I have been doing a lot better on wellbutrin but I am extremely,
emotional. Does this subside? Also, the other day I had a traumatic experience and suicide crossed my mind. Now I have NEVER thought about it before. Should I be concerned, or is it still an adjustment period?
Good luck, let me know what happens.
If you did not have AD/HD you would probably be correct. But actually, "All six of the available studies on the treatment of coexisting ADHD and anxiety were done on children (there are no studies done on adolescents or adults). They demonstrate that anxiety lessened for the majority of children when stimulants were introduced. The guidelines recommend treating the ADHD first, with a stimulant, and addressing the remaining anxiety with behavioral therapies and medication." from this link: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11181-2.html
and this study said, "A meta-review of studies involving nearly 3,000 children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) finds that psychostimulant treatment significantly reduces the risk of anxiety." from: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/mali-pml100615.php
So it is something that you might want to explore. Many people report that when the right dose of stim meds are used they actually have a calmness and clearer thinking ability.
Oh, anxiety is a very common co-disorder of ADHD. So I have a number of links on it. This one is pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu0mN68rkEs
And this one on ways to deal with anxiety: http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/152/slide-1.html?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=october&mc_cid=855ba52173&mc_eid=b4704aad74
Oh not sure if you drink coffee, but I also found this," Many adults with ADD/ADHD have lifelong love affairs with coffee or caffeinated sodas. Yet caffeine may exacerbate the effect of stimulant medications, creating anxiety and heart palpitations. You can’t determine what’s causing these side effects -- the stimulant or the caffeine -- unless you gradually wean yourself off caffeine before starting stimulants. (Try to do it a few days in advance, though, so that you don’t mistake a headache due to caffeine deprivation for a medication side effect.)
“Some people can tolerate stimulants and still have some caffeine,” Weiss says. “For others, caffeine interferes by creating or exacerbating side effects, making it impossible to increase the stimulant to therapeutic doses." from: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/8942-2.html
Hope these help!
I havent been on a stim since elementary school. I hesitate to take them because I have general anxiety and because of my profession I get adrenalin rushes farley frequently and I will start shaking so I need something to calm me down. I assumed a stim would make this worse.
Ya, there is a reason they say to taper off. I found this out with something as simple as an acid blocker. There are set ways to do this for each med. You might want to check with your doc to make sure you are doing this right.
Once the tapering off is done, then you will have a much better idea of where the side effects are coming from. And what you are doing seems like a good way to go.
Did you ever try any of the stim meds? They do give you more flexibility and are more more effective then straterra.
I stopped suddenly. I always believed mind over matter, guess I was wrong and started tapering now. The straterra, was 40mg, I was taking 80mg while in college. Only on 150my of wellbutrin.
Sounds like the wellbutrin dose might be too high. Those are symptoms of an overdose. Or you might try taking it at night. At any rate let your doc know what is going on.
Straterra can be sedating and it does take two to 4 weeks to be effective if taken 7 days a week. Which is one reason adults like the normal stim meds because you can stop and start at any time. And here again, the dose might be too high?
Librax does have a warning that says, This medication may cause withdrawal reactions, especially if it has been used regularly for a long time or in high doses. In such cases, withdrawal symptoms (such as shakiness, sweating, nausea, seizures) may occur if you suddenly stop using this medication." Did you stop it suddenly or slowly taper off?