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5:32pm September 24, 2014

clatterbane:

autbucky:

ummm

would taking adhd meds be a bad idea if i already feel anxious bc i feel like it would

That depends a lot, AFAICT. If a lot of the anxiety is coming from dealing with the ADHD, it might actually help. I’ve known a couple of people that it did. Also a couple who did feel more anxious taking stimulant meds.

When I was on Ritalin after I crashed out of college, I didn’t notice much effects on my anxiety levels at all. But my system didn’t like it for other reasons. I didn’t try any of the other meds available then, since that doctor didn’t think it was worth it after that reaction. But, this is another thing where one med might effect your anxiety totally differently from another.

Sorry not to be more helpful, but it may be worth a try while keeping an eye out for unpleasant side effects there. At least most ADHD meds have a short enough action that stopping them should quickly get any side effects stopped.

Yeah I would experiment with low doses first.  ADHD meds ramp up my anxiety to the roof, not to mention my heart rate, which then feeds into panic attacks, and then I have to wait for them to wear off.  So I’d try small doses and see what you can tolerate before trying a full dose.