Adderall made me crazy - ADD / ADHD Message Board

Blue102 · 03-07-2005, 02:43 PM

Is Adderall normally prescribed for people who also have depression and anxiety? Because, I took it for 5 days, and it made my vocal cord dysfunction kick in and gave me a racing heart. I was up all night and had no appetite--I ate almost nothing. I was almost manic...I felt like I was going to go to grad school, write a hundred books, become a professor... It also made me extremely obsessive. Then I stopped taking it, and I had a panic attack/crying fit. It was scary!

PS.. I'm not trying to slander the drug, I'm sure it works for a lot of people, but I was wondering if my doc knew what he was doing when he gave it to me...?

ADDsubtract · 03-07-2005, 05:17 PM

Wow, sounds like the dosage was way too high for you. Did you take the meds on an empty stomach and chug a gallon of coffee after? The "mania" thing is what some people describe when they're on way too high a dosage for an extended period of time. Sounds kinda scary.

Blue102 · 03-07-2005, 08:43 PM

It was 15 mgs. I actually tried to abstain from coffee while I was on it, except the other day when I went to the bookstore... had to have my latte...that's what kept me up all night, I think.

I'm going to give it another shot tomorrow and really make sure I do everything right (take it before 9 a.m., with food, no chocolate, etc.)

I just wonder if that was because of my anxiety?

index.html · 03-08-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue102

Is Adderall normally prescribed for people who also have depression and anxiety?

No, it's not and, in fact, is contra-indicated for patients with anxiety.

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Originally Posted by Blue102

... but I was wondering if my doc knew what he was doing when he gave it to me...?

Yes, I'm wondering that, too.

Jess75 · 03-10-2005, 12:06 AM

You may want to see if the side effects wear off because you just started the meds. If that doesn't work, maybe you could try ritalin. I don't feel crazy I actually feel normal SO FAR. I've only been on it a week(same as you we started the same day lol) so it could be a matter of trial and error. How have you been lately?