Question: I have recently had some elevated BP and PR issues with "flushing" feelings and had to go to the ER because of it. I was also having shob and intermittent cp. The ER doc's recommended that I have an event monitor. They also found some cavernous lesions on my lungs & I will be f/u w/ a pulmonary on the 26th of this month. I have been under tremendous stress lately with my ex-husband of 4yrs, we have 2 children ages 12&15 that he is trying to get full custody of. It's has been hell and he has been harassing me like he has most of the time I have known him. Point is, my PC doc has taken me off my adderall which I do not think I can function w/o d/t my elevated BP issues. Even w/o my small dose of adderall, my BP is elevated. I don't think it is the drug. I know I have a panic disorder and am under tremendous stress. How can I talk to my doctor to make him understand that I need it to help me focus at work? That along with my viibryd for my depression has been working very well for me. W/o it, I am struggling terribly. My dr also advised that I also didn't take the BP meds the ER prescribed so that the event monitor could record what was "really going on" and he told me to just take my lorazepam instead. I rarely ever take it. I do not want to make a habit of taking that drug. Please advise.

When you say physical morbidity, are you suggesting I'm over weight? I'm 34, 5' .25" and weigh approx 110 lbs. I work out by doing yoga, zumba, and some parts of the P90x video work out. I also like to hike. Plus, my job keeps me hopping too!
I work in an emergency room as an health administrator. What I'm saying is that w/o that small 10mg dose of the adderall I have an extremely hard time focusing at work on my job. I'm all over the place and have to multitask all the time. I'm OCD/ADD. Believe me, the combo of viibryd/adderall was a miracle for me! I have an appt with him on Tues 3/19, I hope he considers keeping the combo for me. I like to be as normal as possible.