Got the dreaded backorder text for concerta 27 two weeks ago. No change. Talked to my prescriber who called in Ritalin 30 LA today. It's backordered also.
Six tabs left and it's time to start the pharmacy phone tag game. Win and you get meds before you run out. Lose and you're out of meds, losing the executive function required to find your meds 😎🤙
It's been two years now how is this still a thing
My bottle used to say "amphetamine-dextroamphetamine" and had oblong pills but now says "amphetamine salts" and has circular pills. My doctor says they're the exact same thing but they're very clearly not. The last month I've been taking them has been a huge disaster. It feels like my brain is overheating and sometimes I look at the clock and realize 5 hours just up and disappeared while I was basically catatonic. Anyone else?
Went off on a rant that isn't really fully relevant, but leaving it because I already typed it.
My generic Adderall was labeled as "amphetamine salts" when I was taking it a number of years ago. But I was on generic Adderall for like 5~6 years and can't recall if I ever saw "amphetamine-dextroamphetamine" on any of my bottles. I don't recall ever having it feel any different. But I changed over to Vyvanse because even the generic XR would just not last long enough. Which was also kind of a good switch in recent years as I have seen random folks talk about how their Adderall (name and generic) seemed "weaker" than before. And with shortages ramping up causing issues for people. Though there is a massive shortage of the new generic for Vyvanse ever since my doctor and insurance tried having it filled for me back in December of 2023.
I kept getting an automated message about my refill (or really first fill) being on back order and I wasn't even aware they had a generic yet. So I went to the pharmacy to find out and was told they had literally no idea when it would be available and I was already a week out of meds. Had to be like "well just fill the brand name if no pharmacies had stock please" and just have been paying more. Though it seems my insurance also must have seen how bad shit was. Because my cost the first time was over $250 (was paying only $60~$80 before due to both insurance and a coupon thing Vyvanse had for each year). But after two months, my cost went back down to around $90~$120 from insurance covering more again (just no longer have the coupon thing since Vyvanse stopped providing it).
I think that's very relevant and I'm sorry you had to deal with that <3 No one should have to fight for the medications they need, especially not ones that actually cost $5 a bottle to produce.
Thanks!
It's been months since I got the oblong ones... Come to think of it, I feel like it hasn't been working the same. I left some of my clothes in the washing machine the other day... I don't think I've ever done that.
Edit: I take methylphenidate, not what you said. Isn't amphetamine salts just pharmaceutical grade meth?
Pharmaceutical grade speed, not meth. Though methamphetamine is actually also a schedule 2 drug and can (theoretically) be prescribed by a doctor.
I think it's adderall IIRC I never got the name brand, I just know what's on the bottle.
It's really difficult to find information about this. I know there have been numerous recalls of ADHD meds lately so I wouldn't be surprised if both our meds get one soon (hopefully!).