Posted by Jazzed on July 7, 2005, at 23:18:55
In reply to Re: 'Nother thought on this one... » Jazzed, posted by yesac on July 7, 2005, at 20:27:28
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> Does it feel at all like anxiety to you? I mean, are you anxious about the things that you have to do, etc? That's how I feel. It's thoughts just like you describe-- the "lots of thoughts" thing, many thoughts distracting me and keeping me from focusing on other stuff at times. And they're hard to put aside. I do have ADD-- but especially in the mornings, these thoughts tend to make me freak out and it's more like anxiety about everything I have to do. Other times the thoughts are just there, not necessarily anxiety provoking, but kind of overwhelming anyways, and bothersome because they keep me from paying attention to other (more important) stuff.
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> I'm not currently taking any ADD med. I've only tried Ritalin and Adderall and didn't like them, plus they didn't seem to work. I want to take something else but I'm not sure what.OMGosh! Yes! Yes! Yes! I live in a constant state of anxiety. It's what keeps me focused to some degree, but it feels horrible sometimes. I think of what I need to do, what I didn't do, what I could be doing, what I should be doing, what didn't get done, what bills need to be paid, what I should have said but didn't say, what I did say but shouldn't have, how I want converstations to to, or every possible way they could go, all the bad stuff that could happen, and on and on and on. When I'm really stressed, I feel every nerve in my body and I am restless. Every day I exercise like a fiend, just to keep my sanity. If there's a day w/o exercise, I am depressed.
I'm on Adderall, and it helps with everything, but by the time I go to bed, it's worn off and I stay up thinking till 2, 3, or 5 AM. Now I have Ambien available to use, and Xanax for anxiety, which really only helps me with the physical aspects of the anxiety. Anxiety is often co-morbid in a lot of adult ADDers.
Strattera was great for memory and motivation for me, but if you ever try it, be sure to titrate up SLOWLY!!! Go to www.addforums.com for advice on that. If your doc does it the way the lit says to do it, it could be bad, it was for me! But at 40 mg I was fine. Forgot how to pee, and sweated like a pig, got suicidal at 80 mg., which was bad, but I think I just went up too fast. 40 to 80 in one week.
Good luck!
Jazzy
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