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[-] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 166 points 8 months ago

Aaaaaand sometimes is a "controlled substance" so you have to get a new prescription every month. No 90 day supply, refills, or auto renew. 🥲

[-] Promethiel@lemmy.world 77 points 8 months ago

What's that? You can message through the app to refill all the other ones easily but not the magic one requires calls and in-person visits to remember and juggle? Cool cool cool.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

Fortunately they can write up 3 Rx and then send to the pharmacy every month until my next appt.

Of course my pharmacy can't get the stuff due to the shortage so I have been without for 2wks now. It's a process to have the Rx sent over to a different pharmacy. Easy for someone normal. But ADHD without meds? Yeah.

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[-] xpinchx@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

I fucking hate this, and I moved so now my doctor is 30 minutes away. I could find a new doctor but, you know... adhd

[-] You999@sh.itjust.works 23 points 8 months ago

I can deal with calling to get a new prescription every month but all the other bullshit that comes with my medication being a controlled substance is what I fucking hate. Oh we are sorry but your prescription is out of stock because the DEA is worried about diversion... Oh and don't call other pharmacies because you are shopping pharmacies and now we are going to flag you...

[-] OftenWrong@startrek.website 24 points 8 months ago

Also god forbid you might need to refill early if you're going out of town or something. I knew they'd get weird about that so I just refilled it late when I got back and they made me piss in a cup for two months in a row. For refilling late because that could indicate I was selling it apparently???? I still get so upset remembering it. I can't believe how they're allowed to treat us sometimes.

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[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

Stratera actually isn't a controlled substance since it's not a stimulant (it's an NRI), but my Ambien is, so I know the pain. It's literally easier for me to get legal weed in multiple states around me than it is to get Ambien, which I've been taking for like 20 years.

[-] OftenWrong@startrek.website 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ritalin is the only medication I've taken for the last 15 years and I stg someone still fucking hassles me at least once every few months. Either it's insurance, the doctor, or the pharmacy. Someone ALWAYS makes it a pain in the ass. It's beyond absurd how many hoops I still jump through after over a decade of the same dose of the same medication.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

Adderall here, and yeah it's nuts how much I have to fight to get the shit I have been taking since I was 10? 12?, I dunno when it's been a few decades

[-] MrShankles@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago

Pre-authorization gang! Doesn't matter that I'm regularly prescribed by the same doctor for over 10 years... my insurance wants to double check once a year to make sure it's still "medically necessary". Like yeah, my ADHD might just fucking go away one day. I fucking wish it would ya assholes, but could we not hold my script for 3 extra days, every year, just to "make sure" I'm not cured‽

[-] Loonesota@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

I have to renew mine every 28 days... Because it's so incredibly dangerous that they don't trust the public with any longer prescriptions. I hate it but ahhh, the things I do for that juicy methylphenidate...

[-] OftenWrong@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago

Aaaaand if your doctor gets a stick up their ass they can humiliate you with piss tests all they want and you can either endure it or go back into the unmedicated TV static 🥳

[-] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

That's terrible! Thankfully I've never had a Dr give me a hard time for ADHD meds. Is there any chance you could see a different Dr in your area? You don't deserve to be treated like that.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

That's harsh. It's controlled where I'm from but that just means I can't refill on day 89.

[-] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 months ago

Oh my God dude it's such a pain! Also I can't refill on day 30. I have to be completely out, but the pharmacies don't open until 9. So if you need to be a work at 9, you get to pick between being late for work or nit taking medication. 🙃

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[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 125 points 8 months ago
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[-] Draegur@lemm.ee 104 points 8 months ago

i understand the sentiment and I appreciate the irony but medication is only as much a 'cure' for ADHD as 'having no legs' can be 'cured' by a wheelchair.

[-] sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 63 points 8 months ago

Stimulant medication isn't a cure, you don't have to take it every day, and it doesn't matter when you take it as long as its far enough away from when you sleep.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Nonstimulant medication is also not a cure. There is no cure for ADHD. It's like saying there's a cure for schizophrenia (not comparing the two as issues). Some things don't get cured, they just get the severity lessened.

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[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

I could never remember if I took my pills, so I bought one of those weekly pill organizers. I used it for a few weeks...But now I don't feel like filling it up each week, so I just take them in the morning when I go to the bathroom... Then later on in the afternoon I wonder if I have taken my pills because I was on autopilot in the morning.

[-] Boddhisatva@kbin.social 22 points 8 months ago

When I go to bed I put my pill bottle in one place. When I take the pill in the morning, I put it in a different place. I've considered buying one of those timer bottle caps. They fit generic pill bottles and have timer built into the top. You can look at the timer and see how long it's been since you opened the bottle last.

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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I would go nuts or od if not for the pill organizer. Refilling sucks. But I sigh loudly every Sunday and manage to do it lol

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[-] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 8 months ago

Don't bother filling it. Close it at the end, and pop open the lid for each day. I keep my pills in the bottle.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Yes but how do you remember to do that every day?

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[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

Oh shoot! My Focalin!! Thanks for the reminder.

[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago

My insurance/doctor told me about focalin and I swear it sounds like some made up ADHD med like in South Park or something

soothing voice talk to your doctor about Focusil today

That’s honestly what it sounds like to me

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[-] Mikufan@ani.social 26 points 8 months ago

Taking it before dressing up helps.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 31 points 8 months ago

You've introduced a new problem

[-] Mikufan@ani.social 18 points 8 months ago
[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Dressing up as a functional adult.

[-] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 10 points 8 months ago

I.e. “playing pretend”

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

"I like your outfit."

"Good, because I'm not wearing this uncomfortable outfit for me."

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[-] Promethiel@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What do you mean at the same time!?

[-] ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Oh shit. I forgot to take my pill. Thanks for reminding me.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Huh? You don't need to take it at the same time. It'll just impact your sleep if you take it too late. If you have extended release you just have a smaller window of time. Having a structured routine is an important part of tx anyway

[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 8 points 8 months ago

I always made it the first thing I did every morning. Get out of bed, pop a vyvanse.

[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

What if getting out of bed is the hard part?

[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Keep the pills next to the bed, take one, then give yourself permission to lie back down. Eventually your meds will start to kick in and itll be easier to get up.

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