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> Haven't been able to get my new prescription yet (ran out yesterday) but other than that, I take 30mg/day dexedrine XR. Heh, snap. I ran out of my medication

> Haven't been able to get my new prescription yet (ran out yesterday) but other than that, I take 30mg/day dexedrine XR. Heh, snap. I ran out of my medication yesterday and haven't got my new prescription either. What got me this month was that I only got 28 days worth of pills which is so petty - I don't get 31 days worth on the majority of months that have more than 30 days! But anyway, that aside I'm glad to be in the UK where I get my 108mg/day methylphenidate and 10mg/day Ramipril for a tenner a month. > I've consistently been recommended ritalin/methylphenidate as something to try, I do plan on trying it at some point but dexedrine helps me so much I don't think I need to go to anything else. I still want to try methylphenidate though to see how it is. Be aware that you might be underwhelmed when compared to dexedrine, the effects are way less obvious immediatetly - methylphenidate is closer to cocaine chemically than amphetamine in fact. There's an old (2006) book called "Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines" that's pretty interesting if you want more detail. > Probably~ I was somewhat high for 4-5 days at first but it was actually incredibly distracting because I would do crazy stuff like fall over in the shower because it felt too good for me to focus. That shower was just repaired, I nearly broke it again. Lol, I've managed to destroy a freezer and my own PC through amphetamine-induced over-zealous housecleaning sessions. > Always nice hearing someone else's viewpoint~ Likewise! If you've never watched this lecture from a renowned ADHD expert to parents of ADHD children about how it affects them then I found it very illuminating about a lot of the effects of ADHD that aren't so obvious but can have a profound influence upon your life i.e. having aphantasia explains why being told to "imagine this" was always something that frustrated me because I couldn't do it in the way the other person would be able to do - but I didn't know that I couldn't, and neither did they. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCAGc-rkIfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCAGc-rkIfo

LoganDark 4y ago
> that aside I'm glad to be in the UK where I get my 108mg/day methylphenidate and 10mg/day Ramipril for a tenner a month. ...it costs $50 just to get 15 days of Dexedrine. But that's with the complimentary "I had no idea my insurance wouldn't cover this" discount, which is only valid the first time. Now it'll be something like $300. That's almost half of the monthly income that the government took from us because we're apparently not poor enough to need it! (The government is wrong, btw.) > Be aware that you might be underwhelmed when compared to dexedrine, the effects are way less obvious immediatetly For me, the main differences between being medicated and unmedicated are: - I don't feel tired all fucking day, I can actually stay up until night time and then sleep for the night. As it should be. - I can do creative things like art or story writing without getting bored and giving up somehow, which INVARIABLY happens with ADHD. - I don't end up trapped in bed unable to get food when I'm hungry. Anything that does those three things is good enough for me. As long as it doesn't have side effects (after 2 weeks dexedrine no longer has any side effects other than reduced hunger). > having aphantasia explains why being told to "imagine this" was always something that frustrated me because I couldn't do it in the way the other person would be able to do - but I didn't know that I couldn't, and neither did they Honestly, I've always been aware of every single ADHD symptom that I have. It's just that I didn't know where they came from, I thought they came from laziness. I definitely don't have aphantasia to that degree or anywhere close. I can imagine entire scenes in my head, imagine being an Umbreon in a forest, walk around and feel the grass and the breeze and the sun and everything. It's just, you know, hard doing that for longer than 10 seconds before my brain gets bored. But it makes me incredibly upset when someone assumes that I can't do something because I'm not trying hard enough. Even people who know what ADHD is, seemingly don't believe that cases can get as bad as mine. That only comes from understanding that my case of ADHD is a disability. I didn't do that before when I thought I was just lazy. Ugh.
- spiralx 4y ago
  > That only comes from understanding that my case of ADHD is a disability. I didn't do that before when I thought I was just lazy. Ugh. Yeah, I had to recontextualise a lot of my life after getting my diagnosis, there's a real trick in not over- or under-blaming things on the condition, although I'm not sure if that would be as big a job if you already had lived with one condition - going by what you've said matching a close friend of mine who's also autistic and got an ADHD diagnosis a lot later in life. Anyway, I can't say if methylphenidate would work better for you but it should help with the things you listed, in my very subjective opinion. Good luck with things :)

LoganDark 4y ago

> that aside I'm glad to be in the UK where I get my 108mg/day methylphenidate and 10mg/day Ramipril for a tenner a month. ...it costs $50 just to get 15 days of Dexedrine. But that's with the complimentary "I had no idea my insurance wouldn't cover this" discount, which is only valid the first time. Now it'll be something like $300. That's almost half of the monthly income that the government took from us because we're apparently not poor enough to need it! (The government is wrong, btw.) > Be aware that you might be underwhelmed when compared to dexedrine, the effects are way less obvious immediatetly For me, the main differences between being medicated and unmedicated are: - I don't feel tired all fucking day, I can actually stay up until night time and then sleep for the night. As it should be. - I can do creative things like art or story writing without getting bored and giving up somehow, which INVARIABLY happens with ADHD. - I don't end up trapped in bed unable to get food when I'm hungry. Anything that does those three things is good enough for me. As long as it doesn't have side effects (after 2 weeks dexedrine no longer has any side effects other than reduced hunger). > having aphantasia explains why being told to "imagine this" was always something that frustrated me because I couldn't do it in the way the other person would be able to do - but I didn't know that I couldn't, and neither did they Honestly, I've always been aware of every single ADHD symptom that I have. It's just that I didn't know where they came from, I thought they came from laziness. I definitely don't have aphantasia to that degree or anywhere close. I can imagine entire scenes in my head, imagine being an Umbreon in a forest, walk around and feel the grass and the breeze and the sun and everything. It's just, you know, hard doing that for longer than 10 seconds before my brain gets bored. But it makes me incredibly upset when someone assumes that I can't do something because I'm not trying hard enough. Even people who know what ADHD is, seemingly don't believe that cases can get as bad as mine. That only comes from understanding that my case of ADHD is a disability. I didn't do that before when I thought I was just lazy. Ugh.

spiralx 4y ago
> That only comes from understanding that my case of ADHD is a disability. I didn't do that before when I thought I was just lazy. Ugh. Yeah, I had to recontextualise a lot of my life after getting my diagnosis, there's a real trick in not over- or under-blaming things on the condition, although I'm not sure if that would be as big a job if you already had lived with one condition - going by what you've said matching a close friend of mine who's also autistic and got an ADHD diagnosis a lot later in life. Anyway, I can't say if methylphenidate would work better for you but it should help with the things you listed, in my very subjective opinion. Good luck with things :)