i want to warn about Strattera.. it is a failed anti depressant, with a high suicidallity report,

[sam sarrha]

there are 12 year olds committing suicide on it, i was given it and experienced ....ahh.. hallucinated a world of death i couldn't escape, it still haunts me 3 years later, it was never properly tested.

[Kajsa]

1. Thanks for the warning, Sam.

I was going to discuss changing my son's medication from
Adderall to Strattera. I had heard it was " safer".
Uh- it sure doesn't sound like it!
;(

This info has changed my mind.

I will steer clear of Strattera.

:hi:

[sam sarrha]

2. google: 'strattera failed antidepressant' ... there is a Norwegian study on one site that describe...

a study done on it and it was approved, the study only had like 20 people and only maybe 6 finished it.. and it only got a positive on about 2% and the test lasted i think 4 months

it was actually never tested for ADHD.. they hired a Nigerian mathematician to tweak the results to approve it for something other than tested for.

i have a bunch of info, but it is down stairs, i just got out of hospital and am tooo medicated and in too much pain now.

i recommend trying to teach your child meditation, it is a simple method for training the mind... i would try a tibetan group, theravada... i dont think zen is appropriate, or nkt buddhism, or sgi

there are 'mindfulness meditation groups... essentially the buddhist meditation is most appropriate.

i taught meditation in juvenile prisons and got miraculous results

later.. got to rest

[Kajsa]

4. Thanks!

That is good advice.

Get some rest now and I hope you feel better
very soon!

:hi: :pals:

[merwin]

3. My Dr put me on Effexor once. I lasted a total of one day.

My short term memory was reduced to about 10 minutes, and the entire day is almost a complete blur. I also became fairly extroverted, although I can't remember that part. Apparently I was a blast to be around :)

[Kajsa]

5. Wow-that's an eye opener!

I'm getting some great information on meds
from the members, here.

Ten minute short term memory?- Yikes!

No thanks!

Thanks so much for sharing this, Merwin.

:pals:

[merwin]

6. It's also worth noting that I am in the extreme minority with that med.

It's important to keep trying with them until you find the one that works best. Since we don't understand the brain very well, drugs aren't 100% effective on 100% of the people, and can sometimes do weird things to some people.

My doctor and I have been tweaking it for years now, and I'm on Zoloft now, which is working great for me for my anxiety/depression.