Posted by Lasagne on November 11, 2003, at 12:31:07
In reply to Re: Strattera updates?, posted by sadmom on November 11, 2003, at 9:42:28
Dear Sad Mom:
It sounds like you may have a bipolar disorder that coexists with your attentional problems. You might want to consider talking to your doctor for a trial of Zyprexa. My 11 year old son takes Strattera, Adderal XR, Celexa, and Zyprexa. Prior to the Zyprexa my son was having huge mood swings where he would get very combative and then at other moments he would be crying his eyes out. The doctor started him on a very small dose of the Zyprexa and it was amazing how much it calmed the rollercoaster ride down. It is a very good mood stabilizer that doesn't involve routine blood testing like some of the other mood stabilizer's out there. It's very difficult treating attentional problems when bipolar disorder coexists with it. SSRI's and stimulants can aggrivate the bipolar and throw a person into a manic episode, especially if the patient is not taking a mood stabilizer concurrently. > If my son could function well enough to get through his school work on the Strattera alone I really think that alot of these emotional upheavels could have been avoided. During the summer he functioned well on the Strattera alone for his ADHD, but once school started he couldn't focus well enough to get through all his school work in one day without adding the Adderall back to the mix. As for the sweats, I got that side effect too when I began the Strattera. It took me about 6 weeks for that to go away.
Good luck, LasagnaStrattera makes me sweat. But it also calms me. I take 40mg at 9am when I get to work. Then it seems to wear off after 5 hrs, so I take another 40mg at 2pm. I am taking it for depression related attention problems. I am also taking 30mg Remeron at night. This is the closest I've felt to normal in 4 yrs, after trying numerous antidepressants/combos. However I do seem to be having mood swings. And when I get depressed for a couple of days a week, it is quite bad and I have to take Xanax so I'm not continually crying. I don't know if this is a result of the Strattera, because mood swings is listed as a side effect.
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