Can Straterra give you night sweats?

Answer 1

My son is on his second day of 40mg straterra and has been alseep for the majority of the time, so I think the answer is YES straterra does make you sleepy. I am going to change the dosage time from a.m. to p.m. and see if it helps, maybe you might try your dosage time as well.

Yes it can. My 12 year old son has been on 40mg.of Straterra for 4 months. His attention span was somewhat better, but he was so sleepy he could barely stay awake for the first 2-4 hours. So we checked with his doctor and switched his med time to 10:00PM. He now sleeps much better at night and is awake enough for his classes daily. However, upon getting out of school in the afternoon he starts to behave more hyperactively and by 8:00 p.m., he's really hyper.

It must work differently for people because i get the exact opposite effect. I have actually needed less sleep while on it 80mg day.

Yes, Strattera made me too sleepy the first several days. I switched from taking Strattera in the morning to taking it at night. That has done the trick. I feel alert all day. I do feel very very calm. For some people that might be disturbing, for me it's a relief.

Now, if I could figure out how to stay alseep without waking every hour or so.

i think Straterra can make you tired and cause you to not be able to sleep during the same day - it happened to me.

in the first few hours after taking it, i can't sleep. but about 4 hours after taking it, i get very sleepy (but only if i am engaged in non active activities - watching tv, reading, etc).

i also realized that if i take the medicine too late in the day (after 3pm), i would wake up every hour all night long.

therefore i take the medicine in the morning and try to remain active in the 4-5 hours after.

i think the answer is different for everyone, but the time of day that you take it plays a big factor in sleepiness/sleeplessness.

Yes. I am a 28 year old male. I took Strattera a few months ago for about a month, and finally had to stop because I had no energy, and had to take a nap every evening. I normally only need about 6-7 hours of sleep, but on Strattera I need a lot more. It got a little better after a few weeks, but I was still always tired. I started taking it again a few days ago, after talking with my doctor and deciding to try a lower dose. I had the same effects with only 25mg. I stopped it this time because of other side effects (severe testicle pain), which I had last time, but didn't realize it was the Strattera causing it.

YES!

I have been taking strattera for 15 months now, and I am certain that it is causing me to need more sleep than before.

I used to only need 5-6 hours a day. Now, if i don't get at least 8 (10 is best) I can hardly function.

This has required some adjustment for me and my wife (i'm a 30 year old male), but the benefits of Strattera have very far outweighed this inconvenience.

In my experience, the answer is a clear YES! I was on 25mg first, then 40mg for a month, and have now been on 80mg for six weeks. I have never felt so fatigued except when I had anemia. I can sleep for 10 hours a day and not feel refreshed. I can't be awake for more than a few hours without feeling really tired. And to make things worse, my ADD symptoms have not gone away at all. In addition, I feel hungry all the time.

Prior to this, I had been on Adderall XR for three years. That worked like magic the first two years, but then quit on me. I hope that if I start taking it again, it'll work again because the tolerance will have worn off.

Answer 2

Hi there! After reading your question and several others as well, I'd like to tell you my experience with Strattera, especially as compared to Adderall. I started on 25 mg. of Strattera about 3 weeks ago, moving to 40 mgs. after the first 4 days. Strattera did make me feel a bit drowsy - not drugged like antihistamines can do, just like I needed a good nap. I didn't notice any dizziness, mood swings, nausea or any other side effects listed in the drug's literature, except a good case of dry mouth and a loss of appetite the first few days. In terms of sexual function, I feel I've actually noticed an improvement! My libido seems higher and I have no trouble climaxing (I should state here that I'm female, and don't have to worry about erectile problems.) Assuming there are no other psychological factors at work, I have a hunch that Strattera's anti-depressive properties might help improve a woman's sexual function, as a happy woman is bound to be a more sexually interested woman. One thing - unlike Adderall or other stimulant based drugs, you won't feel Strattera working for you for at least the first couple of weeks. Since it lacks the instant "kick" of a stimulant, it's effects are more suble, especially at first and thus easy to miss. I'm only just starting to feel Strattera working for me, which is a relief - I was worried I might have to wait 6 weeks or more to tell any difference. While increasing my Strattera dosage, I've been slowly weaning myself off of Adderall. While I lost quite a bit of weight on Adderall, there were side effects that became unacceptable: cold hands and feet (a fight-or-flight response) rapid pulse (124 beats a minute) high blood pressure, anxiety (had to back off from 30 mg. to 25 mg.), a daily end-of-day crash when the drug left my system and left me tired, confused, irritable, unable to focus or remember recent conversations, facts etc. and a daily morning rush of mild euphoria. That last symptom was the one that worried my doctor most. A psychiatrist, whose practice has a sub-speciality in ADD-ADHD cases, he felt that symptom could be indicative of a vulnerability to Adderall, i.e. a greater probability of tolerance, then addiction. And he was right. As I decrease my Adderall dosage, I find myself feeling a little regretful I won't have my energy "crutch" anymore. I expect I'll have some cravings for it when it's completely gone. And that's a little scary. An addiction is nothing to dismiss lightly. Substance addiction has wrecked many a life, and Adderall is a familiar name in 12-Step Recovery circles. Hope this has helped!

Answer 3

I am 35yrs old and take 80mg strattera and I have had night sweats off and on since beginning it about a year ago. The night sweats usually last 3 days to a week then go away for a while. I have them about every 1 to 2 months. Hopefully the longer you take it the less frequent the night sweats will be. Make sure you discuss it with your doctor if it becomes intolerable. It took almost a full month for me to feel the full affects of taking strattera. I also take concerta and wellibutrin as well and this combo of meds has worked miracles for me. Also if you doctor says that night sweats is not a side affect of strattera, let him/her know that others on it have complained of night sweats,also. Good Luck!

This is very helpful. I am a 45 year old man and started taking 40 mg of Strattera about a month and a half ago and definitely have been experiencing occasional mild night sweats. There's nothing on the Lilly site about this side effect.

I have been taking Strattera for about three weeks now. I started on a dose of 25 mg, and after a week, the dose was bumped up to 40 mg. Although I did experience other side effects that went away after a few days, night sweats accompanied by sleeplessness have been the most bothersome and persistent side effects that I've noticed. They have not resulted in a change of the sheets yet, but on several occasions I've had to sleep on top of the covers or even get up and towel off and turn the pillow before being able to get comfortable again. Hoping that this will subside with time.

It's not just night sweats. I've noticed a remarkable increase in persperation output on Straterra. Sometimes just the walk from the train station to my office can soak the back of my shirt. This used to NEVER happen before.

I just started taking Straterra three days ago and I noticed an increase in sweating, during the day and night. I'm also having trouble sleeping.