ADHD in adults

[indysteel]

Wow, WR. That's pretty crazy. I really hope your boss takes what happens pretty seriously as I assume your ADHD med is a controlled substance. I would suggest that from here on out you carry your meds and money on your person when you're at work.

[WindingRoad]

Yeah it is very much a controlled substance. I am not supposed to even have it on my person without it being in the bottle with my script info on it. I hope they take it seriously too.

Wow, WR. That's pretty crazy. I really hope your boss takes what happens pretty seriously as I assume your ADHD med is a controlled substance. I would suggest that from here on out you carry your meds and money on your person when you're at work.

[zoom-zoom]

Yeah it is very much a controlled substance. I am not supposed to even have it on my person without it being in the bottle with my script info on it. I hope they take it seriously too.

It's possible someone took it to sell, too--apparently Ritalin has a pretty high street value.

[WindingRoad]

Good grief I hadn't even thought of that!

It's possible someone took it to sell, too--apparently Ritalin has a pretty high street value.

[indysteel]

That occured to me, too, which is one of the reasons I hope your boss takes it very seriously. As for the employee you suspect, if her issues are so obvious, why does she still have a job? That's pretty sad.

[Catrin]

Winding Road, I am sorry to read what happened at work, I am sure it is even more upsetting to know what a co-worker did this than the effort and expense to replace the medication.

Somehow I missed your original post, and my hat is off to you for doing what you need to do to help yourself. That simply rocks, and it sounds like you have good medical advice. If the woman you suspect is the culprit, hopefully something in this situation will finally get her attention.

Can you lock the meds in your car and just step outside briefly when you need to take it?

[WindingRoad]

I usually ride my bike or I would lock them up in the car.

[zoom-zoom]

Yeah it is very much a controlled substance. I am not supposed to even have it on my person without it being in the bottle with my script info on it. I hope they take it seriously too.

You know, the more I think about this, the more I think that's a bogus rule/law. We've never heard that. And, really, once the meds are in your possession they are YOURS. As long as you don't give or sell them to someone else you should be able to transport and store them as you see fit. Leaving them in the bottle where everyone KNOWS what the contents are seems far more risky.

[WindingRoad]

So I called Costco's pharmacy and they did say that because this med is a controlled substance I must keep it in its marked container. However they did mention that I could ask for an additional container with my info on it so I can just take out what I need and carry it in that.

[WindingRoad]

I was curious if anyone had had any issues with not sleeping while taking Adderroll? I am trying some other options with the help of my doctor to try to be able to sleep at night for more than 3 hours at a time. It's so frustrating because I notice a HUGE improvement in my concentration but then after so many nights of very little sleep it catches up to me and I have to go off the meds to rest up. My doc switched me to Ritalin - SR (the generic of that). Anyone have experience with this?

[zoom-zoom]

My son was on Ritalin SR for a couple of years (until it became difficult to refill due to stock issues, then we switched him to Concerta). Ritalin SR is rated to work for something like 7-8 hours, so that might be perfect for you. I believe Adderall is one of those really long-acting ones, which explains why you're having sleep issues, especially if you take it later in the AM. I think it can be in a person's system for about 13 hours.

[Zippinalong]

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a child. My mother didn't want me on the drugs so I struggled most of my life with it (until I had a job and could go to the doctors on my own). I tried Ritalin but I couldn't handle the side effects. I haven't been on any drugs for the last 15-20 years. Some days I'm ok, others I'm bad. I do see they've come out with so many more new drugs I've been thinking of trying some.
As for the comment that you can find structure and routines to help you cope better I found that's not the case. No matter how much I try to structure things or try to have routines I still struggle. People make it sound so easy but it's not.
In the end go to a doctor to help get diagnosed. The sooner you know what you're dealing with the better.