Question about coming off straterra

Question

I was taking 60mg straterra for about a year and a half.I went to the doctor to get blood work done and told me something with my liver was elevated so he told me to stop taking it.Ever since i have been off of it i have sever anxiety,depression,dizziness and weakness and loss of concentration.Im wondering if this is withdrawl symptoms from coming off of it if so any estimate on how long it will last?I have been off of it for a month and a half.

Answer 1

You neglected to mention why it was prescribed, so I assume it was for AD(H)D, which is addressed in sections 22 - 25, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Depression: section 2: page R first. Anxiety: section 6: page N first. You could try St. John's wort, for the norepinephrine boost, and Omega 3 for the AD(H)D, but neither are quick to act.

Also try 2 cups green tea & Ginseng: (Panax Ginseng (Chinese/Korean/Japanese), panax quinquefolius (American) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian)). It is also known as man root, life root and heal all. Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) Lady's slipper is one of the most widely applicable nerviness available. It can be used in all stress reactions, emotional tension and anxiety states.    Try having a cup of "Tension Tamer", herbal tea, by Celestial Seasonings, (from supermarket tea, or health food aisles) or make some at home, and cool, then bottle, and drink as needed (I find it so strong tasting, that I need to drink it quickly, followed by something like fruit juice, to take away the taste, but others may find it more tolerable). C(h)amomile tea is a more palatable option. As with all herbal/green teas, use lemon/lime, and/or a little sweetener (NOT ARTIFICIAL!!!) but no cream, or milk.

"Addiction & Withdrawal Side-Effects

Withdrawal side-effects/reactions from (SSRI) Anti-depressants which may be seen within 8-hours, often includes a spontaneously experience of a "flu-like" syndrome, feeling "crummy", tired, achy, etc..

In addition to the flu-like symptoms: anxiety, dizziness, fatigue, headache, migraine-like feelings, nerves jangling when moving eyes, continuous indigestion, neck and back pain, psychotic features such as visual and/or audial hallucinations/illusions, insomnia, nausea, restlessness, "electrical shock" like phenomena/electrical surges or shocks through the head and/or body, hyper-sensitivity of the nervous system to light, sound, colours & stressors, tremors, tinnitus and a vertiginous-like experience, depressive thoughts, suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts, extreme anger, severe agitation, extreme irritability, "over-reacting", ringing in ears and throbbing in head, vomiting, paranoia, aggressive behaviour, rollercoaster emotions rapidly following up on eachother, out of character behaviour, severe malaise, general dysphoria, derealization, panic attacks."

Answer 2

You probably had an elevation of enzymes in your liver. However, your doctor wasn't very wise to cut you off the drug cold turkey. I would say definitely yes, your symptoms are from withdrawal. Go and see your doctor and tell him what you are going through. There should be something safer you can take that would work as well as straterra. Good luck.