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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 128135" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I have no real-life experience with Wellbutrin, but our psychiatrist discussed prescribing it for difficult child 1 about 6 months ago, both for depression and ADHD-like inattention. Wellbutrin is an AD that has stimulatory properties, which is why it is used for ADHD. Unlike SSRIs, Wellbutrin does nothing for anxiety, and in fact, can make anxiety worse. According to our psychiatrist, it is the least likely of all ADs to cause mania, but it still does cause mania in some cases.</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes ADHD-like symptoms are actually caused by racing thoughts from mania. When the mania is treated, the ADHD-like symptoms disappear. Once we got my son's mood symptoms under control, his ADHD-like symptoms improved. He's not on ADHD medications for the first time in 4 years. In fact, we're not certain he ever truly had ADHD (even though a neuropsychologist diagnosed him as such at age 9).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 128135, member: 2423"] I have no real-life experience with Wellbutrin, but our psychiatrist discussed prescribing it for difficult child 1 about 6 months ago, both for depression and ADHD-like inattention. Wellbutrin is an AD that has stimulatory properties, which is why it is used for ADHD. Unlike SSRIs, Wellbutrin does nothing for anxiety, and in fact, can make anxiety worse. According to our psychiatrist, it is the least likely of all ADs to cause mania, but it still does cause mania in some cases. Sometimes ADHD-like symptoms are actually caused by racing thoughts from mania. When the mania is treated, the ADHD-like symptoms disappear. Once we got my son's mood symptoms under control, his ADHD-like symptoms improved. He's not on ADHD medications for the first time in 4 years. In fact, we're not certain he ever truly had ADHD (even though a neuropsychologist diagnosed him as such at age 9). [/QUOTE]
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