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So we finally got to meet with the psychiatrist
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 40590" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi Alison, sorry the meeting with the psychiatrist wasn't more productive.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure you already know this, but most kids with inattentive ADHD don't end up in a psychiatric hospital. So there has to be something else there. She didn't say anything at all about anxiety or mood? </p><p></p><p>Furthermore, inattention can accompany lots and lots of other disorders, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, autism spectrum disorders, etc. And what frequently happens is that you treat the other disorders first. Sometimes the inattention improves with treatment for the other disorder. And if inattention persists as a residual symptom, it is treated only after the other disorders are dealt with.</p><p></p><p>Just so you know, Strattera is an SNRI antidepressant. It can make kids moody and aggressive, even if they don't have any other disorder. It can also cause hypomania/mania in a child with bipolar disorder. I've heard it can work well in kids who have ADHD with anxiety. My difficult child 1 took it only for 3 days because he experienced full-blown migraines (headaches and stomachaches are common while taking Strattera).</p><p></p><p>Lithium is never given to kids with straight ADHD so the psychiatrist has to be thinking mood disorder, even if she didn't say it. The other medication she mentioned is Tenex, a blood pressure medication that is used to treat the hyperactivity and impulsivity of ADHD. But it does absolutely nothing for inattention. </p><p></p><p>I agree with setting up the neuropsychologist evaluation, like yesterday!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 40590, member: 2423"] Hi Alison, sorry the meeting with the psychiatrist wasn't more productive. I'm sure you already know this, but most kids with inattentive ADHD don't end up in a psychiatric hospital. So there has to be something else there. She didn't say anything at all about anxiety or mood? Furthermore, inattention can accompany lots and lots of other disorders, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, autism spectrum disorders, etc. And what frequently happens is that you treat the other disorders first. Sometimes the inattention improves with treatment for the other disorder. And if inattention persists as a residual symptom, it is treated only after the other disorders are dealt with. Just so you know, Strattera is an SNRI antidepressant. It can make kids moody and aggressive, even if they don't have any other disorder. It can also cause hypomania/mania in a child with bipolar disorder. I've heard it can work well in kids who have ADHD with anxiety. My difficult child 1 took it only for 3 days because he experienced full-blown migraines (headaches and stomachaches are common while taking Strattera). Lithium is never given to kids with straight ADHD so the psychiatrist has to be thinking mood disorder, even if she didn't say it. The other medication she mentioned is Tenex, a blood pressure medication that is used to treat the hyperactivity and impulsivity of ADHD. But it does absolutely nothing for inattention. I agree with setting up the neuropsychologist evaluation, like yesterday! [/QUOTE]
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