Posted by med_empowered on December 30, 2006, at 12:27:38
In reply to Re: Strattera for Atypical Depression, Anxiety, ADD?, posted by linkadge on December 30, 2006, at 11:30:57
sometimes you can use stimulating ADs in anxiety....Wellbutrin, for instance, helps some people, and can be used w/ other drugs in anxiety disorders (ex: klonopin+wellbutrin). But...ummm...Straterra sucks. The reason its marketed for ADHD is b/c it failed trials for depression. Considering how many marginally effective drugs *passed* the tests for depression, this is a pretty sad statement. Plus, most docs don't even use it that much for ADHD, b/c it sucks. Shrinks I've known both as a patient and just socially have said they'd much rather use (insert stimulant here) than Straterra, because straterra isn't terribly effective.
Plus, Straterra isn't great, but it does have the fun side effects of a lot of stims--increased anxiety, sweating, liver issues in some people. I don't know what your docs deal is, but s/he isn't very good at...ummm...being a p-doc. So maybe you should shop around.
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