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I've been diagnosed with ADHD, prescribed 40mg of Ritalin & 10mg of Focalin for daily use. These drugs aren't working well for me and I've discontinued use.

I'm interested in trying Adderall, however the university has a two-week wait for appointments, is there any way around this? (Only interested in dealing with doctor of some sort).

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You were recently diagnosed ADHD? How old are you? It's not very common to be diagnosed with the H as an adult. I'd be interested in knowing more.

FWIW, I was diagnosed with ADHD at 6 years old. I never medicated as a child. I began taking some forms of medication as a college student, and have studied it quite a bit as an adult. I am familiar with adderall, and sometimes use it.

I think the following is an interesting topic in itself. But I read somewhere (and this could well be an urban legend for all I know), that the US military will not accept applicants who took ritalin during the early years of their life, particularly if they were medicating during puberty, as they have evidence that these people are [censored] up, and should not be handling a gun, or going to war.

Anyway, sorry to hijack your post. Back on topic, it's my experience that most doctors don't know what the hell they're doing when it comes to medicating. It's a sad story.

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Urban legend. I was on Ritalin as a child, and have been in the army for 8 years. Was on anti-depressants TWICE while still being in the army, AND I actually hold a security clearance. WAY myth.