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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 299757" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I have both mild Asperberger's Syndrome and severe Bi-Polar Syndrome. Early on a psychiatrist misdiagnosed me as having ADHD due to my actual issues (severe anxiety, etc) causing ADHD-like symptoms.</p><p></p><p>She prescribed Strattera for me.</p><p></p><p>It seemed like a good idea as it is actually a specialized anti-depressant.</p><p></p><p>It made me incredibly irritable and angry and after a couple of months threw me into flat-out mania. I also became actively suicidal.</p><p></p><p>As it turns out, after careful analysis, I was put on medications for the Bi-Polar which controlled a lot of the so-called ADHD symptoms.</p><p></p><p>I have since tried several other anti-depressants and while I know that some Bi-Polar folks can take medications for ADHD once stable on Bi-polar medications, many cannot.</p><p></p><p>I am one of those.</p><p></p><p>by the way. Studies have shown that Strattera actually helps less than fifty percent of people with true ADHD.</p><p></p><p>It's not that great a drug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 299757, member: 1963"] I have both mild Asperberger's Syndrome and severe Bi-Polar Syndrome. Early on a psychiatrist misdiagnosed me as having ADHD due to my actual issues (severe anxiety, etc) causing ADHD-like symptoms. She prescribed Strattera for me. It seemed like a good idea as it is actually a specialized anti-depressant. It made me incredibly irritable and angry and after a couple of months threw me into flat-out mania. I also became actively suicidal. As it turns out, after careful analysis, I was put on medications for the Bi-Polar which controlled a lot of the so-called ADHD symptoms. I have since tried several other anti-depressants and while I know that some Bi-Polar folks can take medications for ADHD once stable on Bi-polar medications, many cannot. I am one of those. by the way. Studies have shown that Strattera actually helps less than fifty percent of people with true ADHD. It's not that great a drug. [/QUOTE]
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