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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 169798" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Shortly after my husband died, a psychiatrist prescribed Strattera as she thought that my anxiety driven "ADHD" symptoms might be helped by it.</p><p></p><p>Not only did Strattera make the sx worse, it threw me into a full blown manic episode.</p><p></p><p>Worse yet, the bipolar sx did not go away once I was weaned off of Strattera. Five years later I am on mood stabilizer and AP to deal with sx.</p><p></p><p>My (new) psychiatrist tells me this actually is not uncommon with ADs and people with BiPolar (BP) "tendencies". They can set off full blown sx and once the sx are set off you are stuck with them.</p><p></p><p>Basically I went from unipolar depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to having BPII, and while I do have the family history; it was the Strattera that set it off for me.</p><p></p><p>Not only that, Strattera does not have a great track record in treating ADHD. Sara would likely know better, but I think it's less than a 40% success rate.</p><p></p><p>Not only that, unlike the usual ADHD medications/stims, which are 'fast in/fast out' (you know if they are going to work right away, and they wear off right away), Strattera has to be titrated up, takes a good while to show if it's going to work or not, and requires weaning off.</p><p></p><p>Just some things to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 169798, member: 1963"] Shortly after my husband died, a psychiatrist prescribed Strattera as she thought that my anxiety driven "ADHD" symptoms might be helped by it. Not only did Strattera make the sx worse, it threw me into a full blown manic episode. Worse yet, the bipolar sx did not go away once I was weaned off of Strattera. Five years later I am on mood stabilizer and AP to deal with sx. My (new) psychiatrist tells me this actually is not uncommon with ADs and people with BiPolar (BP) "tendencies". They can set off full blown sx and once the sx are set off you are stuck with them. Basically I went from unipolar depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to having BPII, and while I do have the family history; it was the Strattera that set it off for me. Not only that, Strattera does not have a great track record in treating ADHD. Sara would likely know better, but I think it's less than a 40% success rate. Not only that, unlike the usual ADHD medications/stims, which are 'fast in/fast out' (you know if they are going to work right away, and they wear off right away), Strattera has to be titrated up, takes a good while to show if it's going to work or not, and requires weaning off. Just some things to think about. [/QUOTE]
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