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Katie
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Katie asked in HealthMental Health · 8 years ago

ADHD and Anxiety, feeling a little out of control?

I was diagnosed with ADHD at 19. Now, 23 years old I've been taking Adderall IR for about a year. It's helpful to take in order to focus and it really calms me down. However, I take the adderall only when I know I'm going to need it. For example, I'm going to school to be a dentist. I use it for class, homework, and have accommodations for exams. However, when I go to work (I'm a dental assistant) I'm fairly active at work, and It made me feel it raised my resting heart rate so I don't take it. I see a therapist a few times a month who has diagnosed me with anxiety disorder. I'm currently not medicated because I thought I could avoid it. My anxiety is on the climb, it's becoming out of control. I know that taking stimulants and anti anxiety meds basically its a senseless combination. I'm just concerned about the anxiety, and how badly it's been taking over my life.

Basically my question is, does anyone take the two medications together (for anxiety and ADHD)? What are some other alternatives to managing my anxiety? I don't like taking medication, but without it, my ADHD is out of control, I'm hyper and I can't focus. I will never be a dentist if I don't find a way to fix this.

Advice please?

by the way, I plan on calling my doctor, I just want to know what other people do.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Anxiety medication is really more like a band-aid, and doesn't really fix the core issue. You may find that to be fully rid of your anxiety you need to find out (likely through counselling) what the source of it is. In the meantime, this site can give you some practical tips and information on how to manage your anxiety: http://anxietybc.com/

    Source(s): In social work for 10+yrs
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