How should it feel on antidepressants when you have ADHD?

[DinDjarin1]

I think I've finally admitted to myself I need support with my mental health. I've been feeling depressed, angry and low for a while and I think it's getting worse. I'm not really coping and I need help.

I'm not on any ADHD medication and want to ask GP for AD. I've only tried them twice before when I had post natal depression (this was way before my ADHD diagnosis) but I came off them after being on them for six months each time, because it made my brain very quiet and numb, I was used to a fast brain with lots of thoughts (now we know why!) and to go from that to feeling like a zombie, watching my life being played out from afar just freaked me out, so I quit them as I didn't feel like me.

Are AD meant to slow down your hyperactive brain? How are you meant to feel when AD are doing their job and working?

You need to make sure they know you've got ADHD as some anti-depressants aren't suitable IIRC and can exacerbate your ADHD symptoms. I think it's the SSRI meds, but I can't be certain.

(can't help you on your actual question, sorry but I'm sure people will come along who can!)

I use an SNRI (Venlafaxine), which does the trick on the depression without the zombie effect. The N stands for noradrenaline (norepinephrine), which is a neurotransmitter that some types of ADHD medication target, too.

Yes both times I was on SSRIs and they gave me a numb feeling or anxiety when dose was increased

This is good to know thank you, did you get any side effects? I'm such a bad sleeper, currently stuck in a cycle of a year of bad sleep and resorting to sleeping pills, I worry that AD will mess with sleep even more.

Ssri and snri medication don't work for me. Currently on a different type of AD and it's not working either. I believe I have adhd and have one more appointment before I get my diagnosis. They have also picked up on possible autism too.