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@Inlike-originally, I had a lovely response to your post, regarding how many of us on this site can most likely relate to you in regards to anxiety and anger (either as an effect of ADD or as a co-morbidity). Near the end of my response, I actually tapped a key on the computer and everything disappeared!
For the next few minutes I yelled some words, threw something, panicked that I wouldn’t remember what I had wrote (which I’ve forgotten most of) and then re-read your question.
I guess you can say I have a problem with anxiety and anger!
Before taking Concerta, I may have thrown the computer across the room, or freaked out on a family member for some ridiculous infraction, and possibly gone off the deep-end for days. With the meds, I still react, but in a slightly less destructive way and I get over it quicker. Often, I am able to “wait a beat”, and allow myself time to control it altogether. Depends on time of day, how much sleep i’ve had, weather, etc.
So, I guess I’m saying that meds can and do have a positive effect on my anger, but ultimately, I have to take control and use that moment, the pills give me, to react in a more appropriate way.
Hope this helps.
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