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What Causes Depression, Anxiety And Executive Function Disorder While Suffering From ADHD?
Question: I discovered I have ADHD in 2006, at the age of 57. Currently, my GP prescribes 30 mg Adderal XR daily. This helps with my focus during the day. But not with the other symptoms, such as severe deprssion, anxiety, and poor executive function; e.g., planning, prioritizing. I wonder if tere are online groups that could help ?
Brief Answer:
We can suggest you online but cannot prescribe
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and appreciate your decision to look for online doctors.
But unfortunately we can not prescribe as medicine is subjected to every state rules and there is obvious disadvantage of online prescribing.
In addition as a doctor I feel it is ethically wrong.
We can advice about the medication, second opinion,, prognosis and lot more.
In your current query I feel you should discuss about modafinil/armodafinil to your doctor for betterment of executive functions.
In addition if there is significant depression an antidepressant can be prescribed.
I hope this will help you.
If you have any further query feel free to write back to me.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards
We can suggest you online but cannot prescribe
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and appreciate your decision to look for online doctors.
But unfortunately we can not prescribe as medicine is subjected to every state rules and there is obvious disadvantage of online prescribing.
In addition as a doctor I feel it is ethically wrong.
We can advice about the medication, second opinion,, prognosis and lot more.
In your current query I feel you should discuss about modafinil/armodafinil to your doctor for betterment of executive functions.
In addition if there is significant depression an antidepressant can be prescribed.
I hope this will help you.
If you have any further query feel free to write back to me.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards
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