Posted by Phidippus on November 15, 2009, at 1:50:54
In reply to Re: calling all armchair psychs » Phidippus, posted by g_g_g_unit on November 14, 2009, at 22:31:36
>during which time he declared unequivocally that i had GAD (because most of my anxiety comes from not being able to concentrate, which i had assumed was more of an ADHD feature), and wanted to place me on antipsychotic therapy. uh .. no thanks.
ADHD can present with an awful lot of anxiety-lord knows I'm an anxious mess when I'm off my Dexedrine. Antipsychotics would make you feel yucky.
> the only two stims available where i live are ritalin/concerta and d-amphetamine.
Ritalin can make OCD worse. d-Amphetamine is what you want.
Effexor is recommended by the APA if treatment with SSRIs is ineffective.
>i feel so braindead and 'out of it' that i >really experience very little physical anxiety >or intense ruminations at the moment.This would be the dissociative state OCD can impart on the victim. Give Anafranil a shot and you may find yourself out of that state.
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