Strattera making me sleepy

[raqtheforgettable]

Recently started seeing a great psychiatrist, who has been supportive of my sobriety and really helpful. We talked about non-stimulant medications for my ADHD because the stimulant ones were giving me heart palpitations that were scaring me. He put me on 40mg of Strattera. At first, I was scared I would get nauseated and have headaches, but I haven't at all.
If anything though, I've been absolutely wiped out and exhausted. It feels like I need to take a nap every time I take the meds. I know it's only been two days but i feel more tired than usual, don't know if this is normal though. I'm also continuing to be task-avoidant, especially with the work that I don't feel like doing. It makes me feel awful about myself. Ugh, I wish my brain was normal and I could just do the things I needed to do without pushing it off all the damn time. I'm so tired.

 

[may71]

I'm sorry that the new medication isn't working well.

There are some other treatment methods that you might want to try. I could say more about that if you'd like, but it's also ok if you don't want that.

 

[raqtheforgettable]

I'm sorry that the new medication isn't working well.

There are some other treatment methods that you might want to try. I could say more about that if you'd like, but it's also ok if you don't want that.

honestly that would be great, i know the strattera takes a while to work and I am meeting with my psych in a couple weeks to discuss how it's going, but i just hope I won't always feel this tired and sad from it

 

[may71]

Maybe the strattera will work out eventually, but there might be a better approach.

You might find something you like in one of these two links:

Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, World's Second Largest Medical System

Self-Treatment and Miscellaneous


If you want to try out Chinese medicine, the herbal treatments would probably be the cheapest, especially if there's a patent formula that can be prescribed.

 

[Ash600]

As you are no doubt aware, @raqtheforgettable , that sense of fatigue that you're experiencing is one of the known side effects of Strattera. As you've recently just commenced treatment with it, that particular side effect may be more pronounced. However the instensity of which may taper down over time as your system gets used to that med. Having said that, to overcome this effect, instead of taking it as a single dose, for some patients, splitting it into two doses, one in the morning, one in the late afternoon/early evening usually tends to resolve this. So this could be something to consider when you next meet with your psych in 2 weeks time.