Posted by mtdewcmu on April 30, 2011, at 19:24:59
In reply to Re: Strattera for ADD-I?, posted by desolationrower on April 30, 2011, at 18:52:39
> intuiv or whatever (guanfacine) is a drug i think can be useful for certain things (blood pressure, bipolar, substance abuse with add), but i wouldn't really say its a first choice. If you try a ADD drug or two and find they give you bad anxiety, then give it a try.
>I had a doctor prescribe me guanfacine (generic) for ADD. It caused some orthostatic hypotension, but not much else. I could see it possibly helping with hyperactivity, since it's a sympatholytic, like clonidine. But I can't really conceive of how it would help with attention -- unless there is some specific subtype of inattentive ADD that has something to do with that receptor.
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