I was diagnosed in my preteen years and again as an adult. My middle daughter is a human tornado and both of our prescriptions have been affected by the shortage. I've downloaded app after app and tried all kinds of things. It doesn't help that I also struggle with additional headcase issues. Im curious what everyone else is doing to adapt.
Went from concerta to Ritalin to Jornaya, just trial and error not effected by shortages
I do this, I also switched to a different (less effective but easier on my stomach) med before the shortage. My husband was really struggling and had to delay a term of school due to the shortage.
I've been taking supplements that have been helping. I take an adaptogenic mushroom latte in the morning, has things like lions mane and corsycep and others. I also take l-tyrosine, magnesium, ginkgo biloba, l-theanine. Check with your doc, tho some don't really vibe with supplements. Purely anecdotal but these have helped me at least with general motivation, productivity, and mood. I've been off my meds since November but going to try to get prescriptions again this summer. I am still not as stable as I am on them, but the supplements have brought me a long way from the mess I was without them
In France it’s fine now but there was a Ritalin shortage last year and it sucked so bad, I tried to take a different molecule and it was really bad so I just had to stop taking it and I was just sleepy all the time :(( I hope the shortage stops soon, i really empathise with you. The only thing I could do about it at this time was being kinder and more indulgent to myself, like "this is a difficult period of time" and tried not to beat myself up and I also told people around me so that they knew why something was off (but not everyone understands sadly). Sending you love and support !
I’m so sorry to hear about how the shortage is affecting. That’s horrible. :( I’m lucky I haven’t been affected. I hope this app helps you in the mean time. It’s my 3rd day here and I’m liking it.
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