Does ADD medication also help with depression or anxiety?

Answer 1

no is my final answer . i feel that therapy and talking will help dont start on drugs because this will cause a chain reaction.read label of side effects free at druginfo.com arianna no is my final answer . i feel that therapy and talking will help dont start on drugs because this will cause a chain reaction.read label of side effects free at druginfo.com arianna

Answer 2

I was just in the hospital with severe depression for just over three weeks. I had been on Adderall for Adult ADD with an average dose of 40MG's per day. My doctor noticed I was "crashing" about two hours after I took my 4:00PM dose. Then he increased my dose to 20MG's three times a day for a total of 60MG's per day. I told him it felt like it was helping my depression so he increased it to 30MG's three time a day. About two days later I said it was really helping with my depression and that's when he told me "we do use Adderall in some cases of depression and find it to be helpful. I was still getting the 4:00PM "crash" so he moved it to 6:00PM and also increased it to 40MG's at 6:00PM. When I left the hospital I was on 60MG's at 8:00AM, 60MG's at 12:00PM, and the 40MG's at 6:00PM.

I am also on two other antidepressant's but as soon as he started increasing my Adderall I started to improve a lot fasted and I finally started to feel good again. I know anyone with depression knows what I mean when I say "I was severally depressed. So, my doctor and I started the increases and found them to be very helpful in treating my depression. He did say it does not work for everyone but he did say, as I mention above that it is used as a treatment in some patients. I do want to say I am on a very high dose of Adderall but it really has a reverse affect on me after a couple hours so I can actually sleep. I also have pain issues and told him I thought it helped my pain a little too. He did look at me a little strange but the next day he said he met with a patient of his who told him it also helped her pain a little as well.

I think doctors are really starting to find out a lot of different medications work for other illnesses that they were not originally designed for which is great if they can be proven to do so. That would really cut back on the amount of medications some people would have to take, especially like myself because I was already on Adderall although a much lower dose.

I hope I help a little to answer you question. I find this ironic that I stumbled across your question because I did just get out of the hospital yesterday, I wish you the best of luck and who knows maybe Adderall will be the answer to help you with your depression.

Best of luck!

Jeff

Answer 3

^^ Im a 24 male who got out of the military about a year ago and went to school about 6 months later...I have alot of combat PTSD and a personal trauma that I have been dealing with for about 3 years. I have been on almost every depression med there is and they don't really work, kinda make me numb and more antisocial, I have also been on alot of anxiety meds... some of them kind of worked but they all made me drowsy and kinda even more depressed. I also take seroquil when I know Im going to have nightmares ( which I have figured out most of the triggers that cause them)

I have been having a hard time even remotely focusing in class, Im always late for some odd reason, It seems everytime I leave somewhere I always get distracted and forget to even leave... In the morning I almost get stuck at home because I cant seem to focus on getting ready for school, Im always 10-30mins late... Ive tried gettin up early and everything but then i feel like i have more time and end up being late again. when I do get at school I sit down and immediately get lost... Ill pay attention for maybe a couple mins then I just get distracted by everything... I try to follow along with the book but after a couple of lines I get distracted and get lost in thought... when i realize im not paying attention i try to go back and follow along but by this time ive missed alot of info and become completely lost... dealing with this everyday just furthers my depression. Now to the pt....

About 2 weeks ago my buddy gave me a 20mg adderall because I told him about what was happening in school and how much it was upsetting me...I felt normal or something, its hard to describe... I focused, I had normal conversations and could follow along well... but the crazy thing was my daily anxiety just disappeared in about an hour, I was for a lack of better saying : at peace... I wasnt depressed but happy... I mean I do have non depressive days normally but never happy... I just figured it was just a good day or something because I did well in school and was into it.. for about another couple days I was still in a amazing mood. a couple days ago I took another one because I had a hard time writing a paper the night before and didnt sleep much... again within an hour I was in good spirits and no anxiety what so ever... I was talking to people and everyone seemed to actually notice I was happy and not real dark like usual... How is this even possible? Why hasn't any of my doctors picked up on this or even tried a medication like this?How would I even bring this up at an appointment?

Just tell your doctor exactly what happened. It isn't advisable to self medicate, but your doctor should know you. You tried it twice, and not in an amount that would indicate drug abuse or drug seeking behavior. Always be honest with your doctor. My daughter self medicated with pot regularly, and that was the first thing she shared with her psychiatrist when she went in to be evaluated. Your doctor is on your side. Be honest and he will be better able to help you. Sounds like the Adderall may work for you. Good luck to you, and if by chance you have a lousy doctor that you don't feel comfortable with, then find a doctor you do feel comfortable with. Life is too precious not to feel better. You deserve it, and the people that love you deserve it as well!