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Adderall?? Need advice on this drug.
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 106238" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Adderall made my difficult child's more aggressive and irritable -- but everyone's different with medications. My difficult child with the mood disorder does fine with stimulants now that he's on a mood stabilizer (Depakote), AND he needs far less stimulant to achieve the same benefit now that his mood issues are being addressed.</p><p></p><p>So much of treating neuro-psychiatric issues can be trial and error with the medications. Often docs cannot know for sure what's going on with someone until they see how they respond to a medication that's intended to address a particular symptom. </p><p></p><p>If you have a winter break from school coming up, that might be a good time to give the Adderall a trial. You'll know right away if it's going to work or not, because there is no build-up time required for the stimulants. It either works or it doesn't. Just be prepared for the possibility that the Adderall might make him worse in one way or another because of his BiPolar (BP) diagnosis. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 106238, member: 3444"] Adderall made my difficult child's more aggressive and irritable -- but everyone's different with medications. My difficult child with the mood disorder does fine with stimulants now that he's on a mood stabilizer (Depakote), AND he needs far less stimulant to achieve the same benefit now that his mood issues are being addressed. So much of treating neuro-psychiatric issues can be trial and error with the medications. Often docs cannot know for sure what's going on with someone until they see how they respond to a medication that's intended to address a particular symptom. If you have a winter break from school coming up, that might be a good time to give the Adderall a trial. You'll know right away if it's going to work or not, because there is no build-up time required for the stimulants. It either works or it doesn't. Just be prepared for the possibility that the Adderall might make him worse in one way or another because of his BiPolar (BP) diagnosis. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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