Living with ADD
Support for ADD / ADHD
taking anti depressents for adhd
hi gang
i may have to take anti depressents for my adhd and i was wondering if anyones had problems with taking them..i heard they can be pretty bad at first..please relate your problems with them here.thanks
coonsanders
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Permalink Reply by Elaine on -
What antidepressant? The only antidepressant that I know of that is used for ADD is Wellbutrin, and it worked really well for me for a couple of years (I'm currently not taking anything).
Most things you might take for ADD increase one or more of four chemicals in the brain, dopamine, serotonin, epinephrine and norepiniphrine. The problem that each person with ADD may need a different medication depending on what the brain is lacking.
As far as Wellbutrin goes, it's easy on, easy off with few side effects and/or side effects that lessen or go away entirely once you've been on it a couple of months. It's not a bad place to start with ADD. FWIW, Wellbutrin is a dopamine re-uptake inhibitor; in other words it increases dopamine in the brain.
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Permalink Reply by JP on -
I have been taking anti-depressants for ADD for 2 mos.No serious problems for me, so far. 300 mg. Wellbutrin and something called Tenex to strengthen it. I just am experiencing mild tinnitus. This is not working for me nearly as well as I have hoped and my symptoms are annoying. I used to take Strattera, but had terrible nausea, so it is better than that.
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Permalink Reply by leonard schwartz on -
Elaine said:What antidepressant? The only antidepressant that I know of that is used for ADD is Wellbutrin, and it worked really well for me for a couple of years (I'm currently not taking anything).
Most things you might take for ADD increase one or more of four chemicals in the brain, dopamine, serotonin, epinephrine and norepiniphrine. The problem that each person with ADD may need a different medication depending on what the brain is lacking.
As far as Wellbutrin goes, it's easy on, easy off with few side effects and/or side effects that lessen or go away entirely once you've been on it a couple of months. It's not a bad place to start with ADD. FWIW, Wellbutrin is a dopamine re-uptake inhibitor; in other words it increases dopamine in the brain.
does increaseing dopamine a good thing?coonsanders
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JP said:I have been taking anti-depressants for ADD for 2 mos.No serious problems for me, so far. 300 mg. Wellbutrin and something called Tenex to strengthen it. I just am experiencing mild tinnitus. This is not working for me nearly as well as I have hoped and my symptoms are annoying. I used to take Strattera, but had terrible nausea, so it is better than that.
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leonard schwartz said:
JP said:I have been taking anti-depressants for ADD for 2 mos.No serious problems for me, so far. 300 mg. Wellbutrin and something called Tenex to strengthen it. I just am experiencing mild tinnitus. This is not working for me nearly as well as I have hoped and my symptoms are annoying. I used to take Strattera, but had terrible nausea, so it is better than that.
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leonard schwartz said:
leonard schwartz said:i used staterra but it gave me a terriable headache
JP said:I have been taking anti-depressants for ADD for 2 mos.No serious problems for me, so far. 300 mg. Wellbutrin and something called Tenex to strengthen it. I just am experiencing mild tinnitus. This is not working for me nearly as well as I have hoped and my symptoms are annoying. I used to take Strattera, but had terrible nausea, so it is better than that.
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Permalink Reply by Red on -
I take and AD(Effexor) as well as Strattera for my ADD and it helps alot! I suffer from extreme withdrawal when I miss a dose of my AD medicine- it is brutal. When I started my AD's I had no problems at all. Hope this helps.
Red:-)
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Permalink Reply by leonard schwartz on
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hi whats ad?..i just stated with stattera...i hope it helps..
lenny
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Permalink Reply by Charlotte on
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Wellbutrin, or the generic Bupropion, also affects the norepiniphrine in the brain as well as the serotonin.
Elaine said:What antidepressant? The only antidepressant that I know of that is used for ADD is Wellbutrin, and it worked really well for me for a couple of years (I'm currently not taking anything).
Most things you might take for ADD increase one or more of four chemicals in the brain, dopamine, serotonin, epinephrine and norepiniphrine. The problem that each person with ADD may need a different medication depending on what the brain is lacking.
As far as Wellbutrin goes, it's easy on, easy off with few side effects and/or side effects that lessen or go away entirely once you've been on it a couple of months. It's not a bad place to start with ADD. FWIW, Wellbutrin is a dopamine re-uptake inhibitor; in other words it increases dopamine in the brain.
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