Stratera actually isn't a controlled substance since it's not a stimulant (it's an NRI), but my Ambien is, so I know the pain. It's literally easier for me to get legal weed in multiple states around me than it is to get Ambien, which I've been taking for like 20 years.

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What's that? You can message through the app to refill all the other ones easily but not the magic one requires calls and in-person visits to remember and juggle? Cool cool cool.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Fortunately they can write up 3 Rx and then send to the pharmacy every month until my next appt.

Of course my pharmacy can't get the stuff due to the shortage so I have been without for 2wks now. It's a process to have the Rx sent over to a different pharmacy. Easy for someone normal. But ADHD without meds? Yeah.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Cure"

Fking lol

[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And stimulants are insanley addictive, terrible for you, and make you go crazy

[–] You999@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

**in a non ADHD brain

Stimulates are not as addictive for people suffering from ADHD because it physically effects us differently. If you have ADHD then you have issues with negatively skewed dopamine responses and stimulates help by inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine causing the dopamaturgic response to seem more powerful than what it is (because again I can't stress this enough the dopamine response does not function correctly) (source)

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

i understand the sentiment and I appreciate the irony but medication is only as much a 'cure' for ADHD as 'having no legs' can be 'cured' by a wheelchair.

[–] sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stimulant medication isn't a cure, you don't have to take it every day, and it doesn't matter when you take it as long as its far enough away from when you sleep.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nonstimulant medication is also not a cure. There is no cure for ADHD. It's like saying there's a cure for schizophrenia (not comparing the two as issues). Some things don't get cured, they just get the severity lessened.