"i posted regarding my son&#039;s good experience, now for my own. after struggling with distraction all my life, which i thought was normal and many in my family are the same, i didn&#039;t get evaluated until after my son&#039;s experience. i was also evaluated and was started on strattera. the first thing i noticed was feeling increased thirst, some constipation, loss of appetite. i lost about 5lbs the first month (yeah!) and found that i felt more &quot;calm&quot;, less irritable and less flustered at work. i am a fnp in a busy office and i was more on task, less easily distracted on the medicine (80mg). waiting for a new script, i was off for 2 weeks and the old symptoms came back, forgetfulness, fidgeting, on-edge. the med has been great for me!"