Started 3 10mgs Strattera 1x a day on 8-18

I feel a little strange today not really bad but not really great either.

I hear things my kids screaming when they are happy, mad or sad is really irritating me when it never bothered me before.

I've noticed little changes in Koda's behaviours before his mood changes.

I'm woke up with a ton of energy since I set the alarm an hour before I had to get up so I could take my med and then rest for another hour.

Definatly not complaining about being able to HOP right out of bed and get busy cleaning when it generally takes me about two hours to wake up and get started with my day. But, my problem now is I'm really bored because there is nothing to do.

I have slight dizzyness it comes and goes quickly

I'm nauseaus when I try to eat but otherwise feel fine.

Coolest thing is that when I try to smoke I get like 3 puffs in before I start gagging and I've had two Mountain Dews today when by now I would have had a 6 pack of the 24oz bottles.

Don't really know how I feel about it yet just kinda humm hooo

Any input or advice would be appreciated. I'm just not sure if this is how I'm supposed to be reacting.

Yesterday, after about 4pm I got so tired I couldn't possibly move another step, fell asleep on the babies toddler bed. Woke up around 5pm and started supper, cleaned a little but really felt like a zombie.

8-19-05

Took my Strattera again at 5am. With peanut butter toast this time.
Noticed a slight bit of nausea for about an hour but its gone now.

This is so confusing. All my life I have had thoughts racing back and forth across my mind and all of a sudden there isn't anything racing and I only have real thoughts if I trigger them. CAn't explain it but I almost feel as though my mind isn't working because its so quiet. I keep wondering if the pill is even working.

My husband said his mind is quiet so maybe its how I'm supposed to be but to be honest I can't understand how anyone would want to be this way. In the past when I did unpleasant tasks such as dishes, toilets, etc my mind could happily be off somewhere else when yesterday and today it was focused on the task at hand. Which really kind of sucks.

Except for the checking part. I was able to for once sit and pay bills without getting up fifty times. That was nice and it only took me about 12 minutes when it generally takes me about an hour.

I've read where other members experiance a sexual side effect where they aren't that interested. I seem to be reacting much differently in that arena.

We went deer scouting yesterday and I managed to stay completly quiet for an hour. :eek: An entire hour I didn't say a word, twitch and have to jump up and walk around. :D

I can't explain it but things that bothered me before and always made me want to cry such as the news still makes me sad but I didn't cry.

I still have the ho hum feeling inside.

Noticed something new today...I can feel myself breathing, Doug laughed at me but I never realized I could feel myself taking and releasing a breath. I keep breathing just to feel it I'm such a dork.

I had a lot of the same side effects, especially the "zombie like" feelings. I'm also down from 3+ espressos a day to no more than 1, unless I'm planning on staying up past midnight, and I no longer drink Red Bull at all, unless I'm planning a full day of strenuous activities. In addition, I crave water now.

I've found the worst thing to be that I wake up regularly, once a night, between 3-5 am. Dont' know why, but it's weird. I also have very weird dreams that feel much more real than my usual ones. I dont have the same feelings as you do waking up. Getting up is a struggle for me. Though not as much as before, so maybe I'm improving.

From what I've been told, I'm not feeling like a zombie, I'm feeling "normal". It's definitely very weird, and I'm not sure it's good yet but it has helped at work, especially when remembering phone numbers and such.

Other than that, not much to report. Oh, watch out when exercising. Strattera does elevate your heart rate and blood pressure a little, so look for that. Had a scary experience at the gym the other day with a heart rate elevated to 197 bpm, with a cold sweat to go along with it. Lesson learned, you don't need to go so hard.

Thats good to know because I was going to start walking again this morning except mother nature decided to rain on my parade. I don't tolerate my BP going very high before I start to feel off I generally run a very low 90/60.

If this is how normal feels ummm its really rather boring don't you think?

Anyways, today I crashed again at 1pm and slept on the couch till 3pm. I could have slept thru a hurricane I think. Which isn't going to do me any good at work since I work doubles both tommorrow and Sunday and when it comes to young Autistic boys you had better be ready to jump and run at a moments notice.

Have you tried doing what I am trying with you med. I set my alarm an hour earlier then I need, pop my pills when it goes off and doze for another hour maybe that would help you wake up if your pill is already ingested and working before you even try to get up.

One other question then I need to log off.

My husband asked if my facial features and our son's are from the Strattera or are we feeling more relaxed and happy. When we are relaxed our mouths tend to grin without us being aware of it even in our sleep he said it looks like we are up to something. lmao

hi futs :) I've noticed mostly good things with strattera.

Establishing the timing...when the best time is to take it has been my biggest
challenge.
I also like the wide awake feeling in the mornings....but it will grab me
at night too. If I don't sleep at night, I am compelled to take the afternoon nap, so there have been adjustments. I find mid-morning to be the best dosing time for me.

My emotional impulses are less and I have less anxiety.
I had nausea in the beginning, but not so much now if I take it after breakfast.

My family is confused with my "peace of mind" which was very eratic before the strattera.

I grin a lot too. :D
~gourmet~

I'm noticing things that really **** me off.

I noticed that while I clean everyone else just walks around posing as if they are cleaning but they aren't. ANd dang it I work over 40 hours a week too and am going back to school Monday. ANd and the kids are always fighting every single minute of every single day how did I not notice that? And Doug is a horn dog.

I'm really really really mad tonight

Futs, what is a horn dog?

I umm am pretty sure I didn't mean to say that in public. but he is touchy feely and I just want to smack him and tell him to get busy cleaning. I need this house organized and I need it organized right now and I'm not doing it alone anymore.

Now I'm really curious! Could you tell me in a pm?

lol I'm too lazy to pm...he wants to be my BESTEST friend EVER ALL the time even when I'm mad, especially when I'm mad and it makes me madder. Though now I am laughing but he doesn't need to know.

On Strattera......my sleep was disrupted and i wasn't sure if I slept at all. And I got very, very cranky, and sensitive. I can usually laugh at my foibles, and others are used to that, but on Strattera I would get really P.O.'d and snap at people.

I felt depressed as the days wore on...maybe from the insomnia, maybe from the med...or maybe from the fact that I didn't feel any better.

I hope it works for you! Pay attention to the cranky thing....maybe the happy thing will take over.....

This is the first time I've noticed any real emotion. Generally its just ho hum

I think my kids could tell me the house is on fire and I'd say OK and smile lol

Maybe I'm taking it too early, I've been taking it at 5am since that is when I get up for work but maybe I should try taking it when I get to work at 7am.