Suggest Treatment For ADHD,RLS And Anxiety?
Question: I have ADHD, RLS and Anxiety. I'm looking for relief
Brief Answer:
Need details
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
However I would require a couple of more details to help you in answering your query in a better justified way.
1)How long are you having these symptoms.
2. Are you on any treatment.
3. Any medical issues.
Hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience.
Regards and wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
Neuro-Psychiatrist and Sexologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Brief Answer:
It certainly needs to be treated.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for follow-up information.
ADHD, RLS and anxiety are a difficult combination to live with. It is very debilitating to the patient and certainly needs to be treated. As you have mentioned that ritalin was useful for your ADHD, i see no reason why it should not be used regularly. Ritalin has excellent results when used in adults and it should be taken regularly. It will help in dealing with the inattention component properly as well.
Regarding the RLS, ropinirole is my drug of choice. Although few clinician say that even clonazepam and pregaba act nicely but ropiniorol in low doses at 2.5 mg acts very nicely in reducing the symptoms of RLS.
For Anxiety, it is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a panic episode or expected situation where panic attack can appear.
Also there is an option of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness.
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You can get in touch with your treating doctor who can help you with the medicine prescription.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Dr. Shanthi.E