Difference Between Adderall And Amphetamine Salts (Page 7)

I was recently diagnosed with Adult ADD and have been prescribed Amphetamine Salts (Generic for Adderall) for a few months now. The initial dosage was one 10mg tablet/ three times a day and recently my Doctor upped the dosage to one 30mg tablet/ twice a day. I know that overall this has been very beneficial for me but I cant help but wonder if the generic brand (IR Amphetamine Salts) has less of the active ingredient, and more unnecessary side effects(irritability, fatigue). I know that while the active ingredients are likely to be the same, the "fillers" usually are not and even the active ingredients can vary up to 10%. I also know that everybody reacts differently depending on their bodies' make-up as well as the drugs and I have always reacted sensitively to any kind of drug. The more I "google" the more I want to stay away from the generic form. Also- almost every pharmacy around has little to no Adderall Brand IR tablets in stock, they only have the generic brands and possibly Adderall brand but only the Extended-Release. My Doctor seems to firmly believe that there is no difference between Adderall XR and Adderall IR, and because she prescribed me the generic form (Amphetamine Salts), she probably doesn't see a difference there either. I don't have the time to ask 10 doctors what they think so if anyone has any information or experiences please share! Thank you!

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I have narcolepsy and looking for the best adderral to use now I take the Orange oval generic ones 30mg 2 Times a day I still find myself falling asleep!! And have no motivation!! But have found the pink and round orange ones to be even less effective!! Help I'm so tired of being tired!!!

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I will tell you this,I get brand name olny, and cvsthey tried to tell me it was brand name. I started taking it 30mg regular adderall and a few hours later I was yawning, irritable it was not brand name. Teva makes brand name!. I t was no way brand name. Cvs in the past has passed on the generic and collected brand name money,on more than one occasion?
Brand name adderall is not made from Barr laboratory. Contact the lab, they will tell you this. Be leery of CVS

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Shut it! You have no idea what your talking about!

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lol to dispute this - been on the drug for 5 years since age 14. now i go to the one of the top public schools in the nation and have no "Addiction" i take it twice a day - same dose as i started, i eat well, sleep well, socialize well.

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I will agree with all you stated about the generic Adderall IR salts vs the better generic Adderall XR salts because I'm only irritable when taking generic IR, but not the XR as much. I did receive cheaper generic of the XR this month and the capsules aren't full like they are with the non generic Adderall (Shire) brand or the regular generic (Actavis). It's the binders and fillers in the IR that bring on the irritability. I've researched for years now as well and the dr's don't say too much one way or the other. Hope this is helpful.

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There is a big difference in generic adderall and brand name. I have head aches, gitters, stomach aches,depression, eyesight problems, agitation, suicidal thoughts,etc. I have lost my insurance, and don't know what I can do. The FDA and the manufacturer should be held liable. This was discussed with my Dr. . He has had many complaints about the generic. I have just gone back to school and am very upset. Does anyone know an attorney that would be interested in this?

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The generic Aadderall has made my life hell! I am thinking of dropping out of school because of the the problems with side effects. The manufacturer is Corepharma I am having chest pains and the manufacturer is liable BAD DRUG!!!!!!

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You can not cut the generic bright pink tablet in half. I don't know why the tablet is scored. If you cut the pill in half you don't get the same effects from both half's. You may get all the fillers in one half and all the amphetamine salts in the other half. The drug is very inconsistent. I still have headaches taking the whole tablet but I am not so depressed and my vision isn't bothered. I still have stomach aches but not as bad. The generic is very poor quality!! I wish I could afford the name brand. I can't pay $300. 00 a month. It probably costs less than $10.00 to manufacture.,

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You are beyond stupid. Read a few things, open up that small mind of yours and know a little more before you speak in such foolish and mindless fashion.

Laughable!

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This was to the dumbass Margarita or however u spell it. Insignificant.

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There are people who abuse it, and these don't usually feel content with just this unless they take half a months worth of the bottle at once. Working in the field, I've encountered many educated people state this unfortunately as well, but so is there attitude towards most narcotics. In some ways I agree with the part of the criticism that this should not be handed out to minors so often and frequently. But unfortunately most managed healthcare has protocols and formulary processes that limit the care, time and testing that even great doctors would prefer doing, the world of healthcare is big money and treating symptoms rather than the root of a medical problem is naturally what HMOs and pressure from other areas of the system.

That said. What you just stated was truly offensive. And working in pharmacy taught me Not to share your medical decisions because of this prejudiced view. I have ADHD, and struggled through school feeling as though I were stupid. But I worked hard, it had it set backs for me in my life, but being diagnosed in my 20s helped save my employment, made me realize I wasn't dumb and I excelled in my profession. Taking it or not should be dependant on you and mainly a doctor familiar with the pros and cons of prescribing it yo those diagnosed. Its benefits outweighed its side effects an had positive results for me individually. However, in my circumstance a few years ago my Doctor increased my dose and his nurse said it was a typo. But a former family member was messing with my medicine and then very demanding and bombarded my days with full work schedules then expected me to also maintain this with a full schedule he made for me daily in addition to this. So i ended up letting my Dr know i would continue this increased dose, seeing how it would go over despite my own reservations about it. After getting physically away from this abusive person he cancelled my medical and i ended up on Immediate release instead of XR. I have seen many kinds of people and yes a large majority of these on this and other meds can be concerning. But adderall long term slowly increased to 40mg XR has given me a more productive life and improved my follow through and attentiveness, since I'm an easily distracted person. A surprising amount of successful people with ADD or ADHD work and live among you in the healthcare field as well as many other respected lines of work. I know this first hand, but respect for their privacy would not make me name drop,even if I were the type who did this and still working in the pharmacy field.

I personally have been struggling with other issues from a hostile environment and PTSD, and between that and difficulty relating the things that happened that caused and prolonged separating this destructive personality from my life, I know I have been misunderstood or misidentified and judged by certain other people at times because of the stigma and the lack of understanding of what caused my unusual survival mode feelings, that still come and go. .. I look forward to decreasing/adjusting this dose and its taken time to get other chemicals out of my body from my former 'care-giver' who was managing not just my life but what I didnt know he was having me ingest in an herbal mixture that supposedly was to increase my immune system for lyme disease. This person, my ex husband, was a true drug abuser, he messed with prescriptives as I learned later BUT this was FAR from his drugs of choice. He wanted illegal things and was only using prescriptives when its all he could to come down. When soneones leading a double life its not always recognizable what is going on with them, but especially confused me because he spoke of medically necessary prescribed medications as though these were used by drug addicts. His comments and prejudice towards me and others using medicine appropriately, was his mask to disguise from the fact that he was an addict, Among other things.. I would love to Not be on medicine At All! But as a teenager I was misdiagnosed and put on medicine for depression for years, which I regret happened to me. But did. Later hormone problems, lyme disease, car accidents, other junk made doctors put me on too much medicine. But I'm proud of the real support team, my parents and a few really amazing doctors who looked outside thebox and assisted alternative medical therapy and true herbal and physical therapy coordination that helped me get off most of medicine I had been given, because it was Not enjoyable being on alot of medicine. Being functional with improved quality conditions id the most I can expect after your body has been put through the windmill. And it sucks worse when its happened to you at a younger age or if you appear to look fine when your not. Because it just adds to the negative stigma attached to treatment for attention deficit, especially combined with other health issues.

Your statement that adderall is equivalent to taking speed is an ignorant statement. But that's your opinion, and so your entitled. I will choose to respect your choice and personal decisions, as most have respected my privacy and appreciated my work, prior to being inappropriately identified by some recently, Only after my confidentiality was breached.

Being high strung or nervous in certain situations that trigger flashbacks or create awkward vibes happen for other reasons sometimes.. I don't care to go into that, just as I'm sure it would not interest someone, such ad yourself, to know why this is. I would be wasting my breath to try to convince someone who does not know gray areas do exist and medicines such as these in normal circumstances with positive outcomes DO have their proper place.

Not everyone can afford the medical treatment they used to have access to. And not everyone likes to see repeated doctors after several negative Guinea Pig experiences that made my health worse long term in the past. Once you find a certain treatment that works, you don't want to try things that didn't work again as they didn't in the past. I prefer long acting adderallfor myself personally but I cannot afford this now in my current financial circumstance, that is now my life after a person with bad motives came into my good life, and like a whirlwind destroyed the majority of the things I earned and achieved up to that point in my life. But that's fine. Because I'm picking the pieces back up, and you know that's OK too because I will eventually be fine. Some things just take time. Sometimes a while to work through. Especially when you did not get the closure appropriate to the crimes done to you Nor the security of completely getting your perpetrator out of your life.

My cousin and my two exes All Abused Drugs, although I still deeply will always love and Carr for these people who were once part of my life, I don't care for the idea of being compared to their actions or told the treatment I was prescribed is now going to result in me turning to higher doses or other drugs. Because I know people who have done this and in my experience that is Not how this resulted in them making poor choices and inappropriate behavior.

I know Doctors and other health field specialists that would agree with your statement and ALSO Others that would Completely Disagree.

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That was a BS and uneducated jibber-jabber response. Please educate your-self. And yes, that was all hyperbole, unhelpful, and potentially misleading/damaging

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Ive been taking ampheta s/combo 10 mg, for years.ad it helps me 100% it does not speed me up , and i focus 100% and im never depressed. The other day i pick my med up and wgen i got home it read AMPHETAMINE 10 mg.i called the pharmacy and ask if it were the same.it assured me it was. (NOW WHY HE DECIDED TO GIVE ME THAT NAME RAND AND NOT TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT FIRST, ILL NEVER KNOW) he did tell me i didnt need to be on the med.as if he knows me. Anyway i took the med.and i have never in my life felt like this even with my ADD.my heart started fluddering, i kept feeling like i was going to pass out when i stood up, it made me feel like i was going to pass out. I didnt want to be around anyone, didnt want to talk to anyone.i was so depressed.i really thought i was going to die.just because the dr.s can read information about these two drugs being the same they are not, they are two different meds.im trying to get it all straighten out and get my reg med back but its taking some time.i am a heart patient and my ampheta s/combo does not affect my heart what so ever.the manufacturer that makes this amphetamine 10mg, needs to know this. Thanks for reading this

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I am now a 42 year old female that has been taking Adderall since 2006 when I was first diagnosed with ADD after years of being mis diagnosed and only treated for depression. After starting Adderall, I no longer had to take any other medications for depression or anxiety. 3 months ago my health insurance changed and I could no longer use the same pharmacy. The new pharmacy oy dispenses generic adderall. Although I have used generic Adderall for a while with no problems, I have noticed a huge difference in the past 3 months taking 30mg xr. I am tired all the time (can actually take long naps in the afternoon if I let myself), some days I don't feel any benefits at all and other days my heart starts racing about 20 minutes after taking the medication and I feel shaky for the rest of the day. I usually don't take it on weekends and was still able to function without depression but for the past 2 months I can barely manage to get out of bed or do any normal daily activities when i dont take the medication. I am very worried about this sudden change of response i am having and wondering if it is caused by the difference in the generic brand or something else. I have even considered talking to my doctor about trying another ADHD medication altogether although previously it had worked very well (and i never felt like i was taking anything). Wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience after long term use or after changing generics? (with no prior problems)

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THere is a difference but i am not sure what. My son was on Adderall and then it wasnt to be found, so they put him on the generic and he broke out with hives. We switched back to the name brand and he is fine. I know there is a difference just dont know exactly what.

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I think it's helpful to remain polite when people post their problems. And a little kindness goes a long way.

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For a person with an allegedly superior IQ, your five (and counting) grammar, punctuation and vocabulary mistakes are, shall I say, remarkable! My advice is to take an adaptive English course at your local junior college.

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I will tell you this, I told my doctor that I cannot take generic. It makes me extremely tired irritated, and has nothing in there keeping me attentive, and focused. There has to be a serious intervention. I know, for a fact, CVS is selling generic, as brand name. I have questioned them, even as it said on the drug information prescription receipt, salts, brand name adderall? Hello the only brand name adderall right now is the ex! This is made from shire with the correct stimulants. I am switching. If we do not contact the FDA they will not act. CVS is misleading America, and they know it!

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2 post grad degrees, and you used the incorrect form of "your?" You're or you are; whaat are these schools teaching these days!?

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Actually, there are five grammar/punctuation/usage mistakes. I wrote something yesterday (I think) but it didn't get posted.

Hooray for you!

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