http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462 My son was prescribed Strattera for ADD. 25 mg for three days, but when the dosage increased to 40 mgs, it was a nightmare. This was the worst medicine I have ever had my 12 yr old son take. He lost his appetite, had insomnia for several weeks and beha Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:41:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6736 My son is 5 and a half. He has been on Strattera for eight months now. His doctor recently increased his dosage to 40 mgs per day. We tried it for 5 weeks and by the fifth week, he had stopped eating and was constipated for days. He was constantly doub http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6736 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:27:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6742 It seems fairly obvious that doctors realize that this medicine stratera does not work. In my home state CA, UCSF is doing trials on the drug right now, so that tells me that the FDA knows their are serious side effects that are harmful and the greedy dr http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6742 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:19:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6934 my son has been taking strattera ahile now and does not seem to work http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=6934 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:37:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=13159 i give my little 7 year old adhd and they are medikinet and stattera i also agree with parents the meds do not work i want eny one out there who can help me ween these meds of my son he is always very pale and seens into space all the time. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=13159 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:42:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=13160 hi my son also takes strattera and medikinet i als think it dosnt work my son is aways pale looking and he seems to always be in space i want if of these drugs and i will find a way to ween if of them he i seven years of age and i think he is to young for http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=13160 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:46:18 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=16813 I think every child reacts to a medication differently. The things you experienced are typical side effects and obviously this particular medication wasn't for him. My son had the same effects your's did from concerta but straterra works well for him. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=16813 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:35:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=16917 Strattera does not work, so why are doctors, teachers even other parents etc) continuing to ask us to keep trying drugs on our kids when a combination of diet, exercise, adequate sleep actually work and are much cheaper and less risky than treatment with http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28462?item=16917