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[quote=Anonymous]DS is 8 and has been on Adderall for a couple years with good results.  At some point last year, he started having some greater irritability and defiance, and some other quirks, which are probably anxiety related.  We know that stimulants can bring out underlying anxiety in predisposed kids so we're wondering if the Adderall is the trigger here, or if it's just plain old anxiety.

We've tried some other stimulants, but the anxiety was the same (and those other meds were less of a good fit for DS's adhd).  I hate to have to spend 6 months trying all the stimulants at different dosages, potentially chasing a perfect med that doesn't exist (i.e., what if all stimulants cause the anxiety? Or what if the anxiety isn't stimulant-caused? In either case, no stimulant will do better for DS than Adderall).  We could try intuniv, but it takes a while to kick in.

Instead of testing every other med, it seems like the easier solution is to take DS off Adderall for a period of time and see what happens.  We've tried for a weekend, and think we still seen the anxiety.  Maybe we need to try for longer?  How long does he need to be off all stimulants before we can tell if the anxiety is triggered by them versus just regular anxiety?  [/quote]

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