tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post1846361948371685096..comments2024-03-27T20:20:54.505+01:00Comments on Epiphany: Catecholamines and AutismPeter Lloyd-Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173383229834614994noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-92110838226685112542023-07-14T16:34:29.007+02:002023-07-14T16:34:29.007+02:00Very helpful input, thanks Shana.Very helpful input, thanks Shana.Peter Lloyd-Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173383229834614994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-69784687469535813292023-07-14T12:19:18.009+02:002023-07-14T12:19:18.009+02:00Hi Peter and Timur,
My son is on Qelbree which is ...Hi Peter and Timur,<br />My son is on Qelbree which is also an SNRI. It has really helped him! He has moderate to severe autism along with ADHD. He has only been on it a month but when he is on it his body is calm and it helps with his focus too. We had tried Adderall and Ritalin in the past but these stimulants made him very emotional with constant crying, screaming and saying he couldn’t get happy. I was worried about trying a non- stimulant but it has had no side effects for him thus far. If your child can’t swallow pills then Qelbree is a good option. Our psychiatrist was going to give us strattera but said that strattera only comes in pill form but Qelbree you can open it up and put the contents of the pill in your child’s food. Hope this helps!<br />Thanks,<br />Shana Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-44166620908086120952023-07-14T11:23:13.329+02:002023-07-14T11:23:13.329+02:00I think Strattera is quite commonly prescribed to ...I think Strattera is quite commonly prescribed to people with ADHD and autism. It is different to the usual stimulants typically prescribed for ADHD.Peter Lloyd-Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173383229834614994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-42088582063556357242023-07-13T22:34:08.366+02:002023-07-13T22:34:08.366+02:00Hi Peter,
I jumped back to reading this after see...Hi Peter,<br /><br />I jumped back to reading this after seeing my doctor prescribed to my friends 5 years old son Strattera (SNRI) which you mentioned in this post. Brief read around doesnt show any risks in trying it. Has anyone tried in this blog? I am using Magmind (mg l-threonate and l-theanine for focus, but never thought of SNRI until recently. TIMURAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-38415239522216936072022-09-23T09:59:30.589+02:002022-09-23T09:59:30.589+02:00Anvesh, I am sure some people with autism do respo...Anvesh, I am sure some people with autism do respond well to Ritalin, but in the case of severe autism I think the attention deficit is likely due to an E/I (excitatory/inhibitory) imbalance. There are multiple types of E/I imbalance and so no one size fits all solution.<br /><br /><br />Peter Lloyd-Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173383229834614994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-68994035202798530952022-09-21T17:55:46.491+02:002022-09-21T17:55:46.491+02:00Peter,
Since this is an old post, I wanted to ask...Peter,<br /><br />Since this is an old post, I wanted to ask if your opinion about Ritalin has changed since then. I do see a lot of parent comments about it’s effectiveness in adhd groups and they seem to have resolved to take it for the long term.<br /><br />My own interest about this is to see whether it can increase focus in my son, aged 5 with ASD. He seems to compulsively process and respond to the flood of thoughts that come to his brain. It takes different forms like air writing or echolalia or sometimes breaking out into songs (you can see that he is very amused by his own distractions). Even when he engages voluntarily like coming up and asking where the cookies are, you can see that he is struggling to focus for the two seconds he has to focus before he gets the answer. The roots of this behavior might be different since he is Asd and not adhd, but I am starting to wonder if Ritalin is worth a try for a week or so.<br /><br />Anvesh Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655962722302095847.post-42080027709626110352016-02-11T10:15:48.399+01:002016-02-11T10:15:48.399+01:00I recently found many useful information in your w...I recently found many useful information in your website especially this blog page. Among the lots of comments on your articles. Thanks for sharing.<br /><a href="http://www.thediscoveryhouse.com/" rel="nofollow">best drug and alcohol treatment centers</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079587750779969031noreply@blogger.com