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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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[-] RedSeries@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

Op mentioned they do not want different medication for the trip though.

And, no, I don't really want to upend my regimen of 8 years and risk going on a new medication for the trip.

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I did read that which is why I noted in my comment that I realize it won't be ideal but may be worth reconsidering for the opportunity. I also wanted to provide some more complete information for the people in the comments who were gleaning false conclusions from misleading information.

[-] RedSeries@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

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

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 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.

[-] RedSeries@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

EDIT: Defending one's point while trying to be polite is "being aggressive".

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[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 points 7 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.

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 17 points 7 months ago

Classic ADHD troupe of only reading the title / skimming. Lol

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 36 points 7 months ago

Please do not imply that I did not fully read the post because you did not like my answer. I noted in my comment that I realize the situation is not ideal, and I provided information that I thought might be worth reconsidering. I'm sorry I did not realize that adjusting your medication is such a hard no for you.

However, it is disingenuous to claim that Japan "absolutely forbids stimulant medication in the country" when that simply isn't true, and this was causing multiple people in the comments to come to false conclusions. Many other people would consider a temporary adjustment agreeable, and it is unfair to lead people to believe that this isn't possible unless they can tolerate non-stimulant medication.

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 9 points 7 months ago

Nah, not at all. Just ribbin'.

Yeah, every single website I've pulled up on the matter says everything is a hard "no" and that no accommodations can be given.

When you see 4 or 5 sites saying the same thing, you tend to come to that conclusion. But I'm happy to see that's not necessarily the case!

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 5 points 7 months ago

No hard feelings. I did notice that the ministry documentation was written rather confusingly, so I can see how it could be twisted. It does say you can email them with inquiries at least.

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Tbh it sounds like thats what you did rather than them. They gave you options and acknowledged your concerns and your response was "lol they didnt even read my post." Yes. They. Did.

[-] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Trope. A troupe is a group of performers.

[-] marth_21@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

Something you're also guilty of apparently.

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I read that and was thinking of non-amphetamine alternatives. I kinda lump most of the amphetamines together.

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