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Same. I was diagnosed with ADHD at eight and was put on stimulants then. Took them for 8 years and stopped. Now at 30, I'm on them again and all the anxiety and
by codyogden 5y ago
Same. I was diagnosed with ADHD at eight and was put on stimulants then. Took them for 8 years and stopped. Now at 30, I'm on them again and all the anxiety and depression that I was caused by or masking my issues with functioning just dissolved. I'm glad I finally let myself take them, but I still feel stigma around it.
Even still, the stigma is reinforced by arbitrary rules that presume I am an addict: "You can only have a 30 day supply," "we can't fill the pending 'script until 31 days after you last picked it up," "no, you can't get it early even if you're traveling for over a month. You'll need to find a pharmacy there to fill it."
- adhd1110101 5y agoYes. The irony of the temptation to buy the pills illegally to avoid that stigma is not lost on me.