I was on ritalin from 3rd-6th grade, concerta from 6-9th grade and then strattera from 9-11th grade when i just stopped (w/o weaning myself off.) i was 16 at tthe time and im now 20, and for the past year i havent felt right, my symptoms are not regular or consistant and my doctor can find nothing wrong with me (although i have not had any medical testing done)
my symptoms include:
-anxiety
-nausea (most days at least once)
-feeling dazed
-tired at strange times
-just dont feel "right"
-sometimes feel like my heart is beating quickly (doesnt happen often, and when i do feel my chest it doesnt appear to be a fast heart rate, it just seems so to me)
i do have hypoglycemia (occasionally) and my doctor says slight IBS but im pretty sure its lactose intolerance now, and slight sinus/seasonal allergies but other than that 1 cold a year, im never sick with anything else
so i dont know whats wrong with me but i realize no one knows the effects of these medications so it could be from that or that i just dont excerisze. im not fat, and i eat healthy and dont drink soda or coffee or alchohal (well like 5 drinks or less a year) and fast food like 8 times a year...im around kids a lot so im active and walking and chasing them a lot but im just not in shape
what do u guys think??
any other people around my age out there that experience what i experience????
and as for the anxiety, i feel that i had that before they put me on ritalin in 3rd grade, i developed severe separation anxiety and worry around then and then they put me on ritalin, so i feel i was misdiagnosed also
please help i need to stop worrying that im about to drop dead!!!
all of these symptoms could be anxiety related. Who is your doctor? A family doctor or psychiatrist? If medical doctor you may want to request a psych referral. Diane V39331.5957986111Hey. I'm 18 years old, and I've been on Adderall XR since I was 11. I am experiencing the same things that you are. Of course, it's only when I'm thinking about it. See, now that I'm typing, I can't feel my heart beating, and I'm not feeling that weird feeling. I do think that it's anxiety related... Just recently I started having some "life sessions"...where I ask myself "Am I healthy?" And the first thing that comes to my mind: ADDERALL. I think I just need to stop worrying about it, and care a little less. These medications are known to make some people's anxiety worsen. I'm currently trying to control it, and enjoy myself :)