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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 243271" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Wikipedia says this (and a bunch of other stuff):</p><p></p><p>Classified as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor" target="_blank">norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitor</a>, atomoxetine is approved for use in children, adolescents, and adults. However, its efficacy has not been studied in children under six years old. Its advantage over stimulants for the treatment of ADHD is that it has less abuse potential than stimulants, is not scheduled as a controlled substance and has proven in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial" target="_blank">clinical trials</a> to offer 24 hour coverage of symptoms associated with ADHD in adults and children.</p><p> Although the drug can be "felt" right away, it does not start "working properly" for 3-4 weeks time. Users should expect to feel tired and groggy for a few weeks. Eventually, the system adapts to the drug and the benefits can be felt. Users are recommended to continue taking the drug for at least three weeks before deciding to discontinue its use.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the whole wikipedia article on it:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomoxetine" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomoxetine</a></p><p></p><p>It is called Atomoxetine in other countries but that is not its generic name here because the FDA thought it was too close to tamoxifen, and it would lead to dispensing errors. I sure wouldn't want to get strattera generic if I needed tamoxifen!!! Or vice versa!!!</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps some.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 243271, member: 1233"] Wikipedia says this (and a bunch of other stuff): Classified as a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor"]norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitor[/URL], atomoxetine is approved for use in children, adolescents, and adults. However, its efficacy has not been studied in children under six years old. Its advantage over stimulants for the treatment of ADHD is that it has less abuse potential than stimulants, is not scheduled as a controlled substance and has proven in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial"]clinical trials[/URL] to offer 24 hour coverage of symptoms associated with ADHD in adults and children. Although the drug can be "felt" right away, it does not start "working properly" for 3-4 weeks time. Users should expect to feel tired and groggy for a few weeks. Eventually, the system adapts to the drug and the benefits can be felt. Users are recommended to continue taking the drug for at least three weeks before deciding to discontinue its use. Here is the whole wikipedia article on it: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomoxetine[/url] It is called Atomoxetine in other countries but that is not its generic name here because the FDA thought it was too close to tamoxifen, and it would lead to dispensing errors. I sure wouldn't want to get strattera generic if I needed tamoxifen!!! Or vice versa!!! I hope this helps some. [/QUOTE]
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