I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of using a combination of stimulants and strattera (simultaneously). My 8 yo daughter is currently on 2 doses of Focalin XR (15mg and 10mg). It works great during the school day. However, before school and from after school to bedtime is a nightmare. Her main problem is noncompliance (won't do homework, eat dinner, go to bed, etc). She ends up throwing things, screaming, etc. It's putting major stress on the whole family (I have 2 other girls ages 4 and 10). We are currently seeing a psychologist who says that I am doing all of the right things (behavior mgmt, checklists, pos and neg reinforcements, etc). She said we need to take another look at the meds. She also metioned seritonin inhibitors?, tenex, and some other meds that I can't even remember. I hate to put my girl on more meds but am at my wits end. I'm obviously babbling now! My question is has anyone ever been prescribed the strattera AND stims?
Thanks so much!
I don't have any personal experience with Stratera and stims, but I have seen it on the boards. My son takes Ritalin and Tenex and it works very well! The Tenex helps with the negative side effects of the stimulant and it also gives him an overall calmer attitude.Thanks for your response. One of our doctor's mentioned tenex in combo with the stims. My daughter was on tenex a couple of years ago and it made her really sleepy. At the time she was taking a break from stims (big mistake). Maybe we will revisit the tenex and see how that goes. We just went to my son's psychiatrist today (I know...weird to have a Sunday apt but she's great!) and she was talking about maybe switching to Stratera in the future. She said it's not uncommon to have kids on stimulant and Stratera. She just doesn't want to do that for my son because he's so young-4Good to know...thanks for info!We use a combination of tenex and concerta. The tenex helps make her a little more even keel and reduces anxiety a little. The difference is much more subtle than just a stimulant alone.