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This post is for anyone who absolutely hates having to call 20 different pharmacies and ask an actual human whether they have your medication in stock, but ESPECIALLY for those in the states who have filled with CVS in the past.

I started filling my prescription at CVS in January, mostly because they have so many locations I could just call them all until fiiiiiinally finding a pharmacist who could confirm they had my medication in stock. I dreaded it every single month.

Recently, CVS switched to an automated phone system, and I've discovered a bit of a hack.

After you get through the initial prompts and give your DOB, the system greets you by name and asks how it can help. If you've filled your prescription at CVS at least once before, say "check inventory."

The automated system will check your medication's availability and tell you whether it's currently in stock.  The best part is that you can call ANY CVS and the system will still recognize your information. Just be sure you’re calling from the number associated with your CVS account. Ie.) Don’t call from your work phone if your scripts are tied to your personal number.

I've personally called locations across multiple states while traveling (Colorado, Mississippi, and Louisiana), and it worked in all three! You don't have to be an established patient at each individual location, so long as you've filled your prescription at any CVS at least once before.

So if your usual CVS is out of stock, you can call other locations and check availability without having to explain your situation to a different pharmacist every single time.

I should mention that I am not affiliated with CVS in any way, just a gal who struggles to make those "looking to see if you have my medication in stock" phone calls, only to be told 25 times by the begrudging pharmacist that they do not.

Hopefully this helps someone else, because I wish I'd known about it sooner!

I genuinely disgust myself. I can't even look at myself in the mirror because of how absolutely useless I am. I know I have ADHD, but every other person has ADHD, but no one is as disgustingly worthless as me.

i'm unmedicated, and honestly i'm pretty sure I don't even have ADHD. it's vaguely confirmed by my parents, but they never gave me my diagnosis, they never gave me any details except telling me that i'm mentally ill.

it's been 2 entire days that i've been home, the perfect opportunity to study and finish my internship work. the only thing i've done is play video games on my phone (right next to my computer with my study stuff open) and play the guitar. I can't bring myself to do anything else. I'm on the verge of being kicked out of my fellowship because i've missed 3 entire weeks of work. currently, all I have to do is send a 2-sentence email to administration to fix the issue. I've been holding this off for an entire week. The quarter ends in 3 days. I have missing assignments that would take me 10 minutes to do, I won't do it. There's really no point trying because I won't do it.

I have 3 tests tomorrow, I know none of the content because I can't pay attention in class, and i can't bring myself to learn it myself. i threw away my entire debate career because i can't be bothered to make my cases. i threw away my volleyball career because the idea of practicing gave me so much stress i just never did it and quit the sport entirely. (Even though it was 5 minutes per day of drills that i had to do). I'm consistently getting the highest scores in the class on my timed essays/assessments, but I'm getting straight c's and d's in all my classes because i can't be bothered to do the work, and I don't care about it.

the only thing I can ever bring myself to do is play my guitar and play videogames, even if i really don't want to. I'm completely useless and I sicken myself so much, how do i fix this? i'll never get medicated.

I would like to know what people mean when they say this.

I have been on medication for just over a month now including a dose increase. I don't really feel any different other than maybe not being tired and wanting a nap in the middle of the day.

My housemates say im calmer in the evening and less twitchy, I guess I can see that sometimes.

I dunno I guess I was just expecting more. Would like to hear others experience.

After everything you have gone through, where are you? Here. Fuckin chugging along, getting on with it and trying your best to be the best you can be. That's a fucking bad ass quality to have. You're a bad ass. Don't forget that man. It's easy for the noisy ADHD brain chatter to completely drown out any semblance of progress but we both know that this has been a road long travelled, and you deserve to take a sec and recognise that and reclaim your ownership of being that bitch

I love yall

So I really hate taking out meds. I those stupid childproof bottles they give you at the pharmacy. Mine don't have the screw cap on the other side and I can't leave them loose cause I will spill them. I also hate fishing one stupid tiny pill out of the bottle and ending up with like five every time. Between having to get the bottle open and fishing out each med, it becomes a multi-minute process.

Soooo... I dumped them all into a portable soap dish and now I get to treasure hunt. (And yes, I can tell them apart)

However, despite that now I don't actively hate taking them, I still can't remember to actually take them. I use to have an alarm for it, but it doesn't work with my schedule anymore. I can't seem to make it a habit. I'm just curious what other people do.

I am considering pursuing a diagnosis as a 31-year-old woman who recently connecting my habits potentially to ADHD. But I’d like to hear from others how they decided on medication or not once diagnosed. I’m not sure if I “need” it or if I should just manage it on my own if my case is more minor. I guess my question overall is what’s the benefit to getting a diagnosis?

what the title says. my self esteem and energy got so low because of the symptoms of ADHD that I now have depression. I lost all my interest in hobbies, I sleep 14+ hours or I stay up for 36 hours straight, I don't talk to my friends, my screentime is 10+ hours, I just stare at the wall when trying to get things done, and I feel like a failure for it.

I don't know what's my ADHD and what's my depression, I can't tell the difference and so it's hard to know what coping skills to use.

How do you guys cope with both at the same time?

edit: I am in therapy but I wanted to see what real people with the same experience as me do to cope, as well as tips from my therapist.

Hi i know im not allowed to add a D but i am really struggling with rejection. Im divorced M34 and I'm starting to seek new relations be it friend or more and I've had some real deep talks with people and I sent a picture of me to one woman I was flirting with and communication. Stopped. It was in the middle of the night so I convinced myself she fell asleep, but she has been taking longer and longer to respond and it's been two days now and I try not to message more than once or two times a day... But I can see she's been online today and I feel so wrecked. Ive had the urge to start drinking and self harm though i haven't had since I was a teen. Logic tells me she's probably busy because I know her life is hectic, but if dating life is gonna be like this I don't know how I'm ever gonna escape this loneliness.

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Get real bad thoughts when people don't answer my messages after a while how do I deal?

I’m wondering if this is an aspect of my ADHD or am I just weird? I find myself not doing something because I like it. Like if I’m scrolling YouTube I’ll come across a creator and go “I really love his videos!” But I never pick them to watch. Or I’ll buy a dessert treat and let it go bad before I eat it. It is like I’m “saving” things for a mythical “right time.” Is this a thing?

Lunch is so hard for me! I open the fridge like 100 times every lunch trying to find something to eat. I then give up walk away and don't eat. I always have ideas about meal prepping for the week but that is assuming my future executive function is going to make that happen. Spoiler it never does. From what I have gathered I am not the only one with this problem. I thought it would be great to compile a list of healthy fast lunches that hopefully don't dirty pots or pans. Frozen foods/ microwave options are good for this list. What is your quick go to lunch that you get excited to eat?

This drives me insane because even when I'm watching a show I want I'm interested in, my mind just skips some of the dialogues which are important in future episodes. Then I don't understand what's happening at all, and have to rewind all over again.

It's honestly so tiring cause I can't enjoy anything at fullest. Constant rewinding.

It cant just be me who has this. When being intimate with my partner my heads racing and i cannot focus. It usually ends up in me getting close to finishing and then crying/having a panic attack. I am wondering what other people do?
My partner is 100% there for me he makes me feel safe but i just cant get over the racings thoughts and not being in my body at times. There hasnt been a time in the past year when we have been intimate and it hasnt ended up in me crying or having a panick attack. Any advice would be great

So, everyone here has definitely experienced this in one way or another. I’m 100% sure this has been asked before but for the sake of how I imagine it I’d like to state my point too.

So, during the school week I usually just drag through. It’s structured for me and easy but I’m usually too tired when I get home to do things with intent and purpose, but I still do them nonetheless.

For example, I’ll get home from school, practice my sport till 5 or 6, eat dinner, shower, homework, and sleep. Granted I have to force myself through the homework (if I even have any). My problem is I’m usually exhausted and only put in 50% effort during practice. I wanna know how I can tell myself to put more effort in despite being worn down mentally.

Now for what the title says, I’ll have a dragging week of nothingness, then Saturday hits, and suddenly everything I need gets done. I haven’t trimmed my nails in 2 weeks, while cleaning my room I spotted my shaving kit. Took 2 minutes and trimmed my nails. Then right back to cleaning.

It’s so amazing. My brain is just flowing I’m outside getting shit done, applying myself to everything, and even got some homework done inbetween tasks. What causes this day of hyperdrive focus? How can I utilize it to make multiple days a week this way? How can I pace myself better to avoid burnout when I do get into a focused day?

Nothing I try lasts. I can keep something going for a few days, and then my brain loses the streak. If I miss even one day, that’s it. I feel like a failure, and it takes me a long time to get back to it, sometimes weeks.

Has anyone found a system they can keep going for longer than a week? I’m especially interested in how you handle missing a day without it turning into quitting.

Thanks.

I'll make this short. We're dating since the start of this year and keep discovering each other. I told her that I have ADHD 4 months ago and today I found out that she follows a few creators that make content on ADHD. I haven't said anything yet about this but I think it's because she wants to understand ADHD better.

Thanks for reading this and I give an update if it's interesting for you similar minded people

I (15f) struggle so much with getting my homework done. I have always done my best but people normally expect more from me. It seems small to other people but I got myself to do my homework with little effort. I was really proud of this and just wanted to share with other people that might understand.

Hello friends,

I am 23 years old, male, and have been diagnosed with ADHD since childhood. As you can imagine, the combination of ADHD and strong perfectionism is not always easy. I have a few examples from my life for you.

My biggest problem in school since first grade was my perfectionism. When I started my workbook, everything was neatly organized and beautifully written. As soon as I wrote a word wrong or it looked messy (caused by my lacking consistency due to adhd), I immediately stopped the neat way of writing, began to scribble, and suddenly did not care at all what was in it or how it looked, because it was already ruined anyway. When the teachers gave me trouble, the rest of the school year was ruined too, because I knew it would no longer be perfect.

I have been like this since childhood. As soon as something is not perfect, or I make a mistake at something, I put as little energy as possible further into that thing. If my car gets an unremovable stain in the interior, I stop cleaning it up. If I feel like I have not mastered playing the guitar, I do not play it anymore. Even when something goes wrong in my relationships or in my friendships, even if it is just an argument or a wrong word, then I break them off. If I am not perfectly dressed, then I feel terrible. I can remember not going to school because my hair was not in perfect shape. I knew that if I went to school like that, I would permanently think about it in my head, which makes me insecure and nervous.

I am now 23 and I do not have a job, because logically, I cannot find the perfect job and I am afraid of starting a career path that I will regret later.

Thanks for listening yall!

I love comedy, especially improv and cracking jokes back and forth with others. However for some reason i rarely find anyone else's jokes funny. Maybe other people can just fake laugh well. But i feel like a douche when someone is telling me a joke and I just stone face the whole thing. It either has to be way out there and incredibly obscure enough, or a completely serious situation where you shouldn't laugh. That i will then actually laugh.

The same for personal stories people tell me. Everyone is always talking to me about their lives. The good, bad and the ugly. Most of them feel like the "damn that's crazy" kind of stories. I want to be able to give a genuine or actual reaction because sometimes i truly am interested. But i never really do.

I guess maybe I've just been masking really hard. Think I've grown more quiet as i got older because me being myself used to always get me into trouble. Like I've lost the ability or I've become afraid to actually express myself other than through joking. Anyone else feel similar to this?

I get tight and painful muscles around my neck and shoulders when I am doing work and getting anxiety from being unable to focus on my work. I hoping that when I start treatment, it will help my anxiety and also help my sore painful muscles my extension. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience or deals with this.

I get these occasional body shivers a few hours after taking my medication. it's like a full body vibration. like I'm cold, but I'm not.

it's like a phone vibrating when you plug it into the charger. "there goes my vibration! my meds must be kicked in!"

it's genuinely how I know if I took my medication yet. if I got the shivers, then I got the meds.