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Could adderal help with anxiety?
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Only if you have ADH (vasopressin): The only time that Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) helps anxiety is if the anxiety is a physical restlessness due to adhd. It does not directly help other forms of anxiety. It can indirectly help anxiety due to depression if the depression is otherwise untreatable and Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) is added in adjunctively as a mood elevating medication. In those cases treating the depression this way may alleviate the anxiety.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Absolutely Not: It usually makes anxiety worse! You may want to ask a psychiatrist for advice
Answered 9/3/2014
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