Can ADD Medications Help With Depression?

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about his experience of witnessing how, for some people, stimulants such as Adderall that are used to treat attention deficit disorder can also help people with depression. A friend who uses ADD stimulants in this way says that these medications restore the executive function of his brain so that he can organize and plan his life, instead of feeling anxious about being not being able to function.
In addition, one of the depression's symptoms is fatigue and lack of motivation. Because of their stimulating nature ADD medication can give the depressed person more energy. Please check with your prescriber before making any changes in medication.
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[@NaCreagachaDubha]

Thanks for the video, Douglas. I really appreciate your talks with us!

[@DouglasBloch]

You’re more than welcome

[@Motobro2024]

Hi, I've been dealing with anxiety/depression most of my life. I started taking Concerta/Rubifen and its been life changing. Its now three years later and I'm well on my way getting my private pilots license. something I wouldn't dare attempt.

[@DouglasBloch]

I’m glad you’re getting some good results

[@luguy8347]

I agree, one of my Psychiatrists prescribed me ADD medication and it helped in many different problematic areas of my life. He committed suicide two years later. I knew by just looking at him that he had depression but him being in the Psych ward off and on, made it a certainty. I felt so bad for him, he was such a tender man and ever so young too. He’s suicide proved to me that it’s a variable options. I can’t get that out of my head. Depression is never ending, it’s just managing it with support, new found skills and medication that I’ve found solace.

[@DouglasBloch]

I’m so glad that you have found some tools that work for you

[@luguy8347]

@@DouglasBloch God, I love you. Happy travels. ♥️

[@DouglasBloch]

Thanks. Please wish that I will get to travel since I have pain in my left knee and my right ankle Due to arthritis and an inflamed tendon in my right ankle?

[@luguy8347]

@@DouglasBloch So your not going away, am so sorry to hear this. CBD oil, helped my arthritis wonderfully, was taken it for something else and found it dramatically helped my arthritis, it was amazing. Just have to be consistent. Pain, emotional, physically or psychologically is a great challenge. I look at agile healthy youth and am envious. I don’t mind growing old, it’s when my body sabotages me, am at its mercy. All my love Doug.

[@pmbluemoon]

This is quite interesting. I had the same thing happen to me, but, I had the misfortune of them giving me way too much. I had a bad reaction to their by the book "therapeutic dose". I was doing really well on much less of a dose, now they won't let me try a low dose because it's in my chart of the bad side effects I had o n the higher dose of it. It was nice to feel like a functioning human while it lasted though! Thank you for covering this, I think more research is always needed for TRMDD and ADD/ADHD mixed together.
I hope you have a great week 😊

[@DouglasBloch]

Thanks.

[@tomjerry5916]

It’s funny that mood stabilizer do the exact opposite to block dopamine and ssri can also couse agitation and dellipate I have good news when I ride my tyroid mood and energy improved

[@liljohnib]

They prescribe xanax and everything, but not stimulants. Insane 🤦

[@DouglasBloch]

Can you ask him why he prescribed Xanax?

[@life5161]

They help temporarily but any use more than a few days will cause it to get worse. Just in my experience anyways. Much of that stuff is basically legal meth. Very dangerous. I'm not knocking anyone I'm just saying what happened for me. They definitely help in the short term but I've found the depression to come back with a major vengeance once it wears off.

[@alancohen810]

Yes this has been my experience. The initial euphoria takes the depression away, which is not surprising since you're taking speed. Speed dies that. Just a few months in and I just want more and more

[@savingpeace8452]

Some jokes for you
1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson.
2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.
3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move.
4. Why do bees stay in their hives during winter? Swarm.
5. If you’re bad at haggling, you’ll end up paying the price.
6. Just so everyone’s clear, I’m going to put my glasses on.
7. A commander walks into a bar and orders everyone around.
8. I lost my job as a stage designer. I left without making a scene.
9. Never buy flowers from a monk. Only you can prevent florist friars.
10. How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.
11. I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.
12. My friends and I have named our band ‘Duvet’. It’s a cover band.
13. I lost my girlfriend’s audiobook, and now I’ll never hear the end of it.
14. Why is ‘dark’ spelled with a k and not c? Because you can’t see in the dark.
15. Why is it unwise to share your secrets with a clock? Well, time will tell.
16. When I told my contractor I didn’t want carpeted steps, they gave me a blank stare.
17. Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, “Oh no, not U2 again.”
18. Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence.
19. Scientists got together to study the effects of alcohol on a person’s walk, and the result was staggering.
20. I’m trying to organize a hide and seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find.
21. I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. I won’t lie, it was a rocky road.
22. What do you say to comfort a friend who’s struggling with grammar? There, their, they’re.
23. I went to the toy store and asked the assistant where the Schwarzenegger dolls are and he replied, “Aisle B, back.”
24. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up their own incision? Suture self.
25. I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness.

[@DouglasBloch]

Thank you very much. Some of these are very clever. Where did you find them?

[@savingpeace8452]

@@DouglasBloch saw them on a Facebook post for dads to stock up on bad dad jokes and thought of you lol. Source was not listed sorry