Re: Need advice and support

[Guest guest]

My son and I both experienced some tachycardia on SSRIs. For me, it

would start 30-60 minutes after taking the medication. Our son was

different, just had random episodes. They eventually passed, but to

be sure we had an echocardiogram done on his heart, at one point.

Since it came back fine, we assumed it was the medication.

Not sure about any of the other meds you mentioned, since we have not

dealt with it. I hope someone can chime in who does have something to

add. That's a lot for a young kid to deal with. (

So sorry.

BJ

>

> My 10 year old son has ADD, OCD and Tourettes'; his new psychologist

> also feels he may have Aspergers. He is also highly intelligent.

> Currently he is taking prozac 20mg, Concerta 27 mg and strattera 40

> mg. For the last 2 1/2 months he has been under treatment for

> tachycardia as his heart rate has consistently been between 120-160.

> He has been hospitalized, tests have been done, and his heart

> thoroughly checked- his heart is fine and all Doctors are unsure what

> the problem is. His thyroid is fine too. When the heart palpatations

> started we lowered the Concerta, although his doctor was pretty sure

> this was not the cause as he had been on it two years without problem.

> Lately we have seen tremors and an increase in ticks, namely his eyes

> rolling back into his head. His cardiologist thinks we should take him

> off the ADD meds as they can cause tremors- anyone have any experience

> with this?

> I am concerned what will happen at school if we do go off the ADD meds

> too as the difference when he forgets his medicine is great.... Thanks

> for reading.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, my first thought is for you to do another post with this info and

put in the subject " Ask Dr. Geller " to get his thoughts. Has he also

been on the Strattera long, you mentioned 2 years for Concerta? We

haven't used ADD meds but am wondering: are they not sort of " fast

acting " so that when started, they work that day/week? (unlike the

OCD meds) So if you take him off (yes, hate to mess up school, ADD

problems increase) and they were causing the problem, would you know

the same week or so? Just thinking if you find they are not and

doctor says he can go back on them, then it wouldn't be, well, too

long a time to have to put up with the ADD. (sorry if that's

confusing, it's early a.m.!)

Very quick thoughts,

>

> My 10 year old son has ADD, OCD and Tourettes'; his new

psychologist

> also feels he may have Aspergers. He is also highly intelligent.

> Currently he is taking prozac 20mg, Concerta 27 mg and strattera 40

> mg. For the last 2 1/2 months he has been under treatment for

> tachycardia as his heart rate has consistently been between 120-

160.

> He has been hospitalized, tests have been done, and his heart

> thoroughly checked- his heart is fine and all Doctors are unsure

what

> the problem is. His thyroid is fine too. When the heart

palpatations

> started we lowered the Concerta, although his doctor was pretty

sure

> this was not the cause as he had been on it two years without

problem.

> Lately we have seen tremors and an increase in ticks, namely his

eyes

> rolling back into his head. His cardiologist thinks we should take

him

> off the ADD meds as they can cause tremors- anyone have any

experience

> with this?

> I am concerned what will happen at school if we do go off the ADD

meds

> too as the difference when he forgets his medicine is great....

Thanks

> for reading.

>