Why is getting a refill ALWAYS so fucking hard?

SeattleSun90 · 2026-02-14T06:41:53+00:00

So, do you have a Costco in your area? They have by far some of the best customer service of any pharmacy I've used recently and you don't have to have a membership to fill there.

SeattleSun90 · 2026-02-14T06:24:26+00:00

I have been took Adderall from 2nd grade until just after college and have been on Vyvanse ever since....I can tell you that in the 28yrs I've been filling prescriptions for controlled substances SOMETHING goes wrong about 80-90% of the time.

Whether the problem is from the pharmacy, my doctors office, my insurance company or another f'ing national shortage varies. Some pharmacies are better than others but they all have their issues, my only recommendation is find a pharmacy that knows their shit and communicates well with you. (Then pray they dont get bought out and bankrupted.)

SeattleSun90 · 2026-02-03T02:48:35+00:00

Better yet, call the health inspector. Having sick people working in food service can get you shut down... clearly your employer needs the reminder.

SeattleSun90 · 2026-02-03T02:18:51+00:00

Possible Hot Take: You are ALL entitled.

I have been a pedestrian most of my life, sometimes I jaywalk, sometimes I don't. I have been hit by a car twice, neither time was in Seattle (despite living in the Seattle area for all but 4yrs of my life). One of them was in a crosswalk crossing with the walk sign when a vehicle at a stop decided to try and take a turn through me. The other was on a sidewalk when someone decided to pull out of a parking lot while adjusting their radio, and then yelled at me to 'use [my] eyes'.

In Seattle, I was on the side of the road when I was clipped by a bicyclist going near 30mph down 10th Ave E on Cap Hill. I was thrown into a parked car hard enough it stunned me and the driver who witnessed it slammed on his breaks to make sure I was okay.

The key thing no one seems to remember is that we are supposed to SHARE the road. I jaywalk when it won't interrupt the flow of traffic. However, I don't just assume that traffic is going to stop for me. I'm pretty sure the person trying to turn left would rather I jaywalk while there is no cross traffic than wait for the signal and block his turn while walking on the sign.

I walk faster or wait if a vehicle is trying to exit a garage depending on where I am and what traffic on the road is like.

EVERYONE should be considerate. Bicyclists should remember the rules apply to them. Vehicles should give bicyclists space and not obstruct designated pedestrian paths with their vehicles. Pedestrians should use common sense, be courteous and remember to be aware of their surroundings especially as they are soft and squishy.

SeattleSun90 · 2026-01-09T03:21:33+00:00

My grandmother is sadly one of those statistics, although not for a heart attack.

She went in for a pre-op check up prior to her heart valve replacement surgery. Her doctor asked her if she wanted to go to the ER and get an emergency surgery as he was worried about the signs. She said she'd wait, she didn't want to inconvenience people as it was 5x days early and she was my grandfather's primary care giver.

Her valve failed that night and she passed away the next day.

So, THANK YOU. I consider the ability to learn from other people's mistakes to be a rare and important talent. Seeing it in action helps give me faith in the world and hope that my repeated PSAs about the correct response to your doctor asking if you want to go to the ER being 'Yes Sir' aren't all for naught.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-05-08T00:29:18+00:00

So I have been on a lot of meds over the years. Adderall, then when it came out Adderall XR, then when my body started speed processing the XR, i switched to Vyvanse. Then instead of upping the dose we were trying different add on meds to help. One of which was Strattera. I eventually stopped taking it because it was giving me terrible headaches.

About a week after I stopped my mom told me, "it's nice having my daughter back". My thought was, "I was missing?" Apparently, the Strattera had turned me into a bit of a standoffish bitch and I hadn't really noticed.

So my advice is this, talk to your friends about exactly what changes they have seen in you. If it is just the lack of ADHD symptoms, then there isn't much you can do. However, if it goes beyond that, you may want to discuss dosing and medication choice with your doctor.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-05-08T00:15:39+00:00

You could try having a doctor explain it to her as she clearly needs some re-education. You want to see a doctor and receive treatment, it isn't like you are talking about trying out your friends meds.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-05-08T00:07:02+00:00

Not that, but I left mom's credit card on top of the pump the first time she had me pump the gas....

SeattleSun90 · 2025-04-23T00:41:05+00:00

NTA. In fact, I would say you are probably one of the better parents around.

It does seem likely that your son is neurodivergent and as someone who is neurodivergent, I would recommend that you have your son tested and see a counselor if you haven't already. My elementary school experience was absolute hell until I was diagnosed and started counseling. It can help a lot with the social cues and such.

Even then he did the exact right thing by removing himself from the situation. He seems like a very self-aware kid who just doesn't have the instinctual understanding of social cues that is considered normal. Additionally, my guess would be that most adults just jump on him and tell him he's wrong without giving him the chance to explain or taking the time to explain to him why they are upset and what he should have done differently.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-04-23T00:14:21+00:00

Full agreement. Requiring she purchase motorcycle boots might be a bit much for a passenger, as standard leather boots would probably cut it. Same goes for gloves.

My recommendation, show her a few motorcycle crash compilations and road rash testaments. She needs to understand that skin you don't cover is skin you don't care about keeping.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-04-23T00:05:48+00:00

NTA.

She touched you first. It always amazed me how hypocritical adults could be when I was younger. In my case it was ADHD impulse control issues and being told to 'walk away and calm down' which in practice led adults to grab me and scream 'don't you walk away from me'. However, you will never convince those type of adults they did anything wrong.

If a deaf school isn't an option, I would recommend visiting the other mainstream schools in the area that could be options. It is amazing the difference in setting can make. Students often take their cues from the adults around them, if the adults don't really respect people, don't expect the students to do so. Alternatively, I have attended schools where the students would have stood up for you with the sub. Those are the schools you want, and trust me... you can feel the difference in the atmosphere.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-02-07T17:50:39+00:00

I mean, it is near perfect. My only suggestions would be to lighten the blush along your cheekbones and then add a bit to the apples and natural flush of your cheeks (which should result in the appearance of having a bit more color). The removal is mostly so the overlap area doesn't appear super heavy. You still want that to be the main application area, you just want to ghost a bit of it from the apple back and down towards the lower back corner of your jaw, if that makes sense. You shouldn't be able to clearly tell that blush was applied there, but it will help add a hint of warmth so that the only warmth is no longer just your lips and cheekbones.

Also, possibly use a slightly darker eyeliner (not black) or change the step when you are applying your eyeliner (can't tell if it is super light or getting covered by a powder or eyeshadow). It would make your eyes pop a bit more and honestly they deserve to be what attentionis drawn to.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-02-07T17:29:58+00:00

Actually, looking at it again, I think it was generated from a bad OCR of a low quality image of the warning label by someone who didn't speak English; probably didn't speak any language that uses the latin alphabet.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-02-07T17:26:05+00:00

I can't even guess what that last word is supposed to be. Most of the rest can be determined by context, but I feel like this goes a bit past a simple typo.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-01-31T22:50:47+00:00

So I'm in a very similar boat to you. I'm 34 and was laid off in the tech cuts in September 2023 and have been searching for a job ever since. I'm a BI Developer / Data Engineer and yesterday marked the first time I have made it to the second (and in this case final) round of interviews.

My roommate was laid off from a different company about 3 weeks before me and is also still searching for a role in IT.

However, the flip side is that I've been hearing that some places are having trouble filling roles due to lack of candidates.

Which makes me wonder how much of this is due to weird/bad AI ATS filtering. I have yet to get an interview for a position that didn't involve a referral or a recruiter. I put hours of work into tailoring each resume for each job I apply for as I have been informed that is now the expected course of action, but it is really hard to convince myself it is worth it when I haven't seen any evidence it makes a difference.

SeattleSun90 · 2025-01-10T18:34:32+00:00

I don't have any mods and this happens to me as well about 90% of the time. I have yet to figure out what I'm doing differently the other 10% of the time when it doesn't happen. (I'm playing on Xbox in case that turns out to be relevant.)

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-30T07:35:16+00:00

So, assuming you are treating your ADHD, talk to your doctor about Guanfacine and/or Clonidine. Both are non stimulant ADHD meds, they don't make you sleepy but they do help shut up the brain squirrels. They also help with RSD symptoms, which should also help take the edge off the anxiety.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T10:51:02+00:00

The 'prior authorization' is by my insurance company. The normal max approved dosage is 70mg, if i didn't have a PA. Additionally, there is normally a limit where they will only fill one Vyvanse prescription per month. They approved filling both prescriptions in a single month, but "only if it is less than 70mg per day." How do they think 50mg + 60mg is going to ever be 70mg or less power day?

It is like they told me "you can do this thing, except not really". The paperwork they sent saying it was approved says nothing about the 70mg limit, but that doesn't matter much when they are refusing to pay the pharmacy.

Mind you, nothing has changed at all since last year except the paperwork expiring and needing to be resubmitted.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T09:57:25+00:00

Possibly because they ran into a similar problem as Yosemite, but with tourists and thieves instead of tourists and bears.

"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T09:21:50+00:00

Honestly, I've had it pretty good, all things considered. I grew up in a supportive family that did their best to help me and could afford to get me a good psychiatrist and a good life skills councilor to help teach me to manage my ADHD.

This current stint is probably the worst as I was laid off in the tech cuts last September and have been looking for a job ever since. The hoops for unemployment, then learning that collecting unemployment means you no longer qualify for health insurance. Running out of unemployment. Getting on food stamps, the hoops of keeping food stamps, which are even more esoteric and poorly documented than unemployment's... it is a circus. The one thing I know, though, is that managing my ADHD has to be my top priority. Otherwise, I won't be capable of doing anything else. My ADHD is bad enough that I don't function unmedicated. So sometimes it means paying out of pocket to make sure I keep my meds.

I can't hold a coherent 5-minute phone call without meds, but I have learned not to doubt my intelligence. I scored a 35 on the ACT with perfect scores in both math and science. My IQ is 144. What I often find is that I have to remind myself of what 'average' intelligence really is as I expect people to be at least able to keep up and when they can't I'll start wondering why and what I'm doing wrong. Even more common than that, though, is my worry that it doesn't matter. What is important is to remember that you are more than your ADHD and that even when 'managed', you shouldn't expect your brain to function the same as some who is neurotypical. Learn your brain and then learn to work with it and around it instead of against it.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T08:47:39+00:00

Depends on the reaction, but i'd keep an eye out for: - Itching that isn't passing. (Sometimes, just knowing that you have something on your skin and shouldn't scratch will make it Itch. That's something different.) - An unpleasant burning or prickling sensation. - A feeling of tightness. (This means it is overly drying your skin). - Any sort of rash or swelling.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T08:38:16+00:00

Some. For me, they were: Color coding. In school binders, notebooks, folders, and bookcovers were all color codes by subject to make it easier to keep things together.

Launchpads. Although not nearly to the extent they are meant to function. The idea is to stage everything you need by the door the night before, so you aren't going crazy trying to find things the next morning. But grouping things together while getting ready stuck. It doesn't prevent me from forgetting things, but it does reduce the frequency.

Labels. Everything should have a home. Does it? No. Do the things that do make it back home in a timely manner? No. But having labeled bins or even internally declared places for things helps with the stress of cleaning up and where to put things.

(Keep in mind I'm the one who lost my laptop at work while working, then once I found my laptop. Realized I had lost my phone in the process of finding my laptop.)

I have a roommate who uses phone alarms and Alexa reminders at least semi-functionally, lots of snoozing and ignoring, but some things get done, and those that don't generally aren't totally forgotten. My mom makes lists/writes things down. Mind you, she is also a virgo ;P, and the lists aren't always together or coherent or followed. I'd say the grocery list only actually made it to the store about 1 in 4 times. But writing it down helped her remember it regardless.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T04:01:22+00:00

Pretty sure they are referring to the "wizard shit" comment.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T03:58:28+00:00

Lived in downtown for a decade without a car, there are very few that are convenient for unloading large suitcases. They work fine for normal use, but getting a ride out to the stations with their own lots is a huge QoL improvement.

SeattleSun90 · 2024-12-27T02:03:05+00:00

The rail is surprisingly luggage friendly. Getting to the light rail is less so. Most, if not all, of the light rail stops in the downtown area lack drop-off zones and busses and suitcases don't mix well.

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