Insurance denied my claim for Armodafinil as ADHD medication

[Beard]

The title says it briefly. Insurance denied my claim for approval to used 150 mg armodafinil as an ADHD medication. I am on methylphenidate and cannot stand it much longer. I wanted to switch over to have a medication that does not have amphetamines and physically addictive and harmful effects. My brain races on it, and I know that Armodafinil is more likely to slow it down. It is only prescribed for narcolepsy, and every ADHD approved medicine is also prescribed for narcolepsy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654790/ this study has a great excerpt as to my reasonings for pushing this claim

"Notable in these preclinical studies is the lack of significant activity in the nucleus accumbens (Lin et al 1996; Ferraro et al 1997; Scammell et al 2000), the brain’s reward/reinforcement center (which mediates most of the addictive properties of drugs such as cocaine, opioids, and stimulants). Several studies have confirmed the low abuse potential of modafinil (Deroche-Gamonet et al 2002; Myrick et al 2004), with less cocaine-like discriminative-stimulus effects and self-reported stimulant effects than methylphenidate or amphetamines (Gold 1996; Jasinski 2000; Jasinski and Lovacevic-Ristanovic 2000; Rush et al 2002a, b)."

I am super frustrated as they took a long time to deny this, which leaves me no choice but to get back on methylphenidate as soon as possible. (I cannot afford $600 for 30 pills, which is why I need insurance). Concerta gives me extreme levels of anxiety that I feel is leading to all kinds of other health problems. I do not know what to do :(. I am looking to see what I can add to my appeal. If you guys know of any useful sources or ways to articulate this in a petition It would really change my life dramatically to make this switch. Thanks!!

[Beard]

My doctor made the request for Armodafinil which got denied to clarify!

[d0ornokey]

technically we aint allowed to give sourcing advice 

google how to procure it through other means. it's quite easy

Edited May 29, 2019 by d0ornokey

[Beard]

@d0ornokey Sorry, and thanks ill try google again

[lmfao]

@Beard Buy some online from India brother, easy shit fam. I found this good website but Jesus Christ was their payment method convoluted, paying in amazon gift cards for them. But they did deliver on the product. 

[Leo Gura]

This thread has been reinstated.

[Omni]

As someone diagnosed with ADHD you don't need any of this. You're stuck in a dependency mindstate which doesn't allow you to actually consider other alternatives, such as your diet, daily habits or what have you. 

It's no surprise as we live in a magic pill culture. Try considering saving the money and looking into the rest of your life and noticing patterns that exacerbate the racing mind.