u/whatsnotmine

I’ve been on Strattera for about 7 weeks. I have stopped working out, I’m on average dead inside, I’m not manic but I’m also never happy. I feel nothing. I’m tired all the time, like I can sleep at the drop of a hat. I’m hungry all the time and want sweets constantly!! I bloat like crazy after eating and have constipation more than I ever have in my life. Would you keep going? I was hoping it would help my pmdd, it just kind of muffles it. I am also frustrated/angrier more often. My adhd is a bit quieter and I can concentrate on work projects but damn…everything else kind of sucks.

Update: my psychiatrist took me off of Strattera and said there are 1/3 of his patients that have adverse reactions to most of the meds he has put me on. Knowing that, I requested movement towards ketamine treatments. Wish me luck because I still have a long ass journey.

This month has been pretty smooth, my family even came in to town right after ovulation. I was taking iron pills until I ran out. Today I hardly ate until dinner where I ate dinner, dessert, and popcorn. No feelings of being full, just an endless hunger. Meanwhile my back aches and my cramps are twinging. I also wanted alcohol. Any supplements or prep ahead of time? I basically ate the rest of my snacks for the week in one sitting while watching a comfort movie.

So…I’ve had pmdd for most of my adult life (42) and the recent last two years I bleed (heavy spot) during ovulation and right before my period now. When I bleed it is over night pads for two days all day long. I either get lethargic 4-6 days before or depressed/paranoid. I just started adhd meds on top of this. I have two uteruses or else I’d do an iud. Birth control makes me crazy (but I’ll take any suggestion if this story is similar to yours) and anti depressants make me…depressed! Has anyone been on this journey and did they find a solution? I take magnesium, l-theinine, progesterone, and testosterone. But here I am…spotting a whole week before my period feeling like walking in to traffic. It’s never ending. Please any advice will help me not feel so alone. Please no condescension, I’m in a really sensitive place.

I get super depressed for two days and then bam, drop fat from my stomach. What gives? Today I doubled my magnesium for tonight to hopefully sleep better, what gives? I’ve been in a deficit for about a week only.