Posted by jodie on January 20, 2003, at 22:22:23
In reply to Re: Strattera Fourth Day - tia, posted by BekkaH on January 20, 2003, at 20:24:57
> > Well I dont feel any different accept that my bladder has not stopped hurting. Not sure if its the medicine aggervating it or if it is IC. I go on 60mg tomorrow. Oh just so you all know nothing really dry, no rashes, actually really nothing but my bladder problem. Will keep updating.
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> Hi Tia,
> I was interested to see that you were at such a high dose already. Do you feel that your bladder hurts more than it did before you began the medicine? I think you should definitely mention this to your doctor. I must mention that I know two women who have interstitial cystitis and, oddly enough, they were prescribed highly anticholinergic medicines for the purpose of causing urinary retention!! They were given Elavil, which is an old-fashioned antidepressant that is notorious for causing urinary retention. This was done intentionally, to counteract the sense of urgency they had from the IC. I was always stunned by this, but apparently this is/was common practice for treating IC.
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> I hope you feel better soon.
> Bekka
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>Hi Tia
Sorry to hear about your bladder. I have had problems with urinary retention in the past. It can make anyone miserable, just like being constipated!!
If you read the package insert or go to Strattera.com it says for children and adolescents over 70 kg body weight and adults: Strattera should be initiated at a total daily dose of 40 mg and increased after a minimum of 3 days to a target total daily dose of approximately 80 mg, and after 2 to 4 additional weeks the dose may be increased to a max of 100 mg. I asked my pdoc about this on the phone this morning. I questioned if maybe I was taking too much for my body weight. She said no, that for adults its pretty much standard, for children they go by weight. I was up to 80 after only 3 days. Everyone was questioning why I was on such a high dose. Of course after my rash, I agree it seams smarter to start out on a low dose and gradually increase it to 80.
Hope you feel better soon!!!
Jodie
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