Posted by BLUED251 on April 7, 2005, at 14:18:18
I am on day 7 of taking 18mg of Strattera for anxiety related ADD. I am happy to say that so far it is working better than any of the SSRI's I have tried in treating the anxiety. I am, however, become growingly concerned with the cardiac symptoms I am experiencing. Every time I stand up from anywhere my heart pounds causing a slight head rush and continues this way for several minutes. It also seems that in other, only slightly stressful situations, my heart rate seems to jump much more easily than it did without the medicine.
At this point it is tough to tell if the heart rate increase is still being caused by my bodies automatic response to anxiety levels or if this medicine is indeed jacking me up.
At 26, can this be harmful???? With the way Strattera has helped me in only 7 days I can definitely see myself staying on this med for along time. Has anyone else had this experience with this med? Has the thought entered your mind that yes this med is definitely beneficial but could it be doing more harm than good. At this point I'm terrified at the thought of cardiac damage but feeling extremely positive about the anxiety easing benefits already seen.
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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