question about doses on my meds for anxiety/depression

[rjd2209]

okay so I am going through alot and see a psychiatrist but he has me on (2) Prozac I takeevery morning then im also on xanax (2mg white)  for my Anxeity by the way it really helps me calm down. so I take 1/2 x 4 times a day (4 mg so far) and 1 at bedtime so total xanax mg im on daily is 6 mg as needed . I also cant focus so I got prescription of 1 30 regular adderal ( take.1/2 two x a day to equal 30 mg )


my question is I take the usual 2 prozac everymorning , I take 1/2 bar four times a day for my Anxeity , and I take 15 mg in morning of adderal and 15 mg later..

but  i guess my real question is

my doctor never told me how to even them out , since the xanax works best all day long for me and helps me deal with Anxeity , shouldn't I take more adderal since xanax is kind of downer , I needed the adderal to focus but taking half like it says I don't feel anything , I still can't focus and just kinda tired
from xanax.

he kinds just prescribes them and im not sure if I need to take maybe 2 30g to even focus being on xanax I feel so down still


any advice on how to take these 2 ? xanax has helped with Anxeity but the adderal doesnt seem to even focus or have any motivation

maybe I am not on right dosage or how to take them which one first


what is a good dose for adderal and xanax since 1 30 mg doesnt help me focus with the xanax

[nursegirl6572]

I'm sorry you took such offense to my comments.  As I said initially, they weren't meant that way at all.  Sometimes, certain things said will throw up red flags, and I feel it's important to clarify when that happens.  That's all I was doing, was pointing out what I saw as questionable verbiage.

Obviously, you're going to have to work with your doctor to find the right combination of medications.  Good luck to you.

[rjd2209]

we are so similar finally someone who can relate

its funny though cos I was on 2(10 mg) prozac and he switched me to 40 mg everymornimg doubled it andI go back in a month to see if its working more effectivly.

I also was on 6 mg now im on 6-8 mg . some days my anxiety is bad ill take 2-4 mg from thetime I wake up and I always take 1 (2mg) xanax for sleep .

I was on 1'- 30 mg adderal but it wasnt enough to keep me focused so im on 2- 30 mg adderal .

I wake up take my prozac pill & take 1 - 30 mg adderal
then later if I need it ill take half 15 mg throughout the rest of the day .

thanks for relating , and not anything negative someone who is on the same meds helped me .

[rjd2209]

post over . thanks !

[rjd2209]

now from 10 mg prozac (2 everymorning)
im on (1) 40 mg of prozac I take right whenI wakeuo.

on our next check up we will see how the higher anti depressant works for me for the new month.

my xanax isnt as needed on bottle . But I know I take usual amounts 4-6 mg a day . I take one at.night before bed.


my adderal got (2) 30 mg a day , I take one one 30 mg to get me going and focused , and may take one later on usually have 15mg to get me by the dsy.

ButI track everything in a daily notebook. for me my doctor wouldn't prescribe them if my depression andAnxeity wasnt so bad. But thanks for concerns . I got it figured out

[rjd2209]

I just want this post deleted . I was diagnosed with depression , so thats why I take 2 prozac a morning

I suffer Anxeity so xanax 6 mg a day not as needed . but I take it (4 mg during day & 1 xanax 2mg to sleep)

I know my doctor and talked to him and adderal and xanax can be taken together its also on other websites or he wouldnt of prescribed them.

no im not what you said @nursegirl "abuse" them. I was seen for a reason to help my depression and anexity , I went for help and I take the meds to help me get through all my life problems that has caused me to be seen my a pyscrtist.I am smart and know what to take. I don't need a lecture on thinking this is wrong . so I would like no more comments on this . sorry to even ask for advice. I do NOT abuse my prescriptions It has helped me deal and cope with my depression and Anxeity . post over please , thanks .

[nursegirl6572]

I agree 100% with Paxiled.  I too would recommend perhaps finding another doctor, or rethinking this regimen with your current one.  Otherwise, I'm pretty confident you're going to find yourself in a real pickle.

I also have some concerns based on the verbiage you use.  I've never heard anyone who doesn't have a knowledge of drugs in an abuse/addiction context call Xanax "bars".  Also the "upper" and "downer" references raise an eyebrow.  Do you have any history of any kind of substance abuse?  Have you abused your prescriptions?  That's not at all meant to be offensive, but I see some red flags here, and I wouldn't be doing you any favors to ignore them.

Good luck to you.

[Paxiled]

I don't think you got my point.  I don't think it's good to take adderall if you suffer anxiety, and you don't take speed to counter the tiring effects of taking too much Xanax.  This just sounds really nutty to me, and I don't see a safe way of doing it, but that's just me.  I'd like you to see a different psychiatrist and see if this makes any sense at all, but that's again my opinion.

[rjd2209]

i know you can take both these together I just don't know the right amount so they don't cancel each other out at the same time to help my anxiety issues and be able to focus through out the day

[rjd2209]

okay so I've had a lot going on in my life and my depression started getting worse so I started seeing a psychiatrist and I have only been on Prozac for almost a month. I hear bad and good things about it.

then I have bad anxiety to where i cant leave the house sometimes and we tried klonopins those didn't work for me then he uped my dose in Xanax to 3 bars a day (yes which is a lot) but i take (4 mg during day break them in half , sometimes less just depends ) and 1 (2 mg) at nigh to sleep, which also helps me sleep.  but I have noticed that Xanax works well for me and has helped me calm down with my anxiety

then I lose my track of though, I feel as if I can never focus, so we talked and he put me on 1 30 mg Adderall (1/2 twice a day)

i just feel with the Xanax i don't feel the Adderall , I don't know anyone else taking these two to give me advice if i should take the Adderall first then Xanax when i need or the dose of Adderall is to low which is why i don't feel it. thanks for the advise, just didn't know who could relate to these two meds

[Paxiled]

Okay, first, you're taking a very large amount of Xanax.  Much more than is usually prescribed for daily use.  You say it's prescribed as needed, but you're taking it every day which isn't as needed.  So no wonder you're tired.  Prozac can also be sedating, though it can also be stimulating depending on the person.  Then, and this is very weird, your doctor is giving you amphetamines (adderall) which make even relaxed people hyper to counter the fact you're taking so much Xanax.  This is a mess of a prescription to my non-doctor thinking.

[rjd2209]

I just need advice I see him on 19 th.
but I will keep my xanax prescription if I knew how much
to take and how much adderal . I feel like I need more adderal
to help me focus idk how to make me feel focused while my Anxeity is gone