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Many neurologists don't have a deep understanding of ADHD, so if I were to go to one, I'd need to find one that specializes in this field. My ADHD doctor was a
by mikevm 13y ago
Many neurologists don't have a deep understanding of ADHD, so if I were to go to one, I'd need to find one that specializes in this field. My ADHD doctor was a psychiatrist, by the way.
I agree with you about the Concerta. I have a short fuse, but Concerta made it much worse.
Unfortunately, I don't live in the US, and the only gov't subsidized ADHD medication is 'Ritalin'. That's right 'Ritalin'. Not even the active ingredient 'methylphenidate' (which is why Concerta is much more expensive than Ritalin around here).
I know some people report that methylphenidate based drugs doesn't work for them, and yet the amphetamine-based do (Adderall, Vyvanse, etc...), but if I get a prescription for either, they're going to be very expensive, and the import process for these kind of drugs is a bureaucratic nightmare.
I guess I'll just have to suck it up. Next year is my senior year, so the end is very near!
- benjamincburns 13y agoThis is a total tangent, but some of us in the USA look to countries with socialized/subsidized medicine programs as ideal. What country are you from?
- mikevm 13y agoI'm from Israel.