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What did you end up taking? Similar boat


Vyvanse works best for me. But Causes me a lot of pain. So I only rarely take it.


Was your doctor reluctant to prescribe it for occasional use? As I understand it, providers typically expect you take ADHD meds daily.

I ask because my attention issues are task-dependent, but doctors tend to view even the suggestion of occasional use as a red flag for recreational abuse.


> As I understand it, providers typically expect you take ADHD meds daily.

I don't think this is the case - mine recommends 5-6 days a week maximum to avoid building up tolerance, and I believe this is fairly standard advice. And occasional longer breaks are encouraged for the same reason.


Oddly enough I was prescribed it initially chronic fatigue syndrome and early onset dementia. Later figured out that Demtia was from autoimmune and other conditions

Later I got a proper diagnosis for adhd.




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