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[quote=Anonymous]My teen daughter is ADHD, GAD and mild depression.

We have been through a lot of medications over the past 3 years trying to find a good combo.

Adderall XL 20mg is working very well for her. She also takes Clonidine 0.1mg 3x a day (before school, after school as stimulant wears off, and before bedtime) This has helped impulses, and countered her anxiety which increases on a stimulant - but very much helps her focus in school. The combo is very nice. She still had some impulses/anxiety so Buspar was added, but like Clonidine it’s very short acting and she doesn’t want to keep taking multiple pills 2-3x a day as a busy teen.

So while this was working ok, the plan was to start Prozac and eventually decrease Buspar. The Prozac 20mg is only once a day. It’s been 2 months and I feel like it helped with mild depression and increased motivation, but I’m seeing more signs subtle signs of anxiety. Picking, fidgeting, and “performance” mode in peer groups where she is actively talking and going so fast (this was an issue before meds)

It’s exhausting trying to find the right combo. Should I look to increase Prozac, just get rid of it, suck up all the pills with Buspar, or is there some longer acting non-SSRI anxiety meds that work better. [/quote]

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