Generic Vs Brand Meds Of Adderall (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Hello All: Eight years ago I had a gastric bypass losing from 294# to 117# (too low for a 61 yr. old female). Currently 145# & feel good from weight standpoint. I have had many adversities from the bypass with 4 subsequent small bowel resections. I cannot absorb generic meds. This leads me to excess costs on all of my meds. I was changed from brand Lexapro to escitalopram (generic) in June and by Sept., I was suicidal and required intensive treatment until I could get the brand Lexapro. My insurance (Medicare Advantage Plan) is a nightmare to cover any of the brand named meds even when my Psychiatrist states Brand medically necessary. Am also taking Wellbutin SR 450mg/day which is over the recommended max. dose. Dr. is wanting to change me from Wellbutrin SR to Adderall 30mg hoping this adjunct therapy with the Lexapro will make a huge difference. I have been on the Lexapro/Wellbutrin combo for over 4 years and it is time for a change. Can someone please tell me any experiences with the brand Adderall vs the generic? I understand from reading that there are differences in the Barr generic brand and Shire brand name drug. I also take Xanax 1mg as needed which I tolerate well, and 50mg Deseryl at night as needed for sleep (rarely use). I was never on any antidepressants or antianxiety agents until my 33 yr. old son and his 28 yr old wife died suddenly in an airplane crash. The only other meds I use are Tenormin for irregular heart rate and Lasix for generalized edema. I had to leave my job as a hospital RN after 25+years which has led to even worse depression. I would appreciate if anyone can give me an idea about the Adderall. Is it expensive and does it work? I am dx with Major Depressive Disorder, OCD, Panic Disorder, PTSD and Prolonged grief. There are also elements of ADD. I have basically shut down and am fearful of others especially crowds. I isolate so badly and have no self esteem. I was so active and full of life. I was very social and loved to be with and help others. Now, I am basically withdrawn, very fatigued, severe memory problems, much fear and just unable to function day-to-day as a normal human being. I appreciate any help and will be happy to be of help to anyone that can use any of my experiences to help. Thank You and Blessings to all.

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I would file and online drug adverse report with the FDA, that the product did not work compared to the other generic CVS carried (TEVAs). Save a copy and give to your MD as that will provide him with a legitimate reason/proof why he needed to rewrite the Schedule II drug within the 30 day limit.

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I had NEVER taken adderall until September 2014, like NEVER IN NY LIFE, and I fall asleep within half an hour. I sleep an 2 hours and then wake with "some" focus and it rly reigns in my energy. I also gained weight on it. :/ so idk if it's a "High tolerance" to blame for the ineffectiveness

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I don't need a "drug holiday" as you call it. That would have a whole different meaning to me. It's not a tolerance. From day one i have been able to sleep on ads. This is a result of the medication doing it's job. It allows my brain to focus on tasks throughout the day and also make it possible for me to s*** it off to sleep. I have hi blood pressure and an irregular heart beat. I wouldn't be prescribed it if there was a great of it causing my heart to race. The very reason I can't take time release ads, Vyvanse, Concerta, and especially Ritalin. Maybe you are abusing it and that's your problem, but not mine. My problem is paying for it since it's price has gone up 400% in the 5 years I've been on it. I know more than I would like to about street drugs and pharmacueticals. I am an addict of H, cured from psychological evaluations, psychiatrists, and pharmacuticals. Never before or during my recovery have I thought about abusing medication. I never took medication during my 13 years on H. To get the proper help I have to spend 4 times the amount a norml mentally ill patiant would for a regular psychiatrist. The worst part is I live in VA and I can't trade the 9 pills I take a day for earth's natural medication, marijuana. So like my name says, I am a drug dictionary.

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Diagnosed with ADHD at 50. Adderall raised my blood pressure within first few days, you have reason to be concerned. I am responding because we share some common issues, Bupropion XL 450mg. Medicaid won't pay for brand name or stock the Barr brand which I did well on for long time. Now I have to take whatever they have and I feel certain this last year was made more difficult because of this generic issue. Now on Concerta as well and last month pharmacy had to switch again because the rating wasn't high enough so that generic wasn't really helping me. Keep asking questions that no one else will do on your behalf. Best Wishes.

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I have taken generic Adderall IR for about 4 years.

In that time, I have had experience with the following generic brands:

Teva/Barr

Corepharma

Mallinckodt

The Teva/Barr generic (for me personally) works --profoundly-- better.

FYI: Avoid Mallinckodt at all cost! There is something --very wrong-- with their brand...

It is like taking a sugar pill. I reported them to the FDA.

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Brand name drug company's will give U their drugs if you are low income, I went thru a bad patch & I got all of mine Free from all the Brand name CO. It was a while ago, I think I went through a website that called all the CO.'s for me. But they must do it a lot Bc every company I called had a whole department dedicated to it.
We have a lot in Common we should text or talk sometime.

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I just picked mine up from CVS and they changed to to the new generic you are referring to and I hate them. I took one 30mg and fell asleep within 35 min, the old generic they use to carry never did that. In fact I was able to function normally on the older generic. I'd ask before picking up another, next time I'm trying Walgreens

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BS. You are not building a tolerance if you can go to sleep on it. It means you're actually ADD. Anyone getting all jacketed up is not ADD. Just like Xanax, if you have true anxiety or panic disorder, canvas usually will fix the problem or help. If you don't it will knock you out. Since day one 4 mg of Xanax hasn't made me tired or slow and Adderral hasn't raised my heart rate and I can take it and go right to sleep. People getting jacked up of adds and knod out of xans are doing nothing but making it harder for genuinely ill people to get there meds at a good cost and even more importantly find a doctor to perscribe them. Stop getting HI. I need my meds. High blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, ADD, generalized anxiety Disorder, PTSD, panic disorder. Please stop getting hi off our meds or we won't be able to get them. Thank y you.

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Hi, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. My fiance died suddenly and I found him. Since, I've had a rough time of it too. Adderall 20mg has helped me in combination with celexa. The problem is getting it filled with all the shortages lately. I ran the cwheels off my car for 4 days trying to find any and finally somehow Xubex? A chain store ordered mine and after waiting Sunday And Monday I finally got it. It was sandoz I believe but, like many other people it's not working like the brand Barr/Teva and the screwed up part is in Florida where I live, they manufacture it here. Plus, I've never had any problems with medicines, being in trouble, etc. But, the one walgreens that even ever had it in stock, was maybe 6miles away and they won't allow me to fill with them now! My dr. Called And asked what's up but, they didn't aask them anything or tell them anything!? It's the only two meds I get. Apparently, it's happening all over town. Good Luck

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Hi Lin, Sorry to hear about all that you are dealing with. Your post caught my attention because I too had a gastric bypass 2003. Went from 348 to 170. I'm still discovering that surgery can cause all sorts of problems have a problem with some generic meds. Norco is one. Also was diagnosed 2012 with Kwashiorkor, which has affects protein you metabilize. Protein Malnutrition. I can't go into all that has transpired since the surgery. We are about the same age. I hope you get some resolutions to what you are dealing with.

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I use to work for a pharma company and its true they will provide you either discounted or free product, (based on your income against the federal poverty level guidelines) but once the drug goes generic most of the time it disappears from the list of their drugs that make up their compassionate care program. They figure its cheaper generic so you can get it that way... So just check first, before applying...Shire (the comp that owned the patent for Adderall) I know for a fact does not cover it. ...

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So far I just got the switch to 20mg Aurolife Pharma, LLC... And no effect on me. I was on the blue 20mg ones before from Barr aka Teva- all generic are terrible... I guess I'll have to fight my insurance company next.

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Kane, the "paradoxical stimulant" effect being a sign of ADHD is a myth/medical legend, not based on any scientific study.

Low doses of stimulants like Adderall can have sedating/calming effects even on people without ADHD.

ADHD Myth: The Paradoxical Stimulant Effect

"It is understandable why people, including doctors, initially thought that this was a paradoxical effect. However, studies have shown that almost anyone, including children and adults, with or without ADHD, given a low dose of a stimulant will experience a calming effect, with improved focus and thinking. It is the low dosage that makes a difference, not whether or not a person has ADHD."

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March 2017, filled Rx today and for the first time I received u30 generic adderall. I'm getting on the "they suck train" 2x20mg today and cannot tell that I took anything at all. Guess I'm going back to add symptoms for the next month. Won't let the pharmacy make this mistake again. Ask before filling! My insurance pays for my Rx, I pay a 10 copay. I'm wondering if they will pay for brand name adderall if I pay a higher copay?

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omg the u30s suck I cant even tell ive taken my meds KROGER actually has them and first time ive seen these.......my roomates 10s were like that too.,,,,,,,they suck

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They don't all suck. India just has a very poor quality control there for some pills are extremely potent where others are found lacking potency. I would say that overall anybody that gets 30 of them but probably even out between 15 good ones and 15 bad ones or maybe their patches are like thousands of good ones followed by thousands of bad ones I don't know. I would say that overall anybody that gets 30 of them but probably even out between 15 good ones and 15 bad ones or maybe their patches are like thousands of good ones followed by thousands of bad ones I don't know But I've seen pictures in India of people they license out to make their pills sometimes at the roadhouse, sitting on the floor barefoot stirring everything together in the stone bowl and then putting the mixed powdery goo into the pill molds. Because machinery is not used in India with all pill manufacturing, human error definitely contributes to the differences between one and another. But some of you will take a bad one one time and then you have a negative placebo effect happening where you think they're all bad and they're not, they're just not as consistent as the name brand but some of them probably are as strong as 40 mg and others 10 mg.

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Were they pink and Calle corepharma they are a total rip off I believe they migh be off the market

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I know this is pretty old but how many days did that last?? I received the Auro kind for the first time and thought they were pretty good the 1st day or two. After that - GARBAGE!! Very little effect, almost nothing, major headaches, and severe short term memory loss... and BTW are you still taking these? I noticed you wrote "WOW....this is how they're supposed to work" at the beginning - then at the end wrote how they made you "feel like I want to die". That's the kind of thing you say when you're LOOKING FOR that type of a "high" where you feel like you want to die... I know from past experience so just trying to help.

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A psychiatrist a a large teaching hospital. They said we have to outweigh the benefits and risks. I did start the Adderall. They stopped the Wellbutrin entirely. With 10mg Adderall in the am and 10mg in the pm I have done excellent. I am focused, I can concentrate. I am calm and relaxed, I actually laugh. There have been minimal episodes of SVT/PVCs (no more than usual). Thank you so much for your response.

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I thought I was totally crazy...I got my script for 20mg adderall filled at the end of last month at CVS and received the U30, light orange ones manufactured by Aurolife Pharma, LLC as well. They are terrible. I take 2 when I wake up and it takes hours before I can tell they have effected me in any way. tried taking 2 1/2 together thinking that would help and then feel like I am having a panic attack. I normally get the round pink 20mg and they work great. I will make sure next month I verify what manufacture they have in stock. Never again!

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