How Strattera almost killed me // dangerous side effects of ADHD medication

[@felicityduijkersloot6043]

Dank je wel voor deze video te maken. Ik maak ongeveer juist hetzelfde mee momenteel.. Ik had ook intuïtief het gevoel dat ik dit middel niet moest nemen maar ze wilden me geen andere medicatie geven totdat ik eerst deze medicatie had genomen. Ik herken mezelf ook niet meer. Ik ben ook altijd super positief en kan mezelf een pep talk geven over dat ik de baddest bitch ben en dan kom ik er vaak wel uit als ik depressieve gedachtes heb. Dit is totaal anders voel me ook echt mentaal zwakker, minder vreugde, EXTREEM ongemotiveerd!! Zoiets heb ik nog nooit meegemaakt.. Niks en niemand boeit me iets en wil ook niks met de buitenwereld te maken hebben, zit volledig in mn eigen wereld. Wil zelfs mn telefoon niet meer opnemen. Ik heb enorme oorsuizingen.. Ik heb me de laatste dagen afgevraagd of ik me moest laten opnemen omdat ik voelde dat het helemaal de mist aan het ingaan was. Wat ik absoluut niet begrijp is dat ze dit middel aan mensen geven die niet depressief zijn.. Hoe krijg je een normaal iemand depri, door ze anti depressiva te geven.. Ik kan er niet bij dat je neuroloog dit heeft toegestaan.. Ik kan er nog inkomen dat psychiaters misschien niet alles weten maar een neuroloog die dit toeslaat voor neurologisch probleem wow 🤯 Dit is mn 2e dag zonder. Bijwerkingen zijn er nog altijd en vraag me af wanneer die weggaan. Hoe lang heb jij er nog last van gehad?

[@feyyazesat]

Hi, I can clearly understand what a dramatic change it caused and you had to walk that path. But tbh, I only see the problem either on you(weakly) or on your practitioner(strongly) with due all my respect. TL;DR; Especially for ADHDers :) 1. Choose a practitioner that monitors you. (go to a practitioner one that already suggested from an ADHDer etc.) 2. Fix your sleep, nutrition, exercise hygiene. 3. Do not forget you are under the medication influence that manipulates your perception. Note down everything. Monitor yourself. If you are living closely with family members and/or friends, GF/BF. Make them understand the importance of the situation and let them monitor you. Since you are in the box. I use Strattera for 9 months, actually a comorbid medication on top of that I also use a low dose stimulant when I need motivation drive and focus. Basically, Strattera solved all the chaos in my life and it lay down in good order except one thing. I was very motivated in life and never able to consistently do things. But I realized Strattera just killed all that appetizing. So my life turned into a sort of bare minimum living state. Performing well at work, a clean house, schedules just smooth. But I wasn't even enjoying watching TV. so it clearly turned me into a robot. Sometimes some foggy thoughts as well. But I had one idea aside all the time. I'm on a serious medication "a psychiatric medication" that manipulates my perception that my only tool in life to perceive things. So this explains the seriousness of psychiatric medication right? So I have to monitor myself. They gave me a mood diary for 15 days in the beginning and by far 30 min appointment every month to explain my mood during the month and any cardiovascular change etc. along with HR and blood pressure control. So if you get into these type of super dangerous spiral down. Even you had your boyfriend aside you. This only tells me that there is a great lack of care in that practice. (I don't sue you because you are the patient, but your care practitioner just gave you the medication and send you away. This is not understandable ) Sorry for long text, but besides that, there are people when they start medication they paranoidly search everything and every negative experience for them is just scaring them especially the experience you share. What I realize along the way, medication can give you a silent mind. which an ADHDer is not really used to... and doesn't even know what to suppose to do with since it's not native feelings. It takes time to adjust. For me, I cannot still say I'm 100% used to the feelings medication is giving. I also recognize having exercise dramatically changes Strattera's effect on me. and I have to sleep 8 ~ 9 hours, before medication I was barely sleeping 6 ~ 7 hours. I eat super clean. I find time to study my interests in-depth for the first time that consistently at the age of 32. I'm not happy with its cardiovascular properties and I'm trying to neutralize with some supplements and if I cannot fix it. I may stop it. But everybody should search for a trustable practitioner and go for a trial for themselves. Everybody is unique in the end.

[@catherinebeatific535]

Keep plugging. You're helping others by sharing your experience.

[@johnmoore1495]

I gained over 20lbs in 2 weeks and am still gaining. Here I thought strattera was supposed to suppress appetite, not make my stomach feel bottomless.

[@IntuitiveEnigma1111]

I have adhd too AND pmdd, and freakin anxiety and depression…. And body image issues really bad

[@Vic7ors]

strattera ruined my life

[@amyboo930]

What Happened?

[@rfi-cryptolab4251]

I haven't had any major side effects while on straterra.

[@sarahlara4590]

"Wow your experience on Strattera is exactly the same as my experience, l started having this really explosive anger and I didn't understand why? I wanted to die,I felt like everyone was against me. It was the worst feeling in the whole world.

[@sarahlara4590]

I was on 80 mg for 3 months, I haven't been taking it for 2 months and I still feel some of the side effects.😣

[@geenslachtoffermeer4269]

@@sarahlara4590 oh no I hope the side effects dissapear soon! Normally they should go away after a few days and be completely gobe after about 2 weeks but everyobe's different. Try not to focus on tour fear that they're still there because that might be the cause that they don't seem to go away. 😘

[@lexibecker278]

60mg affected me negatively. 20mg was fine.

[@amyboo930]

@@sarahlara4590 damn 80 mg that's way to got damn strong I take 40 and I see a lil results but this is my second month taking it

[@Roosters-rants1977]

Damn. Antidepressants do that to me. This is in that class. I pray it doesn't make me mean and mad again. It's miserable

[@bambo7925]

Hey, I'm a guy that recently got diagnosed with ADHD and told that I don't think strattera would be anything for me, but low and behold I am now prescribed it. Today is gonna be my first day taking it and I'm scared it's not gonna motivate me in anyway and that it isn't gonna give a instant result. I just can't wait any longer and I don't wanna take this shit for another 4 weeks to change again. Do you have any comment on this?

[@GotFaculty]

How'd it go?

[@bambo7925]

@@GotFaculty like shit, I was a zombie for nearly 2 months and didn't wanna leave my bed. I am now prescribed concerta wich has also been shit for me, so I needed to stop today. Next week I am probably getting prescribed Vyvanse Wich is the med I've always thought would work with my type of ADHD (inactive physically and hyperactive racerbrain). So I just hope that Vyvanse is the actual solution for me.

[@bjalways2520]

It’s my 2nd day taking strattera and noticed s/e like headaches, stomach pain, sleepy, tired, rapid heart palpitations and feeling sick/feverish but it’s not constant it’s like its on and off with me. Is this also how it goes for you?

[@GotFaculty]

@@bambo7925 sorry to hear man, a lot of meds have made me zombie aswell.. Sucks. Hoping it doesn't happen to me but it probably will Gl with the new med

[@GotFaculty]

@@bjalways2520 yeah I've been on for a little over a week now and the sides are getting less now. Those side effects are normal with this med, though I never got the stomach pain Eat something when you take it if you don't already I'm starting to notice the improvement with concentration 😄

[@Roosters-rants1977]

Cymbalta ruined my life. I went crazy and when I stopped it just got worse. My ADHD is way worse now. Lots of me ory loss

[@bugr33d0_hunter8]

It started working for me right away I felt it and what happened was the stratara 40mg, pushed all my other medication like away it's like a way like I was completely sober cause I was on methadone and lorazapam for anxiety and then I was just bugging out you know like I had just sniffed A-line of coke ,but it was too much ; So I'm gonna go back on the is the salt's adderall XR 10 milligrams is enough for me.

[@OrthodoxChristian809]

Day three for me on 18mg and I feel like crap. I can't move properly, my whole body hurts, I feel very weak and like I'm walking through treacle, I feel angry and irritable. I think I'm becoming zombiefied on this drug. I definitely don't want to become depressed.

[@ThiccCherry]

Well, what an impressionist opinion. These are one of the clearly SIDE EFFECTS that you must communicate to your specialists so they can adjust your treatment or change medication Always make sure you read the information of the side effects so you can know when any medication is affecting you Strattera has been very beneficial to other patients, we all are different

[@delinquentjon3446]

This video ruined my life