My Name is Matthew. I am 21 years old and I live in California. Back when I was in High School my parents made me take this drug. It was very clear to them and everyone else that I hade ADD since I was a child. I wasn't a crazy hyper wild child, but I had a hard time paying attention and coming back from la la land. Anyways, when I got to high school my parents said enough is enough. So we went to the Dr. and he gave me this stuff. The first few weeks were ok. I was actually able to pay attention and rais my grades. I was a B+ student now instead of a C- student. It worked, it really worked....until about a month into the application.I became extremely depressed. I am a musician and I don't feel right if i'm not writing music... well all that stopped in a big hurry. I didn't touch my guitar for like 4 or 5 months streight. i stopped talking to my friends. I wanted to die! Parents, if you don't want this to happen to your child do NOT let the Dr. prescribe this to your child. Trust me, the week I stopped taking this drug, is the week I got my life back. Sure the drug was "effective," but to put that before your childs well being is wrong. Grades are not as important as life. Bottom Line. Published: December 13, 2007 ::

I want to make this a very detailed review for you new users. I'm a 25 yr old male. I've been taking this drug for almost 2 yrs. First off, I can notice great differences in focus. I no longer drift off and feel like my mind is in a fog. I take 60 mg per day and I weight 70 kg. It's important to know that the dosage is supposed to be 1 mg of Strattera per 1 kg of body weight, so I'm actually taking 10 mg under what I'm supposed to and getting good effects. It has also brought down my anxiety and made me a little more mellow. As far as the side effects go, I sometimes get a little lightheaded and nauseous if I don't take with food. I do have dry mouth, and my urine is very concentrated, due to the medication drying me out. I have to drink lots water. As far as sexual side effects, I have a slight discharge of seminal fluid once or twice but the main effects that I think men have is due to dehydration from Strattera. If you are having sexual side effects, try increasing your fluid intake and it seems to greatly help with fixing the concentration of urine and the feeling that you have to continue to urinate or release semen, even if you don't have too. I hope this helps, Strattera is great as long as you drink plenty of fluid throughout the day. It's helped me become more successful in my job and focused throughout the day. Published: July 29, 2008 ::

Strattera can work really well, but you MUST start at a VERY low dose and titrate up SLOOOOOOOOOOOOWLY. This is so much more true with Strattera than with any other drug I have ever tried or heard of. If you go too high and/or too fast with dosage, you can get a train wreck. You'll decide that it isn't for you when it could actually make a lot of difference in your condition, which is what happened to me. I'm probably going back on it again, but I'm going to be so careful about not taking too much, too fast. Published: November 11, 2007 ::

I am a 58yr old overweight female with adult attention deficit disorder (mixed type). I also have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, and an overactive bladder. I have tried most meds prescribed for my ADD disorder: SSRIs, Adderal and more. None worked except for the Adderal but I developed tolerance which I knew to be a red flag to dependence. I have been on Strattera for four months and felt the results after 30 days. Since then, symptoms of chronic fatigue have all but disapeared, I have lost 21 lbs due to my ability to stop eating when I am full, and I no longer need medication for my blader control problem. I have decreased my Cymbalta from 90mg to 60mg to 30mg to now no longer needing it. It took awhile to see results but it is well worth it. This is the first med that has targeted norepinepherine instead of dopamine or seretonin. I think it should be re-evaluate as an anti-depressant as well as prescribed off lable for weight loss and bladder contol problems. It works better than Detrol Published: June 02, 2008 ::

My 9 yr.old son has been trying different med's for over three years now. He was failing 3rd grade, was angry all the time, seemed depressed, backtalked alot, then in October of 07, we tried strattera, 50 mg in the morning right after breakfast. From October to May, even his teachers noticed a huge difference. He didn't get out of his seat anymore, no more back talking, showed his mannerism with others, he started to respect others, overall, he wasn't a hateful, angry, mean, depressed child anymore. He passed the 3rd grade, had a wonderful summer and is now enjoying 4th grade. You can't just take the medicine and expect it to fix the problem. Their are things in your life that have to be modified and accommodated to. I use behavior modification at home and he has a reward program set up at home for allowances. I made a visual chart for him and put on his wall in his room where he has to see it everyday. He knows what his chores are and he see's them written on his board when he wakes up. He's doing great. My son was never into sports, but counsler's thought with his disorder, sports may be good for him. He took an interest in football over the summer and I signed him up for a youth league. this worked out to my advantage as well, because not only did he fall in love with actually playing the game, I have leveridge in using behavior modification for teaching responsibilities at home and schoolwork. It works for me, it works for him. The only side effect he complained about was heartburn. So he takes 2 chewable tums before each meal and does well. He is happy and doing very well in school now. He is definitely more sociable with other kids, where before he wouldn't talk or play with other kids. Published: August 22, 2008 ::