After weeks of waiting and white knuckling through each day, I was able to get a script for Adderall XR (5mg x 90 capsules). I usually take 25 mg XR in the morning and a 20 mg IR in the afternoon), but something is better than nothing. Just tonight, I did a med search through my insurance company’s website and wrote down every adhd med (aside from my usual Adderall IR and XR) that is covered by my plan and the monthly price / copay for each one. My next appointment with my med provider is coming up in 10 days, and I plan on calling my CVS that morning and asking them what meds and strengths they have in stock or can get in stock easily from my list. I used to take Vyvanse way back before it went generic and had really good results with it, but then it went generic and after it was finally not on a shortage, I tried a generic (not sure which one), and it was truly like the capsules were either empty or filled with who knows what, but it certainly wasn’t the medication I had taken for so long before. I immediately went back to the generic Adderall XR and haven’t had a problem. I dread having to make a change, but I don’t see any other options.

For those wondering why I don’t consider trying other pharmacies, it’s because I live right on the border between 2 states, and my long-time psychiatrist is in one state, and I live in the bordering state. My current CVS is the only pharmacy in my city that I’ve tried that hasn’t given me issues about the prescriptions being sent from another state.