I've tried atypical anti-psychotics (and older APs) for agitation/irritability and had a hard time tolerating most of them. My present Doc decided to try adderall with me because he said with some people it does the opposite of stimulating: it relaxes a person. At times 5 mg or less would help but when it wore off (~ 8 hrs) I would feel agitated, flush, nervous, hot flashes so it wasn't worth it. I've also tried ritalin with mixed results. When I get relief from agitation/irritability I feel more focused and concentration is much better, socializing is much easier but relief is very rare.

No other Dr. over 25 yrs has ever talked about using psycho-stimulants with me to relieve agitation, etc. so that shows you how much Psychiatrists use their brain. They shirk their duties, imo. Analyzing patients thoroughly is the least thing on their mind.