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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 593572" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>My $0.02 on this...</p><p></p><p>I was COMPLETELY anti-medications just a few years ago. Biomom (+ doctor) had put Onyxx on a cocktail of Seroquel for mood stabilization, Zoloft & Wellbutrin for depression, melatonin to help her sleep, benadryl for anxiety and high-dose naproxen for headaches... And Jett on Singulair for asthma, Claritin & Nasonex for allergies, and Concerta for ADHD.</p><p></p><p>Zoloft & Seroquel should normally not be taken together and especially not with another AD on board. Benadryl activates her mania, melatonin has no effect and due to the lack of sleep, the naproxen didn't help her headaches. </p><p></p><p>Jett's never had an asthma attack around us. The only time he wheezed at all was only detectable by a stethoscope, he didn't even notice it, and the mold was really high AND we were remodeling the basement... He is horribly allergic to mold (which biogma's trailer is FULL of...) Claritin had no effect but he couldn't take benadryl because of the Concerta. The Concerta made him bounce off the walls, turned him into a little brat and made him sleep so deeply he urinated all over the carpet in his room.</p><p></p><p>I'd not had any luck with antidepressants either.</p><p></p><p>That said, Onyxx on risperidone is a wonderful thing. We gave <em>her</em> Claritin for her allergies. Jett is on benadryl PRN for his allergies. The Concerta DOES make everyone hyperfocus - as a stimulant - caffeine does that too. But with ADHD, the child acts out due to the lack of focus ad frustration (this is MY take on it), and when the focus is there the frustration is gone. A non-ADHD person doesn't have that issue so their body takes on the bounciness. (Tigger of Winnie the Pooh fame = unmedicated ADHD <em>or</em> stimulant-medicated non-ADHD. Basically me on uppers.) And me on Celexa is beautiful.</p><p></p><p>Someone explained to me... If you have a medical condition, wouldn't you treat it? Bacterial infection = antibiotics... And some people can't take penicillin. Well, these things are chemical imbalances of one sort or another, so they are medical in their way; some people do better on Ritalin, others Vyvanse, some Strattera, and some nothing at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 593572, member: 6705"] My $0.02 on this... I was COMPLETELY anti-medications just a few years ago. Biomom (+ doctor) had put Onyxx on a cocktail of Seroquel for mood stabilization, Zoloft & Wellbutrin for depression, melatonin to help her sleep, benadryl for anxiety and high-dose naproxen for headaches... And Jett on Singulair for asthma, Claritin & Nasonex for allergies, and Concerta for ADHD. Zoloft & Seroquel should normally not be taken together and especially not with another AD on board. Benadryl activates her mania, melatonin has no effect and due to the lack of sleep, the naproxen didn't help her headaches. Jett's never had an asthma attack around us. The only time he wheezed at all was only detectable by a stethoscope, he didn't even notice it, and the mold was really high AND we were remodeling the basement... He is horribly allergic to mold (which biogma's trailer is FULL of...) Claritin had no effect but he couldn't take benadryl because of the Concerta. The Concerta made him bounce off the walls, turned him into a little brat and made him sleep so deeply he urinated all over the carpet in his room. I'd not had any luck with antidepressants either. That said, Onyxx on risperidone is a wonderful thing. We gave [I]her[/I] Claritin for her allergies. Jett is on benadryl PRN for his allergies. The Concerta DOES make everyone hyperfocus - as a stimulant - caffeine does that too. But with ADHD, the child acts out due to the lack of focus ad frustration (this is MY take on it), and when the focus is there the frustration is gone. A non-ADHD person doesn't have that issue so their body takes on the bounciness. (Tigger of Winnie the Pooh fame = unmedicated ADHD [I]or[/I] stimulant-medicated non-ADHD. Basically me on uppers.) And me on Celexa is beautiful. Someone explained to me... If you have a medical condition, wouldn't you treat it? Bacterial infection = antibiotics... And some people can't take penicillin. Well, these things are chemical imbalances of one sort or another, so they are medical in their way; some people do better on Ritalin, others Vyvanse, some Strattera, and some nothing at all. [/QUOTE]
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