Posted by LightShifter on January 21, 2004, at 15:28:46
In reply to Re: Straterra » micro, posted by blondegirl47 on January 21, 2004, at 11:07:14
I would be carfeul about using Lilly's guidelines for weight dosing. I and many others have found that for us, 10 to 20 mgs is enough. Rather than using weight dosing guidelines, I would start at 10 mgs. and work up as necessary. The 40 mg startup idea is way too much for many.
Everybody has different metabolism and depending upon how much CYP2D6 enzyme your liver has to process the atomoxitine into 4-hydroxyatomoxetine which is what our bodies process as the actual effective drug that Strattera initiates, you will need less or more of it.
If you want the technical details you can go to
dmd.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/3/319The generalized weight dosing idea is not a good idea not only because of the above reason which applies to most if not all drugs, but because of many other factors including harmones, thyroid condition, what other drugs are involved etc. I find it's always best to start low and work up only if necessary after a week or 2 trial.
Blessings, ...Dan
> It made me very tired. Sometimes during the day I would feel dizzy. About the 2nd or 3rd week I was mad all of the time. I can't remember how long that lasted. I would hyperfocus on fun things and not get work done.
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>rom going off adderall. My pdoc, let me stay on adderall, he said it wasn't a good test of strattera if I was crashing f
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> If you do a websearch on starttera dosing, you should be able to find a chart that gives weight to dose ratio.
> Blondegirl
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