Yes Strattera was one of the meds Jessica was on. However their body
builds up a tolerance to the meds. Strattera causes the blood
pressure to rise. As they body tolerates, the meds increase so will
the blood pressure. This will cause the heart to have to work harder
and contradict any betablockers.

Connie

--- In marfans_support_and_chat@yahoogroups.com, gidget leach
<rdrose4you@y...> wrote:
> my daughter has just been diagnosed with add and
> bipolar have you asked about strattera
> --- want2bteacher <want2bteacher@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> > I just wanted to let you know, my daughter has ADHD
> > as well and
> > needs the meds badly, however because of some
> > concerns with the meds
> > and heart patients, they have removed all ADHD meds
> > from her. She is
> > on Wellbutrin only now to try to help some with the
> > disorder. They
> > have already pulled Adderall XR in Canada, please be
> > ware the other
> > meds are just as dangerous! I would speak to my
> > childs prescribing
> > doctor again about other methods if I were you. I
> > know how
> > aggrevating it is to have a child with ADHD
> > unmedicated, but the
> > alternative is more harmful.
> >
> > Connie Snyder
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!
> Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web
> http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/