u/recoverydarling

Got my doctor’s appointment, explained everything that happened, how I felt like I was going crazy because my meds weren’t the same. I was on generic Addy from Elite Laboratories for years and had no issues with it until last month.

HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

He said he’s been getting a lot of patients with issues with generic Addy and I’m not alone. And it is ‘up to the manufacturer’s digression’ on what kind of fillers, dyes, etc. they put in them. It can cause negative side effects in people. Showed him the pictures of my mild face and neck rash, talked about how itchy and hot and agitated I was, racing heart, and feeling off. He said he’s happy to get me brand name Addy.

Well, my insurance didn’t want to cover it (blessing in disguise) so he suggested Vyvanse and I’ve been taking it and I could just cry from how well it works (even better than when my generic Addy was still working or even brand name). It’s so much smoother and I feel less wired.

I know this is not a solution for everyone but if you can’t get brand name Addy or even if brand name Addy isn’t working for you, I think looking into other ADHD meds with your doctors could help some of you.

I feel so much better and I hope everyone here can get the help they need, too. 🥺

I’ve never been on a substance this long before nor have I ever been physically dependent to anything to THIS degree. I am genuinely terrified. Was 22 when I went to rehab for a 10 month pill opiate addiction, got sober (yay) but then they put me on this stuff for anxiety…. Even though I never had anxiety meds before. Wish I never would have accepted it back then.

I recently tried to go cold turkey off 11 YEARS…. I made it to 18 hours before I caved and realized I need professional help (my doc) as well as people who’ve experienced the withdrawals (people here). It was dumb to think I could just stop.

Please, anyone with any kind of wisdom or advice. Any supplements or things that may help. I am trying so hard to make positive changes in my life and this is going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through physically…. I know I need to taper off slowly. I am currently on 300mg every 6-7 hours with a total of 900mg per day.

Not only does this not feel like it's supposed to, it feels different from PILL to PILL in the same bottle. Let me provide some info and context:

I take the generic form of Adderall covered by my insurance: Amphetamine Salts ER 15mg

I take consistent monthly breaks and weekend breaks, so it's not a tolerance issue.

My CVS's manufacturer is Elite Laboratory and that specifically hasn't changed in years and I've had no issues, EVER, until this month's script. So something in the way they manufacture the drug has changed to where it has little positives and more negatives for me.

My symptoms are minor but very telling because I know how this is supposed to feel and this is not how it's supposed to feel. I take extended release and it feels like it lasts an hour. My hunger is COMPLETELY unaffected (which is not normal for me, so something is seriously wrong here). If I eat a meal beforehand, the medication almost doesn't work at all.

Talked to my CVS and they said they are more than happy to order form a different manufacturer change. My next doctor appointment is coming up, so I am trying to research which generic Adderall people have the most lucky with and ask my doc to put a DAW (Dispense as Written).

I'm going to ask my doctor but I wonder if others on here have had luck by switching manufacturers? Thinking of asking for the medication I had before (dextroamphetamine) because it's covered under my plan as brand name...since generic quality is not good since the shortage.

Context: over the past year, I was strong enough to get completely sober off a handful of substances I was using to cope with my trauma. I am now raw dogging life and I’m proud of myself but all the traumatic events in my life are being processed again and I am just dealing with it all unmediated.

I am not someone who self harms often. I genuinely can count how many times I’ve done it. But since getting sober, I’ve done it during times of extreme stress or during triggering episodes (about 3 or 4 times) which is the most frequent and close together I’ve ever done it. I have the brain of an addict and due to the lack of support, my brain automatically goes to what is going to provide ‘false relief’ during extreme stress. Just like an addict with a substance.

I have TONS of love from my family but very little emotional support/understanding because everyone in my home is basically ‘normal’ and has never dealt with anything like that.

Mentally, I am up and down and very unstable. Probably my brain healing and getting back to my new normal. But how do I stop myself from ignoring those impulses when I’m literally freaking out? It’s almost harder than getting sober :(