Anxiety and Depression (the other A and D | ADHD Information

Starbucks.
They depress me. (actually not a joke although it sounds like one)
in the future, all coffee shops will be starbucks.
Heck, all shops will be starbucks, but they will all be in Wal-Mart.
Support your local merchants, maybe most importantly funky local coffee shops/houses with local flavor, originality and a real soul, not one created in focus groups.
 Demolition Man the movie...all restaraunts  are Wendy's...only  they survuved the apocalypseI have my moments, but generally I don't have these problems anymore. I used to suffer from terrible depression. I never sought help for it, but managed to overcome it through some major self-coaching and support from online forums, not to mention journalling. I used to suffer social anxiety as well, but that too is not nearly so bad anymore. i don't think i'm that anxious but depression is f**king my life up.

I have had depression in the past but don't now and have taken mo  medication for it in well over a yr... but did take Celexa  for 18 mo  and it ended what had been pretty much a 2 yr long  in and out bout major depression. I was very resistant to taking medication. For a lot of my life I equated all  medicines as drugs a dn thought of them   all like cocaine or pot.  A therapist finally  asked me why I  wanted to suffer  and if I didnt why I resisted  the idea medicine was medicine  and not abuse if taken right

I still ahve  anxiety issues and wonder  if the Celexa  made them worse  after I stopped...the brain freezes sucked. SSRI's   do  have withdrawal symtoms despite what Lily may  claim. I  am taking .5mg xanax  mostly once in the  later afternoon( evenings  were  my worst time)  but sometimes  during the day if the anxiety gets real bad( very rare).  The ritalin really hasnt made it worse  in which I guess I am lucky. The Dr.  would rather I take a little more  but I'd rather not as long as   it's enough to  stop the panic attacks.  Anxiety I can deal, breathing, take a walk, go somewhere quiet,  but Panic is unmanageable....There is nothing like bolting awake at 3am with chest pains, your heart racing, terrified....off nothing but feeling like you are going to die..forget sleep after that. It;s like  waking up and feeling like you have 10 cups of Starbucks in you...I sure dont miss it lol

I recently discovered I have dysthymia (mild but chronic depression) and as well as generalized anxiety disorder. Does anyone else experience these? I wonder sometimes if the overwhelming difficulties of growing up untreated can lead to these disorders.Yes, I believe both my dx'd anxiety and depression stem from the difficulties of living undiagnosed for over 50 years with ADHD. I now take antidepressant and a mood stabilizer, both which help with anxiety and depression. I was diagnosed with both of those before I was with adhdl. Just recently dx'd with ahdhm I've just begun adhd med, but am still not sure it's helping me, so the search continues with the help to focus, etc.

 

I don't presently have them but i did have them.