Do y’all ever feel anxious about taking medication and just stop for prolonged periods of time?
I’ve stopped my meds for 6 months for reasons I’m struggling to discern… And I also have a tendency to skip doses and save my pills in a stash I never touch. I’m not even sure if most of them are useable because they’re so old… For some context, I’ve been using Adderall XR 20mg for 10 years now so I have a pretty good idea of how it affects me.
I finally took one of the newer pills today and I feel unbearably anxious about it, even before doing so. And it’s not like I’m anti-medication or anything, I’ve encouraged others to get tested and medicated because it substantially increases quality of life but there’s something about it that personally is causing distress.
Just looking for some insight with others that have felt the same.
Have you talked to your therapist about this?
Huge waitlist for therapists in my area and the ones I tried to speak to said they do not discuss ADHD AT ALL so it’s been a wash on that front @_@ Hence my reaching into the lemmy void for some ideas.
You’re not discussing ADHD. You’re discussing anxiety induced reluctance to follow medical protocol.
Many therapists avoid discussing ADHD as a way to avoid people seeking stimulants. It’s a cop out, but maybe it’s necessary wherever you live.
But no, I don’t get anxious about my meds, but I’m not on stimulants. Those made me MORE anxious than the ADHD alone.
https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/
Try finding a therapist that does this