Just started Strattera. I feel superhuman, but have some questions about the side effects. (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I'm only on day 2, but I feel so able to concentrate, it's ridiculous. I know it's expected to take weeks to start working, but I'm feeling it already. I spent the morning reading wikipedia, catching up with work, and doing laundry that I hadn't done for weeks. Now, I'm gonna go out to eat at a restaurant with a friend and his kids. Is this what NTs feel like all the time, just able to focus without struggle and the motivation of looming despair??

However, I slept maybe 30 mins last night even though I took 12 mgs of melatonin throughout the night, and my male genitals are not working well. I also feel a bit irritable.

Did anyone on Strattera have a similar experience? And did the side effects eventually go away?
If so, how long did they take to subside? If not, what did you do about it?
Did this ability to focus last too?

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[-] BlueSharkEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

For me I noticed minor benefits after 4 days, and it took about 2 weeks for it to more fully kick in.

Personally the other side effects ended up with me going off it. The focus benefits stayed, though the low mood it turned out it was causing took 3 weeks to go away after I stopped.

my male genitals are not working well

This is a common side effect.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I'm happy it still helped your attention in the long run!

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