Can Straterra cause violence and impulsiveness?

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I've been taking 120 mg of straterra for several months and have found it to have a very positive effect on me, I'm calmer than I've ever been. i'd have to say I'm doultful about it causing violence or impulsiveness

My son is 8 years old. Diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia. I know I sound like a mom in denial here, but I promis Austin has NEVER been a disipline problem. He has NEVER had his folder signed at school. Doctor put him on Adderol and we had really bad side effects. Austin, who is usually very likeable and outgoing, turned inward and became very quiet and unsocial. Again, not a behavioral problem, but just completely anti-social. We tried Staterra in December. Started with the trial pack and then went to 40 mg. We have given it a try, but gosh, he has become so unfocused and hyper and back talking at school. He become a behavioral problem at school. His friends even started backing away. This is VERY unlike him and the teacher and his tutor both, asked that I reevaluate my decission to put him on Strattera. In fact his teacher said his impulsiveness is unbearable. He is like a time bomb waiting to go off. I have heard wonderful stories about Strattera, I desperately wanted it to work. I liked the idea that it wasn't a stimulant, but he has just become so obnoxious and out of control we are going to stop taking the Strattera.

This *really* sounds like a manic episode. Even though Strattera doesn't release a flood of chemicals like stimulants do, it does elevate norepinephrine levels. Irritability, hyperactivity and impulsiveness can be a symptom of mania, which can be caused by an excess of norepinephrine. The same thing happened to me when I tried Zoloft and Ritalin. I would take him in to that doctor ASAP.

quite the opposite. straterra will help with patience and anger outbursts in most people. but you never know how it can react with an individual.

With out knowing your child personally, its hard to guess.But i will say tht while Strattera is not known to induce manic behavior in individuals, it CAN aggravate an already cycling manic depressive.In other words it isn't known to make kids manic, but if you are bi polar and having a hard time regulating your episodes (being on an even keel) it can make the cycling from manic to depressed more intense.

my child has been on straterra a week and has gotten very irritable and has had outbreaks of anger....she's also got dilated pupils and no appetite; she's already very thin so she's going off it immediately.

My daughter has been on Straterra for about a year and prior to putting her on it she had violent outburst and serious impulsiveness. This has been reduced about 85 percent on 25mg doses. While determining her ADHD condition it was revealed that there is another disorder called ODD that has alot of overlapping characteristics and can be misdiagonosed. If your child or yourself is having violent and impulsive reaction you might ask you doctor about evaluating you or your child for ODD. Sometime the Straterra relives mild cases of ODD but for people who are nominally ODD another treatment plan would be more effective.

I was on Straterra for about 3 months. I had to stop taking it at the request of my family because of my attitude and behavior. I was a completely different person who got upset at any and everything and borderline violent. It wasn't like that in the beginning though. It was a wonder drug in the beginning!!