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D-amphetamine salt combo. Stimulant.

Tried several meds beforehand, many just made me nauseated or straight-up didn't work, so my doc prescribed me "generic adderall".

Changed my entire life. No longer fucking stuff up (as much lol) or living in filth. I have a memory now. I have energy. I get out of bed now and don't uncontrollably fall asleep sporadically throughout the day anymore. I have the courage to try new things. My anxiety is at all-time low.

I don't have insurance and a months supply costs me around 35$ - 40$ with a goodRX coupon. I have a wonderful pharmacy that doesn't treat me like a criminal, and I'm so thankful and happy.

Been on meds for 10+ years now!

Doctor picked them, one by one until something worked.

Can't believe I used to be afraid of "losing myself" or other shit like that and delayed getting help for 12 years after my initial self diagnosis.

Amphetamines all the way, for a good 25 years now. Started on dexedrine initially, now I'm on generic Adderall (amphetamine salts + dexedrine).

Time release messes with me so I just take the straight shit.

Anything else I've tried just makes me feel "medicated." Amphetamines make me feel like a normal person.

You can give input but ultimately you don't get to pick them...your prescriber picks them

I tried Vyvanse for a while. It fixes my ADHD really good, but also I only sleep 2-5 hours a night. I did that for too long before moving to Adderall. It doesn't work as well but my wife was about ready to stab me for keeping her up. Also that little sleep can't be good for you.

I'm on generic Adderall, XR and instant release. My doctor started me on just the instant release for like a month to see how it went, and it was ok but the crash/comedown was rough (headaches mostly!). She then put me on just the XR which kinda worked but was far less effective. Now I take a combo, and it avoids the problems with each individual med.

I take a 10mg XR and 5mg instant in the morning, and then around lunch I take another 5mg instant. It's been like 11 months of that combo and it's still working well, though I do tend to not take it on weekends which might be helping avoid tolerances going up too quickly!

My insurance pays for most of it, I think 30 days for each is like $10 or $20 total.

In France we have methylphenidate, so we take that, I was taking Ritalin but they were out, so I tried medikinet and it works the same except it's actually in stock 🤷 I wish I could try other stuff see if it works better :(

Doctor picked it. Vyvanse.

I did adderall for a few years, then straterra but had a real bad time on that one, so I switched to vyvanse.

I didn't. Was prescribed Concerta as a kid, but because I'm also autistic, it overstimulated me and made me whack, so I stopped. Honestly should have just had coffee, idk why there's a stigma against giving caffeine to kids but not a drug that's extremely similar to amphetamine or cocaine

I'm fucking rawdogging life. Diagnosed when I was young, never taken meds. Been thinking that might not be working out best though.

Ritalin, lowest dose.

I started with Ritalin in elementary school, went to Concerta during high school, and went back to Ritalin during and after college.

I thought I was supposed to feel the medication being active, so when my body would adjust to my current dosage after a few months and I stopped feeling it I thought I needed to have the dosage upped again a few times. At a certain point, when on Concerta, I noticed it was causing problems for me and dropped my dosage down and stopped entirely for a few years.

Taking low dose Ritalin with a meal in the morning is the way to go so it slowly activates through the day, this has been sufficient for a while now for me. As by doing it this way I was able to get through college and it now helps me excel in the workplace. I hope this helps!

My doctor picked it. Adderall XR.

Did some experimenting Freshman year of high school and wound up with Ritalin because the side effects were the most bearable.

Went through 5 different meds before finding one that worked, that's how. Not a fun experience.

Mostly just talk to your doc, tell them your concerns about your current meds, all that jazz. They'll generally set you on the right path.

Adderall worked best of the meds I'd tried. Unfortunately it's a massive pain in the ass to get

With the help of a doctor and a long time trial and erroring

Took the one stimulant that was approved for adults (there's 2 now).

I'll stop being unhelpful now.

Tried whichever ones the head doctor prescribed, changed until I found one that didn’t have massive side effects. The first 2 completely eliminated my appetite.

I tried every damn one of them and then tried some of them again.

cost plus drugs give me 90 day supply for about $45 of strattera without insurance, I’ve been using that since my health insurance has a carve out for mental health…

I tried them all

@ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling We have this insane notion that doctors prescribe medicines and evaluate results instead of self medicating