carmex Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 my pdoc told me to research strattera as an add-on to my current cocktail. i have gained 30 lbs in 2 months thanks to the Vitamin Z (zyprexa), and doc thinks the strattera will help the binge eating as well as the bipolar... has anybody tried strattera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 my pdoc told me to research strattera as an add-on to my current cocktail. i have gained 30 lbs in 2 months thanks to the Vitamin Z (zyprexa), and doc thinks the strattera will help the binge eating as well as the bipolar... has anybody tried strattera? Usually it's pushed as an alternative to stimulants for ADHD... Looking at the info at RxList, "decreased appetite" is one of its major side effects, so it might do the trick. Also, as an SNRI it should not interfere much with "Vitamin Z" or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I hate to but in but I had a negative experience with Strattera. It totally changed my personality. I became agitated and irritable. I would yell at my Mom for no reason. She would just say something softly and nice and sweet to me and I would just start yelling, screaming, hollering at her. This med might have caused me to become manic I don't know. (it was my pre bipolar dx). I had to stop it 2 weeks after starting (as per my docs instruction). I was on 18mg in the night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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