Good news, did it help you academically?

​​@@amiraheikal193It's sure helping me academically! 😊 I'm no longer so impulsive that I don't follow through with my To Do lists (or any plan, for that matter). I can far more easily organize, self-regulate, and conceptualize the steps needed for long-term plans!

@@amiraheikal193 It can definitely improve focus, 1st time and boom!

​@@amiraheikal193Yes, it did help me academically.

I've already been diagnosed with ADHD but I suspect that I have a high functioning form of ASD on top of that because of my sensitivity to loud noises and weird voice pitch and repetitive movements. Can you describe how your ASD manifests in combination with your ADHD and how atomoxetine helps with that? I would appreciate it a lot.

Good news, how long did it take to see a difference?

@amiraheikal193 It took about 4 months total. 3 months to get to my effective dose (60mg, max for my size), and about one month on that to notice a marked difference. I tapered up very slowly because I was experiencing nausea (taking it with protein/food helps). Good luck!!

I was just prescribed this today. I need to do a two week low dose to see if my body will tolerate it then she’ll raise it to a therapeutic dose 🤞🤞🤞. My 13 yo’s doc prescribed her methylphenidate and it seems to be slowly helping her. So we’ll see…

Same here. afraid Im getting early Alheimers at 55. Started this med 1 mo ago while it does help I still forget a lot way more than I should but better than it was for sure . At least some things are getting done, before it was a big fat zero

@@gordocarbo stick with it! It takes about 4 weeks to really feel the full benefit after reaching the maximum effective dose, which may vary from 60-100 depending on your size. It may still be subtle, but to your point, some functional benefit is better than none.

Could you telle me what dose did you start with ? And stayed on it for how long?

@@snperchannel3242 I’ve been on it for about 4 months now. 40mg daily, I do take it with nuvigil since I have narcolepsy as well. Hope that helps. Definitely talk to your doctor and see what works best for you.

With peracitam, atomoxetine will be more effective.

@@snperchannel3242 40mg daily

@@Daddy-cb3qh oh nice, I haven’t looked into it.

Would love to hear how you are going a couple weeks in. I started a few days ago!

An update, my bladder control is heavily affected by atomoxetine, as I increase the dosage. The pain and control loss is so severe that I must pause it and reduce the dosage to 18mg daily.

​@@BhargavAcharyHow are you doing now?

Thanks for checking, I am still facing the same challenges. Sticking to doctor's recommended dose, and skipping if side effects (urine retention and pain) are on the higher side.

​@@BhargavAcharyhola apesar de ese efecto secundario, cómo han sido los efectos sobre tus emociones y la concentración y memoria ?

@@fernandofran2360 It is close to 3 months now with atomoxetine. I had a urine bladder infection because of high urine retention. Now, I am kind of stable at 18mg dose. I have been diagnosed with Asperger's as well with a significantly high score. The co-occurrence of ADHD and Asperger's answers more of my questions as to why my life has been a struggle all along. The overall moods are better, and relationships are better with people. We have a 2+ year-old baby, and my patience in handling her tantrums has increased. I still need some time to comment on the productivity increase, as I still don't have any significant changes noticeable. On the memory front, I feel more confident because of reduced anxiety, but there is not much change in the low working memory challenges.

Interesting 🧐

Initial results are often evident in 2-3 weeks but max benefits may take longer to be apparent.

I cannot give personal advice. But some studies show that atomextine helps with anxiety more than stimulants. Talk to your prescribing doctor about your concerns.

@@russellbarkleyphd2023hi there and doctor has my Gp or psychiatrist?

Que efectos secundarios tuviste ?

Would you mind listing the side effects you experienced?

Yes please list your side effects it would be very helpful for people like me who just started taking it.

Yes same here.

Same here, and I'm interested to know the potential route for treatment with minimal medication interactions. I was put on sertraline prior to ADHD diagnosis due to prevalent anxiety/depression, and we were discussing stimulant treatment as opposed to non-stimulant for adult ADHD. I was told that atomoxetine has a lower percent chance of working over a stimulant, but the risks of starting on it and later having to stop taking it are minimal, so moving to a stimulant would be easier than doing the reverse (moving from the stimulant to a non-stimulant). But would there be a situation where taking atomoxetine and a stimulant type medication would be effective at managing symptoms? Or would one always be favored over the other depending on circumstance and never be taken in tandem? How does atomoxetine compare to stimulants in regards to drug interactions?

Yes I take all 3 you listed

I take all 3 as well

No

Dont mix meds let your Dr handle it .Take sertraline and Strattera pretty good combo Afraid of the hard px stimulants, dont want anything addictive destructive or spiking blood pressure

I take 300mg bupropion and it does not help my ADHD at all. I just take it for depression. I take adderall for adhd

im having the same issues! taking 300mg bupropion and my psychiatrist just started me on atomoxetine yesterday. did you go this route? how has it been if you have?

I stopped Bupropion this year after a few years of no affect on focus. After officially receiving ADHD diagnosis I'm starting Atomoxetine today. Focus isn't the only issue, really hope this helps!

@@coldmattyice Hello! It's been 4 months, any updates on how Atomoxetine has affected your day-to-day?

I have not seen research specifically on that problem but in talking to my psychopharmacology colleagues, it would make perfect sense that you should not take both as their mechanism of action is very similar as are the regions of the brain they impact. Taking both essentially is like taking a larger dose of either one and thus increasing the risk for side effects.

Been on both for years. I have seen no problems with the combination.

Probably not, unlike stimulants, it needs to build up over time.

No effect on the medication absorption to my knowledge.

While they can be used together to lower the dose of each and provide a wider range of results, they will not be combined into a single for,ulation as they are made by different companies.

That wouldn't really help, what if they are like me and get zero side effects? Should they assume none of their patients will get them? Better to listen to patients (as well as reading the literature, which often mislead , e.g. saying antidepressants have no withdrawal symptoms)

@@therabbithat you missunderstand, if these soo called doctors are gonna prescribed poison to their patients, who usually are CHILDREN, then the least they can do is poison themselves aswell. Just because you didnt get any side effects, doesnt take away the fact that this "medicine" is neurotoxic and there are papers on it, but big pharma ignored those scientific studies, because, MONEY

I knew a guy who tested on himself and he told me it was an overwhelming success!!! 10giga joules of more brain power I'm not sure but it sounds like a lot! He was going door to door, trying to find people to invest in his company! He's so excited he tried to sell me a ton of copper scrap that he found leftover from his experiments.

@@nema151 cap

Um, no. Experts are in agreement that the medications for ADHD are very safe and effective and untreated ADHD has many negative consequences. See the International Consensus Statement on ADHD for references.