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Thanks for this. I was wondering if other people felt their anxiety pass with adderall and heard reports people get more anxious. Good to know less anxiety is a

• eyelidlessness 6y ago
  I missed this response earlier, but want to make sure I don’t let it pass by. Stimulants can make you more anxious. If you’re not actually treating a dopamine deficiency, it can be like way too much coffee. If you are treating a dopamine deficiency, in some cases it can cause anxiety regardless but in most cases heightened anxiety is a sign the dosage is too high. Generally it helps relax the brain chaos and it should be settling enough to be able to get to sleep.
  • User23 6y ago
    Some of the heightened anxiety is sympathetic nervous system stimulation related too. If you've got good body awareness noticing your pulse rate just went up by 10-20 BPM could make you worry all by itself. Which shows that your point about drug titration is spot on. And in a way that's in the pro column for stimulants. It's really easy to tell when the dose is too high. Both the sympathetic nervous response and the euphoric feelings get obviously counterproductive. On the other hand doctors have learned to be wary of self-reporting there on account of drug abusers wanting that artificial euphoria. Just goes to show that both the physician and the patient have to be honest partners working together to get the best results for well-being.