Re: 40 years old and seeking medication for the first time

[Anonymous]

@zsazsa…i am not quite paranoid about the side effects of strattera, but i am really conscientious of them. i am really sensitive to the effects of any drug, esp. the side effects. i had a very scary reaction to an antibiotic this year that gave me all the symptoms of a heart attack and got my wife on the phone to 911 and a trip in an ambulance to the emergency room. first time for all of that.

i’m not used to taking much of anything and on those few occassions i do take something, i usually anticipate feeling more than i’m supposed to. sudafed gets my heart skipping around and a dose of benedryl will knock me out for a day and a half.

i worked at a children’s home as a house parent with my wife and we had, in the course of 2 years, about 30 different teenage girls living with us. we were with them the med changes and saw some good stuff, but also some very bad stuff w/ regards to effects of the drugs. i just don’t want to go thinking that everything is hunky dory and overlook some possible negative side effects that might be happening to me. i’m not going to quit taking it, at least for a good while, but i’m not going to play down the new feelings and sensations i have had since i started taking this. if there are any red flags, i want to know what they are. i want to know that the things i am feeling are being felt by others taking this.

for some people who have been taking meds like this for years, it may not be a big deal, but this is all new to me and i am a bit nervous about it all. it took me a lot to get to this point and i am going to continue on this path unless it appears that the side effects may be worse than the potential benefits.

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