Lexapro and adderall

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Avatar n tn Then the following day is marked by apathy and irritability. Symptoms improve after one day of no Adderall (and a break helps prevent tolerance). Taking Adderall also increases my heart rate, and I feel physically more nervous, despite anxious thoughts not being present. I would like to remain on Adderall, as the treatment for my ADHD has given me a substantial boost in confidence and learning, which has been invaluable and overshadows its negatives.
Avatar m tn I am suffering so bad with concentration and focus its affecting my work BAD... Is it safe to take lexapro and strattera? and is it safe to take lexapro and ginko biloba untill i get insurance to get strattera ...God i feel like a mess. Cant read a sentence without forgetting what i just read. My mind is racing constantly. any info would help...
Avatar m tn Then, about 2 ½ years ago I had a near-psychotic meltdown, mostly about the devil and evil spirits, and was diagnosed with OCD and prescribed Anafranil and Zyprexa, which helped with the irrational thinking and obsessive thoughts a little. Between now and then, I have been diagnosed with OCD, Social anxiety disorder, GAD, major depressive disorder, ADHD, and most recently, aspergers/high functioning autism.
Avatar f tn I have tried klonopin, ativan, ambien cr, tonight for instance i took 1 ambien 4 1/2 mg of ativan and 1 1/2 mg of klonopin and i am wide awake. Not quit sure the difference between adderall and benzo's. I used to be on ridilin and now am on dexedrin which are both uppers but have sleep side affects that are supposed to make you sleepy . I am at my whits end. sorry not really much of an advice more than a comment and trying to learn what other people are trying.
351317 tn?1204751871 I have ADD and moderate/major depression and was wondering if there are others out there with these problems and if so what medications are you taking that help. Ritalin makes me nuts but adderall worked for me better with a little less side effects. Still stimulants makes my already high anxiety worse but still I do think I need them. Is there some kind of balance with other meds that would allow me to take stimulants without feeling so anxious?
Avatar n tn Do you know if there is an issue with taking Lexapro and Adderall? I started taking Adderall because I was unable to concentrate at my work so I dont want to stop taking it.
Avatar m tn Because of this my psychiatrist put me on new meds. I am now on Lexapro, Latuda, Lorazepam, and Adderall XR. I am able to function, but not live. I work from my couch, very rarely leave the home, and feel like a complete zombie. I have urges to take more Adderall throughout the day as I feel that is the only medicine that helps me actually "live". My new doctor changed my antidepressant from Lexapro to Pristiq about a month ago to solve this problem.
571966 tn?1217110203 Have you spoken to the doc about a mood stabelizer? That's what I'm on and the Adderral. It did help calm things down a lot and I had the same luck on the other meds you mentioned as you did. Effexor was the worst! Wellbutrin didn't do anything and Lexapro didn't work either. I take Abilify now and that helps quite a bit.
Avatar f tn I AM TRYING TO GET OFF OF LEXAPRO. I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR YEARS. I TAKE AMBIEN, LEXAPRO AND ADDERALL, I'M TIRED OF BECOMING DEPENDANT ON THESE MEDICATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY A MORE NATURAL APPROACH TO MEDS. I ALSO HAD THE FLU 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO, SINCE THEN I HAVENT TAKEN ANY MEDS AND FELLING PRETTY GOOD. I DO GET THE WEIRD FEELINGS AND THE SHOCK LIKE WAVES GOING THROUGH MY BODY. I KNOW THIS HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF REACTION TO GETTING OFF.
Avatar f tn I was taking a benzodiazepine an SSRI and adderall and i noticed the SSRI changed my mood as well and made me on edge. I am currently taking Valium for my anxiety and depression and adderall for my ADD. Its been about 2 years now since i stopped taking lexapro and i have been much better since. I would talk to your doctor about other forms of treatment and explain what your actual side effects are.
Avatar f tn t helping as much as it used to, I saw a psychiatrist who advised that I continue the Effexor (same dosage) and add Lexapro 1xday 10mg. He also prescribed Ambien for insomnia and Ativan for panic attacks. I feel better as far as anxiety goes but symptoms of depression are very much still there. I have no energy at all. No motivation. If it were up to me, I would stay in bed all day. Would a stimulant be helpful in my situation?
Avatar m tn I realize now I never look people in the eyes I never looked at their lips while they were moving and miss so many social cues because my head was always racing. Adderall has allowed me to discover this. However I am concerned because I am taking a benzodiazepine an opiate and an SSRI. Should I be? In your opinion.
Avatar m tn Anyway the last few week my anxiety has got worse, and I felt like I did before I got on testosterone. My adderall has really helped me and I don’t want to give it up. However, I got a blood test done 4 days after my last injection and my testosterone was 323 which is super low especially for me. Being a huge hypochondriac, which the adderall has helped with, I started looking online, which I know is a big no no.
Avatar f tn I am a 27 year old female. When I was 22, I took the drugs adderall, lexapro and ephedrine/phentermine (diet pills-occasionally). One night, my heart rate shot up and would not come back down, don’t matter what I tried. I went to the emergency room and they said it was the drugs I was taking. When I was 23, I began having syncope episodes and got a pacemaker. Looking back, I believe the syncope episodes were caused by the adderall and lexapro. However, I have had chest pains ever since.
Avatar n tn m a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist), he faces a complex history that includes severe traumatic brain injury, probable prior history of Bipolar II disorder, sleep walking and sleep eating, insomnia and frequent wakening, and akathisia. He is on Lexapro and no anticonvulsant or other mood stabilizer. I don't know whether to consider his akathisia as resulting from his TBI or Lexapro or mania or ... Anyone with ideas, write to me at ***@**** Thank you.
1182411 tn?1265321044 From what I know, the highest my doctor will go for me is, 60mg/day. I take 20mg of adderall ir 3x a day. The problem is, it's not keeping me as focused, alert, it's not keeping my anxiety down anymore. I also feel a lot more tired during the day now, than I was prior to starting this med. I've been taking adderall IR (starting on 20mg 2/day) and about every month, I would up it 10 or 20mg, now I'm up to 60mg/day, for about 7 months now.
Avatar f tn ve always been a situational depressive person so through a hard time, worst time of my life, my de put me on TWO antidepressants.... Maxes out on Effexor XR and Lexapro. Honestly, I did need it at the time. I was having panic attacks and he gave me Xanax as well. I'm down to only 1/2 the dose I was on on the Effexor, switched psychiatrist, trying to wean off of my Adderall but I have found my Brain THINKS I need it.
Avatar f tn HE ALSO TAKES CLONIDINE, LEXAPRO, SULFSALIZNE FOR COLITIS AND HE GETS ALLERGYSHOTS AND TAKE LORATIDINE FOR ALLERGIES. HELP PLEASE, WILL THIS GO AWAY COULD THIS BE A START OF TOURETTES I AM SCARED AND HE IS TIRED OF BEING ON MEDICINE AND WE ARE TRYING SO HARD TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT ESPECIALLY WITH HIM IN SCHOOL.
Avatar f tn okay so I'm going to start at the very beginning. about three months ago (june 9th, 2016) I came to the conclusion I had to leave my boyfriend behind due to abusive tendancies and controlling behavior. I decided it wasn't right for me and wasn't helping me. this was a very hard decision and took about three weeks to a month to actually complete. a few days following the day I made this decision I had a serious panic attack while working.
Avatar n tn Lately, in order to get any sleep and function at all during the day I have been drinking alcohol and smoking weed late into the night...I already take Lexapro for social anxiety and I think by this point, Im mainly using Adderall to feel comfortable in social situations I cant deal with, and to keep from gaining weight. I know this is NOT the way to deal with these problems, just a quick fix that Im going to have to deal with at some point.
Avatar f tn I remember being a puffy mute on lexapro and zyprexa. Not only was my usual 130 pound jewish frame elevated to 170 within months I felt suicidal for the first time in my life. I found a combo of wellbutrin/zoloft that seems to serve me well. After hearing my complaints of fatigue he added adderall. It does help but it's but you can develop tolerance fairly quickly and it's drawing on your body's essential vitality (chi) to do this.
Avatar n tn And also, I want to know the effects of mixing Paxil, Lithium and Adderall together. I was on those drugs in my teens and it seems like now my memory is really bad. Does anyone know if there are any long term effects on your memory from any of these drugs or mixing these drugs? Any help would be appreciated.
Avatar n tn It was so bad that even after 4 months a had to take 3 10mg ambien to fall asleep (they were prescribed). I was put on 10 and then 20mg of lexapro and I after 6 weeks or so I can tell its working by the lack in libido and decreased racing anxiety but the depression and overall "dead brain" feeling is inescapable. Are there better SSRI's that help target people recovering from opiates/adderall abuse? I know there is Wellbutrin, Effexfor, Paxil, Zololoft, etc.
452191 tn?1208754863 t anymore,it was probably the wellbutrin with the adderall and I also have on and off bulimia/anorexia still and wellbutrin is not suggested for bulimics because of the increased risk of seizures. For the past three weeks though,I've been having a little tickle/spasm in the left part of my brain, it's not too painful though. Any ideas on what that is? I got a CAT scan and they told me I didn't have an aneurysm.
Avatar f tn Last June I had a breakdown and I was out of state a a physician I went to put me on seroquel, lexapro, and vyvanse....along with my klonopin. This seemed to be working, then he added Adderall and I was amazed at this. I felt "normal" for the first time in 30 years. I could think straight, and as time has gone by the depression has gone. I take 30 mg of this a day. Recently, since the insurance said they would not pay for Vyvanse and Adderall the Dr.