Anti Anxiety question, advice needed

Hey guys ,

long time no talk. I have been on Effexor 75mg for over 5 weeks and I have to say I like it a lot. My anxiety has subsided a lot. I do have a major concern than I wanted to see if I could get some help over though. This medicine makes me hungry and for some reason it seems to make me kind of jittery. Jittery as in it's hard to do something for more than 30 minutes. I am a college student and it is really starting to affect me as far as studying goes. It is hard to study and get side tracked. It makes me so hungry as well. I am a former athlete but am retired in my "glory days" in high school. I CANNOT gain weight. I am already overweight as is. Really what I am aiming for and would be awesome is if I could get a script of some sort of ADHD medicine. I am almost certain I have that as well. I don't know how well it would go over with a doctor who knows I am a college student and he has already prescribed me Xanax. I legit have issues though and just wanna get them sorted out. I am not abusing my medicines by any mean. Any advice? I don't want to ask for Adderall but it seems that it would take care of the hunger pains as well as the short term attention span. Thanks

Hmm, i would NOT go there, the dependancy you will form with adderal and what it will do long term will not do you any favours. Hunger is a side effect if Effexor as for the attention thing maybe you need to look at a change of meds ? Or maybe it is the Xanax wearing off.

What is your dosage of Xanax ? Is iot a short term fix ? Long term it is more harmful that good.

SMU,

At any time in the past have you been treated for ADHD?  Perhaps you can ask your parents if it was discussed with a doctor or a teacher at some point?  Maybe it is in your school records somewhere?

If so, then you would be completely justified in seeking treatment for it again from your current doctor.

Talk with him/her candidly and see if you can determine whether this is an underlying organic issue...or a result/side effect for your current Rx.

I hope that you get the answers that you seek in this regard!

Keep posting and let us know what you find out and decide to do.

S.C.