Re: wellbutrin-anyone else tried it?

April 18, 2000

Wellbutrin is just another SSRI. We used it and while some folks respond

favorably, Wellbtrin made our son lethargic and withdrawn. We stopped after

less than one week. It is as safe as all SSRIs so it is worth an attempt to

see if you get a good response. Good luck. Becky

April 18, 2000

Trina - Wow, you've got staying power. We've only been with Goldberg 5 months

and I'm already getting frustrated at slow progress. Wellbutrin is just

another SSRI, commonly prescribed for depression. May Dr. G wants you to

switch from your present SSRI to Wellbutrin. He had us switch from Paxil to

Celexa - same sort of thing. Sometimes one type works better than another

type for some kids. Is your child a " late onset " case as well?

April 18, 2000

Dear Trina,

My son is on Wellbutrin. Dr. Goldberg prescribed it for him several months

ago. We started with a very small dose and then went to time released

100mg. I have not seen any negatives with this medication. I asked a

couple of other doctors their opinion on it also. They did not feel it was

dangerous. One of my son's tutors took it for depression several years ago.

She told me it helped her focus. My son also takes SSRI. I find that the

dosage of SSRI has to be constantly monitored with my son as he can get

hyper if it is slightly off.

wellbutrin-anyone else tried it?

Hi. I just had my monthly conference call with Goldberg yesterday, and we

were discussing how my son, even after 4 years of his regimine, is still not

" tuned in and bright eye " . He still has poor attending skills, despite a

full time ABA program, and is very much still into his own world and

thoughts. He is 6, and you can still talk about him with him right there in

the room with you and he doesn't seem to even notice. He has gained leaps

and bounds in the academic category, but is still self absorbed and can't

stay focused. He also stims/or tics alot.

Goldberg suggested Wellbutrin. He said it should improve focus. Our son is

already on the usual Goldberg stuff, SSRI, antifungal, antiviral, and even

Kutapressin.

Has anyone else had him prescribe this for their child? I can't help but

wonder why, if it is so great and will improve attention and focus, has he

not mentioned it before now. We have been seeing him for 4 years and our

son has always had an attention problem.

Any advice?

Trina

April 18, 2000

Hi

I don't know about welbutrin but I can't help but wonder if your child is

getting regular sensory integration throughout every day. That can often help

with stimming and attention issues. The other thing is there are just some

things that are part of the autism that I don't think will ever go away

completely. It is just part of the neurology.

If you child isn't getting SI, find a very reputable therapist who is trained

in doing the sensory integration and praxis test and get your child

evaluated. With regular therapy done on a daily basis, (which you can

eventually have them doing as regular activites like swimming etc...) you may

see improvement.

Jan

April 18, 2000

Trina,

Dr. Goldberg prescribed it for my daughter as well; it is my understanding

that he prefers to achieve the " bright-eyed, tuned in " kid by optimizing the

functioning of the immune system (what you've been trying to do for the past

few years); he goes to these other meds when an additional boost is needed

that has not been achieved by the preferred way. My daughter does not have

autism ---she has ADD and some other issues---we were trying to improve her

focus, mood, and learning by antifungal, low dose SSRI, dietary restriction

etc---she still was struggling---so we went to additional meds.

Hope this helps

Kate

April 19, 2000

Trina,

We tried Wellbutrin for our daughter @ Dr. G's recommendation. It

didn't quite do the job for her so we ended up with a combp of respidol ad

celexa, which has really helped her focus.

I believe for each child the type of ssri might vary as to effectiveness.

Good Luck!

Tina Hendrix

April 19, 2000

Hi Trina, Our son is also six and has been seeing Dr. Goldberg since he was

2.5. Recently we have started wellbutrin to try to find that elusive

" missing piece " that would make him pay attention more. As in your case,

academics is not the problem as long as he is paying attention. Also, circle

times in preschool, etc... all go extremely well when he pays attention. To

make a long story short, the wellbutrin does appear to have helped with the

attention. We started at a small dose for 10 days and then slightly

increased the dose. He has started to comment so much on his surroundings,

people in the room, events that are coming (like Easter) that we are amazed

once again by the difference some meds make. I think Dr. G. waited to

introduce this to see if our little one was going to be able to make himself

attend to situations. It's frustrating to think that we could have been

using this before, but I commend his cautiousness in only prescribing when it

is clear that the child cannot learn it on his own. We have had moderate

attention issues, but have not really complained to Dr. G. about them. I

think our attention (or lack of it) finally came up on my list of things I

think our son needed to work on. Up until now, we had so many other things

to work on. If you would like any other info, please email me and I will be

happy to chat. Our little boys sound very similar. Good Luck. Lori

April 19, 2000

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