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Okay..So a few months ago I went to a local doctor that was able to diagnose me with ADHD (whether I really have it or not is completely variable depending upon my mental deficits of the day, as we all focus and get more done some days more than others), and he prescribed me adderall XR 30mg's right away, directed at 1 per day. Adderall works awesome for my job, as it is a cubicle job requiring networking skills but is also very repetitive and..quite frankly boring. However, the pay is very good for my age(21) and seeing I have bills stacking high, I can't afford to lose the job and most likely will not find a better one at the time being, so although adderall is working really well for me as a medication, there's a few drawbacks I am having with it..
For one, I am having to pay 100+ dollars for my script with insurance, even though the XR formulation they give me is generic. I hear the instant release tablets are a LOT more affordable.
Also, since the XR's are mixed amphetamine salts, they include the l-isomer which I believe is more peripheral in its nervous system effects. Being that I am on the smaller and leaner side, I only weigh 135 lbs and have only lost weight over the past few years since I left sports in high school. The weight loss isn't all due to adderall, but I'm afraid it might make me lose more weight, as I feel most days it makes my resting pulse rate a bit high(around 100-110 it seems). So I am wondering if a pure d-amphetamine formulation will reduce my resting heart rate a bit, giving both a health advantage and money advantage.
One problem I have, however...I told my doctor I couldn't afford my prescription and asked about switching to the instant-release. he admitted that they were cheaper, but told me that even breaking a tablet into 1/4th's would be entirely too much adderall all at once and "would only get me high".
This doctor is very old and ready to retire...and quite rich. My father actually told me he is a quack and almost killed one of my Aunts a long time ago. It literally took me (and my girlfriend even) less than 5 minutes to be prescribed based upon the symptoms we described. So I ask, Do I need to find a new doctor now that I am clinically diagnosed with ADHD, and get a better opinion?
For one, I am having to pay 100+ dollars for my script with insurance, even though the XR formulation they give me is generic. I hear the instant release tablets are a LOT more affordable.
Also, since the XR's are mixed amphetamine salts, they include the l-isomer which I believe is more peripheral in its nervous system effects. Being that I am on the smaller and leaner side, I only weigh 135 lbs and have only lost weight over the past few years since I left sports in high school. The weight loss isn't all due to adderall, but I'm afraid it might make me lose more weight, as I feel most days it makes my resting pulse rate a bit high(around 100-110 it seems). So I am wondering if a pure d-amphetamine formulation will reduce my resting heart rate a bit, giving both a health advantage and money advantage.
One problem I have, however...I told my doctor I couldn't afford my prescription and asked about switching to the instant-release. he admitted that they were cheaper, but told me that even breaking a tablet into 1/4th's would be entirely too much adderall all at once and "would only get me high".
This doctor is very old and ready to retire...and quite rich. My father actually told me he is a quack and almost killed one of my Aunts a long time ago. It literally took me (and my girlfriend even) less than 5 minutes to be prescribed based upon the symptoms we described. So I ask, Do I need to find a new doctor now that I am clinically diagnosed with ADHD, and get a better opinion?