Posted by Bill LL on April 21, 2005, at 9:03:32
In reply to Beta Blockers for Stim jitters-Anyone?, posted by paulbwell on April 20, 2005, at 22:46:50
Let me give you my answer in the form of my recent history. I have had a really bad "nervous discomfort" in my chest (or heart, I can't tell which it is from) my whole life. It includes palpitations. It's there 24/7.
I was put on a beta blocker, 50 mg Toprol, for high blood pressure, about 3 weeks ago. This has taken the horrible feeling away!
Then, I started on Concerta yesterday (27 mg). It works great for my ADD and it is as smooth as can be. No wearing off feeling or rebound.
The only other psychotropic drug that I take is Cymbalta 60 mg. The Cymbalta has been great for my depression and anxiety. It also helped with ADD, but not enough. That's why I added Concerta.
I believe that many kids are put on the beta blocker Clonidine to counter any aggitation caused by Ritalin or a different stimulant. It also comes in a patch called Catapress. Clonidine not only calms the jitters and ameliorates behavioral opposition disorder, but it also acts as an ADD drug.
There is a similar beta blocker called Tenex (aka guanfacine) which causes less daytime tiredness than clonidine. (Although even with clonidine, the daytime tiredness gets better over time).
A different formulation of Tenex might be marketed in the future as an ADD drug.
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