Comment by bluefirebrand
Comment by bluefirebrand a day ago
I am always cautious about offering any kind of medical suggestions online. Please take this with a grain of salt:
I struggled with anxiety and depression, treated with anti-depressants and such
After years of that, a doctor suggested I test for ADHD and I got medicated for that after the test was positive
After being medicated for ADHD, I had much less anxiety and basically no depression. Turns out that both Anxiety and Depression are potentially comorbid with unmedicated ADHD
It might be worth asking about. It could be that you need stimulants, not antidepressants
I hear this often and am curious about it, as someone with an ADHD-PI diagnosis who has taken nearly every med, ranging from Ritalin, Adderall, Vyvanse, Dexedrine, to Strattera and possibly others I can't recall over the past 20 years. I've never felt like any of them had any lasting effect on my anxiety or depression. They all give a temporary relief of some of these symptoms while the drug is in my system, but I always return to baseline, which results in a roller coaster effect. Strattera may have been the exception because its not a stimulant like the others but ultimately it didn't address issues with motivation so I stopped it. I would love something that successfully addressed ADHD+anxiety+depression. And yes, I exercise, get 8 hours of sleep on average, eat pretty good, and don't live a stressful live.