Guest Maggie Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 ANyone have anxiety on Ritalin.. I take 40mgs in the mornin and by the time I get to work m y heart is racing and I am panic stricken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hi Maggie, 40mg seems like a lot to take at once! I started at 10mg, then upped it to 20mg (occasionally 30mg). Ritalin has a short half-life (is that the right word?) in the body, and from everything I've read, it's better to space out smaller doses (and increase individual dosage as necessary) rather than taking a lot at once. Unless you can get the extended (slow) release version. Check out ADD/ADHD meds on Jerod's Crazy Meds page (click on the crazymeds.us icon thingy at the top of this page) for more info. And, of course, talk to yer doc. Hope you can work this out and feel better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 My OCD and GAD go bonkers if I take a stim without somthing to control the anxiety. I've found that 100mgs Seroquel at night does the job fairly well. Is the ritalin the only med you are on? How many times a day do you take it? 40mgs is a lot to take at once if you haven't titrated up, giving your body a chance to get used to it. You might have better luck with a sustained release formulations such as concerta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maggie Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Mr pdoc prescribed adderal xr so I will try it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 If you still have anxiety problems, see about combining it with an SSRI. That's usualy enough to do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maggie Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I'm on Paixl 20mg, Lexapro 10mg. I am being weened off paxil which is why the Lexapro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crh131 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I tried for 2 months to take Ritalin (for ADD), and just couldn't hack it myself. Although it really worked fo rmy focus, the anxiety and panic were uncontrollable. Plus I was only taking a very small amount,..typically .5 mgs, 2-3 times a day. Even w/ taking xanax PRN, it still personally was not worth it for myself. Good luck,..panic attacks are just the scariest. edited to add the meds I was taking while trying the RIT: 300 mgs of neurotin, 3 times a day 150 mgs of Wellbutrin, 1 time a day .5 -10 mgs of Rit, 2-3 times a day (I tried even just taking it 1 time a day and still it caused too much anxiety .25 mgs of xanax, 2-3 times a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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