Wellbutrin XL for an ADHD child?
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I think I'm one of the few posters who read and correctly understands your question. You are trying to treat the depression part of his symptoms, not the ADHD, because of course you've tried Straterra and some of the stimulant meds and he had a bad reaction to them, right? My son has ADHD and currently takes Straterra. He doesn't have depression issues, thankfully, but I have had experience with Wellbutrin. The best advice I can give is to start with a small dosage and follow-up with lots of observation. Sometimes with antidepressants they can have an opposite effect in your system, depending on how your particular body reacts to them, so you can actually go on totally the opposite end of the spectrum and end up feeling more depressed than when you started. But you know your child better than anyone, so just keep a close watch and ask your child regularly while he's on it how he feels. There are many different types of anti-depressants, so if Wellbutrin is not successful your doctor can give you other options for meds that are suitable for young children. Sorry I don't have first experience with this med and ADHD; however I have heard many success stories where anti-depressants were used to help with depression issues in other ADHD kids.
And with regard to your treating him with meds, you obviously care about him very much or you wouldn't be asking for help on his behalf. You go, Mom!
half cup of coffee twice a day(for ADHD). And hopefully the Wellbutrin won't be needed for very long. good luck.
I feel strongly against giving any child meds like that. Not many of them have been tested for years and years, so you could be giving him something that will mess him up 10 or 20 years from now. Please just use your time and patience to deal with this child. Very few children actually need these meds docs are throwing around . 20 or 30 years ago, how many kids were going to the office to take their meds? Not too many. I don't remember anyone needing anything like that. Some kids are just high strung. That's what makes them who they are. It is very hard to hold the attention of 20 ten year old in a classroom . so now that everyone is labeled with adhd or some other "disorder" teachers ask to speak to the parents and tell them. I'm having a hard time with your child yelling out in class and not following directions. Every parent feels like their child is the only one so they take them to the doctor and low and behold they have ADHD. It just isn't that common for so many children to be truly ADHD. So please don't give your child any form of mind altering drugs. It will change who he or she is . It changes the chemical makeup in their heads. Please think long and hard about this. My daughter use to be in a class where there was this little boy that would sit at his desk and drool about an hour after he went to the office for his meds. He was 12!!
I don't have experience with an ADHD child and Wellbutrin but I do have experience with Wellburtin myself. I have been on it a few years. I also have quite a few children in my family and DH included that have been diagnosed ADHD and ADD.
I can certainly understand how anyone having trouble coping with ADHD problems could be depressed especially when many of the meds are not working for him or her. Don't give up on the ADHD meds, keep trying to see what is out there and what the next one to try is.
I am sure the wellbutrin will help a little too
I've had very bad experiences with Wellbutrin XL...do not give an anti-depressant to a child, he/she will not know how to deal with the "down time" effects of that drug and you could seriously mess that kid up...secondly, Wellbutrin doesn't treat ADHD!! it treats depression! two completely different disorders! if you need to treat this kid for ADHD i recommend Adderall, it's specifically targeted for that disorder and has lower pshychological effects than ritalin, I've been taking adderall for over two years now, it works well as long as the right dose is taken and it is not consumed irresponsibly or sporadically...however, the effects of drugs that treat ADD and ADHD vary per person so i suggest you hed the kid checked out by a professional psychiatrist (preferably not the kind that writes prescriptions to treat anything from mosquito bites to blinking and thinks everything equates depression...you know the kind).I've seen my mom on Wellbutrin--one of the worst years of her life, and mine, it's unfortunate she can barely remember most of it.and I've seen my friend on it as well--tried suicide a few times.please do not resort to anti-depressants, they rarely fix what they're meant to fix, and they're definitely not intended to treat ADHD...
-Best of luck
I don't know much about Wellburtin XL, but please be guided by your child's doctor, your not going to get very many real genuine answers here. I have included a link for you to check out.
I may daughter has ADHD who was on Ritalin, and was given this medication through the week, and if we had a special occasion to attend on the weekend. My daughter was eventually put on a anti-depressant.
When asked by the Doctor, what the medication does for her, the reply was "I can think clearly, all the noise in my head goes, and I can concentrate better" we noticed the difference, but we struggled with giving her medication, hence only through the week. Never on school holidays, and weekends.
Good luck
Wellbutrin? Does this have some opposite side effect in children that I don't know about?? Because in adults it's like crack! Do you really wanna give crack to a hyper kid?? Please tell me I'm wrong!
I have had VERY bad experience with wellbutrin, I dont recommend it to anyone - but I am no Dr
I grew up when ADHD and ADD and any other alphabets weren't known. I did poorly in school all my life. I was tested and was found to have a very high IQ. I was bored and had no interest in school. I wish that I had a resource to learn what interested me then. Luckily I found something later in life that interested me. At age 38 I enrolled in a 2 year culinary arts program. Graduated with a 4.0 with honors. I am now a chef at a 4 star restaurant. Thank God my parents and a psyc. didn't "drug" me. Folks, your children are very smart. They are just bored. They need other resources besides school. Take them to a museum, a theater with live actors, a construction site, camping, a zoo. I leave the imagination up to you. Please stop "drugging" our next generation to fit your convenience.
My daughter has beed diagnosed with ADHD as well as bi-polar. We have actually taken her off all her meds and with the help of her pediatrician and psychologist, have used behavior modification with her and it has worked very well. Its a difficullt thing to start out with, but once established its great and no medication side effects.
my 8 year old has ADHD and his doctor never even thought to prescribe that for him. He's been on Concerta for 3 years now and he absolutely loves it! He's able to concentrate when he wants to and be "crazy" when he wants to. But I've NEVER heard of a doctor prescribing Wellbutrin XL for ADHD!
I wouldn't trust Wellbutrin. I tried it and it made me more depressed, and sick. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
My 9 year old son has ADHD. he cannot take the typical ADHD medication like Ritalin or Concetta, because he also has Tourettes syndrome. He takes Clonidine. it has worked beautifully for him. It helps to takes care of both disorders. I don't know if it would be right for your child but you could get a second opinion. I took my son to three different doctors who all gave me the same diagnosis. I just wanted to make sure of his condition before i put him on medication. do some research on the internet for info on different meds. good luck.
I worked in a children's home where every single kid in the place was on some kind of med. It was a circus. Anyway, there was 1 kid on Wellbutrin, but it was NOT for ADHD, it was for depression. It will not treat ADHD.
Did your doctor advise this? I highly doubt it, just follow doctor's orders.
Anyway, the kid that was on Wellbutrin, if not on his meds would be down, sad and lazy. When he was on them, he was happy, a little hyper and active. Seems like you would want the opposite effect.
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