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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 55107" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>Strattera is an antidepressant FDA approved to treat ADHD. However, because it is an antidepressant, among the more common side effects are that it causes mood swings and aggression. If your child had mood swings and aggression before taking Strattera, he would likely get worse. Often these side effects don't become obvious until the child has taken it about three months.</p><p></p><p>Clondine is an antihypertensive (high blood pressure medication) used to treat ADHD. It can cause depression in some people but can increase mood swings and agitation in people with a family history of bipolar.</p><p></p><p>No atypical antipsychotic is approved for the maintenance treatment of bipolar (mood stabilizer) but they are all approved for the short term treatment of bipolar and mania, some for depression. By short term, we're talking less than 12 weeks.</p><p></p><p>Seroquel has a dose range that goes to 600 mg for bipolar and 800 mg's for mania. It isn't approved for use by children so there isn't any official dose for children his size. </p><p></p><p>Abrupt withdrawal from any of these drugs can cause a wide array of problems from physical to psychiatric.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 55107, member: 1498"] Strattera is an antidepressant FDA approved to treat ADHD. However, because it is an antidepressant, among the more common side effects are that it causes mood swings and aggression. If your child had mood swings and aggression before taking Strattera, he would likely get worse. Often these side effects don't become obvious until the child has taken it about three months. Clondine is an antihypertensive (high blood pressure medication) used to treat ADHD. It can cause depression in some people but can increase mood swings and agitation in people with a family history of bipolar. No atypical antipsychotic is approved for the maintenance treatment of bipolar (mood stabilizer) but they are all approved for the short term treatment of bipolar and mania, some for depression. By short term, we're talking less than 12 weeks. Seroquel has a dose range that goes to 600 mg for bipolar and 800 mg's for mania. It isn't approved for use by children so there isn't any official dose for children his size. Abrupt withdrawal from any of these drugs can cause a wide array of problems from physical to psychiatric. [/QUOTE]
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