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Re: Help for my daughter, please!

Posted by Bill LL on May 13, 2004, at 16:16:07

In reply to Help for my daughter, please!, posted by Cairo on May 13, 2004, at 9:56:45

Your daughter's reaction to Straterra is not unusual. Her combination of symptoms is also unfortunately not unusual.

To me it seems like your daughter has the variety of depression that the average doctor is very used to. The only thing that I am not sure about is the ANS problem. What ANS symptoms have you noticed? SSRI's often cause dryness of the eyes and mouth.

Have you tried Lexapro in combination with either Adderal, Ritalin, or Straterra? Although they had ill effects alone, they could work very well in combination. For example, Lexapro and Ritalin combined might be just what she needs.

Or, if she is still on the reduced dose of Straterra, just add back the Lexapro (or Prozac). The appetite suppression of Lexapro is usually just temporary.

> A trial of Strattera for ADHD induced depression in my daughter. We titrated up slowly to 10mg, but she became more and more withdrawn and anhedonic. After six weeks, we tapered her down and she perked up and became more social. Any guesses as to what was going on? She has ADHD, dysthymia, social anxiety/phobia. I suspect an atypical depression as she also has Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue and has symptoms of ANS hypofunctioning. Stimulants cause social withdrawal so we can't really optimize the dose and adding Lexapro helps but really wipes out her appetite and does a number on short term memory. HELP! Her schoolwork is suffering, her social life is not great, she aches and is tired all the time! Please share your thoughts on what is happening. We're getting the "it's the best we can do" with our doctors who won't even consider meds other than stims or SSRI. I need a referral to a pediatric psychiatrist who can pull all this together. Any names? We'll travel to any state.
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