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Post by tomorotomoro on Dec 5, 2016 17:19:17 GMT
Diagnosed with ADD and anxiety. I have a family history of ADD and bipolar. The strattera did nothing so swapped to Concerta XL. Started at 18g then up to 36mg. Am back biting my nails terribly which I haven't done for years and just feeling like there is something niggling away inside me but at least I'm sleeping after years of not being able to. Was advised to up the dose to 54mg a day and it all went wrong. That something niggling inside became blatant anger, Nasty spitefulness and lots more tears, not to mention even worse anxiety. Couldn't even look at food without heaving and really can't afford to lose any more weight. After a week of this I blew a fuse and stopped taking them all. I'd rather feel like I did before and quite frankly I'd like to keep my friends and family!! I know my psych will not be happy about this but I just can't take them. Has anyone else felt like this and then found a drug that works? If I could just sleep I'm sure I'd cope better generally.
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Post by vagueandrandom on Dec 6, 2016 11:12:20 GMT
Hi tomorotomoro I'm sorry the meds aren't working for you. . they didn't work for me either. .concerta made me really tired with bad crashes and rebounds and a woolly head . .IR mph made my senses even more acute and my concentration worse and i kept bursting into tears for no reason. . . Elvanse was good, but my BP went too high and I had to stop . . I'm not prepared to try Strattera just now because loads of people seem to have bad side-effects and it can also make your BP high . . Are you being treated on the NHS? If so, does your local service provide adapted CBT or some other kind of therapy or coaching? That's what I'd like, but I still haven't got funding from the CCG to be referred out of area to the nearest specialist service (I moved area shortly after dx) and I can't get it privately face to face . .most ADHD specific coaching is done on the phone or skype and I have extreme anxiety when I even think about it. I've kind of resigned myself to the thought that meds aren't for me. I have self help books, but you have to read them and take stuff in without feeling overwhelmed and stick with the exercises for more more than a couple of days. . I'm hoping to find a study buddy to give external accountability.
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Post by turnrightnow on Jan 2, 2017 18:03:05 GMT
Just saw this post in the "New post section" wondering how your getting on. Did you have a follow up appoinment. Hope there's alternative treatment for you. I had concerta and my folks reckoned i was more of a nutcase than usual. (Thanks guys) It was so called experimenting with dosage 18mg -28mg, and so on..one stage i lost control and did a burn out in front of a cop car.
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