A.D.D. makes life a pain in the ass in ways I never could have imagined. Adderall is notorious for causing dry mouth, and the dehydration is quite unpleasant. Usually I remedy these symptoms by simply drinking a ton of water and using the bathroom ten times a day.But I’m not always in a situation where I can easily drink gallons of water (due to the occasional inaccessibility of fluids and/or of bathrooms). Long car rides with friends are the worst. I absolutely love long drives when I’m by myself or with the dog; I pop my meds like they were tic-tacs and do my most profound, relaxed thinking. Something about the road whizzing by outside me, it silences all the noise and anxiety that usually plague my thoughts.

But when I’m on road trips with other people I try not to take too much Adderall because the frequent restroom/water breaks annoy my destination-oriented friends. By the end of the ride, though, they usually decide they prefer my frequent pit stops to my unmedicated jitteriness. I can’t help it; either way I’m pissing people off.