Adderall and treating add

[Guest guest]

My question is about using adderall xr to treat add while keeping the

ocd under control with an ssri at full dose.

My son, 14, is doing terrific - except for the fact that he's failing

his freshman year in highschool from disorganization, not handing

things in or handing them in too late, not making up missed quizes,

forgetting to study for tests, etc.

When he does do the work his grades are quite good.

During his first two weeks of using a half-dose of adderall xr I

noticed two things:

First, he's excited by how it makes him feel on top of things and

successful.

Second, his ocd is showing itself again.

My plan is to make sure he takes the ssri each and every night

without fail, and to not increase the dose of adderall, not make him

take it on the weekends, and maybe slip down a few milligrams to see

if it's enough to help, but not to hurt. And, I suppose we can

always try a different med for the add.

Does anyone have any ideas on this?

Will the ocd get progressively worse on the adderall or is what we

see now what we get?

Will the adderall's effect change over time? Different side effects

emerging over time? Does the dose need to be increased over time?

Do the different meds for adhd have different effects as dramatic as

the different ssri's for ocd?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son Tommy, now 12 has AD/HD along with OCD and a few other coexisting

things. He started taking meds for his AD/HD when he was 4. He has taken most

of the meds that are currently on the market, and to snawer your question

concerning OCD getting worse on Addrall - I would have to answer that in his

case, most definitely. Even with a hefty dose of Prozac, Buspar and CBT and

ERP, he experienced more problems with Adderall than with Concerta, which is

another longer acting stimulant.

If the OCD continues to bother your son, it may be prudent to aske the

prescribing physician to try a differnt stimulant to see if the OCD smooths out

at all.

in Southeastern PA

klwicklund77 <k777thorpe@...> wrote:

My question is about using adderall xr to treat add while keeping the

ocd under control with an ssri at full dose.

My son, 14, is doing terrific - except for the fact that he's failing

his freshman year in highschool from disorganization, not handing

things in or handing them in too late, not making up missed quizes,

forgetting to study for tests, etc.

When he does do the work his grades are quite good.

During his first two weeks of using a half-dose of adderall xr I

noticed two things:

First, he's excited by how it makes him feel on top of things and

successful.

Second, his ocd is showing itself again.

My plan is to make sure he takes the ssri each and every night

without fail, and to not increase the dose of adderall, not make him

take it on the weekends, and maybe slip down a few milligrams to see

if it's enough to help, but not to hurt. And, I suppose we can

always try a different med for the add.

Does anyone have any ideas on this?

Will the ocd get progressively worse on the adderall or is what we

see now what we get?

Will the adderall's effect change over time? Different side effects

emerging over time? Does the dose need to be increased over time?

Do the different meds for adhd have different effects as dramatic as

the different ssri's for ocd?

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