OCD/ADD med change....Kathy

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Kathy,

I can relate to your issue completely. My daughter is ADD/OCD and we

have had similar med issues recently. In August she switched from

lexapro to zoloft. And right before school we added adderall to the

mix. At first it was incredible. She could concentrate, she was

happy, less compulsive, etc....All good. We usually didn't give it

on the weekends. But after 3 weeks or so, we saw her compulsiveness

rising. Also she was agitated and mean, and didn't show much

remorse. One day I got a call from school, all the teachers had a

terrible time with her. She would refuse to do work, and basically

do the opposite of what they said. The next day I didn't give the

adderall, and it was a better day. In the meantime, we raised the

zoloft a bit, more initial side effects, etc... We are constantly

considering seroquel or risperdal. We recently changed doctors and

she is good but I am not happy with the fact that she changes more

than one med at a time. Then you never really know what side effect

is from what. It sounds like you are dealing with similar issues.

I think you did the right thing to not give her the adderall and see

what happens. Our first doctor always said to take care of the OCD

first, and when that is under control, you can work on the ADD. How

old is your daughter?

I think it is better to change one medicine at a time. That is one

thing I have learned. How did the day go without the adderall? Good

luck. Ellen