straterra | ADHD Information
Has anyone any info on Straterra in teens with depression?
I DON'T KNOW IF MY SON IS DEPRESSED OR NOT, BUT HE HAS LOW SELF-ESTEEM AFTER BEING ABUSED PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY BY HIS FATHER. WE GOT HIM BACK IN AUGUST AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN SEPT WITH ADHD. WE STARTED HIM ON STRATERRA. IT SEEMED TO HELP HIS FOCUS FOR A WHILE, BU THE IS SO MOODY AND MEAN SOMETIMES. ESPECIALLY TO HIS TEENAGE SISTER. I KNOW IT IS PROBALBLY A COMBINATION OF MANY THINGS BUILT UP IN HIS LIFE, BUT THE STRATERRA SEEMED TO BRING THEM OUT MORE. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME TESTING AND MAYBE SWITCH MEDS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. I HAVE HEARD SOME THAT USE STRATERRA WITH A MED FOR DEPRESSION ALSO. LOOK FOR SOME OF THOSE POSTINGS.