[tri-med] Re: Namenda anyone?

On Monday, November 15, 2004, at 05:23 AM, Karen wrote:

>
> We know that Alex has ADD (definitely no HD) as a result of all his 
> cardiac arrests. And Namenda seems (to me anyway) a better option than 
> Ritalin or Dex. At the moment we selectively use caffeine as a 
> stimulant. (in the form of Coca-Cola)
>

I'm definitely not an expert here, and haven't heard of Namenda, but 
thought I'd throw this one out.  My dad is ADD, and after going through 
a number of medications ended up with Dilantin (yep, an 
epilepsy/seizure medication).  He did research on it, and his doctor 
knew about it, but apparently the main thing that it does is smooth out 
the chemical connections in the brain (like my medical terminology? :) 
).  Anyway, to say the least my Dad has been on it for quite a few 
years now--low dosages, minimal if any side-effects.  I know it's 
something that doesn't work for every ADDer, but maybe it's worth 
looking into?  The trick is getting a doctor who will think outside of 
the box, I guess....

Good luck!

Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren, T18, two years old (9/27/02))
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