NonVerbal Learning Disorder and ADHD

[swmom]

One thing I've noticed is that off meds, my dd doesn't care what anyone else thinks, is defiant, defensive
about how she acts and what she's thinking. On Strattera, she cares very much what other people think, how she's acting, fitting in, changing her behavior to
do the right thing. It's amazing. She doesn't seem to mind criticism as long as it's presented in gentle, humorous way. On Strattera, she listens. Off, she
doesn't.

I'm curious. What is it that doctors are seeing that is making them not want to prescribe Strattera? That really scares me. This is not the first time I've heard this.

[geewiznit]

In my case, it's just that our doc is not hearing of many successes with Strat--nothing to be frightened of, just that it doesn't work for a lot of kids. I wish we had some reliable statistics on the long-term success rate, so we could make a better judgement about starting the process or not. I know this board is in no way a good cross section, but there seem to be so many who have either found Strat to be of no help (esp. with impulsivity, which is our major woe) or who found that it eventually stopped working. I'm so leery of messing up my kid for a month or more just to find it's all been for nothing.

[lisle]

Hi,
I have read and heard from the dr. that it isn't a good med if a child is considered to have a potential mood disorder. That is true of all the antidepressants.
Strat. isn't technically one of them but is similar.
I would guess that the kids who have trouble with AD's would have trouble with Strattera, and visa versa. Does that apply to you? My son has nld behaviors and he was angry on Strattera the second time we tried it, very irritable. The first time he had unpredictable days and impulsive afternoons until we split the dose. I think he is moody too however, so that may be the reason.
lisle