Q: my son has tried three different adhd meds and they all make his anxiety worse...anyone have advice?
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My son has been on concerta, ritalin, almost everything known to man, adderall increased his heart rate to 145 bpm. we has to rush him to the ER on his 8th birthday. I would take to his doctor about the anxiety. My doctor put my son on Anti depressents a very light does to help with the anxiety.