Posted by Hanna on July 1, 2004, at 9:53:24
Hello,
Has anyone out there with anxiety symptoms had success feeling *calmer* on stimulant meds (like Ritalin, Adderall, etc.)? Has anyone felt that a lower dose made you jittery but a higher dose helped you calm down?I have anxiety (OCD-type rumination, general anxiety symptoms). I was diagnosed at age 4 (25 years ago) and have tried many, many meds and therapies. Effexor controls my depression and helps my anxiety, and Klonopin helps me sleep, but no med has really every addressed my anxiety symptoms truly successfully. Lately, my doc has been wondering whether much of my anxiety is caused by ADD symptoms--like, perhaps my strict routines and obsessing are a way that I am anxiously structuring my thoughts because ADD is the real culprit. So... I am trying stimulant meds.
Yesterday, 5 mg of Ritalin made me very focused but I felt keyed up and had trouble taking a deep breath. I often have those physical anxiety symptoms, though, so I am not sure they were caused by the meds. I didn't sleep well last night, either. I am wondering if I should maybe try going up to 10mg... or if these are signs that I should give up all together.
Any experiences out there?
Thanks!
Hanna
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