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Strattera and getting (really) angry in the middle of the night

Medication & Side Effects

I am on Strattera and I got really decreased appetite taking it in the morning (eating felt a chore and I was forcing myself to take bites) so I switched it to night and that's been generally working, but I have had two incidents where I've been *really* emotional and angry when being woken up in the middle of the night. I've always been a bit weird when woken up at night but these feel different and bigger responses than I usually have. I found some stuff about Strattera raising cortisol and high cortisol at night leading to "wake frustration." I am wondering if I should try a different timing or maybe this medication just isn't right for me. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC

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