Posted by Mitch on August 1, 2001, at 0:49:17
In reply to Amotivational on Zoloft-Help anyone?, posted by AMenz on August 1, 2001, at 0:05:36
> My husband is on Zoloft and it has evened out his mood swings (don't ask me how a BPII can get better on an AD but such is the case). He feels amotivational however and continues to have ADD symptoms (I think this is a separate issue). Mainly the ADD complaint is a great deal of difficulty focusing and planning.
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> What combo might he try to also cover ADD symptoms and fix amotivational symptom.
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> ADD symptoms so severe that he is having trouble making a livingAMenz,
1) Does your husband RIGHT NOW taken any other meds besides Zoloft??
2) If not, (he is on Zoloft monotherapy), you could try adding a low dose of Neurontin, say 300-600mg/day (which has been shown to be helpful for ADHD folks and helps to stabilize bipolar).
3) The Zoloft dose could be too high. Also, all SSRi's can worsen ADHD (except possibly for Prozac). Perhaps a switch to Prozac could fix it. Yep, if he is ONLY taking Zoloft, I would try the Prozac switch-I have ADHD and bipolar and Prozac was the only SSRi that helped depression and ADHD. You said he was *better* on the AD (Zoloft), with exception to motivation and ADHD symptoms.
Mitch
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