Posted by Malcolm664 on June 22, 2007, at 5:19:47
In reply to Re: Strattera and Edronax/Reboxetine experiences » linkadge, posted by psychobot5000 on June 21, 2007, at 16:19:36
> > Could you describe the differences that you noticed?
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> Sure. Essentially, they felt like entirely different effects. Reboxetine/Edronax felt like being a little wired. Not happier, but more a little more energized, alert-feeling and tense. It made it difficult to sleep, and difficult to feel normal or relax.
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> Strattera was quite different. For the first few hours of the dose, there was a feeling of well-being--a mild euphoria, actually. Attitude and concentration were much improved, and I felt more relaxed. Added to this was a feeling of sleepiness. Not physical weariness, but drowsiness--a fairly strong dose of drowsiness. I assumed I had slept particularly poorly, and actively sought out opportunities to take a nap. As I kept taking the medication over a period of days, the feeling of well-being gradually diminished, until after two weeks or so, I could no longer detect it. It came back only slightly after I took a break from the medication, then disappeared again. However, the drowsiness stayed permanently, with no sign of abating, so I ultimately did not find Strattera useful either.
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> I'm not aware of any long term studies on it, but from what I've read, some prescribers who write about it seem to believe that its benefits can stay in the long term (though I think it's notable that stimulants are still the first-line treatment for most) I'm also not certain that everyone gets the drowsiness part of it. But anyway, that was my experience.
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>I've been on Stratera twice and both times I had a very strange reaction which caused me to get of the med. It made it IMPOSSIBLE to urinate.
That and I don't think that I felt anything on the med at all?
Both the doc who prescribed it as well as another one I had consulted with had heard of anyone having this reaction. I even called the manufacturer of the drug and they hadn't heard of anyone having this reaction.
Not that it matters (I'm not about to try again), but does anyone know why Statera would cause this response in me?
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