Re: Scared to take Medicine

[Anonymous]

tonyminch and others with blood pressure problems:

Here is the best of both worlds: Try Intuniv. It was actually been approved as blood pressure medicine but ALSO seems to work for ADHD. You might have to “fight for it”, since it’s not been approved for adults for ADHD. But my doctor told insurance company who would not approve of it (and who knows more than all the doctors in the world, right? HA!) I couldn’t take stimulants due to a side effect I developed with Adderall XR. (by the way, it is a med that has been around for about 45 years. They know a lot about it.) Anyway, I am feeling better on the Intuniv slowly as it doesn’t work as fast as stimulants. It also might be cheaper if prescribed for BP, but I doubt. It’s a new-ish drug. I have Personal Choice and still have a $35.00 co-pay.

I know you’ve probably heard this already but it bears repeating for anyone with ADHD: Exercise is the best non-medicine medicine. When I walk or am active, I sleep better, focus better. In fact, having grown up in the 1960’s it was probably what saved me since there was “no such thing as ADHD” back then. ESPECIALLY for girls. My mother “kicked us out of the house” by 9:30 in the summer and we were out playing, climbing, biking till supper time. It probably saved me from failing out of school even though I’m pretty smart.

Anyway, ask you doctor about it. You can get the first 30 pills for free by going to: http://www.internetdrugcoupons.com/Intuniv-Coupon

No, I don’t work for them, and get nothing to “promote”. But if it helps you do two things at once, good for you.

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