Re: Found Husband was taking my Adderall

[Anonymous]

ScatterKat, if I were in your position I’d look for a local Nar-Anon meeting. They could advise you better than I could and provide much-needed support. Good luck and good health to you!

Dr J, with all due respect, what ScatterKat’s husband is doing is illegal and dangerous. Adderall is a powerful stimulant and can be highly addictive in people who don’t really need it. Would you be as understanding if her husband was stealing her Oxycontin? If he really has ADD he needs to be evaluated and get his own legit prescription, preferably for something non-habit-forming. If he’s using it to get high, stay up all night, lose weight etc. that is DRUG ABUSE! It sounds like he’s built up a tolerance over time. You say “there are worse things he could be doing”. You’re right, and he may move on to those worse things when Adderall doesn’t do it for him anymore. That’s how addiction works.

Also she is SKIPPING her meds to keep her husband from stealing them! No patient should ever have to do that.

Maybe you don’t understand how important a clean house is to a woman. It’s unfair and shouldn’t be this way in the 21st century but in general, men’s poor housekeeping habits are often excused as “typical guy” behavior, while women with similar habits are looked down on as lazy slobs and considered to be lacking as wives and mothers, no matter who made the mess! My mom, who I believe is undiagnosed ADD, has struggled with housecleaning and organization her whole life. I am trying my best not to follow in her footsteps but it’s very difficult to unlearn 30+ years of bad habits. It would be almost impossible if I had to stop my Ritalin.

ScatterKat’s husband’s possible drug addiction AND the fact that it’s forcing her to skip much-needed meds are legitimate issues. Please do not minimize the importance of these issues.

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