Adderall alternatives?
Hello fam. I’ve been taking dextroamphetamine 10mg twice a day for about a year, and it’s been genuinely life-changing for me. I’m a 41yo single mom and software dev who works from home.
I recently had a bad scare with my blood pressure that landed me in the emergency room, and now I have blood pressure meds and a cardiologist. My primary care doctor (who prescribes my bp meds) has a strong stigma against psychiatric meds and wants me to stop taking adderall. He’s 1000% sure my bp will come down if I stop taking it. The problem is, my entire life will fall apart without adhd medication. I’ve tried a non-stimulant medication in the past (Strattera) and it helped maybe 50% and only for a few months until I started feeling no effect.
My psychiatrist is also saying she can’t continue prescribing Adderall until I get my bp down. It’s come down significantly but is still high.
tl;dr Does anyone with high blood pressure take meds for adhd that don’t interfere with their bp? Is there any drug that’s comparable to adderall?