Posted by juanantoniod on February 8, 2003, at 22:28:27
In reply to Strattera poop out?? Need some opinions please., posted by nmk on February 7, 2003, at 19:00:33
Hi, Nicole. Thanks for your posting. I've been looking forward to adding Strattera to my AD regimen and am going to ask my Pdoc when I see him next. Your experience gives me hope that it might be helpful to me.
I have the prescribing information on Strattera (for ADHD) and it says, "Strattera should be initiated at a total daily dose of 40 mg and increased after a minimum of 3 days to a target total daily dose of approximately 80 mg administered either as a single daily dose in the morning or as evenly divided doses in the morning and late afternoon/early evening.
oAfter 2 to 4 additional weeks, the dose may be increased to a maximum of 100 mg in patients who have not achieved an optimal response. There are no data that support increased effectiveness at higher doses.
oThe maximum recommended total daily dose in children and adolescents over 70 kg and adults is 100 mg.So it seems like you have some more room to add to your dosage.
(FWIW, I had a similar response to Provigil -- I felt great on it for the first 5 days or so, then absolutely nothing. The feeling I miss most is waking up and WANTING to get out of bed rather than dreading it.)
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