Random ADHD question. I was taken off meds 10 years ago as I think I took too much on a regular basis and it messed up my heart rhythms. A cardiologist told me it was best to stop it, and the local ADHD service then dropped me like a hot potato as I was no longer on any meds and they had no funding for any non-med support.
Fast forward 10 years, perimenopause has brought my daily scaffolding crumbling down and Im struggling in all areas of my life, especially exec function, particularly housework.
During a very rare burst of energy, I cleared out a bag of random papers and found 8 x 10mg methyl. Phenidate. Dated 2019 and 2021.
I'm so desperate for anything, do you reckon taking 5mg when I particularly need it might be ok? It's been near a radiator, but don't know if it might be chemically different now and might make me poorly...
Its like having a slightly mouldy carrot being dangled in front of me, while everything else is beating me with sticks!
UPDATE: Thanks for your support and comments. I guess the reasonable part of my brain knew this was a dumb move, but the impulsive and hopeful part was yelling "DO IT!!!"
Meds are in the bag with the other outdated or unused meds I've been forgetting to take to the pharmacy for far too long. I won't touch them again.
Hopefully in the next bag or box I eventually sort and empty I'll find something nice and non tablety like a book token, or my purse I mislaid 6 months ago.
ADHD really sucks.