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[quote=Anonymous]Intuniv was a disaster for our ADHD kid with anxiety.  It made him like an angry drunk.  Now, I would say the great majority of parents with kids on Intuniv in an ODD parent support forum I'm on say it helps, but there was a small subset like mine:  it increased anger and aggression.  Unfortunately, the SSRI (Lexapro) my child's psychiatrist tried next to address anxiety backfired pretty horribly, too.  My child is doing better on Strattera, but I think it has really only got him back to square one.  One tip I've used successfully is to focus on the child who is the object of the aggression or verbal abuse, not the offender.  It focuses your energy away from the ADHD child, depriving him of negative attention, while helping comfort the victim.

[quote=Anonymous]You may want to look into anti-anxiety drugs (SSRIs like Zoloft or Prozac).  I have a new child on Prozac.  Wish I could say it wiped all the adhd symptoms away, but the anxiety is much improved, and some of the impulsivity and negative behavior.  [/quote][/quote]

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