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[z3371538]

I will be moving to Seoul in a few months. I was wondering how I could continue my prescription for Zoloft and Ritalin? Do I just need to bring my prescription bottles to get a new prescription from a doctor? I looked at the International Clinic and they said you need a medical record. Is a prescription bottle sufficient? How much does it usually cost? Moreover, I am worried about either drug showing up as a false positive on my drug test. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!

[Kimchifart]

Judging by most of the fellow teachers I've met in South Korea, a good national supply of Ritalin should be considered essential.

[fosterman]

I've met plenty of teachers here who abuse it, they said they just get it from the doctors, easy as they say.

[The Sultan of Seoul]

OP, you can get those if you have a medical assesment.

[Dodge7]

let's face it op, you love ritalin, don't really need it, but abuse it as legal speed. Anyone who really needs to take it, HATES it and tries their hardest NOT to take it.

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[z3371538]

lol, I knew this would turn into a debate about ritalin.
Dodge, why do you think people who need ADD hate ritalin?

[The Sultan of Seoul]

[Dodge7]

[z3371538]

So anecdotal evidence only? Or do you have more information because you are a psychologist or psychiatrist? Ritalin and other ADD meds can cause depression, but so can birth control. I am still using the former.

I would appreciate answers to my questions. Thank you

[Troglodyte]

Is it that easy to get here? I couple years ago, I had one student who I'm sure has ADD. I remember asking a friend who is a doctor how it's treated and he said that meds like ritalin are highly controlled medications and not easy to get. He also said that there is a big stigma attached to having any sort of learning disability, to the point where most students do not want to take the chance of being diagnosed with something. Apparently it can come back to haunt you later in life if someone finds out that you have any sort of mental problem.

I was a bit surprised at the time because I know that it's not uncommon in America for uni students to fake ADHD in order to get a prescription (or even buy it on the black market).

[jpe]

I paid about 90,000 won a month for a high dose of Effexor a few years ago. That was almost double what I paid in Canada, but I think it's still a little subsidized there (not free though, despite what the rest of the world seems to think).

It wasn't a problem, I just went to a doctor and showed him the prescription. He asked me some dumb questions with his limited English...eventually he tried to wean me off of it though, so be wary of that.

[The Cosmic Hum]

[Dodge7]