Absolutely dreading not being able to take my medication on holiday

This summer I’ll be going to a country in a different continent where stimulants are not just controlled substances, they’re on the completely banned list, even with a prescription or doctor’s letter.

It’ll be for a few weeks and I’m going with family so I don’t want to risk the chances of them checking, and there’s no predicting how lenient they would be if they found out, even with an official explanation. I really don’t feel like getting into any legal trouble in a country so far both in distance and customs in which I don’t even speak the language, where I could potentially be detained and ruin their holiday too :/

There’s been times where I skipped days and the experience was horrible, constant sleepiness and fatigue, low depleted mood, anxiety through the roof, stress/irritability with feeling sick and useless bedrotting because it made me realise how much I depend on them to function well and emotionally regulate. It’s going to put such a damper on what should be a pleasant time.

I guess I’m just venting but I really wish it wasn’t like this, I can understand that some places don’t agree with certain or all stimulants and won’t license it for themselves, but travel is so globally accessible nowadays, it shouldn’t be that you’re shit out of luck to access your own meds and the lack of discernment with these cookie cutter laws & regulations are genuinely harmful.

We’re in 2026, but ADHD is still yet to be taken seriously and treated with compassion or even understanding by the majority of individuals *and* governments