Ok, I've been diagnosed by two different psychologists - one diagnosed me with dysthymia and some moderate social phobia, while the other diagnosed me with ADD inattentive type. Now, it's not clear to me if the ADD inattentive type is the cause of my depression and anxiety around others, or if my depression causes the symptoms of ADD. I'm not sure it really matters anyway.
I've gone the CBT route and have definitely benefited from it, but I feel that it hasn't been able to help everything so I decided to try prescription drugs to fill that gap. I was prescribed Paxil, and it worked pretty well, except for the weight gain, which is why I stopped it. I've tried Ritalin but didn't like how it made me felt. Currently, I'm taking Adderall, but I'm uncomfortable about its neuro toxicity, and am wondering if I should even be taking ADD medication if I just have dysthymia.
My question is if anyone has any good ideas of a prescription(s) that could help me. Is there anything new out there I should consider?
I've gone the CBT route and have definitely benefited from it, but I feel that it hasn't been able to help everything so I decided to try prescription drugs to fill that gap. I was prescribed Paxil, and it worked pretty well, except for the weight gain, which is why I stopped it. I've tried Ritalin but didn't like how it made me felt. Currently, I'm taking Adderall, but I'm uncomfortable about its neuro toxicity, and am wondering if I should even be taking ADD medication if I just have dysthymia.
My question is if anyone has any good ideas of a prescription(s) that could help me. Is there anything new out there I should consider?