How to talk to psychiatrist :(

Medication

Hi! I(23,f) was diagnosed 2 years ago and i’ve been recently testing different medications with my psych. My psych prefers if i’m on the least amount of meds possible. Ie. Only 1 Adderall ER once a day.

However, i have found that I function incredibly well on one 30mg Adderall ER taken at 7am and then a 20mg Adderall IR taken at 2pm. The ER seems to work as a background medicine, where i feel the effects and it is working but in a softer way than IR. Which if i understand correctly, is how it’s supposed to work. However, the IR, when taken along with the ER in the morning is such a huge improvement. I’m not overly medicated where i’m too hyper-focused or super quiet and shaky, it’s like this perfectly balanced dosage of the background ER and the IR working in the forefront to keep me on track and stave off the executive dysfunction. Which is very severe for me.

How do i discuss this with my psych in a way that doesn’t seem drug seeking or like i’m trying to be dependent on both meds? I just want to be able to function daily without stressing about if my meds will be taken away. Sometimes i hate having adhd. It’s so isolating.

Posted Aug 25, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC

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