Posted by avid abulia on June 13, 2003, at 22:39:37
In reply to ADHD and antibiotics connection, posted by health_junkie on June 12, 2003, at 18:16:23
interesting that you mention this occurred in conjunction with strep infection. there has been a lot of reports of adhd appearing or worsening suddenly upon beta-hemolytic (strep throat, scarlet fever, etc) strep infection, with or without antibiotics, as well as tourette`s syndrome, OCD, and some of the other related illnesses. i first learned this from my doc because i had an acute exacerbation of tics and OCD symptoms after strep infection, which slowly subsided over the course of two months after infection.
do a search for PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus) for more info on that. i`m too tired right now to tell you more.
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