How to get a 6-month supply of ADHD medication for international travel
Travelers with controlled substances face strict limits on prescription supplies and confusing requirements like Schengen certificates that are difficult to locate online. This makes it stressful to secure enough medication for extended stays abroad, particularly when facing high healthcare and prescription costs in destination countries like the US.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Searching online for documentation forms and asking online travel communities for guidance
- 2Bringing a limited 90-day supply of general medications and a 30-day supply of controlled medications.
- 3Having the remaining medication supply mailed from the home country.
- 4Carrying original prescription bottles or packages with prescription information already printed on them
- 5Obtaining a printout of prescriptions from a healthcare portal just in case
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Seems like just the ADHD meds will be an issue to acquire while there”source ↗
“I’m going to Mexico in a few days and I asked my pcp through the VA for list of my prescriptions so I can bring my medicine with me to Mexico. No response yet but I’m wondering if the print out available on heath e vet that shows prescribed doses etc will suffice. Anyone have issues getting into Mexico with medication and cpap machine ?”source ↗
“I have adderrall and found through research that I need a shengen certificate? Yet when I search for a form I can't find one.”source ↗
“I might have an opportunity to work in the US for 6 months but now I'm stressed about what to do regarding my medication.”source ↗
“I know I wouldn't be able to afford a doctor, script and the the medication in the US so I want to know if there's a way to get a 6 month supply of my medication before going there?”source ↗
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