Posted by Altair1972m on April 18, 2010, at 16:41:08
In reply to Strattera Side Effects Leaking Semen Take Two, posted by CellPhoneBit on April 15, 2010, at 11:29:42
The date of this post is 2010-04-18. Obviously I did not committ suicide. I'm glad Cellphonebit guy is having a more pleasureable experience.
Important tidbit I picked up from the pshrink I saw after Yosry, Dr. Li: ADHD and Bi-Polar people do not do well on the stimulants.
After I gave up the trileptal, I tried lamictal. At half the normal dose they sent me home from work because I was out on my feet. Then I tried abilify. After we ramped up the dose to 1/2 normal person, I could not type at work. I went back to Li and asked if she would start me on the lowest does and ramp me up to around 1/2 dose of Stratera and 1/4 Abilify (if you want exact numbers write me back and I'll dig up the info). If the anxiety continued after 2 weeks I would quit the abilify. I had asked her twice to let me back on the stratera because the situation with my boss was deteriorating.
At first the stratera only worked for about 4 business hours and then I came home like a bear but I felt a little better. It was not enough though and I had to go up to a higher dose. I did feel more suicidal again.
I had a panic attack while I was out for my hernia operation and quit the abilify after 11 days.
Dr Li gave me lexapro. The lexapro made the ding dings (in deference to whoever said I am too graphic about actual medical consequences) feel a little better, but I still had the burning. Because I did not go back to the normal dose I never had another semen leak, though the OMG moment was never good on Stratera.
Dr Li. warned me to watch for aggressive behavior. I told my boss. The week I doubled the dose to 1/2 the normal dose, I was head down on the table at mothers day. Later that week a co-worker gave me flak for a strategic decision, I got up in her face about it.
A few days later I almost started a fight with someone who unnecessarily made a correction in a document I typed (and in her defense on page 2 there was a legitimate correction). I quit all meds the next week.
A month later I got reprimanded for something I sent to my boss at home. I went back and examined every fight we had from January to May and realized, she was the problem. Yeah I was a problem, but if she was not my boss, we would not be having these fights. At that point I went to the union and demanded a transfer.
My new boss and I get along fine. She doles compliments. She knows people makes mistakes. While she did not want to assgin work according to talent, she has learned she has to in order to get the job done. She complements people.
If that wasn't enough, one of her kids has ADHD and so she knows when to order me around.
I tried St Johns Wort, but it only seems to reduce the anger outbursts a little. I still flip out.
Also tried Krill Oil. Didn't notice an improvement. If you have cash to spare, try pycnogenol.
I am not for stratera if you have any reduction in interest in the things you like, or if it does not make you feel better. If you do not feel it is right, get off it.
Hey people, thanks for responding.
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