If you have a prescription, try Amazon

I know not all insurances cover it but my cvs has the brand name Adderall in stock.

Can you substitute with cocaine?

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Not really but try meth?

Negative. Adderall is amphetamine made specifically without the meth.

I usually only take my adderall during the work week. I used to give away my excess to a few friends without insurance. When the shortage hit, I started saving a bit more for myself. Had a cache of 35 pills and figured it was enough until restock…..

Last month, my CVS text told me to call them for a location that has adderall. When I called, they said no place w/in 50 miles and no restock timeline. Last Friday I ended up picking up my new script for Vyvanse 🫠. So expensive. I cannot afford to make this a permanent switch.

… but the coke joke was valid?

Vyvanse is set to hit the generic market in August, I believe. Their patent (or whatever) is finally running out.

I don't think Amazon is allowed to provide Schedule I drugs.

The one time I tried coke I went to bed about 15 minutes later and didn't understand the fascination. Ten years later I was diagnosed with ADHD.

Which CVS? My Hamden location was all out as of this weekend.

2045 Dixwell. They filled it for me, maybe they didn't have much left :/

I shouldn't have said they have it, I should've said they *had* it yesterday.

this tracks. I find coke pretty boring (for the price) because when all my friends are buzzing off it… I’m pretty calm and collected.

Give it time.

I’m a pharmacy tech in the area, we get 10 calls a day asking if we have it lol. I can assure you that pharmacies are trying hard to get Adderall in stock. It’s very hard

Lol I could tell from the tone of the several places I contacted 😯

Coke is a SDRI and Adderall is a DA. Half life also different. Sub not recommended.

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And it’s addictive..

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Or the DEA is artificially limiting supply despite rising prescriptions

Fingers crossed

exactly this 🙃

The consequences of overprescribing a drug, the people who actually need it get screwed

same thing is happening with Ozempic. too many people are getting it prescribed off label for weight loss . fuck people who are insulin resistant i guess.

I was told 3 months before a supply would be in.. unless of course you change your dose

Normie here. What causes the over-prescription? Pick one from the following choices: physicians.

1000% agree. Unfortunately some patients have the knowledge to know what to say to get the prescription or, because medicine has turned completely into patient satisfaction, physicians are afraid if they don’t satisfy the patient they will get poor reviews. Proper protocols are in place in each state and this medication is highly regulated. I have never rx”d it nor will I as I am not a mental health professional.

> physicians are afraid if they don’t satisfy the patient they will get poor reviews.

The Hippocratic Oath means nothing to some.

My middle son takes Vyvanse, his doctor told me that some places are having a hard time keeping it in stock, just so you’re aware

Damn, I learned something new lol

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Please provide a reference or remove this post (or I will remove it). What I have read says it is mostly due to increased diagnosis during the pandemic.

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-announces-shortage-adderall

I just put an order in do so online through my insurance company... its stressing me out. I'm already unorganized... it's just making shit worse. There is no reason for this bs

You are also going to see a lot more backmarket ods soon as people who really need it have to go get street drugs... when that starts happening... they might increase

I’m really sorry you’re going through this..

Thanks, I am taking the opportunity to appreciate the discomfort.

? I have been taking it for years, it’s not that serious. I don’t know a single adderall addict. I know plenty of addicts. Many adolescents prescribed adderall choose not to take it.

If you all of a sudden have to stop taking it though, doesn't it have bad side affects?

Isn't it your job as the doctor to go through regimes with your patients to ensure that they're on the correct medicine? Or do you just give your patients 10 minutes of your time then send them on their way because you need to fit in as many people as possible $$$$

First, it depends what field of medicine you practice. An OBGYN is not going to review psych meds; nor is an orthopedic surgeon going to review your ADHD meds. Unfortunately medicine has always been a business where quantity is valued over quality. It’s a shame. We spent half a million dollars becoming physicians only to have big pharma and other institutions that have no clinical experience dictate who we see in what amount of time we see them. This results in poor outcomes, quickly satisfying patients needs and moving on. It’s a shame. That’s why I resigned last month. I can’t compromise my integrity as a physician because we are being pushed to see patients every 7 min.

That's not what I ask. I didn't say it was an obgyn. And we don't routinely go and see orthos easier. I was talking about physicians. Like you. The primary care doctor who SHOULD have a relationship with their patients What exactly is the point your making? Because it's clearly nothing to do with what I posted

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Read up on Better Help or check out the Ezra Klein podcast on it, that answers your question

I didn’t take it for most of my life, so I face the feeling of dependence head on and try to be mindful of my actions & thoughts. I definitely benefit from taking the medication, but I could live without it.

Wow.. that’s an impressive way to handle it. Hoping for the best!

This. Definitely nothing more than 'prescription meth' for the most part. Never understood why people would want to put all those nasty ass chemicals that meth has in it in their bodies. Phosphorus from match heads, drain cleaner, bleach, lithium from batteries, pseudoephedrine, etc etc etc. Yuck. Despite the fact that I far prefer 'downers' to 'uppers,' I would not enjoy being up and not able to sleep for days on end. I have insomnia issues to begin with. Who wants to be a paranoid idiot that's out to lunch acting stupid and unpredictable that needs So damn rest?!?! So many other drugs that are better than that trash at the end of the day. No thank you. 👎😔

Sadly there are a good amount of these types it seems in my experience from going to different doctors, clinics, etc. They rush you in and out the door, depending on the mood they're in, if they're busy and pressed for time, etc. It seems like most don't listen and discuss as much as they should many times and that's really unfortunate for the patient. There is nothing worse than having to explain yourself/your feelings, issues, etc over and over again to many different doctors and nurses, while lots of them aren't even really listening like they should be IMO. Seems like more than anything a lot of us/ a lot of times we're nothing more than a 'lab rat'/ 'test subject' to see how a particular medication will effect you/ how it will work for you. I can't stand that type of BS TBH. Plus, many of these meds take a longer period of time for your body to adapt to/ to see it's effectiveness for you. Blah.😔👎

Adderall is schedule II. Even cocaine which is typically sched I can be used in the hospital as a compounded preparation. It is also sched II when used that way.

This actually more has to due with malpractice insurance.

Basically what it boils down to is a physician that is well liked by their clients, despite having poorer outcomes is less likely to get sued than physicians less well liked but yields better (relative) outcomes.

Therefore in our heavily litigious society, it behooves the practitioner to remain well liked.

Hell, with the current round of sensitivity training going around, you can’t even call someone clinically obese, you can only refer to them possessing excessive adipose. Because it hurts their feelings, nevermind the laundry list of health problems obesity causes.

When you work in healthcare you come to realize basically every person you see is 5 seconds and a no from turning into a screeching Karen.

LOL anybody that gets these things and doesn't take em is thinking how much they can charge people for them right now. Haha. 😂

This data does not I'm any way support your hypothesis of misdiagnosis and over prescription.

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It’s not a hypothesis. Carry on with your legal meth. Cheers

OP, I dealt with this for a few months and just switched my medication. See if that might be an option for you?

If not, call around to local pharmacies as they sometimes have stock although it is getting more and more rare. Walgreens and CVS won't tell you even if they do have it in stock due to their policies but the local ones are usually okay with telling you.

Was also told costco pharmacy is a good route, you don't need to be a member to use it

Shoot, I totally forgot!

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