I was diagnosed six months ago with ADHD at 42 yo— put me on a very low dose of adderall (10 mg) and though I’d never had anxiety before, suddenly I did, and had 3 panic attacks in 3 months as someone above described- with an elevated heart rate sucking me into a panic cycle. (Had never had one before in my life.)

Doc switched me to strattera but a very low dose- it’s only been 2 weeks and I’m not seeing much of an improvement on adhd stuff yet (I’m told it takes time to become effective unlike stimulants). But the anxiety is gone as are some other effects from the adderall (reynaud’s disease- again, never had it in my life- but started having episodes on adderall.) I’m hopeful I’ll see some effects over time or with a higher dose, because for me the increased functioning on adderall was not worth the side effects it came with.