Posted by Sara T on July 13, 2000, at 21:28:28
In reply to Re:augment?ADD?SueG,Janice,CarolAnn,Sarah,Renee?, posted by SLS on July 11, 2000, at 21:28:09
Hi Scott-
Sorry to take so long to get back to you.> Dear Sarah,
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Scott, I don't spell my name with an h, I'm Sara and there is another person named Sarah who also posts. But since you responded to my post I assume you are addressing me, Sara T.> Is ADD in women generally different than it is in men?
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From what I have read ADD may express itself more subtly in women than in men. Generally, women are not as agressive and so women's behavior overall is more subdued. Not that there aren't exceptions. There was a little girl in my daughters pre-school class who is very hyper and gets aggressive and out of control easily. They even have to sit on her at naptime to get her to stay on her mat and not go to the other kids. This little girl fixated on my daughter and they were best friends until the other girl's behavior got to be intolerable and then she told my daughter that if she wouldn't be her friend she'd take a knife and stab her in the throat. I'm sure it was poor impulse control, right?But I think the main difference is in the kind of lives women lead. Women are often the organizers of the family and that can be a tough almost impossible job if you have ADD. Many women may be ADD/without Hyperactivity and therefore were never diagnosed and when the children come, things really fall apart.
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I don't think the AD's are that effective for ADD as a monotherapy. Stimulants are still first line treatment and are often used as monotherapy. I took Prozac for a long time and because it helped my depression it also relieved some of the ADD symptoms, such as impulsvity, to a degree. I still couldn't really sit down and read without getting easily distracted and still didn't have the follow through on alot of things. Procrastination was still a problem.> How did you respond to Zoloft alone, and what symptoms not improved by Zoloft were improved by Metadate?
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I was already taking the ritalin when I went on the Zoloft. I doubt that it would work on the ADD that well by itself, but it does keep my moods steady and I read that moodinesss goes along with ADD. My son has severe ADHD and also takes Zoloft, and I can tell you that when he takes his Adderall, it makes a big difference. Without it he cannot concentrate or focus at all and is basically all over the place.
The Metadate is a recent change from the Ritalin SR. I notice that without it I do not process thoughts as fluidly, and I notice a definite drop off in attention, I lose track of what other people are talking about, I tune out, I can't focus myself on reading. I definitely function better with the ritalin than on the Zoloft by itself.> Thanks.
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Thank you, Scott, for asking.Sara T.
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