg. next 24 days 40mg. goal is around 80mg. strattera apparently is good for add vs ad/hd. as explained by a neurologist/psychiatrist. Paul look forward to more focus

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I've been on Strattera for a few months. I take 2 40mg caps every morning. Now I'm getting to where I get VERY sleepy in the afternoons. I could use some feedback as well! Thanks

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I've been on 80 mgs/day of Strattera since the moment it was available. My nice doc gave me samples he had. I was thrilled to be on a med that could be PHONED IN instead of having to drive to pick up the script. Also, dexadrine shows up in drug testing (as in for a new job.)

I know when I haven't taken it. So, it has to be working. I'm a poor self-reporter so can not compare well to Ritalin or dexedrine, which I've been on in the past. What is nice is having to only take it once per day. I used to have a terrible time remembering to take meds at lunch time. (My old work-mates used to TELL me when they could tell I had forgotten...LOL)

You should feel safe taking Strattera as an adult. The research that was done prior to the FDA approving it involved research using adults as well as children. Actually, it is one of the few that was tested on adults. The results were good.

My sleepiness sometimes comes in the morning drive, about an hour after I've taken my two capsules. I've heard that some people try to avoid this by taking it at night. I've not tried this yet.

I just feel better taking a medication that is not a "controlled substance."

Hope this helps.

Have a wonderful week!

- MK

P.S. to Zonneschejn... (sp?) I'm 48, so that means I've been on meds since 37 or so, Strattera since it was available, what is that, 2 years?? Not sure.

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I tried Stattera just over a year ago. I am a 52 year old adult male. I don't think there has been enough research done with adult males, because I had some very disturbing sexual side effects. The drug seemed to confuse my system and threw the timing off, among other things, during physical intimacy.

I looked into other forums and found enough other complaints from adult males that I quit taking Strattera right away. I don't know the longer term effects. I can be more detailed and graphic but don't know if this is the place for it. I was hoping for something better.

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it has been 3 months + , now on 80 mg each night I take staterra. PF

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i take 80 mg of strattera & 200 mg of welbutrin once/day & have been for over 2 months now. bad side effects, sexual & urinary, but ive noticed that they seem to be lessening with time. i know dr wants to up my strattera-he figures me to be around 100, but wants to avoid stomach distress.

im a 45yr old male, & have noticed a small improvement in my concentration & focus ability. heres hoping for more.

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I tried Strattera for about 2 weeks. I stopped taking it because I started getting severe tics and muscle tremors. It got so bad I could hardly manage stairs and they actually gave me an MRI to test for Multiple Sclerosis. Now, I understand this is an extremely rare case according to the latest research -- but it was very scary while it lasted, and it CAN happen.

Good Luck to you! Rachel

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i'm a young adult, and was put on strattera almost 3 yrs ago.

it seemed to work very well for managing attention, however because of the side effects, i have discontinued it's use. I started to have "episodes" during sleep, and was thoroughly evaluated for seizure/tremor activity... with those episodes, came very irregular heart beats, and urinary problems, and headache...

too bad, bc it's the only drug that really helped my attention.

has anyone else had these strange side effects?

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i should update my reply. I no longer take stattera, too. side effects for me: increased blood presure and heart rate. and nightmares.

I take RUNNING as my meds.

Still need to focus to do stuff, but, when I run 5x weekly, I am more on top of stuff.

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