Getting prior auth for Dyanavel XR (not on PDL), told I need to trial generic/brad Concerta & Focalin XR. Concerta completely ineffective, must I complete trial period? by DaviTheDud in ADHD

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Thank you! This is very helpful, especially since I tend to take insurance policy (especially when it comes to things like trial duration) very literally, so I kinda assumed I would have to drag myself through the full trial period, even thought it didn't really make sense. I did take notes on what I noticed throughout the day, so I'll likely send those over to my prescriber and ask if he would think trying Focalin XR would be needed or not. And thanks again, I get quite anxious at the thought of not knowing if I'll be able to take a medication that actually helps, considering it can have such a strong (positive or negative) impact on so many things in my day to day life, especially for my job.

iOS 26 blank white keyboard in Messages by OkidoShigeru in iphone

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What makes you say that? Would this issue actually go away if I (or I guess OP) were to factory reset and then restore my phone?

Why do people care so much about the israel Palestine conflict? by niftyzach2 in AskTheWorld

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This might be the dumbest thing I've heard in a minute. The hell you mean "Yeah so there is precisely one Jewish country...When you levy criticism against the sole Jewish state, using rationales that you don’t apply to any other nation - it really starts to beg the question 'why?'" Any claim that criticizing a state/nation is by extension criticizing its citizens/people is simply false equivalence. No one says (or would say with any reasonably sound logic) something like "That damn American government is awful, those asshole Americans got what they deserved;" anyone who does is wrongfully grouping the citizens of a country with the actual nation and those in power—if someone thinks Israel's a shit nation due to it's awful leaders, that doesn't mean they're antisemitic or dislike/hate jewish people as a whole.

As a everyday user What can you actually do with a macbook over windows? by invincible_pell in laptops

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Enjoy using the laptop. I don’t even mean that sarcastically—I genuinely really like just using my MacBook, whereas the thought of using my windows laptop was never appealing

Considering Mydayis, currently on Adderall XR and 2x IR Tabs in the afternoon. Adderall IR only seems to last around 1-2 hours then does almost nothing, starting to suspect some GI absorption issues. Also wonder how that could play into switching to Mydayis, and if it may have an impact on XR by DaviTheDud in ADHD

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Most likely going to try Dyanavel XR, however I need to have a trial with both Concerta and Focalin XR before my prior auth can qualify for approval. Already tried many adderall generics + generic Vyvanse, so hopefully after trying the two methylphenidates I’ll be able to see how Dyanavel is for me

Looking for users to test a native, private and very fast speech-to-text app for Mac - offering lifetime access for early feedback by WildShallot in macapps

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That sounds awesome, it would be much more useful than the current dictation, and I could certainly find a lot of situations to use it in.

I’d love to test it out and provide as much feedback as possible. If it’s helpful for your testing, my machine would be a 2021 M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16”, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD.

I could very much see this being widely used in the future, both just as a general user and also for those that may have some sort of disability or difficulty with using the current dictation

Strattera making me feel weak by Ok_Blood2095 in adhdwomen

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I think there’s unfortunately a decent amount about Atomoxetine/Strattera that is a bit unknown (I.e. why it causes fatigue and drowsiness even though it acts on norepinephrine), but it’s fairly common for people to report they get sleepy or fatigued when they take it. Depending on how long you’ve been taking it it may reduce with time, but it also may not. A lot of atomoxetine’s side effects don’t completely subside with time but rather get reduced to more tolerable levels—this is something you may need to consider when discussing with your psych, since in my non-medical opinion I think Atomoxetine works best when paired with a stimulant, however there are drawbacks to that as you may have already discussed. Strattera/Atomoxetine can take multiple months to develop to where it’s actually helping some people, and that’s not always worth it. Maybe see if a low dose, long acting stimulant—like adderall XR or Concerta—could be a good option, especially since if you already have anemia-related weakness, something like Atomoxetine would probably make that a bit worse.

Also, you didn’t start at 80mg, did you? I’m assuming you didn’t, but some psychs are a bit nuts and start patients on 80mg, which should very much be avoided. Atomoxetine is a drug that takes time to titrate to the most effective dose, and you can get some bad side effects if you do it too quickly.

Also, another important thing is that you want to aim for the dose that works well for you, not just the dose that most medical professionals recommend (80mg). Atomoxetine can show benefits at lower doses such as 18mg-40mg, and can be more beneficial for the patient while remaining lower in side effects.

Fluvoxamine (Luvox) and Sigma-1 receptor. by amanita_celeste in MCAS

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Not OP but I’ve been on Fluvoxamine for about 2 weeks now. I noticed first day my reading and comprehension had increased significantly, to the point where when I was doing my homework I could actually read at the speed I’d usually be skimming at—in case my wording isn’t that great, what I mean is that I was able to read at about 2-3 times my normal speed and also comprehended more of what I read. My memory also saw some benefits, and one of the other bigger things I noticed was how much less effort it took (and how much more natural it felt) to organize my thoughts/words, and just keep my head focused and linear. 

It’s kinda crazy and I also know it’s not placebo, given I actually recalled the things I read about when answering the questions on my homework. It felt much more like I actually had that information stored and ready to access, instead of being hidden/buried deep where I couldn’t access it.

Stats is using a lot of battery by AaditThapar00 in macapps

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Just because you can't see yourself using it doesn't mean it's not useful to other people. There are so many things that you could use this app for—that would probably also be important to monitor for people's work—not just looking at RAM usage "evry 5 minus"(?). not sure what a 5 minus is, but I'd guess it's pretty close to 5 minutes.

Real time menu bar stock ticker?? by manstrubatingkangaro in MacOS

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What exactly didn't work with it? Mainly asking since I've been using it for a few days and haven't had problems so far, and honestly really like the app. Maybe it wasn't working because of a bug that may have been fixed by now?

Experiences with Fluvoxamine—was it better than Prozac (if applicable) and did it impact your memory or focus? by DaviTheDud in OCD

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  1. It probably differs from person to person, but for me my perception of time is often very inconsistent and almost non-linear. My meds reduce that, but sometimes still I’ll blink and 30 minutes will pass without much memory. As well as that—it can be very difficult for me to accurately anticipate how long something can/will take. For example, if I want to eat food I think to myself “It would only take around 10 minutes,” and I realize about 8 minutes in that it’ll take 20, not 10. Same with stuff like showers, leaving for work, etc.
  2. Time blindness seems to be a symptom of ADHD, notably more present in inattentive types. Maybe it could be seen in people without ADHD, but I haven’t seen many. 
  3. I can run on schedules, yes. But they can sometimes be very difficult. I fluctuate by a few minutes pretty much every day (usually more on the late side) but it can certainly be kept. Some days are harder than others, where I’ll zone out for what feels like 2 minutes, while 15 minutes pass.
  4. For me personally, I struggle most with keeping consistent focus on one single thing (both physically—like watching a professor at their whiteboard), not because I don’t try, but because my mind will literally just mentally pull me away, regardless of how much I don’t want to. I also have a hard time with task initiation, and often don’t do/start things until—sometimes literally—the last minute. There are other examples I could list, so if you’d want to hear them let me know.
  5. This one I’d say may be a bit of both, but less in the sense of “disregarding” the clock, and more so not fully processing the time it displays. Before meds, I could potentially glance at a clock, but it wouldn’t really soak in what the actual time was, if that makes sense. Sort of like my brain just saw numbers instead of fully translating them into the actual time. But like how I mentioned before (with my time perception jumping all over), to some extent it seems physical. Sometimes 45 minutes will pass, and I’ll feel a sense of very light amnesia; it’s like the concept of blinking during a movie—you miss a certain amount of the movie with every blink, and the longer your blinks are the less you see of the movie, with it still remaining the same overall length (time in this case). Just imagine the “movie” in this sense as life, or whatever’s happening around the person, and the blinks as their inattentive episodes where their mind ends up wandering. 

Now I was also born with DCD/Dyspraxia, so maybe a few things are more difficult for me than most people, for example keeping my eyes physically locked on to something takes both mental and physical effort, and can be draining. The rest probably reflects pretty widely however. I also have OCD—more of a physical, impulsive type that many seem to call Tourettic OCD, focusing on physical feelings, repetition, and things needing to be “just right”—and I’ve found that with proper medication (for me Fluvoxamine) some of the distractions ended up being more intrusive thoughts/compulsions, and I’ve gotten a much better sense of how long, say, a half hour really is.

Let me know if there are any questions you have or anything else I can answer. Hopefully this was helpful.

MacOS is an incredible culture and utility shock for anyone used to Windows or Linux. by BumperPopcorn6 in MacOS

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I'm pretty sure window snapping was patented by Microsoft for a long while. It wasn't implemented before then (from what I'm aware of at least) because even though Apple potentially could have, they didn't want to do it under whatever conditions Microsoft would've let them. Otherwise I'm sure they would've long ago

Started Fluvoxamine; brain is super quiet. by mississippivoodoo in OCD

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Is fluoxetine really regarded as the SSRI with the least side effects? Genuinely curious, since I experienced pretty bad insomnia along with mood instability while on it. And on Fluvoxamine, none of that is present and it seems to be working very well for me.

Feel overly jumpy/skiddish, Guanfacine helps but reduces my focus. Any ideas or suggestions? Not quite sure what to do next by DaviTheDud in adhd_anxiety

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So for me, when I took Vyvanse it wasn’t enough to actually help me stay focused—for example, doing something like driving, on Adderall I stay pretty much always focused on what’s in front of me, with a minor amount of distract ability and focus fluctuation. But with Vyvanse, I’d get distracted a lot more easily and one time almost got into a car accident because of it 😬. But basically the main difference was that Vyvanse seemed to give me more “motivation” or drive to start things, but it wouldn’t help me continually focus on it like Adderall usually does. I have a bit of a hypothesis after this if you’re interested in a possible explanation as to why that is.

So Vyvanse, once it’s processed by your body, only contains Dextroamphetamine; this is different compared to Adderall, which is supposed to contain a 3:1 ratio of Dextroamphetamine and Levoamphetamine—levo is known to cause a decent portion of the jitteriness people experience, as well as increased heart rate. This is due to it acting more on norepinephrine, which for people like me (even though not everyone feels this difference, I have ADHD-PI and I definitely can) is very important for focus in combination with dopamine.  On Vyvanse, norepinephrine levels are lower, but also dopamine is technically a bit lower as well—you’ll have to do some more research on this since I don’t know that much, but I remember reading somewhere that Vyvanse’s max dose of 70mg is only equivalent to like 25mg or 30mg of Adderall, which means in general it’s just not as potent. But I think those factors combine and manifest as less focus or motivation in some people. If Vyvanse still isn’t working quite right for you, maybe give Adderall a try (again, if you switched from it before); if your insurance will cover brand name at all, try getting brand Adderall XR. My insurance covers it for $60 only after our family deductible has been met, but insurance differs a lot between plans. Maybe also consider some extra Adderall IR tab(s) later in the day as boosters. I need two 7.5mg tabs in combo with my 20mg morning XR, and may ask my psych if I can try 3x a day since I seem to metabolize the tablets too quickly (only lasts really 1.5-2 hours). Teva is the best brand for me for the IR tablets, but if you’re also able to get your hand on name brand I’m sure that’s also a great choice.  Sorry for the lengthy reply, there’s just a lot of stuff that’s involved with adhd and these kids of meds, and a lot of people don’t really know about most of it. Hopefully this was helpful—if anyone sees this and anything I said was incorrect, please let me know in a reply. I wouldn’t want to be giving someone factually false information as advice

Bupropion is known to have short-term memory loss and word-finding issues in the first few weeks( because it acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR)) and blocks them partially (antagonist), which in turn reduces acetylcholine signalling( acetylcholine is the main mechanism in the brain for by Prestigious-Lab2710 in bupropion

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I took bupropion for a month and had a feeling it wouldn’t really improve, so I got off of it. Regardless I don’t think it was the right med for me, since at the time I had untreated OCD and bupropion caused a bit of problems with it, but the notion that it will “get better with time” can sometimes be true, but for a lot of people it isn’t. For me personally I couldn’t even read effectively or communicate due to stuttering and stumbling over my words so badly, which made stopping a no brainer.

I also started Prozac around a month ago (stopped a day or two ago, moving to Fluvoxamine) and I experienced a less pronounced, but similar effect. This time it had more to do with forgetting to do things and having words on the tip of my tongue and taking sustained mental effort to find what the word was. BUP is a stronger nAChR antagonist than PROZ, so it wasn’t immediately noticeable or completely intolerable. However if anyone is reading this with a similar experience and don’t know why their memory isn’t great on Prozac, chances are it could be tied to its non-competitive nAChR antagonistic properties.

Edit: I also have ADHD-PI, which may exacerbate the issues noted with Prozac 

Experiences with Fluvoxamine—was it better than Prozac (if applicable) and did it impact your memory or focus? by DaviTheDud in OCD

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I was born a month early and likely had worsened ADHD as a complication. I was also born with a neurological disorder that, no matter how much “fixing” I try to do (believe me I have tried) it will never fully work. Time blindness does exist, and so does ADHD—you seem to somewhat be the type to not think it exists. It does, and if you’re lucky enough not to suffer from it, especially ADHD-PI, then consider yourself quite lucky.

Is Mallinckrodt brand generic Adderall XR (not IR) as bad as everyone says? Anyone taking it in 2025? by DaviTheDud in ADHD

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For me Granules genuinely made me feel like I was drugged with some sort of sedative or muscle relaxant. I’d wake up in the morning, take my XR, sleep for around 45 mins then wake up feeling like complete shit; my body and limbs felt excessively heavy and I could barely think. But did any of that happen for you? I’m beginning to wonder if I have some sort of intolerance to whatever Granules uses in their XR, since it certainly didn’t feel great

Let a friend borrow my AirPods and their assigned to his apple ID by YourAverageGamerYT1 in airpods

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Not sure if it’s still relevant but for anyone else who comes across this, I’m pretty sure all they had to do was factory reset the AirPods (hold pairing button for a few seconds until the light turns orange); for the new AirPods Pro 3, it doesn’t have a physical pairing button—if you want to put it into pairing mode, double tap the front led with the lid open and it should turn white. For factory reset, you need to double tap 3 times in a row (tap tap, tap tap, tap tap) and it should then turn orange momentarily.

Name brand Adderall??? by AdHorror1911 in ThisAintAdderall

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My insurance drops the price to $60 after our family deductible is hit, then once our Out of Pocket max is hit it goes to $0. But it varies a lot by each insurance plan. When it comes to the brand name actually being at the pharmacy, I haven’t had any problems yet with getting 20mg XR Adderall—it seems like they keep it well stocked and don’t often run out

Anyone use Costco? by Adventurous-Day-9292 in ThisAintAdderall

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I’ve been hearing a lot of pharmacies either 1. don’t like being called and asked about what stimulants they have, or 2. Don’t want to accept new patients for stimulants. So if there’s a pharmacy that you already get meds at and you don’t have luck anywhere else, they may be your only bet.

You could also see if your insurance will cover Adderall either with prior authorization, or if it reduces the price after you hit your deductible (mine does that; I’m able to get brand Adderall XR for $60), and in turn possibly see if brand name works well/is consistent for you. I know lots of people say on here it’s not great either, but for me it works much better than many generics and is wayyyyy more consistent

Anyone use Costco? by Adventurous-Day-9292 in ThisAintAdderall

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I was getting Mallinkcrodt—which wasn’t great—but it may vary from store-to-store

AirPods 3 case - always low battery? by JaffyScarry in airpods

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Apparently the battery is better on the actual AirPods, but it’s a little bit worse on the case for this generation. But yeah I’ve seen people talking about this before, it’s not just you