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I take generic Adderall 20 mg for narcolepsy and there is not one local pharmacy that has it in stock. I have never had this problem before. The pharmacies are saying that it's on backorder from the manufacturer. Is anyone else having problems getting their scripts filled?

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Re: Ken (# 1899)

Hi Ken. Just thgt I would share my thgts with you.

When I was working a job that repeatedly overworked me at points, I would frequently do exactly as you described. Im talking like-working 4am to 5pm 4 days in a row with sometimes 2-4 travel drive time exhaustion. I would try to take 15mg adderall IR about an hour before I had to wake up and leave. Sometimes 30mg. Had it not been for my spouse or my cat waking me up eventually I could very easily sleep through 10 alarms in a row out of pure exhaustion. Meds or not. Not sure if that's similar to your situation but just wanted to share that.

Needless to say I no longer work there(and I did that for like, 10/hr LOL.) No job is worth your health. Take care. (:

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My update from N. Florida. My doctor switched me to vyvanse bc of the shortage. I don't like it as much and it's expensive but it is certainly better than nothing at all.

I do know someone 2 hours away who was able to fill for 20mg adderall xr this week.

My thoughts on vyvanse for anyone interested. It's feels pretty similar to XR adderall. I much prefer being able to spread my doses throughout the day so my doc agreed to let me go with 30mg vyvanse twice a day instead of increasing my dose once a day. I had to get a pre-auth from my insurance because my insurance has a qty limit on vy. My doctor was not hopeful that they would approve it, and we agreed on a backup plan at my appt just in case, but they did and I'm able to get 60 qty each month for the same co-pay for the next year. It's something and was worth the small headache(figurative.)

From what I've seen on reddit recently it seems the shortages are becoming more regionally concentrated but they shift around too.

Haven't seen anything new from the DEA with one major exception. It appears because of the massive amount of public comments received they have submitted to pause the end to telehealth prescribing of C2s. So, not great news imo.

https://www.dea.gov/documents/2023/2023-05/2023-05-03/statement-dea-administrator-anne-milgram-covid-19-telemedicine

Take care everyone.

PS thx for your continued updates Tim!

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Re: Ken (# 1899)

Unfortunately there are no "strict" compliance measures other than the fear of a possible inspection by the FDA. Unless a person pays to have an accredited lab report, I personally don't know of any other recourse than to file a complaint with the understaffed FDA. If only there were an independent "advocacy/fraud watch" group that we could send meds to....I bet if manufacturers knew they were being watched by a "Consumer Reports" type of organization, there would be more consistency and compliance. Manufacturers can use 20% less active ingredients and still be in compliance. So your 30mg could be 24mg and be in compliance. Sounds like yours may be duds.... and unless they are investigated by the FDA, companies will get away with it. MANY generic companies are not up to par and get away with it. (Same with restaurants, food industry etc. Unless they're inspected or a whistleblower files a report, they operate without consequences).

https:/­/­www.fda.gov/­consumers/­consumer-updates/­fda-101-how-use-consumer-complaint-system-and-medwatch

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Re: Rcma (# 1898)

Just this morning, I woke up at 5am and took 2 15mgs, my normal dosage. I laid back down as my alarm was set for 5:30am. Next thing I knew, it was 6:45am and running late for work... Ugh. My phone said the alarm went off, and it's not on silent. Albeit I am worn out from work, I do not see how I did not hear the alarm. I woke up very tired nearly 2 hours after I took them. They work sometimes decently, but this morning not at all. I will look for reddit posts.

Yes, I saw the pictures of them before. They look like them, but in my opinion, they are narrower snd appear longer. Sometimes pics can be squashed up a bit. They are really thin, and they take no effort at all to break in half.

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Re: Ken (# 1896)

There is a Reddit thread on this brand. Positive and negative experiences. Not sure where they're manufactured but a USA company.

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Re: Ken (# 1896)

Scroll down to INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE at the link below. It is the last one. The details of what the tablet should look like are there.

NDC: 42806-343

Packager: Epic Pharma LLC

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1757e132-061d-4773-89ed-fdc77f69008f

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Re: Rcma (# 1895)

Hey, I look at the pill and the imprint is E343 on one side and nothing on the other. On the bottle, it also says EPI which I assume is Epic Pharma, LLC.

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Re: Ken (# 1894)

What is the imprint on the pil? Or the ndc# on the bottle? Sounds horrible. Try taking a few Tums or Rolaids when you take them, and 500mg of L-Tyrosine.

"Ask your doctor before using calcium carbonate together with amphetamine. Using these medications together can increase the absorption of amphetamine and may increase its effects."

'supplementation with tyrosine can help improve cognitive function and memory"

Check out the research and decide if it's worthwhile

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Re: tim (# 1893)

Still hard time in north Mississippi/Memphis area. I asked the pharmacist about the 30 IRs again. No they have not received any in months. There goes the estimated recovery date again. Still no 20 IRs, and they sold all their 10 IRs. They did however have the 15 IRs again. I had to settle on the 15 mg tabs again for the for the past few months.

I have never seen this type before until I started getting them a few months ago at the Walmart pharmacy. They are pink, flat, rounded ends, but very oblong. They aren't like the round or oval ones I see all the time. They are thin, narrow, and REALLY long. They work okay, and they don't work as fast either. They take an hour or hour and a half to work. Normally, I'm stumbling around trying to figure out where I am and who I am as soon as I open my eyes. In about 30 minutes, a normal 30 mg IR will help me be aware, be awake a little, be able to function, and organize my thoughts for the 20 things I have to do before I can get in the shower to get ready for work. These weird pink, long, thin, and narrow rectangles, I can take 2 (15mg x 2) and go back to sleep for about an hour. Then, I can stumble around for about 10 or 15 more minutes before I can become more aware, get my thoughts organized, and concentrate on what I need to do for my long drawn out days. There's my life story in the mornings. Lol

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So just a quick update from my monthly refill: Still rough here in the Philadelphia area. Still no generic XR anywhere, so I had to settle on the huge co-pay of brand. I actually *did* find IR this month, but not the 30mg tablets, just 10mg tablets so my doctor called in 90 of those instead of my normal 30 30mg tablets.

Good luck out there, everyone.

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Re: Rcma (# 1889)

He started me off on 40mg Vyvanse which isn't an equivalent dose but it's doing its job. I'm sure he started me off on 40mg just because it's my first time taking it

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Re: tim (# 1887)

Yeah, they are shaped like peach colored footballs. b973 on one side and 20 on the other. I take them. Teva brand.

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Re: EasyE (# 1888)

Appreciate hearing that Vyvanse is an effective alternative for you? What dosage conversion did your doctor use? Some sources calculate to double the dosage. 30 Adderall is 70 Vyvanse. Etc

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Re: EasyE (# 1888)

I had a good experience with Vyvanse before my insurance at the time refused to pay for it so I switched to Adderall.

I have to fill again this weekend... this thread being so dead gave me some hope.

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Well, you guys were right. I had no issues filling my 15mg generic Adderall XR in Jan Feb and March because it was already on hand. However my fill in April had to be ordered and after 10 days of waiting, my doctor made me switch to Vyvanse...

I was a little hesitant to try a new medication but I was pleasantly surprised.

First off, I was able to fill my Vyvanse same day. The effects are almost identical to Adderall (in my opinion.) I've heard mixed reviews about Vyvanse but it's working great for me so far. It lasts a long time but make sure to take it in the morning or you won't be able to sleep lol

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Re: Davemp88 (# 1886)

1. Pennsylvania
2. Of course. Had to pay for brand xr this month as it's all that was available anywhere in any dosage.
3. I don't know. In my experience, all brand ir seems to be shaped like orange footballs, but I never received 20mg tablets so I wouldn't know.

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Re: tim (# 1885)

1) If you don’t mind me asking, what state do you live in?
2) Did you try requesting the brand name tablets, providing your insurance covers them? (It can be a $10.49.99 prescription ??!)
3) Did you have any insight as to why the 20mg brand-name tablets are dome-shaped and circular and the 30mg brand-name tablets are flat and circular?

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Re: Davemp88 (# 1884)

Glad you got your medication in a timely fashion! Hopefully we all see improvement on our next fills (my last one at the beginning of the month was the worst since August of last year)!

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I don’t know why it’s still showing that they’re on back order but I just had my 20 mg brand-name tablets special ordered for me and they came in two business days. What I want to know, is why the 20 mg brand-name tablet is dome shaped, and the 30 mg tablet is flat?? Seems like the 20mg is slightly smaller too and MUCH harder to break in half? I’m assuming there’s a higher concentration of MCC in the 20mg, but the dome vs. flat is a little perplexing to me? Any thoughts? Btw Brand name works SOOOOO much better than Generic, and thank Goodness my medi-cal covers the BRAND NAME, which is a $1,049 prescription MSRP!??

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Re: KD (# 1878)

Sounds like a pharmacy specific thing, probably. You'd have to ask them what it means, but it's unlikely to have any effect on your ability to fill at other pharmacies.

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