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If you feel like writing more, I would be interested in reading a detailed description of your experiences. Both with getting access to the medication and its effects.
tl;dr get concerta, no other form of methylphenidate, get at least 36 mg. You will need to be disciplined from there on, use the med to lead to a life where you can eventually remove the med in a few years.
I took my first pill today, it was rough but not really, in the UK you have one-year-long wait times. I went to a different psychiatrist initially for years, on and off, he would only give atomoxetine, did not do fuck all, my co-founder harangued me for concerta for days, I went to the public psychiatric hospital, and they coud not recommend drugs that were not in the in house pharmacy, went to the doctor next to it, got him to write me methylphenidate, that too just like 5 and 10 mg, went to Thailand, finally got 18 mg but stopped since I was having other issues in life and frankly felt uncomfortable asking my roommate to pay for my meds since my card did not wokr in Thailand.
Came back to India, and went to the same psychiatrist, he told me dad stupid shit like how concerta is bad and all, recommended a different psychiatrist, I went to her, she evaluated me, called me again with my parents, got the med on my third visit. Concerta is Methylphenidate exteded release, do not fuck with any other form of methylphenidate, you will need to take upwards of at least 36 mgs, take it daily in the morning, cant smoke, drink or do drugs on it. Just remember to eat a lot and on time, meditate and dont surf a ton. You will be good.
I will write a detailed summary on this soon, was initially waiting to write about this in next weeks thread. ADHD is very real, get meds, get treated fast, I wish I got this 10 years ago.
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