u/Waste-Estimate-6061

Hi All,

As the title suggests, I was born in Australia but I have a very ethnic and somewhat feminine sounding name. It's very easy to identify exactly what ethnicity I am based on said name. My name is also difficult to pronounce and find myself constantly correcting those who aren't in my immediate team.

So far, I've used my real name for my professional working life, however, I've never actually had to actively job hunt until now. I've been applying for roles but feel as though I'm being looked over based on my name.

Should I change it to something more western sounding to overcome racial bias' which I feel has drastically increased in the past few years (that should give you a hint as to exactly what ethnicity I am).

1. Has anyone anglicised their name before? Some examples would be great.
2. I want to westernise it just on my resume - I don't want to publicise I've changed my name so how do people navigate this on LinkedIn if an interviewer asks?

Any input would be appreciated.

Hi guys,

Started on Vyvanse and have been on it for about 2 months. Before I speak to my GP, I'm looking for some other peoples opinions/experiences when starting out and effectiveness on higher doses. My dosage is as follows:

Month 1 - 20mg Month 2 - 30mg

No real negative side-effects on 20mg, however on 30mg, I've experience pretty bad constipation, some sleep issues and generally feel like the medication isn't really working. In fact, I feel like it was more effect on 20mg, however, I'm not sure if that's just because I was feeling the effects of taking a stimulant for the first time in my life.

I have two options now, should I:

• Increase the dose to 40mg to see how I go or;
• Switch to Ritalin IR as 30mg Vyvanse seems to have negative side effects and I'm not really feeling it any more?

I guess I'm just asking has anyone experiences negative side effects going away on a higher dose of Vyvanse and if switching from Vyvanse to Ritalin has helped anyone else?

Of course, I'll speak to my GP about all this too.