Hello,
I have Severe ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and Mild Panic Disorders.
I also have a very sensitive stomach.
I have been trying to find ways to treat my disorders without having to use conventional treatments (psychostimulants) as they evoke terrible side effects in me and I see them as damaging.
Currently I have tried:
Caffeine: Does Not Work and really worsens my anxiety and panic disorder.
All Racetams: Work very well for the first 1-3 days, but then all of a sudden completely stops working. Almost like I develop a tolerance that never goes away.
Various Choline Precursors (Choline Bitartate, CDP-Choline, Alpha GPC etc): They help, but so mildly that any benefit I get could be placebo effects.
Modafinil: Worsens my anxiety and gave me a Fever and a Rash.
L-tyrosine: Makes me very angry and causes me to sweat profusely, it does not improve any of my disorders.
Rhodiola: Tried for 3 months, no effects.
Bacopa: Tried once and it caused vomiting and painful diarrhea. No improvement in my disorders.
AlCAR: No effects.
Kava Kava: Makes me feel drunk. Does not improve my ADHD but does help with anxiety and depression. However the muscle relaxation and sedation makes it very difficult to do anything.
Ritalin: Cures my ADHD and depression but makes me extremely anxious/paranoid. The crash from Ritalin makes me very suicidal and has made me come very close to suicide multiple times.
Coca Leaf: Helps tremendously with all my disorders. Makes it easier to focus especially with long term use. Makes anxiety more bearable and has cured my panic disorder. I have also noticed that it gives me a sort of clean stimulation that does not increase anxiety and panic attacks like caffeine and Ritalin does. In fact it has proven very helpful for reducing stress and has improved my digestive health as it has very strong anti-nauseant and anti-diarrhea effects.
Currently I am only taking Coca leaf in the form of Coca tea or chewing. Even though it has helped tremendously, I still sometimes find it to be not enough and I still do have troubles focusing as well as hyperactivity (Always Pacing, Fidgeting in place, cannot stand still etc.).
I have currently been looking into other herbs/supplements to try.
So far I have been looking at Mucuna Pruriens and Chinese skullcap.
Mucuna contains the direct precursors to both dopamine and serotonin.
Chinese skullcap contains Oroxylin A(A Potent Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor) and Wogonin(Has an anti-anxiety effect without producing sedation or muscle relaxation).
Have any of you had any success using either one of these herbs for the disorders I have?
Also Is there any other supplements/herbs that you guys recommend that I try?
Thanks.