Nose Bleeds

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I am a 23 year old female. I used to have heavy nosebleeds almost daily as a pre-teen, but they stopped completely by the time I was 12. I've been on 40mg of Strattera daily for four months and experienced my first nosebleed in over 10 years about two weeks ago. I've noticed that Strattera leaves my nose and sinuses feeling really dry. In fact, Strattera doubled as a cold medicine for me when I was sick last month. It completely knocked out my sinus drainage and runny nose.

My son is 12 and has been on strattera since mid February 2003. He has also experienced frequent and often heavy nosebleeds within the last 9 months, at one point I had to take him to the emergency room because I could not get it stopped. I called Ely-Lilly to see if they had any info. There clinical studies show a slight increase in both systolic and distolyc blood pressure but nothing about bleeding disorders. I was beginning to think he may be an isolated case but I happened upon this while I was researching my son's nosebleeds. I found in other websites that vitamin K deficiency can also cause nosebleeds. I wonder if the nosebleeds are a side effect or if the Strattera could be causing a vitamin K deficiency.

I recently started taking Strattera and coincidently am struggling with painful/dry tissue inside my nose. I can't even breath through my nose without stinging that is severe enough that my eyes water. A bloody nose can't be far behind. It's definitely not allergies, Strattera is the only thing that's has been added to the equation. If I find anything out I'll add it here and would appreciate any additional thoughts.

contact Lilly or the FDA and report these effects. It is no coincidence that you all are experiencing the same problems.

I have been taking 60mg for 2 weeks and my nose is numb, dry, stinging and bleeding. My doctor reduced my dose to 40mg and I have not noticed any change in symptoms.

My son has been on 40mg of Staterra for 1 year. Lately he has experienced nose bleeds quite frequently. He has never had them before, so I'm sure that the drug has something to do with it. It is something to keep an eye on. Lilly is not going to tell people about all side effects, it is too new of a drug.

This is a great question. My daughter has been on Strattera for about a year now, 25mg. and she has had many nose bleeds. So much that I took her to the doctor out of concern. He thought it was due to the winter weather but after reading some of these postings,I am convinced that Straterra is the link for these bleeds. I had a feeling that the drug was the cause but could not find anything that noted "nosebleeds" as a side effect. I hope that more people will report this to Lily and their physicians so that maybe they will do some research and eventually list it as a side effect, or perhaps that Straterra may cause some sort of Vitamin K deficiency.

Our son is 5 years old and has taken Strattera for about 3 weeks and ,yes, the nosebleeds have begun to occure on a regular basis. I must say it has worked very well to control his behavior problems but it is definitely the source of the nosebleeds. He never had them before.

My 15yr old son started taking Stratera in 2/04. He's had nose bleeds off and on most of his life, but since February, they have gotten really bad. Last night he even had a giant blood clot come out of his nose, which is why I'm on the internet today reading about nose bleeds. He's even had up to 3 nose bleeds in one day. A recent blood test also showed that he is now slightly enemic.

Currently I am answering this question with a tissue shoved up my nose to try to stop the bleeding. I've had nosebleeds before, but it's been at least a year since the last one. I started out 3 weeks ago taking 25mg of Strattera for a week and tomorrow is the last day of 2 weeks taking 40mg. I will report this to my physician and Lilly.

My 8 year old son started taking Strattera less than 2 months ago and has had a nose bleed every day this week. After reading this, I am stopping the Strattera immediately and getting him back on the Concerta next week.

i never thought i would stumble across this topic. ive been taking strattera for a month now and i have experienceed an increase in nose bleeds, howeveer i didnt put the two together i figured it was just from being outside in the dry air. now that im not the only one it makes me wonder what else that is happeneing is a side effect.

My nephew has been on straterra for 1 week and has had nose bleeds 3 days in a row. Seeing all these entries on here makes me sure that there is a link. All of us need to pettion the FDA to make Eli-Lilly include this information on the label of straterra.

My 7yr old son has been on Straterra for a month and half now, for ADHD. He's up to 40mg/day now, but we're still not quite there yet. Compared to previous medications, I have been getting very optimistic with Strattera. My son is starting to eat again, and he's controllable in the morning and evening now, whereas the previous meds left him waiting every morning to start taking affect. This morning I dropped him off at school and suddenly realized he had had a brief nosebleed in the car on the way. I came home and immediately checked the web, and found this site. When I was young I had chronic nosebleeds, on no medication. After a few months they had to cauterize a blood vessel in my nose to stop the bleeds. The information that came with my sons Strattera did say that it may cause constipation, so perhaps it is causing his body to become a little more dehydrated than usual. I certainly will be checking this out with his doctor, but I remain hopefull that perhaps this is also something that my son my have been predisposed to. I think the fact that my son "Bounces" around so much while getting dressed for school may have something to do with elevated blood pressure as well. The bottom line is, I'd much rather combat a nosebleed then have our lives go back to the chaos that existed before he started on Strattera. I'm not trying to minimise anyones concerns, as it does look like nosebleeds may be an undisclosed symptom of the medication, but for me I'd be very happy if that is the worst symptom I'm going to have to deal with.

These things can be unimportant but they can also mean severe problems

You may want to be seen by a doctor if you find you get these

If it bleeds so much that you nearly have no blood left you will probably die!

I'm not sure. I took a generic brand of NyQuil before bed last night, and when I blew my nose this morning blood came out. Whatever that means.

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You really need to schedule an appointment with a neurologist for testing as migraines can be a very serious issue. Call your doctor.

no you have blood inbalances or hypertension-are you ingesting stimulants or not eating properly -have BP checked or get some info on anemia -dr Burke in Fla

You need to go to the hospital. You may have bleeding on the brain or a concussion. You may have a number of serious issues that need medical attention.

Sounds like serious trauma.

Did the dog get run over by a car ? Or crushed by something ?

If there are no outward signs of trauma as a result of vehicle injury this could also be warfarin (rat) poisoning. Several readily available vermin baits cause uncontrolled internal bleeding.

I would say anemia, or lack of iron in your body, is the most probably cause. Are the nose bleeds frequent? (almost every single day)? Then it might be a more serious medical condition, such as a bleeding disorder, but that's unlikely. Consult your doc if the nosebleeds don't stop.

could be osler-weber-rendu syndrome go to www.hht.org

he had leukemia.

I had a similar thing happen to me, but the fluid was clear and it literally spewed out my nose. I did see a dr who told me not to worry, that it wasn't brain fluid. But in your case, get yourself to a dr, just to be sure.

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Following brain injury yellow or blood stained fluid from either the nose or the ears could indicate something requiring urgent medical attention such as a bleed in the brain (haemorrhage or heamatoma) and it's always best to get it checked out by a doctor who may give you a CT scan to check for any bleeds. Other important symptoms to look out for are worsening headache, drowsiness, vomiting, seizures, uneven pupils ad loss of consciousness (that doesn't occur directly after the injury).

You can't. Most likely, you did something wrong and your parent was punishing you.

Well, I have ITP also! I had a nos bleed once and what I did was hold my nose with an ice pack. DO NOT TILT YOUR HEAD BACK BECAUSE THE BLOOD IS GOING DOWN YOUR THROAT AND YOU COULD THROW UP! If it doesn't stop bleeding in 20 minutes, contact your doctor. You may have to go to the hospital if your case of ITP is "bad."