Posted by Francesco on December 1, 2003, at 5:18:44
In reply to Re: ADD meds, anxiety, depression, posted by Sooty on November 29, 2003, at 12:20:04
Daniel Amen (see http://brainplace.com and http://amenclinic.com) says that Sertraline (Zoloft) is his first choice among the SSRIs for people who have OVERFOCUSED-ADHD. According to him there also other five types of Adhd who are not helped or worsen with serotoninergic meds.
Also for overfocused-adhd Amen suggests a mixed strategy that consists in adding a stimulant to an SSRI because he finds that SSRIs by themselves "tend to help the overfocus but can cause additional problems with focus and motivation". (Healing the brain, p. 246)
Marip, if you have been diagnosed with Adhd your first step might be taking the adhd-test subtype at the sites above, which is very useful to figure out which meds could help you. Not every type of Adhd on the converse is helped by stimulantants (alone).
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