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re the depression, you may also want to talk to your dr about trying an antidepressant med. adderall is a stimulant, not an antidepressant, even though it helps some people like me with emotional regulation,and may ease symptoms of depression indirectly by helping with the other challenges we face. many adders have depression secondary to having add – especially ,i believe, if it went undiagnosed/untreated for many years. sometimes that depression lifts with out treatment specifically for deression as they get treament for add and learn to manage life better. sometimes treatment strictly addressing the add is not enough, and often there are other co-morbidities that need to be addressed.
i know patients with syndromes such as fibromyalgia that include symptoms such as severe fatigue and mental fog often have depression and/or anxiety as co-morbidities and those need to be addressed as well. some antidepressants are also used off-label to help some pain syndromes.
sorry i can’t help you re comparing adderall and ritalin as i have only tried adderall – and even this is relatively new. but hopefully you’ll get some more responses from other members here. and you can also check out other posts in the medication forums for more info.
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