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Is Taking Adderall Safe For Depression?

Im a 15 year old female. I take 10 miligrams of Abilify and 54 mgs of Concerta. I know the concerta helps with my mood better than the Abilify. And the abilify makes me gain so much weight. But im scared if I just stop taking my abilify for major depression I ll get worse. I ve taken 30 mgs of adderall xr before. (Illegally) But it curred my depression and adhd and made life so much better. I just dont know how to get my docter to put me on it. Ive heard of people getting it for depression and adhd. What would qualify me for that? Thanks (:
Thu, 27 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Both abilify and concerta are good drugs for depression,but its unfortunate that you have not improved much on these medications. If you have a co-morbid ADHD, it will need a separate treatment with adderall. You can try explaining your doctor the problems you face with the attention and stress that the same has persisted way before the time when the depression was actually diagnosed. That will improve your chances of getting your prescription of adderall.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Is Taking Adderall Safe For Depression?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Both abilify and concerta are good drugs for depression,but its unfortunate that you have not improved much on these medications. If you have a co-morbid ADHD, it will need a separate treatment with adderall. You can try explaining your doctor the problems you face with the attention and stress that the same has persisted way before the time when the depression was actually diagnosed. That will improve your chances of getting your prescription of adderall. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.