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thinking about tricking my gp into prescribing me something to help with focusing on tasks, want to know if i will eventually build up a tolerance to said drugs... not sure if adderall is allowed in australia.. whatever the aussie equivalent is I suppose

>> No.3884646

Doctors are not stupid, you will not trick them into prescribing medication you do not need.
Dishonesty is never a good idea regarding things like this.

>> No.3884669

>>3884646
>not stupid
>doctors
pick one

>> No.3884675

>>3884646
if they are interns, they are stupid

>> No.3884679

>>3884675
further to this, NSW currently has lots of medical centres full of interns

>> No.3884691

>>3884646
medicine is just a game. match the symptom with the condition. You win either way. Doctors are the worst kind of scientists.

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3884700

>>3884691
>doctors
>scientists

>> No.3884701

>>3884675
Interns do not prescribe medication.

>> No.3884723

anyway, that's not the point, will i develop an immunity to said medication?

>> No.3884758

>>3884723
No.

>> No.3884804

>>3884758
>>3884758
>women

ofcourse you build a tolerance, I know from personal experience.

in australia they prescribe dexamphetamine, by the way.

>> No.3885051

>>3884646
That's not necessarily true...

Plenty of doctors will prescribe you ADD type medications just to get you out of their hair or just to placate you. They aren't always so suspicious. Just have a convincing story of why you need it now (assuming you are in your late teens/early twenties).

I was pretty lucky as my doctor is pretty sympathetic towards ADD/ADHD. Plus I had some good reasons; My parents had just recently gotten health insurance from my dad's new job (we've never had health insurance before) so I used that fact to argue that the reason why I'm diagnosing myself so late is because we could never afford to go to the doctor or get prescriptions. Also I mentioned how; my grades had been slipping for the past few years from As to Cs, I haven't been able to read a book in ages without zoning out and having to reread the same paragraph over and over, and how my zoning out has affected me during job interviews in which I wouldn't be able to pay attention to what the interviewer was saying.

Also I mentioned how I had been depressed for years and he said that ADD/ADHD tends to go hand in hand with depression so that was another point to help make my case (I got a prescription for anti-depressants as well).

For me these things are true, and I got a prescription for Vyvanse, which basically works like adderall XR. It definitely helps with my attentiveness and studying.

>> No.3885054

>>3885051
(cont.)
For OP though, these things dont even necessarily have to be true. Just make a convincing case for why you need it, do a little bit of research on symptoms of ADD to make your case more convincing and when you do bring it up, be sure to talk about how ADD has affected many different aspects of your life, not just school (that would probably be a dead give-away if your doctor is at all suspicious).

People often bemoan the use of prescription drugs, mentioning only serious side effects that occur in a minority of people who use them, or how people abuse them. But for the vast majority of people who use them responsibly they can actually help improve your quality of life. I haven't had any suicidal thoughts and I'm actually able to pay attention in school/work now. I feel like my life has been improved by these prescriptions. So if you feel like you really need them then I say go for it OP.