The thing is: When someone actually has ADHD, stimulants such as Adderall makes them calm and even sleepy at high dosages.
I don’t see anything of the kind with Nick, instead he just seems to get restless, which would indicate he doesn’t have ADD/ADHD.
The only other thing besides ADD that it is prescribed for is narcolepsy, which Nick definitely doesnt have, And in very rare cases: Weight loss. Which is also contraindicated here.
Don’t know quack he made cough up a prescription for amphetamines, but definitely something his parole officer should look into.
Wouldn’t at all be surprised if Nick got it from some shady “telehealth” company where he lied about ADD symptoms.
Adderall doesn't always "calm" someone with actual ADD. And though it can bring a drop (almost a nod-off, even) within a certain period after taking it (it's sometimes recommended to take it with a little coffee in the am bc the coffee gives enough of an immediate boost to prevent/ lessen the drop right before the adderall kicks in), that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't amp up a person with add, both physically and mentally. Sometimes any "calm" is more a matter of lessened angst from having the stresses of procrastination, lack of focus, overwhelm and the often-present related lethargy and discouragement.
That said, ADD is not his problem*, and he doesn't have narcolepsy.
* being a flake is not the same thing.
I'm sure he has been on both of these before, formally prescribed or otherwise acquired or borrowed, and I think that the coke was like a turbo-charged version. Funny, never knew they were used in concert to taper down a coke habit. He's such a lying liar who lies.
Wonder if he got it filled by some online pharmacy like Amazon, rather than risking going to the local Walgreen (whose pharmacist absolutely has the authority to not fill a prescription that he’s uncomfortable with) and be the local coke head picking up his amphetamine script with a shit eating grin.
No pharmacist is going to blink at 10 mg as needed. If the rx was 10 as needed then he either got 30 10s or 60 5s (or in a shortage 15 20s that you're supposed to halve), and it won't be refilled for 30 days.
The maximum dose for treating ADD is btw 40 mg
Over 60 mg rx/day will require insurance review, but they'll fill it. That's bc 60 is formally considered the max-out of efficacy so a psych will want to try something different if that doesn't help - but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Afaiu, and I may have slightly dated info, idk, but that has definitely been the case in the past.
First of all, Adderall, even when IR, is almost always prescribed as 2 times a day or 3 times a day. Not “as needed”.
And yet sometimes it is. Not what I'd think would be good for a substance abuser, but it's done.