# New ADD med Strattera **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952 "2003-01-26T01:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/1 "2003-01-26T01:44:45Z")
My kid just started this, and I am thinking about it. Anybody else? [http://www.strattera.com/](http://www.strattera.com/) ---
**Author:** ![TeleTronOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@TeleTronOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeleTronOne)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/2 "2003-01-26T01:51:38Z")
Sounds interesting, I might ask my shrink about it. I’m on concerta currently, and I’m pretty happy with it, but not ingesting 36mg of extended release amphetamine per day would probably be a good thing. I used to be on wellbutrin, which also inhibits uptake of norepinephrine (I’m pretty sure, anyway), and had decent results for control of my ADHD symptoms, although it’s effacy declined considerably after extended use. It certainly seems safer than the other alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/3 "2003-01-26T02:00:40Z")
Yeah, Im on wellbutrin, and it doesnt seem to help as much anymore. Still works, just not as well. This new stuff is non stimulant. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/4 "2003-01-26T02:02:06Z")
I’ve just emailed Dr. Dad, a Pediatrician. My son is ADHD and currently on Ritalin, and the stimulant really does in his appetite. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/5 "2003-01-26T02:06:59Z")
I just pulled my kid off of ritalin, because not only did it kill his appetite, but it kind of zombied him out. It got to the point he never talked, never laughed…I pulled him off of ritalin over the holidays, and it was a night and day differance. the school kinda freaked, but I was not willing to do that to him again. Ritalin is just bad for some kids, and my kid is one of those. He was on wellbutrin, and it helped a little, but he was taking as much of that as is safe. My boy just started it today, I will post how it work as it starts to take effect. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/6 "2003-01-26T02:11:46Z")
BTW, I found this site, it seems pretty good. [http://www.mindfixers.com](http://www.mindfixers.com) ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/7 "2003-06-04T01:44:17Z")
Well, been a while since I posted this. The meds have done wonders for my kid. I tried it, but they started me out on too high a dose and it made me dizzy. I plan to go back on it later, after I get employed again. Anybody else tried it? ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/8 "2003-06-04T05:42:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bdgr \* > **My kid just started this, and I am thinking about it. Anybody else?** I’ve been on it since the beginning of the year–more or less. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/9 "2003-06-04T06:20:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by js\_africanus \* > \*\*I’ve been on it since the beginning of the year–more or less. \*\* Yaeh, if you read my first post, it was in jannuary… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/10 "2004-04-28T15:25:57Z")
I just started Strattera this week (40 mg, switching to 60 mg on the 5th day) and I’m still in the morning sickness part. Has this drug had any noticeable effects for you? ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-add-med-strattera/150952/11 "2004-04-28T16:07:43Z")
My daughter was on it briefly, but couldn’t stand the side effects. It played hell with her appetite and made her feel jittery.