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Atomoxetine (Straterra) and sleep » JohnnyB

Posted by paulk on February 26, 2003, at 20:06:47

In reply to I repeat, sleep wanted, please respond, posted by JohnnyB on February 26, 2003, at 17:49:19

> I'm a walking zombie when I can get my butt out of the chair. Oh, what I would do for a solid 6 - 8 hr. night! After 3 yrs. of nursing my sleep habits along, I finally started getting full nights of sleep this last fall. I'm really wrestling with whether I should continue with Strattera at the risk of undoing my recently acquired sleep habits. I'm not keen on taking a sleep med to counter the side effects of another med and I haven't the resources for another such expense. Sleep deprivation only amplifies my ADD sx. But, I really want to give Strattera a chance for me to at least see if there are any beneficial effects for me.
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> Perhaps I'm being as impatient with this message board as I am with Strattera, but please don't anyone take it personally. I've only been checking here for a day or so and may not quite get the pace of things. We all have lives to live, ehh? If anyone could speak to my quandry, I would most welcome your words.
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> John


I found that even 25 mg/day was too much for me (I now take 12.5mg/day) - try a lower dose. Reading between the lines - I have a hunch that 40mg/day is way too much for a number of folks.

I also tried Reboxitine, a related drug, and found it a disaster. I wonder now if it was because the dose was way to high? Why not try 5mg/day until you can sleep, then work it up and retreat when it interferes with sleep.

I found that not only did it screw up my sleep if I take too much, but it made my focus WORSE! At the higher dose I found I was impatient, irritable, spacy-sleepy and couldn't sleep. But on a lower dose it works very well and I'm getting a lot more tasks completed.

Based on my experience (at 200 lbs) I would start on 10mg/day and work up - and even less if you weigh less.

The good news is, because it works at 10-12mg/day I can get the 40mg caps and split them - giving me a very cost effective med.<g>


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