Avatar Posted by ella-enchanted 86 days ago (Question)
I was on strattera for 8 days and it made me extremely aggitated, angry and restless. i became very irritable and was rude to my family members- something i would never do if i was in my right mind. it caused me to have severe depersonalization to the point that i no longer feel compassion. it sent me into a depression more severe than i have ever experienced. it slowed my thought processes (except for depressive ones) so much that i am extremely bored. because it depersonalized and depressed me, my thoughts are no longer wholly connected to my feelings and i cannot make myself feel better by "thinking through it" anymore. i have been off the medicine for more than a month but for some reason, the side effects will not fade. i feel like i have enacted permanent changes in my brain. i don't understand why the side effect have not faded. has anyone else had lasting effects from drugs, and IS THIS PERMANENT? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!



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Chemar
85 days ago
Hi

were you gradually weaned off the medication? I hope so because stopping too fast can cause some bad and longer lasting side effects.

Even if you did wean off it, yes, some side effects can linger and some people do feel that psychiatric drugs have permanently affected them.

I do think you need to talk to your doctor ASAP about all this.

Hoping things get better with time....
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