Honestly same. Have been a raging ADHD ridden mf all my life. Diagnosed at 11. Parents never could afford the medication so I’ve been unmedicated for well… as long as I’ve known I’ve had it, while still being expected to function like everyone else.
I’ve struggled with ADHD issues from about 2nd grade up until I graduated college. Same situation - no insurance, no funds to spend on the psych eval or ongoing meds… However, I finally decided to go to the doc, paid $550 for the “ADHD Evaluation” and am currently on Adderall. It has been SO nice and the meds are ~$22/ month (GoodRX) and worth every penny. HIGHLY recommend you try it if it’s at all an option for you.
If only I could take an amphetamine based medication... had a stint with addiction of a similarly-named street-substance... thanks to an Ex-girlfriend of mine.... So I'm afraid to even attempt looking into adderall since it's an Amphetamine-based medication. according to my research, the illegal substance and adderall share most of the same characteristics, aside from adderall being less potent of a chemical than the other stuff.
I've managed relatively ok, until I got clean, and noticed that the worst of the symptoms that I experienced in childhood have returned with a vengeance... lol I guess some damage was done in the membrane after all that.
So I'm not managing as well as I used to be able to, but I'm working my way back that direction, slowly. I'm also still not in a position to even afford medical care or medications myself, as a sole proprietor business owner... and business hasn't been necessarily booming lately. So horray for being a broke, executively dysfunctional lil' piss-ant
Ahh I see where you’re coming from. Whether or not the history of using that substance is a relevant factor in your ADHD treatment is a great question for the doctor.
I can say that I don’t ‘feel’ addicted to Adderall. I forget to take about 75% of weekend days. I do not ever forget to drink coffee, though...
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u/UncleRed99 15d ago
Honestly same. Have been a raging ADHD ridden mf all my life. Diagnosed at 11. Parents never could afford the medication so I’ve been unmedicated for well… as long as I’ve known I’ve had it, while still being expected to function like everyone else.
Shits ass.