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Could ADHD medications have been masking other symptoms?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 494277" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I would be questioning the ADHD/ODD diagnoses. The symptoms you are seeing are NOT part of those disorders.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, Prozac and similar medications (SSRIs) can be DISinhibiting for people with mood disorders that fall in the bipolar spectrum. There are other medications that can address the anxiety component that won't result in the giddy, hypersexual, and what looks like hypomanic behaviors. We had problems with this in both my difficult child's and neither one can take medications in this class because of that.</p><p></p><p>Intuniv can be very sedating -- we tried it for a few years with my difficult child 2 (who does have bipolar and ADHD) and though it did help his focus and attention, it just made him too sleepy when combined with his other medications. He recently switched to amantadine, which is rx'd for ADHD off-label, and it's working well so far.</p><p></p><p>I think you need to go back to the psychiatrist and have a frank discussion about what you are seeing now. Something's way off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 494277, member: 3444"] I would be questioning the ADHD/ODD diagnoses. The symptoms you are seeing are NOT part of those disorders. FWIW, Prozac and similar medications (SSRIs) can be DISinhibiting for people with mood disorders that fall in the bipolar spectrum. There are other medications that can address the anxiety component that won't result in the giddy, hypersexual, and what looks like hypomanic behaviors. We had problems with this in both my difficult child's and neither one can take medications in this class because of that. Intuniv can be very sedating -- we tried it for a few years with my difficult child 2 (who does have bipolar and ADHD) and though it did help his focus and attention, it just made him too sleepy when combined with his other medications. He recently switched to amantadine, which is rx'd for ADHD off-label, and it's working well so far. I think you need to go back to the psychiatrist and have a frank discussion about what you are seeing now. Something's way off. [/QUOTE]
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