I started Strattera July 20, 2022 and I felt AWFUL!!! I was so depressed and irritable and throwing stuff around my apartment and my boyfriend was so scared! It was so unlike me! I am so usually chill! I am also on 150 mg of Wellbutrin and 100 mg Topamax. I took it for 3 days and stopped because I couldn't take it anymore... I slept all day and was up all night and felt like my skin was crawling and I was PMSing times 1000... my doctor told me to give it another chance on August 10th, so I did... It was worse!!! After just two hours I felt so depressed it was awful... I felt like I was going to pass out. I am uusually very bubbly but I was like a zombie..my family was wondering what was wrong. I am in recovery and for the first time in a while I wanted to use... and wanted to smoke... am I allergic??? I tried again the next day and it was worse... I had suicidal thoughts... it was the worse thing... it happened so suddenly. I didn't sleep or eat at all. I stopped again yesterday. It is now the 13th and I am still feeling the effects... what is wrong with me?
Has anyone felt so bad after just one day of starting Strattera?
Question posted by Kristenpalmer on 13 Aug 2022
Last updated on 13 August 2022 by WildcatVet
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Hi, Kristen!
The only thing wrong with you is that you're unusually sensitive to this medication.
I'd suggest that you talk to your doctor and tell them that you simply cannot tolerate Strattera and that you need to explore other treatment options. You have the right to make this sort of decision.
Best regards and I hope you feel better quickly.
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