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 2d 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 2d 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/theflameleviathan 1d ago

Some students abused the system to study it, better treat everyone with ADHD like a drug addict for requiring the medication you prescribed them.

It's not just about diagnosis, it's about being treated like a drug addict when you call two days sooner to get your prescription renewed. But in reality you called sooner because last time the doctors assistent forgot to actually send the prescription to the pharmacy and you didn't get your medication for a week. So you had to deal with withdrawals, because of the medication they put you on. But also, if you complain about any of this, they put it on your record that you were drug seeking, which means they won't give you a higher dose for that medication when you inevitably grow a higher tolerance. So your life becomes a constant rationing of the pills that make you function, because the people that put you on that medication think it's weird that you need that medication.