Strattera vs Wellbutrin
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| Atomoxetine is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan, including psychological, social, and other treatments. It may help to increase the ability to pay attention, concentrate, stay focused, and stop fidgeting. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. | Wellbutrin is used to treat depression. It may also be used to prevent seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs each year at the same time (for example, during winter). Wellbutrin can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain. | |||
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| Add Strattera review After 10 weeks on the drug, starting with 40mg and upping the dose due to not feeling that the drug was working-to 80mg. Up until this dose increase, the side effects were: mild dry mouth,dark urine, low appatite, painful starting of urine flow, swollen prostate, with resultant low flow, feeling like needing to pee all the time, mild erection problems overcome by Cialis, and a weird time delay bet ... No side effects really. I get great grades in school since I started taking Strattera. I'm a teenage girl and I take this drug it's very effective. If I don't take medication with food I do vomit and feel very ill but right after vomiting all discomfort is gone. I always feel tired around the afternoon so after its been in my system for 6 hours. Other than that its very helpful and I'm losing weight on it so that's great for me! This drug turned my life around. I was diagnosed later in life with ADD. When I started taking Strattera, I found that I could concentrate, had greater confidence during confrontation at the office (able to keep focused and thereby debate my points with greater capacity). I took this drug for nearly 7 years, once a day. Then one day, and I think as life's stressors increased, it stopped working. I ... | Add Wellbutrin review I took Wellbutrin with other medications over the period of 7 years with good results. I stopped taking the other antidepressants and continued, but then couldn't afford the brand and started the generic. Awful; dry mouth, anger, sleeplessness, mood swings, and stomach aches; I feared long term effects and so I quit taking Celexa and bupropion over two weeks. It was truly horrible; crawly skin, ag ... I started using this for about four months ago. I have to say that this medicine is quite useful for me as it lessen my temper. I also lost almost 4 kg as the side effect of the medicine. But 1 month ago, I've been gaining irritation and putting back some weight. So I don't know how it will go since I've only been using it for a few months. I hope for the best for everyone who's relying on this me ... Had taken other meds but experienced side effects - hot flashes, dizziness, decreased sexual function. Wellbutrin has worked well for me. Constipation is only side effect. Happy now and has reduced my SAD tremendously. Also has helped me to be able to enjoy social situations - relieved my anxiety. | |||
