Lorazepam + methylphenidate

[Andresjq]

My doctor recently put on methylphenidate for my resistant depression and today was the first day I took it, I felt super for the first 3 hours maybe, but then a little shaky and fatigue, is this normal on the first day? I also take lorazepam for my severe anxiety and i want to know if there's any adverse reaction, I mean my psychiatrist put me on this just want to know if my reaction is normal, other than that the first 3 hours I felt super fine the depression decrease tremendously. And felt like doing lots of stuff.
Hope you have a great day.

[Paxiled]

That drug is a strong stimulant that is controversial when used for depression but not unheard of.  It's main use is for ADD.  It's an upper, basically.  Normally, this can cause anxiety in a person without it, so it wouldn't normally be given to someone with anxiety, but it appears you've tried a lot of drugs for your depression and I'm guessing your psychiatrist believes your anxiety is caused by your depression, something that is very common.  I would just watch out for whether your anxiety goes way up, and I would also think your Lorazepam question should be posed to your psychiatrist but I would guess he'd think it's fine since this drug is so speedy.  Hope it's the answer for you.

[Andresjq]

Thanks for the answer, it helped me, since this drug is extended release and after being only 3 hours hype and the rest sleepy made me wonder but let's see what happen next. Thanks :)