Does anyone have experience with ADHD and OCD? I find that my medication helps with my ADHD and makes me feel calm, but it seems as if the underlying fears, thoughts and feelings that come with OCD are still there. Or maybe I’m just looking for them instead of letting them disappear because I’m feeling relaxed? Has anyone experienced something similar?
Hi!! I have primarily inattentive ADHD and pretty sure I have OCD. I only recently started medication for my ADHD, which I have had since childhood, and my OCD developed after I went through a severe trauma. I felt like I had my ocd "under control" until I started this medication, but now that my thoughts aren't as jumbled and I can hold onto thoughts for longer, it feels like my OCD has gotten worse. Especially in the evenings when the med wears off. I attribute it to my ADHD symptoms almost masking the OCD because I am so easily distracted w/o meds, that they would bother me, but not for long enough that I felt like it was a real issue.
I have ADD and OCD but no medication works on me, so I just go for it.
Yes. I am experiencing the same thing. I have boreen struggling to manage both my OCD and ADHD. Sometimes I feel the ADHD medication doesn't work and between the OCD/ADHD I can't get anything done. Other days are better. I do not feel the ADHD meds help my OCD but feel they help the anxiety I was experiencing from feeling so disorganized. I also relate to taurusmoon in the sense that sometimes I feel like I am much more aware of my OCD sx. That being said, I just recently started therapy for OCD and I do know this can make sx feel worse. Does anyone have any good med combos that have worked well in managing both OCD and ADHD?
@Anonymous573 That’s exactly it! I felt less anxiety but it felt as if the thoughts got louder. Very weird. My Doctor prescribed me Zoloft with my ADHD medication. I have taken both separately in the past and they both helped separately. So I’m hoping they will work together.
Anyone with ADHD that is, or was on medication for it? Has anyone found an ADHD stimulant medication that helps their ADHD but doesn’t worsen their OCD? ?
I was wondering if anyone else has ocd and adhd. The two are so difficult to treat together medication wise. Stimulants often flare up ocd and anxiety and ssri’s do nothing for my adhd. I feel even more off task while on an ssri. So the result now is I’m unmedicated and in therapy once a week which isn’t enough for me. Does anyone else have this same diagnosis and if so what works for you?
Has anyone who has taken stimulants benefited or struggled after taking them?
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