hello :) My name is Yasemin and I (of course) have adult ADHD and anxiety. I take Zoloft to keep that at bay, but am trying to take Ritalin to help with the ADHD. I love it ... (here comes the but) but when it starts to wear off.. wow... its horrible! Disoriented..confused... i feel like my brain is about to explode... My doctor here in Dalton is super cheap and doesn't believe in medicines that aren't 4.00 or less, so I am STUCK on this generic Ritalin 20mg SR. I do wonderfully on this medicine but get waayyy too much anxiety with it when it wears off. Do any of you have luck with any of the ADHD medicines NOT aggravating your anxiety?

thank you :)

Yasemin:):p:D

I wish I could be of help but I had the same problems with Zoloft and Ritalin LA. I would take the Zoloft 50mg & Ritalin LA 10mg in the morning and I would have increased anxiety and when I was taken off of Ritalin LA, the anxiety went away. Sometimes stimulants can increase your anxiety. They only thing that I can suggest is that sometimes they add clonodine but I don't know if that would work for anxiety. That's more for hyperactivity. I use to take clonodine but it made me yawn all day long even @ a low .025mg dosage taken all @ bedtime. I wish I could be of more help but that was my experience, but I liked Zoloft by itself for anxiety. I'd still be on it if it didn't cause me to have manic episodes...

At about what time does the Ritalin SR start to wear off?

I take Adderall IRs, 60 mg a day, Lexapro, 20 mgs a day (just upped from 10 mg), and Klonopin, 1.5 mg a day. The last two being for anxiety. I find this to work very well. Although Lexapro is an antidepressant first it also is good for anxiety, long term, after the meds kick in after a few weeks. Klonopin is a benzo that is primarily for panic disorder, it prevents it in me. Takes effect very quickly, almost immediately after taking it.

thank you for your answer! What you are doing would work for me since I am FINE as long as i can take a tiny dose of Ativan to stop the withdrawal/rebound effect. Unfortunately my doctor thinks those 'minor' withdrawls are just things to suffer through daily. LOL Thank you again!

I find that Ritalin Sr (Methylin ER) wears off around noon for me. I take it at 7am, so roughly about five hours before the 'fog' rolls in.. LOL thank you for your answer :)

You're welcome! Do you have Ativan now or won't your doctor prescribe it?

My doctor angrily wrote me an rx for it when I told her the anxiety that I was having... so for now yes :) I'm REALLY glad I found this message board because truly I am on my own for all of this and you guys are a great help

For co-morbid A.D.D (inattentive type) and G.A.D. :
Barr Generic Dexedrine Spansule 15mg. (upon awakening) plus
Barr Generic Adderal 10 mg. (upon awakening)
Barr Generic Adderal 10 mg. (between 1PM and 3PM)
Pliva Generic Atarax 10mg. x 2 (between 8PM and 10PM) a/k/a hydroxyzine
Curaco Generic Ambien 10 mg. (bedtime) a/k/a zolpidem
Note: If I experience extreme anxiety with agitation in the late
afternoon, or evening, I sometimes substitute one 10 mg. Valium,
(generic diazepam by Watson) instead of my evening dose of 10mg
Curaco Generic Ambien. (Once or twice per week on average)

is lexapro sedating and will it cause weight gain. Two things I don't desire.

is lexapro sedating and will it cause weight gain. Two things I don't desire.

Lexapro is commonly associated with somnolence (drowsiness/sedation) but not with weight gain.

so would lexapro negate the adhd stimulant from being effective? and is cymbalta less likely or more apt to cause sedation vs lexapro? Also would taking wellbutrin along with the lexapro balance out the possible sedation that lexapro would induce , thus leading adhd coverage + no anxiety ( stimulant ) + ( lexapro ) + ( wellbutrin -"for sedation) =success?

currently i'm taking: adderall IR 10 mg twice-a-day. xanax 0.5 mg As needed (although, it might be switching to valium soon). This is the first school year, that i've been on this particular combination and so far it seems to be pretty affective. But, i'm expecting further titration throughout the year, maybe even adding an SSRI.

I take dezedrine and klonopin

I take dezedrine and klonopin

How is that working for you?

I'm just taking klonopin at the moment.

I take dexedrine and klonopin --- sometimes xanax depending on panic situation

What about Buspar?

i take adderall 30-40 mg ir daily and was taking buspar... but i noticed each night i was nauseated and didn't feel any less anxious just a odder type of anxiety so i stopped. has anyone found something that works well with adderall without causing more anxiety...
thanks glad to know I'm not the only one who has adhd/gad

i take adderall 30-40 mg ir daily and was taking buspar... but i noticed each night i was nauseated and didn't feel any less anxious just a odder type of anxiety so i stopped. has anyone found something that works well with adderall without causing more anxiety...
thanks glad to know I'm not the only one who has adhd/gad

I found this...
I think this doctor suggests taking this med along w/the buspar? Im not sure but I read this page recently and thought of it when I read your post. I dont know anything else about it though.
http://www.biologicalunhappiness.com/BuSpar_anxious.htm