atomoxitine cold feet and hands 🥶

[starsallover]

I've been taking a low dose of generic Strattera for a few weeks now. In general I'm pretty satisfied. But one side effect sucks, especially this time of year. Cold feet! I am a stroke survivor and I know my circulation on my affected side isn't the best.

but this is noticeably worse. For people who take this medicine and have this side effect, is this something that generally gets better overtime? I think I read somewhere that some people have a temperature increase. Strange how it could go both ways. Anyway, if this goes on for much longer it's going to be a problem. I really hope it fades away because the Strattera is definitely helping me. By the way, I'm doing things to help keep my poor feet warm, of course. 🧦🥾🧥

[STEM_Dad]

Talk to your doctor.

I take generic Strattera, but I think that I experience the cold hands and feet issue less often now than I did before I started taking it.

What you are experiencing with the cold hands and feet is known as Raynaud's Phenomenon (or Raynaud's Syndrome). I have experienced it a lot throughout my life, even as a kid in warm, sunny Southern California.• I think it's less severe for me than for others,

Some people, like me, experience it naturally. Others, like you, experience "secondary" Raynaud's Phenomenon as a reaction to meditation or some other change.

I have found only a few mentions of it in association with atomoxetine, including one health site listing it as a very rare side effect (<0.1%).

medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArt....

[Mamamichl in reply to STEM_Dad]

I experience it regularly, along with my nose being cold weird as it is. Before my grandma passed, I noticed her feet were purple and I rubbed them. They were still purple but a lot less so and a bit warmer. I don’t want that to happen to me.

[STEM_Dad in reply to Mamamichl]

It's very common for people to have poor circulation in their extremities in old age. My grandma's hands feel like ice almost all the time, except on days that the temperature gets over 90 degrees fahrenheit. I remember her feet looking a purple hue. (She's 98 now. I last saw her 1½ years ago, before I moved.)

[Mamamichl]

I know there’s a special massager/heater that is for your feet that you can get on Amazon. Been thinking about giving it a try. I usually use a shoulder heat pack on my feet rn.

[starsallover in reply to Mamamichl]

I sleep with a heating pad at my feet. Have done that for years. Now. I really need it!

[Mamamichl in reply to starsallover]

I use a rice pack there periodically. I wear slippers constantly too.

[Great_Artiste]

This might not help you directly, since my experience with Strattera was 10 years ago and I was on it for a few months. I don't recall that particular symptom/side effect. I had to discontinue because I had severe urinary symptoms from it. However, I experience what feels like Raynaud's from a bunch of other meds I take, mainly my beta blocker for hypertension. It's not Raynaud's Syndrome, my extremities don't turn blue or purple, it just feels that way. I chalk it up to ADHD hypersensitivity. I believe that gives me a tendency for my feet & toes in particular to feel cold, standing or sitting still. When I wear winter-weight socks & shoes and get moving, I forget about it. Same with my hands & fingers, but we're talking below-freezing down to the teens in the Northeast.

[ABedelia]

I had Reynaud’s before starting Mydayis, and it absolutely got more frequent and more intense. I started it in the winter almost a year ago and it was much better as the temps warmed up and barely noticed it in the summer. Noticed it particularly when walking my dog in very cold winter and shoveling/cleaning snow off my car. What helps me is to move around a lot (I’ve noticed it’s better if I am exercising more regularly), try to use pockets so I can keep my hands close to my core to stay at body temp, use a space heater but also get up regularly and move, and use a standing desk (again, with movement breaks). Doing yoga regularly (and it doesn’t need to be more than basic stretches for a few minutes throughout the day). Hope that helps. Annoying but not anything that would make me quit the meds, which have been great for me.