Re: Ask Dr. Geller - REPLY TO LISA

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lisa

although adhd meds may cause some anxiety and are avoided at times for fear of

increasing ocd, that is not always the case.

many kids with ocd, in particular boys, also have some adhd symptoms and can

really benefit from stimulants after the ocd is treated

alternatives include clomipramine and strattera that can help attention

I often treat the adhd symptoms once ocd is controlled IF I am convinced there

is genuine adhd present

dg

> Dear Dr. Geller,

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> My 14 year old son is currently taking 400mg of Luvox for his OCD & it seems

to be keeping the symptoms at bay. He is in 8th grade and really having a

difficult time concentrating in class. (He has had this problem to a very small

degree in the past -but didn't interfere with his grades) He says he can pay

attention for about 10 minutes and then he looses focus. Per his MD we lowered

the Luvox to 300mg to see if perhaps the meds were causing the lack of focus.

It doesn't appear to be helping with focus - and the OCD symptoms are creeping

back. He is on Luvox because Zoloft made him depressed.

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> His MD (Dr. at CWRU-University Hospitals Cleveland) says that the ADHD meds

create more anxiety and therefore can't be treated along with OCD.

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> We are most gratefuly for your input.

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> Warmly,

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