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This is an ongoing issue.

Husband diagnosed ADHD and prescribed Dex last year. Started taking over the prescribed amount, did not disclose to anyone including his psych. His behaviour became out of character - typically a very calm person for 12+ years, suddenly agitated and aggressive towards myself and our young children. Examples include throwing furniture, punching a hole in the wall and telling our then 4 year old he would “kick him in the teeth”.

The above behaviours led me to start counting his Dex in secret, discovered he was over taking. Questioned him which he denied. In private I disclosed concerns to psych and GP. Psych asked how his meds were going and other covert questions in joint session, husband said all is fine and didn’t disclose more meds.

It came to a head, he was in denial there was an issue etc. Said “every guy looses it” and that I should be grateful he didn’t for so long.

His GP transitioned him to Vyvanse and 1x Dex too up daily. He requested I take control of his medication, which I stored in a locked box and hid the key. Initially I provided a weekly dose however his dose wasn’t lasting the week as he would take them too soon. We transitioned to me providing doses daily.

This has been ongoing for several months My GP recently disclosed to me discreetly that she had concerns he had been obtaining other scripts, had noted his file nobody else is allowed to prescribe and limited his repeats so the max amount he can obtain within a 6 month period is the exact dose he is prescribed with no spares. I am also ADHD and prescribed Vyvanse and Dex, she applied the same conditions to my script as a security measure. Husband is aware we both only have a set allocation within a 6 month period and there are no “spare” meds for “extras”.

Yesterday I counted the meds in the lock box and discovered he’s taken a substantial amount from his AND my packs. This leaves us both in the position of not having enough meds for the duration, broken trust because he has gone through my things to find the hidden key, taken meds without disclosing to me.

Previously when came to a head I explained I will support him if he feels his dosage isn’t high enough, offered to book apps for him to discuss stronger or larger doses to which he has declined. I also explained last time that lying about substances is a relationship breaker for me and non negotiable, my dad was a drug addict and it is a huge trigger for me. I have always been calm and supportive and explained he can make mistakes but honesty is what I value.

When confronted he apologised but there is no accountability. He refuses to accept he has a problem. I believe the over use of meds is a side affect of something else. At the start of our relationship in 2012-2015 he had problems with cocaine which I ended the relationship with him over.

He has recently been agitated and different with me and the children. I pulled him up on this and he transferred blame to me, but I know that’s not the true cause which is why I checked the meds count in the lock box.

He does not believe the behaviours are concerning, makes excuses or gaslights me. I’ve been supportive and done everything within my power, however I’m left feeling unsafe with broken trust.

What do I do from here? What are his/my options?

Is it a bad idea to do resistance training on dex? I have great workouts and really enjoy it but also don’t want to have a stroke.

I mostly do free weight and compound exercises. Not able to do much cardio at the moment due to recovering from an injury.

hi.. I'm a girl with ADHD, and I constantly get the urge to learn a new language. I get excited, buy language books, and start learning with great enthusiasm. I learn the nouns, pronouns, and numbers, and then, boom... I stop and lose all desire. Then another new language inspires me. It's a real problem. Is there a way to discipline myself so that I can learn at least one language?

I’ve been taking Ritalin IR for about 5 months, usually 20 to 30 mg a day. I find it has definitely helped by calming me and quieting my mind, but it also consistently gives me a noticeable mood lift, like a strong sense of contentment and a subtle euphoric feeling.

It isn’t an intense high, I still feel calm, not overly energetic or impulsive. I notice the euphoric feeling most when I’m alone and relaxed and I find myself enjoying it. I don’t increase my dose or chase the feeling, but i do look forward to taking it for the mood lift, which makes me wonder whether that’s concerning…

Does anyone else still feel mildly euphoric when methylphenidate kicks in - after the “honeymoon period” - or did that effect eventually fade? Just trying to work out if this is normal or not. I’ll bring it up with my Pysch either way.

I was diagnosed and treated in ACT/NSW most of my adult life.

I had family, supports, a good job and was generally doing life as best as I could.

Life threw me a curve ball and it all sorta fell apart.

I moved to Melbourne, lost access to my psych and meds and have ultimately been here untreated for the last 3 years.

I am not doing very well anymore.

Unmedicated and unemployed, I want to get back to a baseline of functionality once more, but I am seemingly unable to get there.

I am unsure of how to re-access support and medication.

I am highly avoidant and depressed, hence having not taken any action these last few years.

I am lucky enough to have a home, but I have run out of savings and I am now struggling with food costs and the concept of drs and psychiatry seem almost an impossibility atm.

Just looking for some realistic information/guidelines to help direct me in the right direction.

Thanks all

Hi, I’m 21F, in university and got diagnosed for ADHD Inattentive and Anxiety (GAD) around 6? months ago. I started off on Ritalin LA 10 and worked my way up to around 30 because it wasn’t doing much for me, and then I started feeling like I was spending the whole day on edge. I hated that feeling and eventually gave up on Ritalin and recently switched to Vyvanse in the morning and dex sulfate (as?) 5mg in the afternoon. The first time I took it before breakfast I felt the same—on edge—so now I take it after breakfast and I feel like it does nothing for me. Honestly I’ve only tried it a few times because I feel like whenever I take anything I’m overthinking the whole day about what it’s affecting, like oh my leg is shaking is that the meds, I’m unproductive is that the meds, it’s just so confusing.

I’ve also started taking prozac 10mg in the morning for 3-4? weeks now to help with my anxiety (my doctor thinks that the reason I struggle to get out of bed in the morning or complete anything on time might be the anxiety instead of the adhd) but I lowkey can’t even tell if that’s helping.

I’ve been super unmotivated this entire semester (handing in assignments late, sitting tests without even studying, skipping all my weekly quizzes, the only things that I complete are literally group projects) and I’m beginning to feel hopeless about this whole endeavour. Should I try my meds for longer and try take them everyday? I often wake up at 7 and spend 3-4h in bed before taking my vyvanse, and I’m often too late to take the dex (recommended around 12-2pm), so most days I just don’t take that either. Should I persist? Do meds take a few days to actually work? I’m scared to up my vyvanse in case I get the ‘on edge‘ feeling again. I already have anxiety so it’s honestly a horrible feeling.

You can probably tell I‘m very confused and doubting this whole thing, maybe it’s depression that I need to deal with but shouldn’t the prozac help with that? Also side note my psychiatrist said I might have autism as well and lowkey I don’t think I do so I’m just going to ignore that lmao. It’s probably because I struggle with hygiene habits so they thought it was a sensory issue, but I‘m just much more concerned about uni. I literally can’t focus without putting up a youtube vid on a screen and sometimes that doesn’t even work.

Sorry for the word vomit, but please let me know if anyone has any advice in literally any aspect… Thank you!