I head up a small community for fans of a niche indie brand. The founder is doing an event in Japan with an exclusive item for people who attend! I was so excited and was looking into booking a plane ticket to go!

However… turns out that Japan has a law that absolutely forbids stimulant medication in the country. And, no, I don’t really want to upend my regimen of 8 years and risk going on a new medication for the trip.

I’m really shattered, as I wanted to attend this cool event and meet up with other enthusiasts. It really hurts to be barred from an opportunity like this.

I hate ADHD. I really do.

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    9 months ago

    I agree the reply is informative, just that OP had asked to avoid other medications as a suggestion.

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      9 months ago

      It does not say that in the OP. They said “I don’t really want to… risk going on a new medication for the trip” which is not the same as “please don’t give me advice on alternative medication” and was also preceded by a false claim that no other stimulants would be allowed.

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        9 months ago

        Why are you arguing this with me? They clearly said they did not want that advice and you gave it anyway. You did so for others here, I’ve agreed that it’s a good reason, but that doesn’t make me wrong about my point. Come off it, huh?

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          9 months ago

          As I stated in my previous comment, it was not clear. You told me I was wrong, you continue to reply to me with false information, and you wonder why I respond defending myself. OP does not seem to have hard feelings about this, so I don’t understand why you seem to.

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          9 months ago

          Why are you being aggressive? They didn’t state which medication they are actually taking so it could be one on the list mentioned.