I live in the US and have free healthcare since I'm a student and low income. I (29 M) recently found out that since I was not diagnosed as a child with ADHD I don't get access to the slow release, stimulant meds at least that was what a letter sent to me had said.
I am currently prescribed adderall IR generic and its basically working except for the kinda yo-yo feelings and the unimaginable dry mouth. I've mitigated most of it by cutting my pills in half and taking it more often. During the summer it was so bad I had to stop using it since I was getting oral thrush occasionally from the dry mouth. I am considering filling out the paperwork to try to get vyvanse free for a year for low income. I was wondering if any of you know if I should expect the same side effects or if it is different enough that I might respond differently.
I do have an appt scheduled with my prescriber to ask the same thing, but am curious about the experiences some of you have had. I've gone through several different meds and this is the only IR that seems to work. I've got about 6 months of school left and should expect a job with better healthcare by then; but I am hoping to try a few other things to see if I can make it easier for myself until then.
Sorry for formatting this is my first post. Thanks in advance for any help.
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[–] Wheremahgibbs ago
Saw your post - The way Medicaid works (in most states, save for some of the "car on the front lawn" ones ), if name brand drugs are necessary for your ADD, your doctor lets the state know, and you pay the name brand co-pay of $1-10 bucks. When I was a poor college student, they tried to foist generic adderrall on me, and it is awful. I felt like I was having panic attacks. Went to the doctor, she handled it, and I got what I needed. Bear in mind this was 10 years ago or so. Vyvanse is non-stimulant, so it should be different. If you can't get it cleared, try generic Ritalin. Even though it's in the same family as Adderral, it could well effect you differently. I dropped about 40 pounds on Adderrall in college, but became a pack a day smoker, and didn't quit until 10 years afterwards. I studied and passed my stock brokers exam (Series 6 and 7 if you're keeping score) in 72 hours though, and then slept for two days.