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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
I don't know that much about individual drugs, but it was explained to me (by an MD/PhD) that they would rather prescribe Wellbutrin vs. a regular anti-depressant AND an ADD medicine. Plus, doctors in colleges are much less likely to prescribe one of the traditional ADD meds, since the whole issue of students getting prescriptions and selling the pills is a problem.
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You might think that, but apparently the Dr. at SLU was an easy hit for a Ritalin script. (Or Adderall or whatever, I'm not sure as I didn't try and get any)
It certainly makes sense that they'd rather treat depression and ADD with the same medication, but the two don't always go together. So what makes the difference... I do know that for adults the only two medications that can be prescribed on-label are Adderall XR and Strattera. Or at least that used to be the case, this may have changed. So if you prescribe an 18 year old Concerta, that's technically off-label use.
I have no idea how much all that matters.