2019 Nationwide Shortage Of Adderall 20mg (Top voted first)

I'm going to my doctor Tomorrow to tell him I can't get my adderall 20mg filled anywhere in our are. I have called every day pharmacy within 20 miles, I'm told good luck. I don't know what he will give me and I don't really know what to except.. any FEEDBACK would have great. I have taken vyvanse for a short time a while back the only reason I stopped is my co-pay on insurance was high..oh I'm not sure but I'm calling Walgreens Tomorrow to see if they have 10mg or 30mg..a week ago I was told only one pharmacy did have the 10s they said it was basically all the adderall ir.. thanks for you time.. I just don't know much about the ADHD medications

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Do you take the extended release or IR? I’ve been taking the 20mg IR for several years and found Walgreens is always stocked with the generic that works best for me (Teva). CVS was always out or changing generics every couple months it seemed. If Adderall works for you, definitely try pushing your doctor to contact the pharmacy Rather than trying something new just because Adderall isn’t available. And don’t be afraid to ask the pharmacist questions about ordering it from other locations that are in stock etc. You’re the customer- they should give you a better answer than “good luck.” Adderall crashes aren’t fun. If it was a heart medication they wouldn’t tell you that, they’d find a way.

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First of all even if they did have in stock they would lie and tell you they are out.... why you ask ? Because a pharmacy will not give out info about how many in stock they have for a controlled substance it is a narcotic . Pharmacys do get robbed you have to go in in person and ask

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Re: myst7 (# 14)

Not true, 1nbred. Trump's shutdown of the FDA is why there is an steal Adderall shortage.

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First off don't call a pharmacy asking if they carry or fill any controlled drug. Most pharmacies have policy specifically concerning over the phone query for safety. In other words they're taking precautions against robbery. As far as the adderall getting filled it compares to someone trying to get a big narcotics prescription filled. Adderall had been in the drug epidemic clampdown as well. Reports of some of the ADHD drugs being used interchangeably with methamphetamine. Conversely adderall and related drugs have been identified as a start point of methamphetamine addiction by the authorities. This doesn't stop a pharmacy from filling your prescription but there have been reports of pharmacists not filling ADHD prescriptions. This isn't universal so if you get turned away try another pharmacy. I wouldn't let a pharmacy hold your paper prescription for any reason tho.

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Re: Burkie (# 19)

I looked on the FDA drug shortage page and adderall is not listed at all. Not currently short pr a resolved short.
Is it CVS? They have a problem understanding their distributor can’t supply them but it doesn’t mean there’s a real shortage.
I have been fine at wallgreens. I just got them yesterday. Teva. Rite Aid has Aurobindo but they make me feel like crap so I avoid those.

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My co-worker gets her meds of that sort at HEB pharmacy. This pharmacy's staff are all very understanding and, they will give you the best advice and help out anyway possible to help you find a place to help you get your prescription filled. This pharmacy has so much compaction about people and I have got the best and the most help with everyone that works there. They are truly the best at their job, and care about their customers. They will help above and beyond to give you and all their customers the best customer service. She lives in Kingwood, Texas... I wish there was something I could do to let all the employees get some appreciation and for all their hard work and excellent customer satisfaction they deserve.

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Re: Kimma (# 25)

Hello, thx for your reply back to help me with this new medication I'm on..I'm 59. And it's hard for me to run in and out of pharmacies just for info, not to mention most will not give it over the phone..but seriously I have not had the trouble with using the phone..it could be all about how you approach your call, for feedback...my doctor is the one who explained this to me, and wrote it down on paper on how what to say, and what not to say. It's been three months for me to be on teva 30mg...his dosage for me is one and a half..lol. stubborn about giving two..lol..I found out my Walgreens could get teva brand, the only generic I will accept..in 10mg, or 30mg..so I take 30mg..I used to take 20mg x 2 daily, which I don't know if they are in stock at my pharmacy or not. I'm not sure what one I will want to continue to take..mainly because by what my dose is now on the 30s one and a half, I'm getting that extra mgs..amount. but I'm not sure at first when I change my dose somehow the 20mg seemed possibly stronger, probably in my head. Idk...all these pull shortages on different medications are crazy now. For instance I also take buprenorphine 8mg x3... I will only accept Rhodes or hikma brands, by reading other blogs, people are saying certain one are also back-ordered. I see no reason for this. I believe it all boils down to this so called opioid epidemic crisis....and I also read blogs on pain management patients, who are getting very sick or even committing suicide, they are all starting to get together to bring in attorneys to try and correct that. It's inhumane to have people suffering from this, our doctors took an oaths to treat patients and went to college and some are even still paying for school loans they took out, for what to be afraid to put pen to script pad. Afraid of being arrested for treason their patience..now it's up to our insurance company's decision to determine whether or not medicine or surgery is necessary?? That's absolutely crazy.

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Have you tried any of the small pharmacies? Like not big branch stores like Walgreens and CVS, Walmart, etc? I've been on 20mg 3times a day for my narcolepsy for 15yrs and only one time did I not get my pills filled the day I went in with my script. I go to a home town I guess you would say pharmacy that has one store in my town in Excelsior Springs, Mo and one in I want to say Nebraska. But a few months ago there was a big shortage like suddenly out of no where every place in the USA, and my pharmacist said I'm sorry I will be getting it in friday morning, it was wed late afternoon, and I was agitated at this, till I went home and called around to see if I could just take my script somewhere else that month and every other place I called, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Red cross pharmacy, they all said they were out and not getting anymore in and they didnt know when they would again. So I waited til Friday morning and around 9:30 am I got text message from the pharmacy that my Adderall script was filled ready.....I haven't had another problem with the shortage at my pharmacy since.

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Re: Sleepy (# 32)

Sleepy (# 32) --
well I can only speak for myself but I would trade my Adderall for Provigil tomorrow if I could for my Adhd. It made me feel alert and sharp with nominal side effects. I totally understand how you feel.

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Having any better luck lately getting your prescription filled?
Here in OH I haven’t had any issues at my local Walgreens and they always have the same generic (Teva) and don’t bounce back and forth between generic brands like the CVS I used to use. It took a while for me to find a pharmacy that carried the generic Adderall the worked best for me, and it took lots of searching and phone calls. But once I found one I haven’t had an issue since - over a year now of consistency. I hope you’re all able to do the same! Just keep searching and calling and stick up for yourself - politely of course, but you’re the customer and you know what works best for your body. If this was a heart medication they wouldn’t give you any issues.

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Re: Charlene (# 5)

That’s great! Glad you asked your doctor. The 30mg Are the same football shaped orange pills, they are just a little larger and rounded on the top and bottom rather than flat like the 20 MG. And obviously more potent since there’s more of it. So just be aware that they are stronger and you might want to split them in half rather than take the whole thing at first. Fingers crossed that they are in stock for you.

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Re: Charlene (# 5)

FWIW I was reading House Subcommittee reports from the past year where the drug manufacturers have reduced output by nearly 30% of certain ADHD drugs and 6 or 7 pain drugs. There has been a real slowdown in preparation for some new regulations which are to be determined sometime this year.

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Re: Mika015 (# 13)
this all started back in 2016 when Obama was in office it was a start of the socialist democratic party control control control,Trump just isn't doing any thing to reverse what Obama started

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Re: Jayce (# 31)

M psychiatrist told me provigil wouldn’t work on my ADD symptoms. I was interested in switching because I also take oxycodone for pain and I am sick of being treated like a drug addict because I need meds people abuse.

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Re: Sleepy (# 32)

Yea I tried nuvigil once and it didn't help my ADD at all. It gave me a little energy then I crashed super hard after a couple hours. It was really wierd. I had to switch for Adderall ir to the xr because I could never find the ir and they generic s have gotten so bad compared to when I went on in 2011. I never had an issue with my Adderall ir until I stopped in 2014 and went back on in early 2018. All of a sudden they old brands were no good and these new generic s are awful! I eventually switched to the xr because I would have needed 120mg of those ir's to actually get though a day without feeling way under medicated. At least the Adderall xr has a name brand still and they seem to work much better compared. I wish I could get quality ir's like I used to but... I won't even attempt to get a generic form of the xr. I make sure my doctor writes name brand necessary on all my scripts! I pay a way higher copay but it's worth it for me.

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Re: Jayce (# 1)

I also found rite aid which I think might be turning to Walgreens unfortunately to be the best bet. I get 20mg also and only will use teva. They usually have it and if not ask them if they can check other stores in the computer in your area for it. Hopefully it's not a real bad shortage. I remember years ago when there was that huge Adderall shortage and no one could get it.

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Re: Jayce (# 1)

Well thank you Jayce, for your great advice. So I do take the adderall 20mg ir, and still as of today they are no wear to be found..so as I said my doctors appointment is today at 4pm and I decided to call my local pharmacy Walgreens that fills my scripts all the time, I called to make sure that indeed there is still a shortage? They said yes, but only on the 20mg, now that is something that nobody has told me about it. So she said I could tell my doctor about it and if he changes the dosage to either 10mg or 30mg they have those, its only the 20mg shortage..I will update you soon..I usually take 20mg x 2/day..I have only seen this doctor a few times but have seen him on and off in past years...my other 2 doctors wanted me on and had me on 20mg x 3/day..and that was perfect dose for me..now this doctor just wants to reduce my dose and it's not working out. Its been terrible..oh because of my insurance company charge is why I had to leave the other two doctors they don't except my insurance and that's a shame because I really thought for once I was starting to feel normal I need a psychiatrist for the other medications I'm on and it's hard because when I'm searching for a new doc I need one that will also prescribe my buprenorphine treatment..I heard a regular m.d. could prescribe ADHD medacine but I'm not sure

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I'm n Tennessee n all the pharms r out of the 20mg n the 10MG's suck!!!

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Re: Sara Smith (# 4)

I just went to my doctor to tell him I can't get the 20mg filled..my pharmacy can only get 10mg or 30mg..so I just pick up the 30mg from Walgreens. I will start them Tomorrow. They are probably from teva, they are orange football shaped??. Still all the pharmacy's in my are say they have no idea what's going on but they cannot get them at all nbn they don't even know when they will get them..so I hope these 30mg work

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Re: myst7 (# 7)

Pharmacies won’t tell you how much they have in stock, but they will tell you if they are in stock and if they carry a specific generic. Just because it’s a schedule 2n doesn’t mean you can’t ask about it if you’re prescribed like any other medication. Nothing criminal about asking if it’s what works best for you as a prescribed customer. Obviously be a normal human about it, explain why it works best vs other generics and pharmacists are generally very helpful in finding you what you need.

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