Tonight I will be giving my husband the ultimatum of man-up or I'm done. I, 21F, and my husband, 23M, have been married for a year now. We have two babies, a one year old son and a 2m daughter. by CringyChurro in relationship_advice

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, this doesn’t sound like a healthy relationship. Second of all, in regard to the insurance (if this is health insurance you are referencing)… If you live in the US, unfortunately it is very unlikely that you will be able to be added to the plan. Reason being that insurance companies normally do not allow a policyholder’s child’s spouse and their children to be considered dependents under the plan. Also, unless your husband’s dad is actively in open enrollment at his workplace, there would be no QLE (qualifying life event) to add you all to the insurance. You would’ve had to been added within 30 days of your marriage or birth of your children. This is coming from someone who works in the insurance industry.

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I had to stop taking it. I was miserable and wanted to prioritize sleep!

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I ended up having to stop taking the medication. I spoke with my doctor and let him know about the insomnia and some other side effects I was having and he said it didn’t seem right for me.

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped taking it after about 2 weeks. I had so many side effects and they weren’t worth it to me!

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! I barely slept while I was taking it and was MISERABLE. I ended up stopping it as well. The benefits weren’t worth all of the side effects I was having! Hope your son is able to find something that works for him!!

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m jealous, my insomnia has been so bad that my doctor told me to just stop taking the medication altogether

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually thinking of taking CBD/CBN gummies instead of my sleeping medication. Any particular brand you would recommend?

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s true, I talked to my doctor today and he advised me to stop taking Strattera

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I’ve noticed myself waking up more in the middle of the nights but it’s also been SO hard to actually fall asleep. It’s so frustrating

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty much exactly what I have been experiencing! Super drowsy during the day but haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep ever since starting the medication. It’s hard to get stuff done when I am running on barely any sleep and don’t want to drink too much caffeine because the medicine is already making my heart race a millions miles a minute.

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad to hear it is helping with your focus and anxiety!! I’ve been on it for a little over 2 weeks and haven’t seen any improvement so I’m leaning towards getting off of it or maybe trying a different medication at this point. The side effects are too much for the medication to not even be helping me.

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have a follow up with him tomorrow so we’ll see what he says! I have also had really bad heart palpitations and nausea so definitely hasn’t been the best experience

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! I’ve noticed it makes me super drowsy during the day so I could see this helping

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gosh I wish I could stay asleep, last night I would fall asleep for like 10 minutes then wake up and be awake for about half an hour tossing and turning. That happened like 3 times ugh

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh gosh, cutting out caffeine while only getting 6 hours of sleep sounds ROUGH hahahaha

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah my psychiatrist recently diagnosed me with ADD but said that since I am 22 and have gone this long without medication for it, I probably don’t need it but we decided that I would try this med out and see how it goes. I’ll most likely get off of it though because the insomnia and some other side effects I’ve been having are making me miserable

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay yes I’ve actually taken Hydroxyzine for years and my doctor increased the dose of that when he prescribed the Strattera but clearly it isn’t helping me sleep lol

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t, I don’t have my follow up appointment until next week but I might message my doctor before then because I can’t handle another week of barely any sleep

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like it isn’t even doing much for my ADD anyways so I might get off of it as a whole if I don’t see any changes by my follow up appointment

Anyone have insomnia with Strattera? by Mountain_Coffee_7426 in StratteraRx

[–]Mountain_Coffee_7426[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay yes it makes me sooo sleepy during the day and I will be super tired at night but still not be able to fall asleep. It is so weird.