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[quote=Anonymous]DD is inattentive and now an adult. As such, she can clearly communicate that she feels better medicated. She is worried about driving without her meds because they do help her focus even if they aren’t perfect. She refuses to skip a day even though we face medication shortages and I suggested she skip weekends to build a stockpile. Anyway, she did very well on Concerta but only the brand, not the generic. Eventually insurance stopped paying and denied our appeals so she had to move to generic. Thankfully we found the authorized generic was real Concerta and got around it. Then they stopped manufacturing it. Adderall wa a disaster. Now she’s taking Vyvanse which is better than nothing but not nearly as effective as Concerta.

She started showing ADHD symptoms around 8 but we didn’t recognize them as such so she was not medicated in elementary school. She did ok but lacked motivation. By MS, the need for meds was evident and her grades improved dramatically once medicated. [/quote]

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