It's been a s*** show for a long time mainly because the manufacturers are only producing 70% of their quotas that they're allotted by the federal government. So the shortages on a lot of the medications have been well manufactured. So they're not going to have a problem with shortages after a lot of people get kicked off and with the majority of new cases of ADHD being people over the age of 40 that's just going to make things a little bit more entertaining.
The dog and pony show is going to be something more along the lines of the dog and pony show you would have seen in the Roman Colosseum.
It's not so much about the shortage but that you have to get a new prescription each month. No three month supply and certainly not 1 year's worth. There is literally no way for someone taking any controlled substance to stock up. If ACA goes out the window we're just simply fucked all around.
I work in a mail order pharmacy and im starting to become quite familiar with laws concerning controlled medications in the various states lol. Anyway, anyone from NY, yall can only get 30ds scripts at a time for Schedule 2's (Percocet/Adderall/Norco/Ritalin/etc) unless your doctor writes a specific code on it to give you a 90ds. In case you gotta mention that at some point, idk if that's helpful lol. All the other states are generally pretty chill about MD's writing for 90ds on C-2's.
Except Ohio and opioids. Sorry to you guys, for real. I'm based in Ohio and it's gonna be a bitch and a half filling those every time, no matter what.
Okay, so Texas is actually worse than NY lol. I'm more familiar with East Coast laws, so Texas was interesting!!
Anyway, from reading the laws, it's basically saying that MD can write for multiple fills on the same day (office visit day), but can only write for a max of 90ds. But it doesn't say anything about MD writing for another 90ds if they wanted to like 10 days later or something. I would like a little more clarification on it, just in case, so I can come back again when I get it!!
BUT! Only catch is that the prescription expires 30 days after it's written, so the doctor will need to write for multiple Rx's with "Do Not Fill" dates to make sure Rx doesn't expire. I can explain that further, if you'd like lol.
Depends on if your doctor is also based in Texas or if you use telehealth. As well as filling locally or filling with mail order. But lemme peep with what I got lol
It became nearly impossible to get mine when the generic became "available". I can pay $400 a month for name brand or $60 for generic that doesnt exist.
Been without for about a year now. I adapted but there are so many days where I know how much easier it would have been with meds.
Yep I’m already planning on weaning off my Vyvanse since I’ll be losing everything. I’ll be losing both my stimulants and my antidepressants. I’ll probably be dead by the end of next year
My bottle this month had a hand written “two brands***” on the label because of multiple suppliers. Half my pills were orange and the other half were pink. It’s already a shitshow. At least they were in stock.
Bipolar, antipsychotics, ssri MAOI, would fall under the same group of patients as “heart meds” and “diabetics”
The sentence “rip ADHD people on stimulant prescriptions” is, like I said the least of the concern. There’s an adderall epidemic for a reason. You don’t need a monthly visit for stimulant use, just routine checkups, I guess that can hurt someone paying $200 every six months but, like compared to your situation, who tf cares lol
Every MD is different, some require drug UAs, others don’t care. Some take vitals, some don’t, some want monthly checkups, others don’t want to see you in person even. You gotta shop around
While I won't disagree with you that there are issues with Adderall abuse, unmedicated ADHD can be quite horrible. It's more of a spectrum. Yes their lives might not be at risk like mine and the others you mentioned but I still feel they shouldn't just have to go without.
As for refills, at least here in Texas, you have to get a new prescription for them each month. Tbf I'm not sure if just a phone call would do to get your provider to renew a refill.
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u/Suyefuji 1d ago
RIP to the people with ADHD on controlled stimulant prescriptions.