New Generic 30 Mg Adderall Xr (all Orange W/ R 3061 On Them) Not As Effective (Page 3)
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please share your experience with this never seen before, less effective drug that two different pharmacy's have given to me in last two months. they make me fall asleep!

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Re: Josh (# 157)

Thanks for your detailed explanation, but believe me, I get the difference between ADD and ADHD. My post was referring to the many people who are obviously getting their medication on the street and are seeking a “high,” not those with a legitimate diagnosis.

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Re: Kat (# 155)

"It sounds as though you, and many other posters, are taking this medication for the wrong reasons. Someone who truly has ADHD may well become drowsy from a stimulant. You people are using it like speed; to stay awake or get a kickstart so you can make it through the day."

It sounds as though you have a fragmented understanding of ADHD and ADD. Despite what many pseudo-science psychology half-wits might have you believe, ADD and ADHD are separate sides of the coin. Not all of us are gibbering space cadets with an inability to sit through an entire thought process due to excess energy. If anything those with ADD are the ones truly in need of the stimulant, because our brain processes the same insane amounts of information as those with ADHD, but without the added benefit of hyperactivity to keep our Prefrontal Cortex from blowing a fuse during mundane tasks. This is typically accomplished by straying from the task at hand in order to indulge in the mental processing of more ADD appropriate activities (such as solving the mysteries of Universe).

As ADD and ADHD are two separate sides of the coin, it stands to reason that those affected would also benefit differently from Adderall. Those with ADHD need the drug for it's ability to slow the brain down, while those with ADD need it to keep the brain juiced. And let's never refer to the initial effect of the drug as a "high", because for those who actually have ADD it's not a high, it's a "kick in the ass".

NOTE: If this doesn't make sense to you (the reader), then you either don't have ADD/ADHD or you do and your drugs simply haven't kicked in yet. Either way I shouldn't have to explain how I reached my conclusion on the site, because your special brains should make the hundreds of necessary connections on your own. Just don't hyper-focus on it ;)

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Hey guys,

I created an "Adderall Generics Thread" that we can use for reference, where we can all contribute the basics of our recent prescription refill (manufacturer/pharmacy/location/review) so we know the CURRENT status of the Adderall supply going around. I think this will help all of us because there are hundreds of threads and it's so difficult to sort through.

Link: Adderall Generics Thread

It would really help if you could just add a quick reply with your experience. You don't need to register on this site so it will just take a minute.

Thanks!

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Re: addyprobz (# 12)

It sounds as though you, and many other posters, are taking this medication for the wrong reasons. Someone who truly has ADHD may well become drowsy from a stimulant. You people are using it like speed; to stay awake or get a kickstart so you can make it through the day.

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My 30 mg. ER ate orange and clear. G456 on capsule. That's just manufacturing number. If they are putting you to sleep its because you are ADHD and you'll probably have to go with Vyvance or something else. Most of my family is ADHD and only 2 of us can take Adderol. It knocks the others out. I was given 5mg. fast acting also but I told them I don't want them. I'm more energetic without Adderol but I get more done because I can focus! That's what it's for. If they speed you, you aren't ADHD, you're ADD. there's a difference.

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Re: anon (# 7)

Hello. I posted previously that the adderall generics 30mg xr with 3061 in them do not work for me at all. I had my Dr write daw on my prescription this time to be sure to get the regular brand which everyone is out of apparently there's a huge shortage worldwide. So my pharmacy tried giving me these again last month I told her to open one up please and these are not the beads inside it is powder which is really not a form of xr. I have since lost my job and having headaches etc. Mind you I have been taking these meds along with the 5mg regular release adderall for like ten years never problems till now. Anyways I tried the Impax brand last month and I took one and a half of these and still a little sluggish but nothing compared to the ones with the 3061 imprinted on them. if you are getting generic adderall you may need to increase this dose to get rid of the brain fog like I had.

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I had the same problem. I was.prescribed generic xr and in January started having bad side.effects the meds were not even the same it was not beads inside for the xr part of the medicine either. i was so tired. trying the Impax brand now not teva. Also DAW on all my prescriptions.for.this med in the future.

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Hello

I had this also happen to me in the last few months when I changed to the generic brand of adderall and have had sooo many problems with this generic medication. I had the 30 mg caps of orange adderall with the 3061 imprinted on these and literally was fatiqued and it caused short term memory problems etc. This brand was actavis also I believe.

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Corpharma doesn't make IR Adderall anymore. I asked around and even a pharmacy that was willing to order any brand for me, wasn't able to get the Corpharma pills.

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I have never tried IR Adderall 20 mg from Sandoz, I used to be on Adderall XR since I was 16 until I keep getting the generic orange ones that said r3061 made by actavis they were junk so my doctor switched me to IR Adderall 20 mg 3X a day I got the generic ones made by teva and it was like I didn't take anything at all!! I thought I was loosing it until I researched it. I know it all has to do with the fillers. I have heard cor phama is the best now, so I will be having my pharmacy order them or I will go else where. I know that Teva bought actavis so no wonder the generic IR Adderall isn't working. So frustrating another month a meds not working!! I also heard that cor pharma was bought be another company to so I hope they don't change their generic Adderall. I did make a complaint to the FDA about Teva!

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We are getting scammed! I don't want any of this foreign watered down crap! I've been taking Sandoz generic IR Adderall 20mg 3x per day for years and know how it is supposed to work! This latest batch has got to be the absolute weakest of any of the rest of the weak batches I have gotten this past year! This is just like taking a placebo! I have so much to do, and as a result of completely ineffective medication, productivity is completely out the window! I might as well throw my hands up and quit! Please, everyone contact the FDA. The American people should not put up with this abuse from greedy pharmaceutical companies! We pay higher prices, more than any other country in the world for medication, and this is the kind of crap we get?!! Make your voice heard and ring the FDA's phone off the hook! If we don't, nothing will ever change!

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I so agree with you, I have been on Adderall XR 30 mg since I was 17 and the new generic orange ones do not work so frustrating! I hope my doctor switches me to the regular Adderall.

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I literally had tears while reading your post. I have felt so alone! Going through a drug treatment program has only left me conflicted. I ended up doing things way out of character, like stealing money my husband had hidden just to get extra pills in hopes the med would start working again. I wish I had put 2 and 2 together in the beginning. I am now only on Zoloft, as my Dr. wanted to give my brain a chance for recover. But the loss of motivation and direction has really put me in a depressed state. I always thought I was a good person, but what I did in the last 2 years makes me question that. I am hoping my Dr will put me back on it, requiring brand name. Out of my trial and error recently, I discovered Actavis generic didn't help me at all, and felt dirty. Impax leaves me jittery. Both gave me high blood pressure, something that was never a concern before. I hope you haven't had problems to the extent that I did, I could have lost a lot. Now I am rambling and don't remember what my point was. Anyway thanks for sharing. I keep telling my husband that I wasn't looking for a high, I just wanted to feel 'normal' again, but I crossed a big line trying to achieve that.

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well, i've been prescribed 60 mg generic adderall daily for over 2 years now..& i've done extensive research regarding generic differences, & i've come to a conclusion..unfortunately generic adderall is made in India and foreign land. They have fillers & binders that certainly effect each person differently. Hense why i've got so much inconsistent info all around on the topic of this..some say one thing some say another, in my opinion, & to me anyway...i have never got teva more then one month in two years on it..ive read teva footballs use to be the best u can get an pink cor pharma was the worst, this was years back..now people say it's reversed and pink are best an teva worst..but i don't believe that...i believe you must analyze yourself on how your body adjusts to each one...the fillers in generics effect each body differently and that is a fact...to me, i wont get anything except pink cor pharma, once got teva footballs, an was instantly very sick..(KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FOLKS)

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Denise, what pharmacy/ manufacturer do you use now and is it effective again?

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So what pharmacy/ manufacturer do you use now and is it effective again?

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Yes!!! You are telling MY story!!!! All of the details are the same. I'm 36, and been on medication for the same length as you have except I was originally prescribed 15mg dextroamphetamine from barr. They really were a life and career saver for me. Once barr was bought out by who the f ever it was, downhill. All the same symptoms as you, complete thoughtlessness. I'll often just stand in my kitchen trying to figure out what it is I should be doing with myself. I get absolutely nothing done, they should rename the drug "counterproducterall".

I will go through 90 of my 15 mg in 2 weeks. Recently I have done research and found out about the barrs buyout so my dr and I switched to d-amphetamine salts 1 20 mg ir a day and 1 30 mg xr. It is ridiculous to think of the amount of drugs in my body and I feel nothing that even resembles what I once cherished about the medication, to be alert, connected and present. Now I'm feeling the opposite and I don't know what to do. I'm thinking my time is up for being medicated and I'll go back to laying on the couch and waiting for take out because the dishes are all dirty. Thanks a lot pharmaceutical companies and drs!! First you create a generational opioid addiction epidemic and now what.... I'm taking back control of my life, starting ......after this nap. Zzzzzzz.

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My adderall is not working it really helped me when I switched to adderall in stead of Ritalin 4 years ago ..I've always been prescribed generic adderall 30 mg XR 2x a day... It's not working I can't concentrate I feel like I'm back to square 1 ... I hate suffering like this

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No placebos are not all the same. In school -years ago- learned that generics can be 80-120% the effectiveness of brand. So generic to generic they could be equal or from -40 % to +40 % less/more effective. That's a huge difference. Don't know if same standard applies today but years ago that's what we were told.

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I have tolerated both fine the blue Activis is a different story. I can't concentrate very "speedy" and no ability to focus on anything longer than a few minutes I don't know what the difference is but teva/Barr and activis calm me and stay organized and awake without feeling like I'm on something

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