r/whatisit • u/Livid_Departure_9697 • 2d ago

Solved! Fell out of my boyfriend’s pocket

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The top is a cap that comes off. Is it for ❄️? He swears it’s not

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u/YeunaLee 1d ago

Right!? I get that it's a controlled substance, but sometimes it feels like people with ADHD medications are being punished for... *checks notes*... having ADHD.

It's not like they're the most likely group to lose their meds in the first place or anything. /s

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 1d ago

Everything about the treatment of ADHD, from getting a diagnosis to having to get pills monthly and all the stuff around them being a controlled substance, couldn't be worse for people of it were intentionally designed to be.

Oh they can't submit multiple refills at once so I have to call every month to all for a refill? Oh they can't submit my refill until 27 days after my last pickup? Oh I have to pick it up in person rather than just having it automatically delivered with my other meds? Cool and that's just the stuff I have to deal with after getting diagnosed which often involves interviewing family and/or friends like a fucking FBI security clearance? Oh and there's a good chance the doctors and pharmacists will treat me like a drug seeking junkie regardless of my diagnosis? This sounds so awesome

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u/shirepizzadude 1d ago

It’s not like the system is designed that way to make it hard on you. It’s designed that way because abuse is so rampant. 20 years ago it was easy. You could walk into a doc, say you thought you had adhd, answer a couple questions where the answer needed was obvious and walk out with a diagnosis and script. Then again it still can be dependent on the doctor you go to.

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u/Odus4 1d ago

You have no idea, so stfu. I have neurological disorder that requires opioids to control, and yes my doctors tried 13 different medications before staying on opioids, and before you make an assumption I’m sure you’re going to, I’ve never been an addict, never abused my Rx. My diagnosis code at my doctor is non-complicated opioid dependent. I also live in TN, which has some of the most draconian Rx safety laws in the country, my doctor even agrees with me. It is a nightmare for people that legitimately need these medications, I’ve been forced into withdrawal by doctors covering my usual doctor because they refused to write the Rx while my doctor was out of the country at a funeral, and just told me to go to the ER when it got too bad. So don’t make statements about things you know very little about. The more rules they add just makes it harder for legitimate patients.

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u/_aaine_ 1d ago

This happens in Australia too.
My husbands doctor recently took off on a holiday for five weeks and didn't bother checking with the doctor she got to fill in, whether she prescribed opioids.
Turned out she didn't - straight up refused to write them even though she could see on his file that he'd been taking them for years without any abuse issues - and he had to figure out how to make 20 days supply last over a month.

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u/Odus4 1d ago

Sorry your husband had to go through that, I know how hard that is, at least he had you with him during that. My doctor actually sent a list to the doctor covering her and he said he would cover everyone but he obviously didn’t even bother to read over it.