[danceislife]

I've posted on here a few times now so i'm sure a few of the wonderful regulars who reply to my posts know that i've had a hard time with my diagnosis. I had an awful reaction from my family, and a hard time in school, and than things were good for a while but than I switched medication. I was on Vyvanse for almost two months and it was amazing. It worked so well and I actually felt normal. I could function!!!! But than my mom decided to switch to something cheaper because a month supply of vyvanse is over 100 dollars or something and we don't have insurance. I switched to Concerta (and I was reassured that it was not the generic brand but the real thing) and it did not work. I had it planned with my doctor to try two weeks of the lower dose than two weeks of the higher dose. They both did NOTHING. I didn't even feel any of the regular side effects associated with ADD medication like decreased appetite or a dry mouth or anything like that. It did nothing and I was back to not being aware of anything and constantly being in a zoned out state. It has been rough. I stopped taking it because it wasn't doing anything anyways. I guess my sadness could be associated with just being off of something that helped me put my thoughts together, helped me actually have a conversation with someone. Something that I wasn't dependant on, but something that helped me reach the potential i've had all along. I asked my mom a week ago to make an appointment with my doctor and she hasn't yet. I guess it kind of goes back to her not understanding and my family thinking i'm over reacting or dependant on drugs.
I'm just so frustrated. So frustrated with the fact that i've had a taste of my ADHD being virtually gone, and now its back WORSE than ever. I can see its impact on my friendships and my academics all over again. I know the answer here is probably just to make sure I can go back to my doctor but I fear that he will just make me stick with increasing doses of concerta. I've read forums with ppl saying they reached the max dose and still not feeling any effects with concerta. Meanwhile I was on the lowest dose of vyvanse and it worked perfectly the first day I had it. I just want to go back on vyvanse, or something that works!!!! But I feel that i'm just going to be wasting my time with trial and error on concerta. How can I explain this concern to my doctor without seeming crazy. How can I cope if thats the path i'm going on. I just want to be able to function again, and i've been working harder than everyone else my entire life because my ADHD makes me have to incorporate time to try and calm my thoughts down enough so actually do homework or see a friend. I guess this sadness is just me being sad because I'm back to untreated ADHD, and i'm back to facing the stigma with my family, and i'm back to feeling like i'm incapable. I need to find some strength. I need to find some confidence. Idk how long it will be until I can find a medication that works for me, so how do I cope until than? How can I be happy living with something that impacts every aspect of my life. How do you guys do it...

[-jimi-]

I haven't had my ritalin for almost two years because my doctors messed up. I thought I would never get that med back. It really helped. Then a new doc says I can have it back. I feel happy. Then she says, she don't prescribe IR, just XR, and XR does not help me at all unless I open up the capsules, then it helps a little. But also (breaking capsules or not) it gives me nausea.

So. I get used to the idea of never having it again. You know the sadness. Then I get it back. But I don't.

Anyway. They switched you from one class to another class of meds. No wonder you feel different. Why did they not switch you to adderall? It is chemically related to vyvanse. concerta is not at all chemically related to vyvanse. Adderall isn't all that expensive I think?

[Miswimmy1]

I didn't think that brand name Concerta is that cheap either. As for generic, I personally feel as though the generic is not effective.

Have you spoken with your pdoc about other options to try? I'm personally on Focalin which has been great.

[xiare]

Maybe your doctor would call in a different prescription based on a phonecall stating "this didn't work", so you don't have to go in for a visit.

Or you could make the appointment, yourself.

Or you could tell your mom you're willing to pay for the $100/mo, yourself. You can work online. It's tedious, but you can definitely make at least $100/mo.

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