How Do I Ask My Doctor for More Medicine?

Published January 19, 2014

Question by stillcole: How do I ask my doctor for more medicine?
I take Adderall xr for ADD and I have been for almost 2 yrs now. I am perscribed the 10mg and to really get any effect I have to take 2 (20mgs). I want to ask my doctor for more but because its so common that this drug is abused I don’t know if she will increase my percription to 20 mg pills. How should I ask her?

Best answer:

Answer by PrettyUgly
just tell her that the 10mg arent cutting it, they dont make u feel any better

Answer by Ty B
The best way is to just be honest. Tell her you feel you may be developing a tolerance to the medication, have tried taking 20 mg, and have found it to be more effective. I’m sure you know by now that it is an amphedimine and addictive, so dosing yourself without your doctor’s knowledge or advise is only going to come back to bite you.

Just tell the truth. She may increase your dose or maybe add another drug.