u/bubs_18

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5th day of atomoxetine, having horrible side effects idk if this is going to get better

5 days ago I started taking 25mg atomoxetine.

My mood is all over the place (mainly really down) I’m losing interest in the things I enjoy doing like going to the gym and playing games. Everything is frustrating and I feel like I’m going to have a panic attack if I have to leave the house etc, I’m struggling to even stay around my family.

My memory has gone to complete shit, I’ll forget everything that I actually went shopping for. I’ll put things down then spend ages looking for whatever it was. Holding a conversation is hard I’ll stutter and some words come out weird (my brain won’t shut up!)I feel like I’m losing my mind a little bit.

I’m also extremely exhausted no matter how much I sleep, I used to self harm around 4 years ago and these thoughts keep popping up in my mind (before the meds this hadn’t been an issue at all since I had stopped self harming).

I’m struggling to see any sort of positives everything seems to be getting worse and I don’t know what to do :/

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u/bubs_18 — 11 days ago