Do you ever feel like you don't want to/don't need to take your meds in the morning?

I've been know to forget that I need my meds in the morning, because my ADHD-I is so severe that I forget that I have it, until I realize I am going "Duuuuuuh". :D That's when I say "Oh yes, dexedrine, in the cabinet, take some!".

Yep! I do that a lot so now I take my meds out of the bottle and put them in a little dish that is next to the bathroom sink so I see them and take them.

Yes, although more frequently my problem is that I cannot remember whether I have taken my Adderall XR in the morning. Generally, the last thing I do before going to sleep at night is set out my XR and IR for the next day on my dresser. Sometimes I forget, though...

I've learned to keep an old prescription bottle with 1 pill in it and keep it in my backpack for such times. Otherwise, it would invariably turn into a LOOONNNG and frustration-filled day in class and at the library. :o

Ugh, I have to keep seperate bottles of my meds because I can't remember to take them. I often feel I don't need them but as soon as I stop taking them I am reminded about why I need them.

It's not that I can't remember, it's normally what I do right after brushing my teeth when I wake up, but for some reason this morning I didn't feel the need for them/didn't really care for the rushing side effects. I ended up taking it and since about 7pm I've been ready to crash/kinda depressed. It won't be much longer till I actually do crash...I just got home from work like 30 minutes ago.

i do this a lot. its not good. i tend to run out of meds and wait 2 weeks or so before getting them again. bad idea. over-confidence in me

Every day and.... I don't! I stopped the med trials after 2 months or so... my life has always been screwed up and by societies standards it will probably alawys be. I'm sick of my head but there are other things I drown my frustrations in... nooo not the illegal ones alright :P I figure ... I don't need to figure ... and that will be that!

Though... Please don't take this as a push of opinions - If you like the effects of medications I'm happy for you! Everyone has a right to their lives and happiness goes along with that - I'm only describing my story =)

If it wasn't for the fact it's made a huge impact on me NOT getting fired from my job...I would stop taking it, but it's proven to make things better for me; I just don't like the rush that I get from it most days. Other than that and the irribility - I'm aight. I guess the positives have to outweigh the negatives here - until I become so irritable I tell someone off in the middle of a meeting. We'll see how it goes December 5-6..I have to go to Orlando for a conference, some of those people from work that I find completely annoying are going to be there. Hopefully someone from my team will duct tape my mouth shut because once we're out of meetings, if that person annoys me...There is nothing to keep my mouth shut except my teammates lol

See..I need my meds now lol I got off on a tangent really unrelated to my post to begin with! *rummages through purse*
Every day and.... I don't! I stopped the med trials after 2 months or so... my life has always been screwed up and by societies standards it will probably alawys be. I'm sick of my head but there are other things I drown my frustrations in... nooo not the illegal ones alright :P I figure ... I don't need to figure ... and that will be that!

Though... Please don't take this as a push of opinions - If you like the effects of medications I'm happy for you! Everyone has a right to their lives and happiness goes along with that - I'm only describing my story =)

I have periods of not taking medicine for any/all of my diagnoses rather frequently.

Really? I thought that would be dangerous, especially on your part...*shrugs* I haven't missed a day..yet. I have been reading around and I made sure I had a nice breakfast this morning...maybe it will make a difference in something...so far I haven't had that huge rushing sense to do things..it's been real subtle, but if I stop listening to winamp and playing on the internet, I'm going to be majorily late for work...I haven't even done my dishes yet...My mom is going to kick my **** when I get home...for living the kitchen a mess after my breakfast.

Anyway...if ya'll happen to be checking back thank you for your inputs...I tend to be real anal, especially about meds. So if I don't want to take em I think something is wrong lol...Guess everyone gets tired of it eventually.
I have periods of not taking medicine for any/all of my diagnoses rather frequently.

I was on stimulants as a child and sometimes I regress back to that mentality.

Stopped taking meds a while back. Am slowly getting worse by the day.:rolleyes:

I've felt like not taking my medication and I've done it before and I've relapsed when doing that. I was told by my pdoc that after 3 relapses you best to stay on the medication for the rest of your life. I've had more than 3 so I guess I'm one of those who truly need the medication to say well. I don't mind it now though since I'm not getting the side effects I got from Zoloft. It was bad. I was really agitated and I was using anti-psychotic medications just to calm down during the day.

Yeah, I was never one for Zoloft either...made things weird. I guess I question taking my meds because so many things changed all around the same time that I don't know if my doing better at work is because of meds, getting moved away from the other social person on the team, or being put on probation (at work)...but at the same time I'm one of those people that think Dr gave this to me for a reason, so it's best to take it until he feels otherwise.I've felt like not taking my medication and I've done it before and I've relapsed when doing that. I was told by my pdoc that after 3 relapses you best to stay on the medication for the rest of your life. I've had more than 3 so I guess I'm one of those who truly need the medication to say well. I don't mind it now though since I'm not getting the side effects I got from Zoloft. It was bad. I was really agitated and I was using anti-psychotic medications just to calm down during the day.

yeah. sometimes I do take my medicine then a few minutes later i forgot if i took my medicine. its kind of embarrising.

OMG I so did that on Tuesday...I was counting my pills to try and figure out if I had taken it or not. Then I realized whether I took it or not didn't matter, because I did remember taking it out of the bottle...

I did end up taking another half of a pill just incase, but since the pill wasn't sitting on the computer desk when I got home I assume I took too much...

I've started writing it down when I take it now.
yeah. sometimes I do take my medicine then a few minutes later i forgot if i took my medicine. its kind of embarrising.