Listen to your psych. xanax slows things down ritalin is a stimulant. Treat the condition thats worse first then the other. Meds need to work together.

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I was given Xanax for anxiety as needed yrs before my diagnosis & treatment of ADD. Back then I used one bottle of 30 .50mg tabs a year, not a lot!  Now I’ve switched from Focalin to Concerta because after about a year on Focalin, I started to experience anxiety as the stim wears off & sometimes throughout the day. Now after almost a yr even on Concerta which is extended release, it is happening..ugh! I’ve been taking more Xanax cuz of this. I need to talk to my Pdoc about this. I do see benefits with the stim but this can’t be good ;(
  Wondering if anybody else has the anxiety & a better solution. I m on Remeron to help with sleep, but it doesn’t help anxiety!

Thanks for the response.  Both conditions are just as bad which is why my psych has me on both.

The psychostimulant is taken daily at the same times of the day but the Xanex is supposed to be for cause.  So I do not understand why you’d need both at the same time. 

Also you could track your panic attack.  Some are short-lived enough that you can do deep breathing to get through 2 minutes until they subside.  Besides Zanex takes about 20 minutes to get into your system.

If your anxiety is episodic, you need to question your doctor about what is going on.  If it is chronic, there are better medications than Zanex to take daily.

I have generalized anxiety disorder and ADHD.  Adderall XR 30 mg. works for calming me down, even though it is a stimulant.  I can take Xanax at bedtime if I have trouble sleeping, but I haven’t had this trouble for some time.  Perhaps you could work with your Psychiatrist for a stimulant that calms you, instead of revving you up or causing more anxiety. ??    Hope this helps!!! 

Well, the pdoc gave my son & I Tenex for my son’s afternoon come downs and my anxiety. I am hoping that will solve our problems. Anybody else use Tenex for stimulant induced anxiety?

Hi, I’m on concerta and celexa for anxiety. I don’t have panic attacks per se but I was on Valium for anxiety before, it worked ok. Then I figured out with the help of a good and non-judgmental psychiatrist that the celexa did a better job. xanex is very habit forming ie if your body gets used to it and you decided to switch to something else the absence of the drug itself or the withdrawal symptom is anxiety and that can take months to a year to subside.

Elizabeth, You are so right about Xanax and any benzodiazepine for that matter but I know Xanax is one of the worse! That is why I ask the pdoc for something to help with the anxiety the stim causes. I actually stopped Concerta for 4 days cuz I am afriad of Xanax on even a semi-regular basis. I was really struggling at work without the Concerta so I hope the Tenex works. I hv asked my pdoc about Celexa a few times but he for some reason doesn’t think I should try it! Ugh!! I hate taking all these meds!! ;(

hi ive not been diagonosed yet well not by smeone recognised by this country, im 50, i never got help when i was young even tho i knew i wastn right i didnt know what it was not until i was in my early 30;s, i went to a group and got diagnosed by an american phsycologist and still have the letter she sent me with the diagnosis, at the time i went to a doctor that said the diagonosis didnt count and sent me to a phsycologist that knew nothing about add and frankly told me that i was ok and that he only saw mad people, this put me off completly as i really find it difficult for some reason to go to any kind of doctor.ive struggled on somehow but recently it has all got too much and i was told i had depression and given antidepressents, they seemed to make my add worse and im only depressed because i need to go on proper med and also get some proper support, i wrote everything down and took my sister along, this doctor does seem to be better than past ones ive had, im waiting for a phone call to be asssessd for seeing a phsycologist, the doctor has told me to tell them everything i told him and i should see someone specialized in add, if not then he said he wud have a word with then, for the first time im am feeling hopeful. my sister definatly said that i need ritalin or something equivalent and i think shes rite. i just want to be able to face each day without it feeling like im climbing mount everest every day, its now taking its toll on me and my health, i got so worked up about seeing the doctor yesterday that even tho im feelling more postive, i feel quite ill tday. this first time for me on here, just helps to connect with people with similar probs

hi ive not been diagonosed yet well not by smeone recognised by this country, im 50, i never got help when i was young even tho i knew i wastn right i didnt know what it was not until i was in my early 30;s, i went to a group and got diagnosed by an american phsycologist and still have the letter she sent me with the diagnosis, at the time i went to a doctor that said the diagonosis didnt count and sent me to a phsycologist that knew nothing about add and frankly told me that i was ok and that he only saw mad people, this put me off completly as i really find it difficult for some reason to go to any kind of doctor.ive struggled on somehow but recently it has all got too much and i was told i had depression and given antidepressents, they seemed to make my add worse and im only depressed because i need to go on proper med and also get some proper support, i wrote everything down and took my sister along, this doctor does seem to be better than past ones ive had, im waiting for a phone call to be asssessd for seeing a phsycologist, the doctor has told me to tell them everything i told him and i should see someone specialized in add, if not then he said he wud have a word with then, for the first time im am feeling hopeful. my sister definatly said that i need ritalin or something equivalent and i think shes rite. i just want to be able to face each day without it feeling like im climbing mount everest every day, its now taking its toll on me and my health, i got so worked up about seeing the doctor yesterday that even tho im feelling more postive, i feel quite ill tday. this first time for me on here, just helps to connect with people with similar probs