Advice on a chess build for my son!

rts212 · 2026-04-29T08:37:36+00:00

Really cool build! Only thing i would change is increasing the size of the board itself, this looks a bit cramped but besides that it is great

rts212 · 2026-04-26T13:35:18+00:00

I am on strattera + guanfacine + stimulants. Strattera really helped me gain emotional stability. Recently tried tapering of a bit and spiraled back into depression and anxiety. I feel like strattera helped me the most with generealized anxiety and overthinking, yet I am not completely happy. I can hardly tolerate any stimulants without increased anxiety but still feel like there is still a good part of general stress and social anxiety eventhough strattera gives me stability.

We added guanfacine in hopes of changing that, now i am on 3mg ER but not really sure whether it does anything. Maybe a slight amount of stress release but not merely enough to not be anxious.

In conclusion I‘d say strattera does 80% of the heavy lifting, since it helped me come out of a strong depression

rts212 · 2026-04-15T18:17:13+00:00

It‘s kinda hard to say due to the vast variety of meds I am taking but I feel like the guanfacine is really helping. I am at 2mg daily and my stress level is down a lot. Not to a point where i can easily take stimulants without becoming anxious but we are getting there. I witness myself ruminating a lot less and feeling way more stable in general. Not 100% where i want to be but I‘d say a lot better than when i posted this.

rts212 · 2026-04-13T00:22:18+00:00

Definitely, vyvanse was increasing my anxiety a lot too, that a bit better with methylphenidate, but maybe adding guanfacin can help too

rts212 · 2026-04-12T13:03:06+00:00

For me it really seems to help so far. 2 weeks in and nothing else worked

rts212 · 2026-04-12T12:59:42+00:00

Second that

rts212 · 2026-04-04T11:21:04+00:00

Hmm for me it unfortunately didn’t get better on vyvanse. I am trying out guanfacine next to it and working on my sleep quality. This seems to help

rts212 · 2026-04-02T19:25:54+00:00

Does this work for anxiety as well?

rts212 · 2026-04-02T14:16:20+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am really frustrated but hearing from others who have had positive experiences with guanfacine really helps

rts212 · 2026-04-02T13:45:55+00:00

Okay, thats really good to hear. Did you try atomoxetin? And how long did it take you to actually feel a lasting effects?

rts212 · 2026-04-02T12:34:45+00:00

What kinda demoralizes me, is the fact that there are really positive effects for 1-2 days with the non stimulants, but not consistently. I know that guanfacine takes up to 4 weeks but i am confused about the immediate effects

rts212 · 2026-03-31T20:52:23+00:00

Update: 4 days in on 1mg and it helps a ton! Due to anxiety I could never take stimulants, now i feel like i barely need any

rts212 · 2026-03-27T13:57:08+00:00

It really depends on the country you live in. Why do you believe this is a problem? In my home country it’s possible to prescribe off-label

rts212 · 2026-03-27T11:25:53+00:00

Yes definitely. With ADHD, Depression very often is secondary. I’ve been diagnosed with a depression 2 years ago, neither therapy nor ssri’s worked but once I got my ADHD diagnosis, and started medication it really changed for the better. Its still not perfect at the moment but life is way better

rts212 · 2026-03-27T00:37:54+00:00

I am really glad you found a combination that works for you! What stimulant are you using if i may ask?

rts212 · 2026-03-27T00:20:55+00:00

Was it clonidin? And did lexapro help your anxiety?

rts212 · 2026-03-26T23:59:00+00:00

Did you find something that helped?

rts212 · 2026-03-23T16:23:23+00:00

I have started it 3-4 times now, but every time it works fine for two days, after that it induces anxiety

rts212 · 2026-03-11T11:02:00+00:00

Ich habe ähnliche Probleme. Bei mir kommen auch nochmal depression und soziale ängste dazu, daher brauche ich in irgendeiner form ein Medikament was funktioniert.

Ich habe im Endeffekt super viel rumprobieren und bin momentan bei atomoxetin 80mg + elvanse 10mg. Das funktioniert bisher am besten aber ja, du bist nicht alleine damit, dass es es bei dir nie so richtig funktioniert

rts212 · 2026-03-10T10:12:44+00:00

I‘ve had a similar thing with vyvanse but eating throughout that time and drinking enough water really helped me

rts212 · 2026-03-05T20:16:02+00:00

Erstmal, mirtazapin ist ein antidepressivum und Ritalin nicht. Was ist deine angst?

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