Anyone Else Have Trouble With Prasco "adderall"?

I've been taking brand-name Adderall for years (10mg XR) without trouble. My last script was delayed due to an "insurance issue" according to my text. The pharmacist @ Walgreens looked into when I called & said, "No problem, your insurance covers the generic now". The peculiar wording didn't occur to me initially until I've literally been vomiting-or so nauseous I wish I would-for 24 hours now! The effect doesn't seem nearly as effective either.

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Hello SmileyAnj,

I'm really sorry to hear that the brand you're currently taking is making you ill.

I can't tell you specifically why this brand makes you sick while another does not, what I can give you is some information to help you find out what to do next. Generic drugs have to have the same amount of the active ingredients as the brand name drug which for Adderall is dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate monohydrate, dextroamphetamine sulfate and amphetamine sulfate. In addition to that, before the FDA approves of the generic it has to prove that it can maintain a window of + or - 10 percent of the active ingredient in a persons blood stream. So as far as the active ingredients are concerned, the only difference between the generics and brand name drugs are simply the time frame in which they are allowed to sell.

With that being said, there are differences between the generics and the brand name drugs. This comes down to the inactive ingredients. The inactive ingredients are the portion of the medication that are not related to the drugs purpose. This includes binding materials, dyes, preservatives, and flavoring agents.

There are a few things to consider here, does the new brand have a different inactive ingredient that changes the time that your stomach acid can break down the pill. Sometimes altering the time frame in which we introduce the active ingredient into our blood stream can change the way the medicine makes us feel. Another thought is that you could be reacting to one of the inactive ingredients. I sometimes find people who are gluten intolerant will complain that a particular brand makes them sick, only to find out the pills contain corn starch as a binding agent.

What I would suggest is that you consult your doctor and find out what it is exactly that is making you sick. There are a lot of factors at play and it may simply be that you are intolerant to something this new brand has in it.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

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