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hey patricia,my 4yr. old grandson takes Strattera.he started on a low dose,then the next higher dose.he usually take it around 7am.,goes to headstart,comes home around 3 or 4p.m. i have noticed that it starts to wear off around 5 or 6p.he's buck wild by then.he is also very tired and sleepy too.so,we try to let him get all of his frustration out,give him a warm bath,get sleepers on,hopefully he will eat something,whatever he wants.then prepare him for bed no later than 8p.hope he can get at least 9 or 10 hrs. of sleep.good luck.

According to my doctor, Strattera can make you drowsy about 8-9 hours after taking it and that it only lasts a little while. So he recommended that if it happens, to switch to taking it in the evenings so that you are sleeping when you get drowsy. He has 300+ patients out of his ~450 patients taking Strattera and he said the ones taking it in the evening after dinner don't report it reducing its effectiveness. It can also help those who have stomach upset, since most people eat a bigger dinner than do breakfast.

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