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Damn, I just started this med and I feel like it’s fucking me up. Fast heart rate, severe mood swings, worsening anxiety and depression, etc. Anyone else experience this? I’ve been taking 25 mg for just under a week.
Maybe the dosage you're taking is a bit too high for your case, either that, or you already have an anxiety condition that is worsened by ADHD medication.
I'm definitely checking my heart rate on my watch every few hours cause I feel funky...like I'm all of a sudden aware I have a heart. I'm getting irritable quickly, but I'm also happy about things, so maybe those are moods swings also. I'm on day 2 of 40mg/day.
I had all that and more, it was the worst experience with a drug I've had. I think some people respond to it well but I was miserable on it and had to stop after a few weeks because it just kept making me feel worse and worse. I was fine again within a few weeks of stopping at least.