BBC3,
Only my opinion, but based on experience.
I too have taken adderall for a few years (not that high of a dose). I also take Lexapro. I recently started
TRT with 800mg of pellets and taking 250iu of
hCG eod. Because of testicular atrophy I have recently switched to 500iu e3d.
I can tell you that adderall is nasty. I don't take it as often. My theory is that the dopamine level increases you get from increased
testosterone help to combat the need for the dopamine level increases you get from adderrall. I can tell you that when I initially started my
TRT protocal that adderrall made me anxious. I would suggest coming down on the adderall. Drink a small cup of coffee in the morning the first day you come down on your dosage. The shortness of breath probably has to do with anxiety (I have been there and been confused thinking it was asthma. Since you are on a good bit of exogenous
testosterone, the 2500iu of
hCG is too much. From what I have read on the board, I think that dose is wasteful and does more harm than good.
If you had a spike in dopamine levels, you possible dropped your seratonin levels further causing anxiety. The good news is that most of this should pass if you are not going to take that high of a hCG dose again. But again, try coming down on your adderall now that your TT is going up. I find if I take a high dose of adderall that the crash or come down is hard -- I am mentally burned out and so tired that it further increases anxiety because I want to sleep (viscious cycle). Since I have started
TRT, I have not taken adderall many days and been fine. Try to differientiate between the clinical function of adderall and your desire to have that "speed" feeling that can be addictive.