Posted by 10derHeart on September 10, 2009, at 13:23:13
In reply to Re: strattera » tballs, posted by SLS on September 10, 2009, at 6:28:19
>Interestingly, it can improve the depressive symptoms of ADD/ADHD.
Yes, this has been my experience exactly, going on 6 years on Strattera. I didn't even quite realize this for a while, as with ADD and comorbid depression, at least for me and a subset of others I've found in ADD/ADHD groups online, it can be somewhat of a chicken and egg situation (but not exactly). Really difficult to sort out whether the depression arises out of the extreme difficulty of coping with every day life due to the ADD impairments, or is depression "always" present, or at least present simultaneously or "first?" Then throw in some sneaky anxiety issues (unrecognized in my case) to boot and it gets pretty circular....
Sorry...this is of no help for the OP, but your statement struck me as perfectly explaining my stable state for all this time (of course fabulous therapy may have helped 'a little' - lol)
From reading posts here for several years, I'd take a guess (and that's ALL the weight it should be given!) Strattera might not be so useful for ocd and gad...in fact, I seem to be in a minority of Babblers it has helped with any condition. I am truly fortunate. Prior to Strattera, I also responded pretty well (maybe 50-75% improvement over baseline unmedicated ADD/depression?) with a combo of Prosac and IR Ritalin......it's just that Strattera works even better and is easier to dose and get prescribed. And it does not complicate treatment of hypertension like I suspect Ritalin sometimes did in the dose level I needed (at least 80 mg/day).
Whoa...I am rambling. I need to blame you, Scott. Surely it can't be an inherent trait of mine to go on and on - so must be your fault!
;-)
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