Thank you Dr. Funtimes. This provides the missing piece of the puzzle for me regarding the Adderall XR shortage. I had been able to find that the original shortage in the middle of the COVID-19(84) disaster was intentionally caused by the Feds arbitrarily restricting the supply of precursor chemicals to the generic pharmaceutical manufac…
Thank you Dr. Funtimes. This provides the missing piece of the puzzle for me regarding the Adderall XR shortage. I had been able to find that the original shortage in the middle of the COVID-19(84) disaster was intentionally caused by the Feds arbitrarily restricting the supply of precursor chemicals to the generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. They admitted it on the USDA web site. (No, I haven't checked to see if that nugget of joy is still posted) I wondered at the time, are they just especially cruel sadists? Depriving us of our Adderall XR during the lock downs? (which I ignored ferociously) I should have figured it was to pave the way for someone's Brother-In-Law to make a fortune repackaging the same old same old and marketing it as New & Improved. Which it isn't. Of course the Feds are STILL suppressing the supply of precursor chemicals to the generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and exacerbating the problem by cutting in the Dyanavel XR producers. I wonder how many members of Congress and their staff have invested in the manufacturer just in time to make millions? Funny how those are the only people who are exempted from the Insider Trading Laws. I digress.
My stake in all this? Adderall XR changed my life. Suddenly, close to age 60, I had an attention span that could be measured in minutes instead of seconds. It is AMAZING how much one can get done in a day if one is not distracted by every little thing that crosses one's path. Now, thanks to the self serving cruel meddling of the Feds, I have discovered the joys of the non-XR version. (Don't get me wrong, it is AWESOME that it is available!) I am willing to put up with the drudgery of taking a half pill 2 or 3 times a day instead of one pill in the morning. And it costs me less per month. I owe Dr. Funtimes a big Thank You for making this positive difference in my life!
To close, (other than profit) why did the Feds artificially restrict the supply of Adderall XR? I'm certain ratcheting up all of us ADHD cases could be entertaining, but it isn't safe for anyone. Because they want us dead!
Your Crimsonness... When the first artificial shortage occurred I too was accused of suspicious activity when I called every pharmacy (over 150 of them) within 75 miles of my house. Actually the accusation was "drug seeking behavior". Of course, that is EXACTLY what it was. I was seeking the medicine prescribed when no pharmacy had it. When I pointed this out to my accuser and asked if they really wanted to deny me prescribed medical care, they backed off. Probably because they figured my next move would be calling all the attorneys within a 75 mile radius. Fight like your life depends on it. Because it does.
Thank you Dr. Funtimes. This provides the missing piece of the puzzle for me regarding the Adderall XR shortage. I had been able to find that the original shortage in the middle of the COVID-19(84) disaster was intentionally caused by the Feds arbitrarily restricting the supply of precursor chemicals to the generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. They admitted it on the USDA web site. (No, I haven't checked to see if that nugget of joy is still posted) I wondered at the time, are they just especially cruel sadists? Depriving us of our Adderall XR during the lock downs? (which I ignored ferociously) I should have figured it was to pave the way for someone's Brother-In-Law to make a fortune repackaging the same old same old and marketing it as New & Improved. Which it isn't. Of course the Feds are STILL suppressing the supply of precursor chemicals to the generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and exacerbating the problem by cutting in the Dyanavel XR producers. I wonder how many members of Congress and their staff have invested in the manufacturer just in time to make millions? Funny how those are the only people who are exempted from the Insider Trading Laws. I digress.
My stake in all this? Adderall XR changed my life. Suddenly, close to age 60, I had an attention span that could be measured in minutes instead of seconds. It is AMAZING how much one can get done in a day if one is not distracted by every little thing that crosses one's path. Now, thanks to the self serving cruel meddling of the Feds, I have discovered the joys of the non-XR version. (Don't get me wrong, it is AWESOME that it is available!) I am willing to put up with the drudgery of taking a half pill 2 or 3 times a day instead of one pill in the morning. And it costs me less per month. I owe Dr. Funtimes a big Thank You for making this positive difference in my life!
To close, (other than profit) why did the Feds artificially restrict the supply of Adderall XR? I'm certain ratcheting up all of us ADHD cases could be entertaining, but it isn't safe for anyone. Because they want us dead!
Hi DT... Sorry you suffered.
See my note above. What a racket!!
My anxiety was exacerbated by pharmacists telling me that my Price Shopping was equivalent to suspicious activity concerning a controlled substance.
My doc of 30 years aligned in the Era of COVID with a hospital chain who won't approve a written RX. (Wtf?!)
They require (!) a fax to a specific pharmacy.
Ultimately, I got all my scripts in paper despite the autocracy, but not before pissing off the Office Weenies (I'm still in their DogHouse).
Cheers.
Your Crimsonness... When the first artificial shortage occurred I too was accused of suspicious activity when I called every pharmacy (over 150 of them) within 75 miles of my house. Actually the accusation was "drug seeking behavior". Of course, that is EXACTLY what it was. I was seeking the medicine prescribed when no pharmacy had it. When I pointed this out to my accuser and asked if they really wanted to deny me prescribed medical care, they backed off. Probably because they figured my next move would be calling all the attorneys within a 75 mile radius. Fight like your life depends on it. Because it does.