TToB: Most young adult ADHD patients stop taking their meds within 12 months. Tough or Bluff???
Added 2024-05-14 12:00:03 +0000 UTCComments
I was diagnosed a couple of years ago and one generic manufacturer gave me migraines and the worst nausea. I had no idea the formulas could vary so much between generics! I finally put it together and looked it up, apparently the Lannett Co version of adderall gave a lot of people a similar reaction!
Sarah Steppling
2024-05-17 18:52:54 +0000 UTCI'm an adult, diagnosed this year and taking generic Adderall for 3 months. It's changed my life. But the last refill I got a different manufacturer, and had terrible side effects and loss of efficacy. Anecdotally, this seems common. Are you aware of any research into this phenomenon, and could it be that a washout period between switching generics could help with the transition? Anyway, I could see this, or lacking persistence to find the right dose/class/combination of drugs, coupled with the stigma of the drug class being enough to discourage young people from staying on the course. Which is truly sad given that ADHD medication has the best efficacy of almost any other drug in the market.
maghen farris
2024-05-16 00:18:59 +0000 UTCIt’s TOUGH! Researchers analyzed data from over a million ADHD patients around the world, and they found that most people stop taking their medication within a relatively short period of time, even though their prescriber recommended otherwise. (DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00332-2)
Psychology In Seattle
2024-05-14 23:44:58 +0000 UTCcontinuously taking my meds? in this medication shortage? in this economy? 😂
Andy
2024-05-14 23:27:12 +0000 UTCin the US? if so yes… all I hear is how no one can afford any essential medicine.
D H
2024-05-14 17:47:27 +0000 UTCI wonder if it differs depending on the country. I know the US is having issues with shortages of things like Adderall, plus ADHD patients have to see their doctor more frequently and be drug tested to ensure that they're taking their meds. I'm in Canada and haven't had issues accessing meds (although I'm on Dexedrine not Adderall), I haven't had to see my doctor for a year, and I've never been drug tested. I feel like the harder it is to get access to meds, the more likely people are to stop taking them.
Laura Stewart
2024-05-14 17:09:07 +0000 UTCExactly this! I am 61 and experiencing this! Also, if only the brand name is in stock, my co-pay is too high for me to afford at times. And because it is a controlled substance, they won't let you refill until you are out. If you could refill ahead, there would be less chance of a gap. It is hard to function when you are accustomed to the energy boost it gives, there is a week or more when I have a hard time getting up on time, fall asleep in the afternoon, or am just feeling lethargic all day. I hate the sudden withdrawal.
Lisa Smith
2024-05-14 15:13:12 +0000 UTCWow. Never thought about meds as a form of invalidation or as a boon to just get on the level with others. Explains a lot.
SojoLife
2024-05-14 14:03:01 +0000 UTCI'd say tough. When I was in college, I tried really hard to get through school without my medication because I was convinced I could do anything if I really put my mind to it and I felt like my medication invalidated any academic accomplishments. I can see how others in my situation would feel the same way.. My grades tanked and I have since learned to see my medication as a tool to bring me up to the same level as my peers and not be ashamed by it.
David Acernese
2024-05-14 13:54:59 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, the nature of ADHD makes it feel downright 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 to keep up with stuff like insurance and monthly doctor check-ins, IF you can find an available in-network provider. Plus staying motivated to call umpteen different pharmacies due to the med shortage, while feeling shamed for exhibiting drug-seeking behavior. Calling back your doc to ask her to resend the controlled substance rx to the one place you found that has it this month… It’s too easy to give up, especially when you’re unmedicated! This is my experience and why I’ve been off and on my meds.
Sarah Steppling
2024-05-14 13:17:11 +0000 UTCI think it could be Tough! It can be hard to be regimented with meds as an ADHD person, and for me, there are chunks of time where my symptoms are not as impairing as in other contexts. Like going to school- I must take my meds. But doing a manual labor job, I do pretty much fine without meds. I’ll just take them on days when I have a lot going on and know I will struggle organizing myself- or when I have admin work to do. All this to say, it’s easy to get out of habit.
Boxxie!
2024-05-14 12:52:39 +0000 UTCTough if they were diagnosed and prescribed as a child.
MK
2024-05-14 12:03:10 +0000 UTC
