New Generic 30 Mg Adderall Xr (all Orange W/ R 3061 On Them) Not As Effective (Top voted first)

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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Are these suppose to have beads in them or white powder?

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Ive been prescribed Adderall 30mg XR since I have been 17; I am 33 now and recently recieved the new generic Adderall 30mg XR. It is not nearly as effective as the brand name. Its very frustrating to just be switched and not have the pharmacy tell you.

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i called my dr and she took care of it for me. the all orange xr's made me super tired as well and i suffered for three months! thank the LORD my dr understood and helped me out! they need to take the all orange off the market! it is GARBAGE!

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Thanks to all who have posted, it's a relief to know I'm not the only one. I'm prescribed 30 mg adderall and take 2 a day. The 'normal' generic effects: within about 45 minutes I'm awake and able to focus and get stuff done; either at work or at home. It lasts about 6 1/2 - 7 hours, then I take my 2nd one and I'm good to go until bedtime. With the 3061 generic, 45 - 60 minutes after taking it, I'm ready for a nap..seriously falling asleep...more like a took a sleeping pill than a stimulant. This needs to be reported to the FDA as there have been other cases of new generic drugs that do not work and have had life threathing results. I wonder how we go about doing this. The more reports the FDA gets, the stronger our case and maybe they'll actually take this seriously and get this generic off the market. If I find out how ...I will post it on this website. OH...almost forgot...I'm prescribed this for narcelypsy...as I have chronic severe anemia caused by mal-absorbtion due to gastric bypass surgery 9 years ago.

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the meds are crap the company did it on purpose cause they dont have the patent on it anymore and want people to switch to vyvanse i was taking ritalin and asked to try adderall i was prescribed it when i was a kid and know what it is suposed to do. these pills made me feel like i took sleeping pills and made me look like i was high, i used to do heroin and my mom thought i relapsed. it s a shady business people a greedy and dont care what gets me is the pharmacists insists its the same how do they know did they take it?

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i have only taken or seen one kind of this drug, the capsules that say amphetamine salts on the bottle, but now all of a sudden the pharmacy has come out with a new generic, all orange, that do not work for me like the others did! i even called the pharmacy ahead of time to make sure they were in stock. they lied and said yes, got there and they gave me 10 of the original that i normally take, then said they had to order more, went back a few days later and they gave me the all orange ones that i had told them did not work for me!! i have medicaid and medicare and now the same pharmacy is saying the script has to have something on it written by the dr. NOT TRUE FOR THE SALTS ARE GENERIC AS WELL!! i dropped of scripts for a 2 month supply and now they are telling me i have to just deal with the all orange!?!? i am furious and clueless as to what to do!

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yup had the same issues. my psychiatrists office has a small pharmacy in which they keep it stocked with proper meds since i had to go w/o for three months taking the all orange fake ones!

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I am so glad to finally get reassurance that I'm not the only one who has been having issues with these new BS pills. Anon -- mine have a mixture of the balls and the white powder. This is why I originally got a bit worried about them. I was wondering if the manufacturer could have possibly made a mistake and screwed up. Honestly, this stuff is terrible. I can't even FEEL it when I take one of them. And it's supposedly 30 mgs! That's a lot! One souls absolutely feel that! I definately do when I take the normal ones. Today I took 3 x 30mg of these BS new R 3061 all orange ones and I had to get back into bed. Something needs to be done about this; I think these need to get taken off the market ASAP.

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This new Generic 3060 , have put me to sleep and in a lethargic mental state. I only use 15 mg. Per day and 30 mg. Of this generic have put me to sleep all day. I'm narcoleptic , I can't drive or do anything rutty now ,I'm foiling to sleep as I type

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To answer your question...Actavis XR 30mg has progressively made me more dosey, drowsy and made me just cuddle up and take ANOTHER nap that I don't even need, nor can I afford!.....I have been taking this for 1.5 werks now, and after taking the first capsule, I found it increasing my organization and focus perfectly with no anxiety or uncomfortable overly-driven obsessive behavior (hate the term...but some people would say 'cracked-out' feeling.).,..Super- The positive effects have only been reached 3 days out of 10 that I've been taking Actavis xr 30mgs. Not sure if the batch is not mixed properly or something because I have felt the original 'normal Adderall' effects of this capsule totally randomly 3/10 days I've taken it....same nutritional, sleep and all other conditions the same. I have some major work exams I need to be studying for and after taking this stupid capsule literally almost couldn't study if you paid me.....If I had a dollar for every nap I'm forced to take however....

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I found these orange capsules in the room I was letting a friend of my son's stay with us. He smokes, but does not do pills. I can't make out what is before the 3061. It looks like a black arrow pointed up. I can't get my son to take a Tylenol when he has a headache.
I know I found one in his room and I asked his friends what it was. They said they did not know, but my son has a hard time sleeping. His friends told me my sons x-girlfriend gave it to him and told him it would help him sleep. Thank goodness he didn't. I flushed them, but am curious what she gave him and where this other bottle came from. They are in a prescription bottle, but everything has been scratched off the bottle, except a warning about driving until you know the effect of the drug. That roommate is gone, but I still, as a mother want to know what is transpiring in my house. I opened the capsule and it's little white beads. Can you tell me if this is adderall, or this new generic?

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I have had the same experience. I have been prescribed 20mg XR amphetamine salts for the last 6 years. Last night I had to work through the night to meet a deadline for work. Unfortunately my travel bag and prescription was lost by the airline when returning from out of town this week. My sister is also prescribed so I got a 30mg XR from her (10mg more than my regular dose). Just two hours after taking it I felt the need to brew a pot of coffee. Another hour later I began questioning the pill so much that i wondered if her Dr. may have prescribed her a plecebo or something, so I asked her what the imprint on the capsule looked like. The R3061 seems to have a strike through the R. I am now 4 hours into the pill and feel like I could fall asleep if I wanted to. I will make sure to never make this mistake again.

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There is a new generic Adderall XR that is being manufactured by the company Actavis Elizabeth.

From what I was able to find out, there formula is: hydroxypropyl cellulose / sucrose / starch, corn / talc / triethyl citrate / methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1) / methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:2) / fd&c blue no. 1 / gelatin / titanium dioxide / d&c yellow no. 10 / fd&c blue no. 2 / fd&c red no. 40 / ferrosoferric oxide / propylene glycol / shellac

This differs from the formula for brand name and previous generic Adderall XR, which is: gelatin / hypromelloses / methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1) / sucrose / talc / triethyl citrate / ferric oxide red / ferric oxide yellow

I too find the new Actavis medication to be very ineffective compared to the other generic brands. I had some difficulty tracking down a pharmacy with the desired brand in stock, but having the right meds makes all the difference!

This may differ by state/doctor/etc. but my doctor was unable to specify one generic over another on the script so I had to work with the pharmacist to get what I wanted.

Good luck to you all!

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Actavis generic for Adderal xr 30mg is making me sleepy & lathargic! Hate it! A lil history... I am 38 just been diagnosed with ADHD tried Vyanse 20mg... made me lathargic... tried 3Omg same effect... I experimented by combining 20mg & 30mg to higher dose and hopefully get results. All doses made my tired until I hit 80mgs when I noticed a different effect. 1st time ever there was a quite ness in my head & I was relaxed (I think euphoric) but still didn't feel focused and my speech slowed down almost to a slur; so I upped to 90mg & 120 I found myself alert... finally not lathargic however it didn't do much in the focus dept. Went to my Doc told him effects at diff doses( kept a log) & he suggested we switch meds BCZ Vyvanse only goes up to 70mg so he suggested Adderal extended release 30mg. My pharmacy gave generic been taking for 1 week.. even took 1 30mg at 6am then another 30mg around 2pm but I don't see any results. Today was my day off and I expected to get quite a few things done. Took dose at 9am was back in bed at 11am its now 4:37pm and I'm still laying here with nothing accomplished. ( I got good sleep last night) so that isn't a question. I'm hoping the Brand name will have a better effect. For now guess I'll wait the remainder of 3 weeks b4 I can get a per script... any suggestions out there? Apparently I have high tolerance to meds...

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Actavis is WORST. Poison. Considering ER trip if severe nausea and stomach pain continue. I am supposed to be flagged for this brand. I am in seriously bad shape. Migraine is real bad
.....There is no way this has any ADHD meds in it. I am sending this to a lab for analysis, I swear to God.

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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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I ABSOLUTELY AGREE! THIS NEW ORANGE/ORANGE GENERIC IS NO WHERE AS EFFECTIVE AS THE PREVIOUS GENERIC WHICH WAS ORANGE/CLEAR. I TAKE 2 - 30 MG PER DAY AND COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE IMMMEDIATELY . . . MY FOCUS AND PRODUCTIVITY TANKED! FUZZY AND DISORGANIZED BRAIN IS BACK IN FULL FORCE. . THE NEW GENERIC IS HORRIBLE. I HAD TO PAY OVER $200 FOR THAT CRAP. I'M GOING TO THE PHARMACY TOMORROW TO "START A DIALOGUE". The new Generic Adderall XR R3601 manufactured by Actavis is NOT the same formulation as was used by Shire/Teva. Either my pharmacy gives me that brand or I will find one that does. Honestly I don't care how much it costs. On the Shire/Teva XR I performed/focused better at work and home than I had EVER done in my life. I thought "WOW this must feel like most people who don't have ADD feel!" I am brilliant but had underachieved my whole life due to my ADD which was not diagnosed until three years ago and I'm 53 YEARS OLD. I always wondered why people who I knew were no where as intelligent as me succeeded in life while I haven't . . . and yet I have 3 degrees - a BA, a BS, a MBA, make less money than most new college grads, have a horribly spotty job history since 2008, no retirement savings, no car, no relationship, and everything has been a struggle for many years.
NO I will not allow this medication change.

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Activis (R 3061) Adderall really seemed to have messed with my mind while on it. I was incredibly depressed (very dark), exhausted, felt less intelligent, and the only thing I could focus on was how tired I was and worthless I felt. I lost the ability to do things I used to be able to do. At the time, I feared it to be permanent I looked at my face in the mirror, and it looked lIke was brain dead. I felt as if physically and mentally I will soon shut down. You think it's just growing a tolerance to the medication, and it wasn't. You begin to realize it may be the particular generic. The pharmacy disagrees, and your doctor seems skeptical. They think you're looking to score some high, which I have never felt this buzz or sped up feeling some describe throughout my history of taking Adderall.. You then question yourself, then think you're stuck in it forever. You may think if you stop this medication, you'll be even more exhausted. No, you're not suddenly exhausted and sad. Nothing new has happened in your life to cripple you this way other than this generic Adderall you've taken. My wholehearted suggestion is to refuse it until you find a pharmacy (Walgreens is a Barr/Teva option) with an alternative. It takes a few weeks to get back to normal after taking it, so do it as soon as possible. I'm now able to do the things I literally thought I'd be no longer capable of doing.

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Just figured it out that excessive sleepiness/going to bed 2:00pm started w new3061 Generic Adderall 30 mg. Previously( last 10 yrs cap. was 2 toned as seen in pic. Called pharmacist he said call Dr. Waiting to hear fr Dr.

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So glad it's not just me. I've been taking 30mg XR generic for about 7 years now and at 62 wish I'd been diagnosed decades ago. However, since my last renewal, about a week ago, I noticed the capsules just were not working. In fact quite the reverse .... I'm really dragging. I wondered if my doctor had reduced the dosage or the pharmacy had screwed up; but no. #3061, orange capsules. I've always had the plain orange, generic capsules - but I'd never bothered to look at the number on them. No doubt about it - something has changed, and changed significantly. If a national pharmacy decides to switch suppliers should they not be required to undertake some sort of quality control.

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