If your college student takes an ADHD med...

[Anonymous]

how did that play out if they lived on campus?

Did they use a local pharmacy? Did you have delivered? And if so, were you able to get for multiple months?

Where did they store? In a safe in their room?

Did you inform health services?

What else should we be considering?

TIA.

[Anonymous]

We still got it from our pharmacy and sent it.

They had to move to a short acting version because they didn’t need it all day since some days you have 1 class in the morning and that’s it for the day. Then maybe do homework after dinner.

They do not tell their friends because they will bug them for some or just take it. Not really safe if not hidden.

My athlete had to tell health services but my other son did not.

They did need to submit something to disability services for accommodations but that has nothing to do with medication.

[Anonymous]

You have the doctor send the drugs through your insurance provider for a 90 day supply to be delivered to your house. Then your student takes it to school with them. They lock them in a safe and keep a few in their backpack (for if they forget to take it before morning classes). Over Christmas break you get another 90 day supply delivered for them to return to school with in January. This is what our psychiatrist told us to do and it works well.

You yourself cannot mail the prescriptions to them. They are controlled substances.

We did not inform health services because they weren’t involved.

We did inform the athletics department because of NCAA rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have the doctor send the drugs through your insurance provider for a 90 day supply to be delivered to your house. Then your student takes it to school with them. They lock them in a safe and keep a few in their backpack (for if they forget to take it before morning classes). Over Christmas break you get another 90 day supply delivered for them to return to school with in January. This is what our psychiatrist told us to do and it works well.

You yourself cannot mail the prescriptions to them. They are controlled substances.

We did not inform health services because they weren’t involved.

We did inform the athletics department because of NCAA rules.

I'm such a newbie. So the insurance finally signs off on 90 day scrip? Feel like I am scrapping every month for a refill.

Thanks for sharing - really appreciate.

[Anonymous]

My insurance only allows 30 day refills. Doctor writes 3 x 30 day scripts. They go to school locally so I just drive it to them. Didn't tell school about it. Hidden in drawer.

[Anonymous]

Our insurance will do a 90 day supply, but only from certain pharmacies. So, DS did that and just picked up refill when he was home for breaks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our insurance will do a 90 day supply, but only from certain pharmacies. So, DS did that and just picked up refill when he was home for breaks.

We did the same. DS kept them in a locked box in his room.

By the time he was a junior, he had found a local psychiatrist and a local pharmacy.

[Anonymous]

Double check with your insurance of you can do mail order. We can and its been a lifesaver (can get refills when home for fall break, winter break, spriing break).

In a triple at an OOS flagship, we worried about needing a safe, but our child kept it kept it a desk drawer and was fine.

Every college has some sort of support office for students with disabilities. Have your student make an appointment, and talk to them ASAP if they haven't already. They can put supports in place (from note taking to extensions or chunking of large assignments to exceptions if more than 2 exams on the same day). Your student should advocate for what they need. Even if they do not need anyaccommodations, accommodations, should still talk to the office so that JUST IN CASE they do end up needing services, they can have them.

[Anonymous]

You cant get a 90 day adderall prescription. They need to pick it up at the pharmacy every month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cant get a 90 day adderall prescription. They need to pick it up at the pharmacy every month.

Our insurance allowed our DC’s doctor to write 90 day Adderall prescriptions and it was filled by the mail in pharmacy. But the physical prescription had to be mailed to the pharmacy. The doctor couldn’t submit electronically or by phone. They also allowed a temporary college mailing address which was helpful since our DC went to college out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cant get a 90 day adderall prescription. They need to pick it up at the pharmacy every month.

It's not adderall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cant get a 90 day adderall prescription. They need to pick it up at the pharmacy every month.

Our insurance allowed our DC’s doctor to write 90 day Adderall prescriptions and it was filled by the mail in pharmacy. But the physical prescription had to be mailed to the pharmacy. The doctor couldn’t submit electronically or by phone. They also allowed a temporary college mailing address which was helpful since our DC went to college out of state.

Temporary as your DC did not yet have an address?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cant get a 90 day adderall prescription. They need to pick it up at the pharmacy every month.

Our insurance allowed our DC’s doctor to write 90 day Adderall prescriptions and it was filled by the mail in pharmacy. But the physical prescription had to be mailed to the pharmacy. The doctor couldn’t submit electronically or by phone. They also allowed a temporary college mailing address which was helpful since our DC went to college out of state.

Temporary as your DC did not yet have an address?

Temporary as in school address, not our home address.

[Anonymous]

My DC was able to fill her prescription at a CVS in town. The doctor wrote 3 30 day prescriptions at a time so she has the paper prescriptions with her. Not sure where she stored them.

[Anonymous]

Curious why it has to be locked up.