[seventyeight]

my therapist and i have been discussing meds for a while now, and today i went to my doctor and was prescribed adderall. i've been suffering from obsessive thoughts and can't seem to get my brain to "turn off." i can't take an ssri however (which i know are generally prescribed for this), as it causes mania for me. so the adderall was the best we could think of.

i wanted to know if anyone else had tried adderall for the same reasons, and/or how it made you feel. any feedback would be great, thank you.

[beautifuldisaster78]

I take Adderall- never been diagnosed with ADHD but like you have a hard time turning my brain off. Plus I have major depression and chronic fatigue so it helps greatly in keeping me awake. It also helps with the depression-- the racing thoughts, I'm not so sure of. I take several medications and my racing thoughts have lessened but I've never just been on adderall. I was taking SSRI's with it at first, plus Xanax. Now I take a mood stabilizer (Lamictal) with the Adderall, plus Klonipin during the day and a Xanax at night so I can sleep. Soooo... all that to say I can't tell you which one helps with the brain shutting off, and I still have problems with it sometimes but one or the combination of meds defanitly helps. Was actually coming on this forum for a question related to adderall but I don't want to get off topic on your post so I'll start another thread. Remember meds work different in everyone, and I hope that it helps you!!