Teacake

You mentioned a very good point. SSRI's can make ADD worse. It is a serotonin/dopamine seesaw effect.

I read a short book by Dr. Charles Parker called New ADHD Medication Rules. He is in private practice and wrote the book from his own experience (over 43 years worth) with ADD and ADHD patients. He does have a history with the notorious Dr. Amen (a lot of the professional community rather loathes Dr. Amen) but I find this book by Parker very helpful.

It is a very good book IMO outlining outcomes when taking some stimulants and in combo with some antidepressants and what to expect as far as duration of effectiveness of the stimulants and a good amount of help when being treated for comorbid conditions. I don't remember PTSD being mentioned but most of the time when an antidepressant such as Prozac is prescribed he actually cautions the use of SSRI's and stimulants used together when someone has ADD or ADHD as it does, like you say, make the ADD worse. I know a lot of people take both SSRI's and stimulants but I found that Lexapro made my ADHD worse.

I bought the small paperback from Amazon. I hope this helps some.

Take care

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