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I grew up with ADHD and now dealing with ADD as an adult in college. I’ve always struggled in school and had to go to a community college because I didn’t get in anywhere. I wasn’t exposed to a lot of student life at community college, but now at a university I’m around students a lot more. I’ve noticed that a lottt of people take drugs like vyvanse and adderall to help study. Some people even fake ADD/ADHD to get these drugs. I don’t understand how someone that could get themselves into a good school as a freshman with no previous diagnosis of ADD/ADHD could get diagnosed their sophomore year in college! It makes me sick and I think it’s unfair. Why are some doctors so quick to diagnose ADD/ADHD and prescribe drugs? So many people take Adderall in this town that pharmacies are out of it sometimes.

It’s money driven, plain and simple. Doctors get kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies so they are not loathe to humor a patient and give them what they want. It used to be that amphetamines were available over the counter. They didn’t become a problem until they were proscribed, so now they are prescribed and you are correct in the observation that they are given out to just about anybody who asks a doctor for them.

What are some symptoms of over-prescribed glasses?

Let’s say a doctor prescribes -8.00 SPH but the lab makes -8.50 SPH on accident. How could the patient discover the problem?

Thanks

What will happen is that things won’t look right. There will be some kind of blur, because that half-diopter error will prevent the eye from focusing properly.

Another thing that can happen is that there will be eyestrain, headaches, and the like.

But there will be no permanent damage to the eye. It will be just a matter of returning the glasses and having them remade.

I had some really bad cavity pain flare up earlier today but my dentist can’t get me in until Monday (they’re closed Friday-Sunday). I’ve been putting Orajel on the tooth and while it does help, it does not last for more than half an hour.

Seeing as I’ve got 3 days to go until they see me, if by chance the pain gets to be too bad, would an ER have any problem prescribing me some painkillers to hold me over until then? The cavity is plainly visible to the naked eye.
Starbucks, then are you aware of any over the counter painkillers strong enough to dull cavity pain? Because Ibuprofen isn’t cutting it. I do need to be able to sleep, you know. I’ve got 3 days until they see me, what am I supposed to do?

stick an old fashioned aspirin on it, and let it dissolve. that should numb it, It’s already rotten so if the aspirin eats at it, won’t matter. I’ve done that for bad ones, and it worked.

This is more of a theoretical question but is it legal for me without a license to tell someone online that they should take Tylenol. Would they be able to sue me later?

Tylenol is over the counter if someone has a headache you tell them they should take a couple of tyelon, it’s pretty common. So no I don’t think they can sue you. Beside at the end of the day their the one who put the pill in their mouth.

I have a mild case of fungal nail infection on my two big toes and I have been using the prescribed treatment from the doctor for a couple of months but i’ve run out. Should I go back and get a repeat prescription or buy treatment from over the counter e.g. curanail?

Which is better and takes a faster time to heal the nail?

What prescription were you given? Lamisil pehaps.

Lamisil can take up to 12 weeks to clear up fungal infections of the toes. If you have not taken it for that long then you should get your prescription refilled. If you have been taking it for 12 weeks and it has still not cleared up you should consult with your doctor.

By the way, I would be willing to bet that Latanya Kowis is not a doctor. No doctor would tell you to use something without knowing your medical history. A real doctor would have told you that you might "TRY" a certain product but most would refer you back to your regular physician.

It is insane for anyone to say "Take this" without knowing what other medications you are currently taking because there is a chance of serious consequences with mixing some medications. This is why when you go to a doctor they want to know all medications you take.

They aren’t for anything serious but I do need them so does anyone know how I can go about getting them over in Canada?

What Charlie says is correct. If you are moving to Canada and get a visa that allows you to stay for the year you can get a medical card in Canada and doctors visits are included. However, medical services in Canada are NOT free unless you apply for medical coverage.

If you do not have a residential visa you cannot get on Canadian medicare and you will have to buy private insurance. It is about $220 a month.

Most provinces have a 90 day waiting period before coverage starts.

I have panic disorder. But because I’m only 16, I saw a pediatrician who prescribed me antidepressants because the other (more helpful) medication for anxiety, such as klonopin, are off limits to me. She didn’t say why..
With antidepressants, i don’t see a decrease in my anxiety . Do i have to wait until i’m 18 or something to be prescribed anything more helpful?

I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder around the same age– 16 or so. We had to search through a couple of doctors (PSYCHIATRISTS/PSYCHOLOGISTS not pediatricians) and try many, many different combinations of meds before finding the ones that worked. You don’t have to be a certain age limit, the reason they may be hesitant in prescribing those medications is because some of them have risks of suicidal thoughts/behavior.

My advice would be to search out a good psychiatrist (talk to your family physician and he can recommend someone if you’re not sure where to look) and start looking for the right combinations of pills.

I’ve been there, it’s not fun. I hope you find something that works! Good luck!

i got it prescribed in april can you travel with it even know its couple of months old only script of 12

Yes, you can.

If you are flying out of a US airport, the TSA does not require that they be labeled, and does not require that they be in any original container. It says so on the TSA webs site.

It is entirely up to an individual doctors discretion in a given circumstance.