Union 2 @ Cornell 1 (postgame thread 11/18/05)

[Q]ben03 Wrote:

you do not take Paxil for AD(H)D[/q]

He said "even meds for depression (like Paxil)"

[Q]ben03 Wrote:

you do not take Paxil for AD(H)D[/q]

Umm...you probably don't take Paxil for A.D.D. (or its hyperactive cousin) first, but not every kid (or adult) responds to Ritalin well. I'm sure the more medically-inclined can explain/elaborate further, but I know that at least a few years ago antidepressants weren't uncommon for A.D.D. patients who don't respond positively to stimulants or merely patients who need mood regulation as a result of their disorder (and can handle the balance of drugs involved).

It's not uncommon for drugs like Ritalin to make their users irritable when the drug is wearing off. That's why SSRIs like Paxil, Zoloft, etc. are often used in concert when treating ADD/ADHD -- they take the edge off the irritability. Translation: after school when the lunchtime dose of Ritalin wears off, 25 mg of Zoloft makes one less apt to get cranky over the littlest thing.

Can't say I've ever heard of ant-depressants being used alone to treat ADD/ADHD. It doesn't really make sense...they're different classes of drugs.

Just to clarify, the first thing I thought of when thinking of drugs which take a while to build up in the system were antidepressants. I wasn't saying anything about ADD at all, just that even if the drugs work similarly in that they take a while to build up in the system (didn't take the time to check this), a year is complete overkill for side-effects to show up for the first time.

How about we end this thread, which was originally about the Union game?

-Alex Barash '07