Strattera and ED
The FDA approval of Strattera, a non-stimulant medication for ADHD, was an exciting breakthrough in treatment. Nevertheless, some patients experience sexual side effects when they begin to take Strattera for their ADHD.
Often, sexual side effects to Strattera are transient, and improve after a few weeks. However, if it continues on a long-term basis improvement isn't expected. Medications that increase norepinephrine can cause sexual side effects (although less frequently than antidepressants that increase serotonin). Strattera primarily increases norepinephrine, while methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate CD) and Adderall primarily increase dopamine and only to a small degree increase norepinephrine. When people experience sexual side effects to methylphenidate or Adderall, I give them a trial of Dexedrine, as it's the only stimulant that only increases dopamine.
Stimulants treat symptoms of ADHD in a greater percentage of people than Strattera, and often treat inattention and distractibility more robustly than Strattera. Strattera isn't safer than a stimulant, and if effective a stimulant alone would be a far better choice than adding a medication such as Viagra.
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Often, sexual side effects to Strattera are transient, and improve after a few weeks. However, if it continues on a long-term basis improvement isn't expected. Medications that increase norepinephrine can cause sexual side effects (although less frequently than antidepressants that increase serotonin). Strattera primarily increases norepinephrine, while methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate CD) and Adderall primarily increase dopamine and only to a small degree increase norepinephrine. When people experience sexual side effects to methylphenidate or Adderall, I give them a trial of Dexedrine, as it's the only stimulant that only increases dopamine.
Stimulants treat symptoms of ADHD in a greater percentage of people than Strattera, and often treat inattention and distractibility more robustly than Strattera. Strattera isn't safer than a stimulant, and if effective a stimulant alone would be a far better choice than adding a medication such as Viagra.
Related Topics: Change Meds to Reverse Sagging Sex Life, Dealing with Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
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