Article 6PW3P ‘Feels quite cruel’: Australians with ADHD scrambling to find medication amid shortage

‘Feels quite cruel’: Australians with ADHD scrambling to find medication amid shortage

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Natasha May
from on (#6PW3P)

Patient says pharmacists she went to were suspicious because Vyvanse is a stimulant, causing her the most dehumanising medical experience' of her life

Emma* says she was made to feel like a drug addict" for simply trying to access medication for her ADHD.

When she was prescribed Vyvanse in June, she was relieved to realise she had found a treatment that would make it easier to live with the developmental disorder that affects the brain's executive functioning.

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