I mean, isn't adderal some kind of amphetamine? They give us speed because our brain wiring makes it chill out instead of tweak out.
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I didn't forget, I just havent gotten around to it yet... because it's in a draw 5 feet from where I'm sitting
this keeps happening
I had a screw up at the pharmacy a few months ago and they didn't refill my Adderall. I think it just got missed when some other scrips were filled. A month later I happened to be by the pharmacy so I swung in to try and finally get my Adderall refill. They pointed out that the prescription was from a month ago and asked why I hadn't asked about the refill sooner. To which I replied "Because I've been out of my ADHD meds."
And meanwhile, people with the extra executive dysfunction care package: I will absolutely remember to pick them up again tomorrow
This was such a good special.
It’s addictive to non-ADHD people.
To people with ADHD, it simply helps them function more “normally”.
Source: am neurospicy
The dosage prescribed to ADHD patients is also very tame compared to a regular recreational dose
For example, someone i knew 10 years ago told me they'd take 50mg of dexamphetamine one weekend (10 pills), then 100mg the next (20 pills)
a normal starting dose is like, 5mg or 10mg at a time (1 or 2 pills). It's such a low dose I've heard people say they would be scared to take it because it (apparently) correlates with psychosis, which i doubt
We (the neurospicy people) get that. It would be nice if the rest of the world (or at least the medical establishment) caught on.
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Well... yeah?
For people with ADHD, you're just effectively bringing certain brain chemical levels (or your brain's response to existing chemicals) to a more typically normal baseline.
For people without ADHD, your levels are already typically normal, so now you're just getting high as fuck.
I'm so grateful that I forgot to take mine like 3 days a week, because whenever the refill is due (weird timing on this post, I'm in line at the pharmacy now) they say they're on back order and mt doctor has to call in a different strength pill. My refill dates gets pushed further into the month each month until it loops back around, and my system can't ever figure out when to take the meds because some months I have extended release, some months instant release, some months a mix of the two. Sometimes it's 20mg tablets, sometimes 10s, sometimes 30s, sometimes 5s. It's very confusing for someone who can barely remember to take their meds when they're on meds.
But yeah, accidently skipping like 3 days a week means I have some to get through the week+ of "it's in back order, call your PCP and ask them to write it for 1 billion 5mg extended release tablets, please"
I often think about how my inability to consistently take my medication, to fill my prescriptions in a timely manner, and to keep up with med check appointments with my doctor are all undeniable proof that I have ADHD. I wish there was a way to use that to relax the restrictions for getting my medication. Like, if I procrastinate filling ten prescriptions for so long they expire, can I get my meds delivered to my house instead? lol.
Yeap... States requiring in patient visitations for certain schedules of drugs are basically conservative politicians and insurance companies doing the hand shake meme.
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The restrictions are probably about non-ADHD people seeking the same meds. Turns out it works for them also.
Isn't it the case that one of the better signs of ADHD is ADHD medication is not addictive for you? That is what I recall hearing back in the 1990s when ADHD was first becoming a thing we treated.
Dopamine is a component in habit-forming behaviors, drugs that elevate dopamine levels therefore may be habit-forming. People with ADHD have a form of dopamine deprivation or pathway insufficiency, so a drug that increases dopamine levels just makes them feel normal (when used as directed).
I'm in that finding out phase at the moment. Based on a conversation with my GP she prescribed 5mg extended release Adderall while I'm waiting on my neurologist testing next month. This dose doesn't "hit me" or make me feel feel necessarily different, but I've been shocked at moments where I've completed something I've started and I don't have the overwhelming urge to take a nap and check out for the rest of the day because I have no more resources to function with!
I'm terrible with remembering vitamins or supplements, so when I go to bed at night I have an insulated cup full of ice and water next to my bed that I rest my glasses on. I balance the pill bottle on top of my glasses. When I wake up I reach for my glasses and end up with a pill bottle in my hand so I take it before I get out of bed. I'm blind without my glasses, so so far so good.
Excellent routine hack, well done.
I'd say it's more like it doesn't make us high
Addiction can take many forms, one of which is based around withdraw. With regular use, it sometimes becomes impossible to get up in the morning without it. But this is different than how it seems to be for neurotypical people (as I'm sure many of us have seen it when sharing our meds in our youth)
For neurotypical people, amphetamines make them slightly manic, not just just energized but also euphoric. With ADHD, instead it's more like gaining clarity, the task that looks like a mountain is reduced just to the path through it. It's like dropping weight, all the imaginary baggage required for a thing is just gone, and you can just do it
Give most people strong stimulants and ask them to meditate and they'll grind their teeth and twitch with unrealized energy. Give one to someone with adhd, and they'll find it easier to be still than they ever have
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Well, fuck me for getting addicted to my ADHD medicine, I guess. Lol.
I don't have my meds at the moment, which sucks. But it's not the first time I've come off them. It's not really a huge deal. It sucks, but only because I don't have the medicine I need, but it's not like I'm shivering and sweating, unable to function. It's just more like, "Well, shit." At least for me. I miss my Vyvanse.
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