Firstly I am not sure I have posted this thread in the right place so apologies if I've got it wrong.
My elder son is 21 in a couple of months. He has always been a quirky and "odd" child, lacking in social skills but very clever. He's in his third year at university. In 2021 he was diagnosed with dyspraxia which came as no surprise to anyone who has ever seen his handwriting, experienced his lack of organisation or his 4 failed driving tests. He has subsequently been diagnosed with inattentive style ADHD - he isn't hyperactive, can be impulsive. His ADHD is not medicated.
He has struggled ever since his last two years at school, his exams were wrecked by Covid and he spent all of his first year of university in his bedroom as it was all online. He has always struggled with social skills and is not into the pub or clubbing, much happier playing D&D or board games and that all stopped in Covid. He has had periods of being very down, tendencies to catastrophise and doubt himself hugely.
He saw the GP a week ago after voicing concerns about his mental state, thoughts of hurting himself. The good thing is that he will talk to us about this. Had a return visit today and has been prescribed sertraline. He is hoping that the sertraline will help with his general mood and give him the "oomph" to address the other issues. I am concerned that the GP is just fobbing him off with the easiest thing to prescribe. He is seeing a counsellor weekly at Uni to help with the practicalities of studying and revision, and all his clubs and societies have started back this week so he has more of a routine.
Does anyone have experience in sertraline being offered to treat a combination of ADHD and depression? I am probably biased in that the same GP refused to believe I was menopausal and prescribed folic acid when what I really needed was oestrogen.