Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues?

pupsingh · 12-09-2010, 07:56 PM

ok so ever since stopping zoloft, I feel as if i have add. My sense of time is warped,everything is in the moment, 2 hours ago feels like 2 days ago, and this makes my memory of the past seem blurry. Im wondering if anyone has taken straterra for this kind of thing? apparently withdrawing from strattera is fairly easy unlike ssri's. so im thinking about taking strattera while i wait for zoloft withdrawal to go away, which I believe takes 18 months on average according to this site. what do you guys think

scotty · 12-09-2010, 09:26 PM

Strattera is a failed SNRI..notorious for being harder to get off of than ssri's...and you'll be ending your recovery from zoloft and substituting an snri.

Songbird · 12-10-2010, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pupsingh

apparently withdrawing from strattera is fairly easy unlike ssri's.

That's what they used to say about SSRIs, and Z drugs, and benzos... Every new drug reportedly doesn't cause withdrawal - probably because they only run the trials for a few weeks.

texgirl · 12-10-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Songbird

Every new drug reportedly doesn't cause withdrawal - probably because they only run the trials for a few weeks.

And increasingly trials are being done in impoverished countries where "adverse events" are not reported or are covered up.

http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...682#post694682

ajm222 · 12-10-2010, 08:44 AM

oddly enough i took strattera for about 6 weeks, maybe a little more, after i hit poop out on zoloft. so i was taking both at the same time. i took it for add. didn't work for the add so i stopped taking it. and didn't really notice any withdrawal that i can remember. but maybe i did have problems and just figured it was more issues caused by zoloft. or maybe i wasn't on it long enough. it's all so confusing. i'm almost 19 months off zoloft and not doing real well but couldn't tell you for the life of me if it's withdrawal or i am just messed up. at any rate, i wouldn't count on strattera doing much for you.

westeewoman · 12-10-2010, 08:55 AM

Pupsingh, don't be fooled into trying to take another drug to cover up symptoms related to getting off zoloft! There are so many people here who ended up on multiple psychotropic drugs, which caused them no end of pain, and long complicated withdrawal.

Your brain is recovering from zoloft. You feel spacey, your memory is not so great - and you will recover. Just give yourself some time to readjust. Drink plenty of water. Stay away from sugar, caffeine and alcohol. Get some gentle exercise. Be good to yourself, don't look for a pharmaceutical solution to a problem caused by a pharmaceutical product.

texgirl · 12-10-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by westeewoman

Don't look for a pharmaceutical solution to a problem caused by a pharmaceutical product.

Quote of the day!

pupsingh · 12-10-2010, 01:24 PM

thank you for your advice. One thing to mention, at one point i tried to reinstate zoloft to see if the brain fog would clear, and it didnt. i stayed back on for 2 months and i decided since the brain fog didnt lift, i might as well go off again for good. why do you guys think the brain fog didnt lift once i reinstated?

texgirl · 12-10-2010, 01:31 PM

We often see this: the drug just doesn't work the same way it did before on the second or third try.

12-09-2010, 07:56 PM	#1
pupsingh Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? ok so ever since stopping zoloft, I feel as if i have add. My sense of time is warped,everything is in the moment, 2 hours ago feels like 2 days ago, and this makes my memory of the past seem blurry. Im wondering if anyone has taken straterra for this kind of thing? apparently withdrawing from strattera is fairly easy unlike ssri's. so im thinking about taking strattera while i wait for zoloft withdrawal to go away, which I believe takes 18 months on average according to this site. what do you guys think

12-09-2010, 09:26 PM	#2
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,007	Re: Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? Strattera is a failed SNRI..notorious for being harder to get off of than ssri's...and you'll be ending your recovery from zoloft and substituting an snri. __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

12-10-2010, 08:44 AM	#6
ajm222 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 367	Re: Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? oddly enough i took strattera for about 6 weeks, maybe a little more, after i hit poop out on zoloft. so i was taking both at the same time. i took it for add. didn't work for the add so i stopped taking it. and didn't really notice any withdrawal that i can remember. but maybe i did have problems and just figured it was more issues caused by zoloft. or maybe i wasn't on it long enough. it's all so confusing. i'm almost 19 months off zoloft and not doing real well but couldn't tell you for the life of me if it's withdrawal or i am just messed up. at any rate, i wouldn't count on strattera doing much for you. __________________ Zoloft, 200mg from late 1997 to 2004. Lexapro, 20mg from 2004-2006 Zoloft again, mainly 200mg from 2006-2009 Off meds since May 2009

12-10-2010, 08:55 AM	#7
westeewoman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,745	Re: Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? Pupsingh, don't be fooled into trying to take another drug to cover up symptoms related to getting off zoloft! There are so many people here who ended up on multiple psychotropic drugs, which caused them no end of pain, and long complicated withdrawal. Your brain is recovering from zoloft. You feel spacey, your memory is not so great - and you will recover. Just give yourself some time to readjust. Drink plenty of water. Stay away from sugar, caffeine and alcohol. Get some gentle exercise. Be good to yourself, don't look for a pharmaceutical solution to a problem caused by a pharmaceutical product. __________________ "Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark Prozac, imipramine, klonopin 1989-1993 Paxil 1993-1998 poop-out/ct Celexa 1998-2005 poop-out/ct Cymbalta 60 mg July, 2005 last propranolol 15 mg/day April 6, 2007 last Serax 10 mg/day April 6, 2007 Cymbalta 60 mg 8/23/07 to 50.5 mg on 2/24/08 in six drops Cymbalta 49.0mg 3/26/2008 to 40mg 2/6/2009 in nine drops Cymbalta 38.5mg 4/15/2009 to 30mg 7/14/2010 in eight drops

12-10-2010, 01:24 PM	#9
pupsingh Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? thank you for your advice. One thing to mention, at one point i tried to reinstate zoloft to see if the brain fog would clear, and it didnt. i stayed back on for 2 months and i decided since the brain fog didnt lift, i might as well go off again for good. why do you guys think the brain fog didnt lift once i reinstated?

12-10-2010, 01:31 PM	#10
texgirl Regina Benzodictius Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,089	Re: Strattera for brain fog/cognitive issues? We often see this: the drug just doesn't work the same way it did before on the second or third try. __________________ Adverse reaction to Lexapro led to Paxil, 10 months use, 2005. One month taper. Benzos (Xanax, then Klonopin), 2-1/2 years use, 2005-2007. 8 month taper. Completely free from psychiatry since 8/5/07 Face. Accept. Float. Let Time Pass. — Dr. Claire Weekes *We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.* — Carlos Castañeda

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