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Could Tight Head, Neck And Face, Popping Ears With Brain Fog While Being On Adderall Related To Anxiety?

Hello, I ve been taking Adderall IR for a year now with no major physical side effects, however as of recently I got pretty painful sore throat and swollen tonsils. So i chalked it up to dehydration as my sinuses were super swollen and dry as well. After 2 days the sore throat subsided with plenty of decaf tea, lozenges etc. Now whenever i take any adderall whatsoever, as little as 10mg, the left side of my head gets really tight and i get ear popping, like sinus pressure. Only its kind of scary to have half of your face get tight, first thing you think of is stroke. So i chewed some aspirin to see if that would help, it didn t. That was last night. I went to sleep, woke up fine. Took 10mg, again instant face and neck tightness, is this anxiety related? A typical sideffect? My heart is beating fast or anything. However, the tightness is accompanied by brain fog, like dreaminess, I m thinking its anxiety. Thanks
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
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Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
It could be caused by adderall as an adverse drug reaction. It is possible that some of the medicines that you had taken during your episode of cold could be intercating with your adderall. IT would be wise to be off your ADHD medicines for a few weeks and then give it a second try. If it is occurring exclusively after taking the medicines then it may not be anxiety.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D
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Could Tight Head, Neck And Face, Popping Ears With Brain Fog While Being On Adderall Related To Anxiety?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. It could be caused by adderall as an adverse drug reaction. It is possible that some of the medicines that you had taken during your episode of cold could be intercating with your adderall. IT would be wise to be off your ADHD medicines for a few weeks and then give it a second try. If it is occurring exclusively after taking the medicines then it may not be anxiety. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D