Concerta: My First ADD Prescription
Thursday, April 21st, 2005Concerta was the name of the medication that the doctor prescribed for me. I had never heard of it, but then again I was never the type of person who talked about medications with friends or who trusted the media and the Internet for health-related info.
The first time I went to pick up my medicine at the pharmacy, it was nerve-wracking. I was terrified that I might run into someone that I knew. Living in a closed little suburb, you tend to run into people you know wherever you go.
I didn’t want anyone to know that I was picking up a prescription for ADD medication. I was afraid that people would think I was a stimulant-abuser, a druggie. I was afraid that even the pharmacist would think that.
I knew it would help me, though, so the same day I found the courage to pick up my Concerta. I was relieved to find that there was no one else my age there at the pharmacy. The other people in line were elderly ladies, and I told myself that they probably didn’t know what Concerta was anyway, or even what ADD was.