Prozac and Strattera | ADHD Information

Hi all

 

I posted this on another board, I should have posted here, so sorry if you have

seen this twice. Does anyone have their child on Prozac AND Strattera. I would

like to know your experience and thoughts. It was suggested for my now 5 year

old Son diagnosed ADHD/ODD.

Thanks

Mom2one

 
I'm not expert by any means but from what I have heard depending on the type of ADHD your son has Strattera may not be good. My Son has type 3 ADHD ( based on Dr Amen's research.) Anyway this description fit my son perfectly, these are his dominant symptoms:
ADHD-Over-Focused Type (3): Symptoms of trouble shifting attention, difficulty with transitions, worrying, argumentative behavior And on Strattera, over time, they seem to just get worse, he seemed to have an extremely difficult time dealing with frustration. He gets stuck in negative thoughts like if he gets teased at school thats all he can think about the rest of the day. Anyway his doctor is recommending prozac because his symptoms are so much like obsessive compulsive disorder, obsessive worrying, stuck in negative thought, argumentative to no end. But he doesn't qualify as OCD, no compulsive behaviors and other reasons.he also has all the other ADHD symptoms. Anyway we are going to try Prozac instead but he hasn't started it yet. I would check into a second opinion.  Straterra was really made more for adults anyway. But don't take my word for it ask a Pro.