Qelbree info

[CatzBCrazy]

Hello. My 12 yr old Son has been on Qelbree for like 9 months. I’ve seen a huge improvement. He is also on a stimulate and 5mg Abilify. Since adding Qelbree we successfully weaned him off SSRI. Cheers 🥂

Anyway my question is how does Qelbree make you FEEL? He would never be able to differentiate what it does or describe it. My 15 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD and she did not enjoy trying stimulants. She is very neurotypical . Compared to him she’s doing great 😂 She did fail Math freshman year so that’s when I knew it was time to intervene. Her anxiety has been more and more prevalent. She has been asking me to get her meds for that. Too the point that today I found Dramamine in her room. She takes it for carsickness but now she’s buying it herself to self medicate!! I would love to know what f anyone had success with just Qelbree. Thanks so much!!

[STEM_Dad]

Qelbree is still rather new, but it has been reported to be more effective and have less side effects than Strattera, even though both are SNRI medications.

I'm an adult on a generic of Strattera. Simply treating my ADHD has helped bring down my anxiety. I still experience anxiety, but my ADHD struggles aren't adding to it as much.

• In addition to being a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Strattera also acts as a mild SSRI, and so I think that's another reason why it helps my anxiety. Perhaps Qelbree would do the same.

Your daughter self-treating with Dramamine is definitely concerning, so considering Qelbree for her is probably timely.

Anxiety can be caused by a combination of factors, which for a teenager can be even more convoluted. School, social life, bodily changes, feeling pressure on all sides (real or imagined).

• She may need more or different medication than just Qelbree.

• Some people need some form of talk therapy, but the tricky aspect is finding a counselor/therapist that a teen will open up to.

• Other self-care can be immensely helpful, too, such as: exercise, mindfulness/meditation, dietary changes, positive socialization with friends and peers, time in nature, improving sleep habits, etc.

I hope you and your daughter are able to find the treatment and support that she needs. This is probably a very vulnerable time for her.

[CatzBCrazy in reply to STEM_Dad]

Thanks for your response! Very helpful. I have an appt with Dr lined up for her.