Anxiety or deprssion? Ay that's the question...
wow, it's been awhile since I have posted ;)
I did do the journaling thing and I did go back to the Doctor after all.
Funny, he put me Wellbutrin in addition to the Concerta. I am now on Wellbutrin 300mgs a day and Concerta 36mgs. a day.
The reason why it's "funny" is that Wellbutrin is not the usual antidepressant that is used for anxiety. I checked on the net and there have been no clinical trials thus far to see if Wellbutrin is an effective treatment. Hmmmmm.
As far as my reaction to the Wellbutrin however, it has been very positive. The 2nd week I began to have chest pains. Scared the crap out of me!!
After talking to the nurse, we agreed that it was most likely increased anxiety ( panic attacks?) or some mega superman gas.. whew! All I know is that it hurt and my heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest. I went and took my BP and it was normal, my Heart rate was elevated buy still normal. OK, so now I know a tast anyway of a mild panic attack. ( That was mild? Geez I don't EVER want to know what a full blown one feels like!)
A couple weeks later, the beneficial part started kicking in. I do feel calmer, and oh my gosh do I ever have a TON of energy! Concerta NEVER did that and I kinda thought that it would because it was a stimulant.
So, was a suffering from anxiety, depression or both? Not quite sure. but which ever it was the wellbutrin is definatley helping. I'm even less particular about how things are done. ummm I guess I mean that I am less perfectionistic and also more even tempered.
I am HAPPY.. wow, I have always been doing fine... I thought that was happy.. Nope, happy is a clearly different emotion than just "fine"
Happy means you feel like smiling when no one else is around.....
Come to think of it, maybe I have been suffering from a little of both.
I don't have the exact number, but I seem to remember that it was around 60% of Adult ADDers do suffer from some form of depression or anxiety along with their ADD. It rarely travels alone..
I did do the journaling thing and I did go back to the Doctor after all.
Funny, he put me Wellbutrin in addition to the Concerta. I am now on Wellbutrin 300mgs a day and Concerta 36mgs. a day.
The reason why it's "funny" is that Wellbutrin is not the usual antidepressant that is used for anxiety. I checked on the net and there have been no clinical trials thus far to see if Wellbutrin is an effective treatment. Hmmmmm.
As far as my reaction to the Wellbutrin however, it has been very positive. The 2nd week I began to have chest pains. Scared the crap out of me!!
After talking to the nurse, we agreed that it was most likely increased anxiety ( panic attacks?) or some mega superman gas.. whew! All I know is that it hurt and my heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest. I went and took my BP and it was normal, my Heart rate was elevated buy still normal. OK, so now I know a tast anyway of a mild panic attack. ( That was mild? Geez I don't EVER want to know what a full blown one feels like!)
A couple weeks later, the beneficial part started kicking in. I do feel calmer, and oh my gosh do I ever have a TON of energy! Concerta NEVER did that and I kinda thought that it would because it was a stimulant.
So, was a suffering from anxiety, depression or both? Not quite sure. but which ever it was the wellbutrin is definatley helping. I'm even less particular about how things are done. ummm I guess I mean that I am less perfectionistic and also more even tempered.
I am HAPPY.. wow, I have always been doing fine... I thought that was happy.. Nope, happy is a clearly different emotion than just "fine"
Happy means you feel like smiling when no one else is around.....
Come to think of it, maybe I have been suffering from a little of both.
I don't have the exact number, but I seem to remember that it was around 60% of Adult ADDers do suffer from some form of depression or anxiety along with their ADD. It rarely travels alone..
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