Adult diagnosis here. I was on Ritalin and Concerta for a couple of years until the efficacy began to wear off and my condition became problematic in work and life again. I also hated how anxious I always was when I was taking those. I'm on medikinet now (I live in the UK) but the anxiety is still there, to an extent. Mindfulness techniques help somewhat but I was never this tremulous or panicky before going on meds at all.
If the anxiety is getting to you then I'd suggest seeing a psychiatrist. Just be willing to actually work with them and not just ask for meds and leave.
I'm currently on an anti-anxiety medication and I haven't had it effect me since. That being said, I also changed a few things about my lifestyle which supplements it.
i'm in limbo right now with my medications. i was on something called biphentin (canada only) and it's basically just concerta that's been reformulated. it helped a lot, until i thought it wasn't working so they upped the dosage, and i started a new job. then over time i started fucking up at work, and it felt like they were coming down on me, i had then convinced myself that everybody was watching what i was doing to get me fired. i was so stressed out i eventually pulled a truck out and ran over a piece of the truck i forgot underneath (it just bent a bracket and i bent it back) but i got fired. i stopped the meds and realized they made me paranoid and made my condition WORSE over time.
so now i don't know what to do. i'm happier and more organized, but i still slip up, forget things, get disorganized, etc. lately it feels like i'm losing control of myself again no matter how hard i try.
Without routine the medicine is not worth much. When I get work done, I get it really done with this medicine. But if I fail to start and binge on something, I'm have superfocus but don't amount to much.
Side-effect is that I feel very good for 1,5 hours. I suppose it is the supercharged dopamine rush.
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u/[deleted] May 30 '17
Adult diagnosis here. I was on Ritalin and Concerta for a couple of years until the efficacy began to wear off and my condition became problematic in work and life again. I also hated how anxious I always was when I was taking those. I'm on medikinet now (I live in the UK) but the anxiety is still there, to an extent. Mindfulness techniques help somewhat but I was never this tremulous or panicky before going on meds at all.