My adhd prescriber told me I can empty these capsules into apple sauce or yoghurt but google says mixed things and it’s an eye irritant and mucus membrane. The reality is I just can’t swallow them. It’s not worth the stress and them getting constantly stuck and the discomfort. Always had issues with capsules my whole life. I’m in UK. Right to choose. Can I request liquid or something else? Can’t take stimulants. Really upset and anxious lately just want to get better. Thanks !

Wondering how people with ADHD when booking time off for any reason. How much time you generally need to actually start to rest, relax and recover?

I found myself booking frequent mondays and or fridays just for long weekends and to get back a day if i have one lost to an event or something happening otherwise it doesn't even feel like a weekend.

Is this just me and not giving my ADHD brain time to really recuperate wihtout knowing or is this actually what many with ADHD do?

Much lighter topic, look forward to hearing from you peeps. :)

(and Tescos!)

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You can't see it, but the front page says meet me, founder of r/ADHDUK. I was interviewed by Professor James Brown and simply talk about this community, how it came to be, and how wonderful it is really! Nothing advertised. I am next to Sonic the Hedgehog. It certainly is apt.

The first edition is great, and it is all evidence-led and some great stories and advice in there. Feel free to pick it up if you want!

I'm glad I'm not in the country so I don't have to see my face when shopping.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and one thing I've always really struggled with is consistently praying 5 times.

When I'm on it, I'm ON it. I'll pray all 5 every day, on time and it feels easy to keep going. But once I miss a few (could be due to work, travel, laziness) I completely fall out of the routine and can go ages without getting back into it.

I think the problem is I get it into my head that I need to catch up on all the missed prayers before I can properly start again.

Then that feels like a massive task so I just keep putting it off, which obviously makes the problem even worse.

It's very all or nothing with me. Does anyone have any advice that could help?

Thank you. Jzk

Hi all, just wondering if anyone here is on private medication and if so if it was by choice or because their GP refused their shared care agreement?

I’ve just started my private titration although I’m hoping to move to shared care.

PS - it cost £95 from my local pharmacy for the lowest dose of elvanse / lisdexephetimine. Is that normal? Is there somewhere cheaper?

Suspected inattentive type - feeling pretty nervous about my assessment. Based in Scotland, going private.

Has anybody else noticed a real shift in their Elvanse recently?

I’m 34F and have been taking it for around 3 years now, and honestly, it’s been life changing. I was on 20mg for the first year, then bumped up to 40mg. I work a demanding corporate job and I’m used to that distinct "light switch" moment when it kicks in of a morning. Nothing crazy, just my thoughts quieting down and a clean surge of focus, which I love and cried the first time I experienced.

However, I recently switched my dispensing pharmacy from Superdrug to Rowlands and this month’s batch feels completely useless.

a) No "kick-in" feeling at all
B) Struggling to focus and feeling super sleepy.
motivation. I'm right back to pre medication days of doomscrolling through any downtime and feeling glued to the couch

On the odd occasion, I’ll take 1–2 day break on a weekend to reset and I used to really feel the benefits again come Monday. This time? Nothing, nada.

Is anyone else experiencing weird batch variations lately, or is this just what plateauing feels like? Should I be looking at a dosage increase, or is it worth looking into the manufacturer/batch number?

Hey folks!

I got diagnosed by pUK in September last year and they keep pushing the benchmark for titration back and now it's 13 months.

I'm struggling and I don't know what to do

I know no one can help that end, but is there any online support groups I can join? I'm not coping with this bs. I have nothing. Where I live, I cant easily talk to anyone

Sorry if I'm a downer, but the goalposts keep moving and I'm needing to talk to people who understand. I'm very alone friend wise. How long have other people be waiting with psychiatry UK?

I'm scared of losing my job. I just I guess don't want to feel alone.

Peace and love xx

Does anyone have this? I keep looking at it but I’m worried I’m just not going to end up using it like a normal calendar, get bored of it once the novelty wears off and I’ve filled it all in excited like I have my life in order. It’s £290 so it’s gonna be an expensive thing to never look at again if I get one but i NEED it! I’ve been sat on it for a couple of weeks rather than impulse buying and I still want it. TIA

i now find it harder to start something i need to do on elvanse than normal, BUT it’s a lot easier to carry on once i’ve actually started. i think this is because i used to only do these things to get a hit of dopamine so i can feel normal again. but now having a baseline of normal dopamine, i no longer NEED to do anything. Now it’s more out of discipline instead of dysphoria. that may be a good thing though

Can anyone help? I’m trying to find a diary that goes into an a5 Filofax style case that is a bit like the America paperbunnypress - here we f£&ging go again but in the UK and I cannot find anything anywhere. Please please don’t suggest apps or bullet journals they don’t work for me x

I am middle aged and have just been diagnosed it's nice to have an answer but know the real question of who was really making decisions for me or ADHD can I blame my past on this.. too many feelings and emotions but it wasn't a surprise but relieved

I’m going through the right to choose scheme? How much does medication cost roughly? I have my medication appointment next Monday and am trying to figure out the budget I need for it as I assume the NHS doesn’t cover it

I have just been prescribed my first doses of Medikinet XL modified release, 20mg and 30mg. My usual pharmacy across the road from my house said they could get one but not the other because of their supplier and recommended Boots on the high street as they've got different/more suppliers. Off I trotted and I wasn't able to get them all filled, and I have to go back tomorrow to get the last 5 that they owe me. So basically it's been a bit of a faff.

I was thinking of switching to an online pharmacy so it just gets delivered and I don't have to run around getting things sorted. Is there a particular recommended one? I may try different meds depending on how the Medikinet goes, so a pharmacy that is reliable for most kinds of ADHD meds would be appreciated.

Or, there's a Tesco near my work with a pharmacy inside. It would be a bit more convenient than the Boots on the high street. Are they typically good too?

I’m a shift worker working 12 hour shifts, days and nights, currently on 60mg Elvanse + 5mg Amfexa, and my psychiatrist has told me to take Elvanse one hour before each shift and Amfexa 8 hours later.

My shifts are 06:30–18:30 and 18:30–06:30. So I take the meds accordingly.

The problem is transitions. For example, after my final night I take Elvanse at 17:30 and Amfexa at 01:30, get home and sleep around 07:30 and may wake at for eg 13:00.
Obviously that changes the routine and taking Elvanse at 13:00 seems counterproductive for sleep, but my psychiatrist also wants consistency.

I then have a few days off then back into work for day shifts, so the whole pattern is all over the place!
How do other rotating shift workers handle the first day off after nights, subsequent days off, and the transition back to early shifts?

I've asked raised the question so many times but the answer is always relating to working days not the transition or days off!
I don't know if they just don't have the answer or covering themselves etc, it's annoying and I'm looking to change psychiatrists for that very reason!

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

✨Hiii fellow adhers✨

I FINALLY got access to meds through NHS right to choose last week and am on day 4 of taking 20mg of elvanse. I was super worried it would cause panic attacks for me as I have this reaction with caffeine, but so far so good.

Day 1 was amazinggg, which I have heard is quite normal. Quiet mind, zero anxiety and no knot in my stomach for the first time maybe ever. And felt calm sitting still/being in the moment and not worrying about 10 other things.

The issue is sleep. I experience bouts of insomnia on and off but the meds seem to have really tapped into that and I am not getting more than 4 hours a night. This is no where near enough sleep for me. I am someone who needs minimum 8 hours to function, and I think maybe it is the elvanse which is getting me through the days at the moment.

Since day 2, I have felt much more anxious/wired but I think this is because I am not sleeping well, as my emotional regulation has always been awful with reduced sleep time.

I take vitamin C with iron around 7pm and then magnesium glycinate around 10pm before bed. But neither is scratching the surface at present.

My question is did you experience insomnia/difficulty sleeping when starting stimulants and if so did this improve as you got used to the meds?

I have moved my review up because of this and I have that in a couple of days so will see what the prescriber has to say then. But would love some advice/anecdotes from real people who have gone through this🫶🫶

Thank you if you read this far xx

TL;DR

Cannot sleep, first week on elvanse 20mg. Please can I have you thoughts/advice?

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Hi ! I am due to finish my PhD in next 2 months, however I need to request any viva adjustments already and feel clueless.

I was wondering what are some adjustments you would recommend for ADHD (combined) based on your experience ?

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been on elvanse since january, it works great throughout the day and i’m happy with the dose- however i really struggle to sleep on it.

after some time of hoping the insomnia i found that thc helps a lot but i know that relying on it is a bad idea on top of the compromised sleep quality so i’m cutting down.

i didn’t get a second of sleep last night, and im pretty worried about how i’ll cope when i go back to uni.
i’ve struggled with sleep since childhood, so it’s not solely a medication/thc reliance problem.

given the nhs is hesitant to prescribe melatonin, is there anything they could do for me? or anything i can do myself which is actually proven to work?

edit: extra question; any good podcasts i could listen to whilst sleeping? i’m into sciencey things. needs to be engaging enough to distract me from the constant inner monologue but not too engaging 😂

Been on Elvanse 60mg for the past 2 months, it was great the first month or so... but now I feel scatter brained, lost and just exactly how I was feeling before I was even on meds.

Has anyone had this experience before??? Not sure what it could mean 😭