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Re: Worried that stimulants will exacerbate my anxiety, but desperate for relief

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Come to think of it, I used to drink quite a lot of coffee when I was younger. I stopped when it dawned on me that it could be making my (probable) restless legs worse. And it certainly made a difference there. However, I am determined to try the coffee for a week to see what effect it has. I am currently at work and have had a second strong coffee earlier in the shift. My legs didn’t like it, but I came prepared with a heat pack and deep heat cream to help counteract that effect. The night has certainly flown past, and I felt almost surreal for a while during the early part of the shift when things are a bit busier. My thoughts don’t seem to be bothering me as much as usual and I think I feel a bit more “together” than usual (as opposed to scattered and all-over-the-place). Not a huge effect, but interesting and hopeful. I should be having another one soon, but my stomach is telling me it doesn’t want a coffee! I think I will eat first and have coffee once I have food in my belly. I will be interested to see if there is any difference to my sleep when I get home. My legs don’t give me grief in the day unless I am extremely over-tired. Usually it is only during the evening and night, so the coffee shouldn’t continue to give my legs grief when I am trying to sleep later today.

No_dop, I hope you get a diagnosis soon….and that you don’t have to wait too long for the sleep study! I think I will have to go down that track too, seeing as I should mention my problems with restless legs….unless I try to get that part sorted before I see the psych….it may be worth a try!! I did a google search on RLS and ADHD, as I was worried that stimulants might be contraindicated for those with RLS (based on the caffeine experience), but I found that ADHD and RLS seem to be linked or related somehow and are often found together!!! And that treatment for one can often cause the symptoms of the other to reduce (though they can both be treated at the same time by their own particular drugs without issues). That was a pretty mind blowing discovery for me!!

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