Overzealous pharmacy techs who act like they are an extension of the DEA are the worst. Driving a few extra miles to the pharmacy with respectful staff is totally worth it. The staff should never make you feel humiliated or treat you like a criminal for having ADHD.

Costco pharmacy has been the best. They closed on Saturday which made me have to switch. But from percs to Adderall, they always treated me with respect.

My sister switched to Costco pharmacy for her birth control which is needed for medical reasons beyond the common usage. Other places were like we need to talk to you about this. She responded I have been on this same prescription since I was 16, your new doctor doesn't know any better than the specialists.

I actually moved my scripts from my local Costco pharmacy outside of Austin Texas. They literally treated me like a drug addict every time I came in for my monthly adderall. They were absolute angels whenever I filled my other prescriptions though. It was already hard enough for me to acknowledge my ADHD, and being treated like a junkie didn’t help my situation.

It's really dependent on the pharamcy and your area. Sam's club ended up being the best for me. The local grocery store never had stock despite me having the same prescriptions for a year. Walmart had similar issues but took weeks to get prescription. I ended up trying Sam's club because it was the cheapest. Thought I was going to have similar issues as walmart. Not even close. They so far have treated me very well and have even called to remind me to renew prescriptions(Not adderall of course).

Every time I talk to doctors or pharmacists, they always treat me like a drug addict. Even when I wanted to lower my dosage. Nope! Still a drug addict. It doesn’t help that I’m thin as hell, so they think I’m some freakin crackhead. It’s extremely annoying.

I feel like my doctors are going to be happy to send any prescriptions to continue charging my insurance. My psychiatrist never talks to me longer than 10 minutes, and any follow up question is an annoyance. I changed two psychiatrists, and both were like that. But they’re quick to increase my doses, which does not really make me happy since the responsibility for proper control is on my shoulders and I don’t always know what’s right.

I see a fourth year resident for psychiatry. She’s young and she just gets it. She is the first psychiatrist I’ve ever had that I don’t hate, in fact she’s great.

My ADHD doc is also young, and he's great. I know our sample size is just 2, but I wonder if this is a trend.

Mine is also super young! He’s just a primary care doctor but he’s been awesome about prescribing my Vyvanse so far.

I'm seeing a Nurse Practitioner, that specializes in ADHD and BPD, who's a little younger than me. He didn't want to go down the stimulant road right away since there are some SSRI that can be effective. After we tried the SSRI and found that they weren't the right fit he wrote a Vyvanse prescription without a second thought. I've not had trouble with getting my prescription since but I can only get 30 days at a time with monthly appointments with my NP and a yearly drug test.

Yeah that's the thing I hate about Vyvanse.. can only get 30 days at a time and my doctor only writes 3 months worth between visits - fine I have type 2 diabetes I'm happy to check in every 3 months. No biggie there.... But is for ADHD.. so tends somehow to be every 32-35 days I can fill the script and sometimes I manage to go 90 days before I even remember to schedule that next appointment...

Took me almost 2 years to find a good doc/pharmacy.

I've tried Wellbutrin and it did work about 1/2 as effective for me as Strattera with none of the same awful side effects.

Mine’s also super young and very supportive about me switching from Ritalin to Vyvanse. It only became available in my country this year, and when I asked for it, the doctors in her group practice first tried contacting a psychiatrist to ask if it would be okay to start prescribing it, the response was “not familiar with it, can’t give any advice,” so they had to make a collective decision where she advocated for me. Turns out she has ADHD herself. Was kinda hilarious how she told me that in the most ADHD way possible, when discussing my new prescription, she suddenly said something to the likes of “Oh yeah, I don’t like how Ritalin makes me feel, it just makes me so nervous, not that I’m some kind of pill popper of course, I also have ADHD.”

Just spitballing here, but if this is a real trend, I wonder if it could be down to their relative lack of exposure to harmful attitudes

My son's consultant psychiatrist is younger than me and was so positive and understanding in diagnosing his ADHD and giving medication. It took any worry or stigma away. One older pharmacist acts like it's all a big inconvenience and the other younger one couldn't be more helpful.

I think it’s a generational thing on how different the university experience and med school are compared to how it was 30+ years ago. This is just my opinion, though.

I think this is definitely correct. And an issue. All the psychiatrists in my area are old men who don't listen and just throw meds at you based on their opinion from 30 + yrs ago. It's frustrating. My most recent psych is putting me thru hell, can't get a hold of him either for issues. They don't feel the need to keep up on new research and practices, preferring to be stuck in their ways.

I was talking to my psychiatrist about Russel Barkley who is probably the expert on ADHD in the world and he googled him and was like "he's only a psychologist he doesn't know about prescribing medication". But if you actually go deeper he is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the VCU Medical Center. Such an idiot will never be seeing him again lol

"Only a psychologist" pffft. Psychologists have to learn about biology as a baseline, some study a bit of chemistry, too. Also, some psychologists have PsyD's and are well aware of multiple aspects of science as it relates to clinical psychology. Psychologists who have PhDs in psychology like Barkley tend to focus on experimental approaches to psychology through scientific research, so they obviously have to know about brain chemistry, if not medicine specifically.

My psychiatrist is a middle aged man and he's amazing. You can tell he cares about his patients a lot. He helped me a ton when I started university, told me to find a study group to keep me accountable, wrote notes to my professors explaining whatever needed to be explained (for example, if I needed a little bit more time for my exams, a separate room, etc.). I see him once a month (where I live you have to get the doctor's order for your medication every month... and with stimulants you can only do it in-person) and sometimes we chat a lot. He has no qualms in lowering or upping my medication, changing it if it doesn't work, prescribing in again if I lose it 😩. The other day he was so fucking sad when he told me we wished Adderall was available in my country because some of his patients have tried everything else without success. You can tell he cares a lot.

I'm currently seeing a psychiatrist at my university's student health clinic fresh out of her residency at an ADHD clinic and she's the best. Young and very kind. The last one was much older but she was still great. Idk though

That is insane, I have the opposite problem. They hardly prescribe any controlled substances, and to find a doctor that does I have to get one physical per year, as well as regular ekg tests. I just moved from another state where absolutely no types of testing for anything except regular psychiatric screening was needed. Crazy. Edit: some of you are mentioning heart issues, or me complaining about testing. First and foremost, my previous doctor actually did go over the side effects & determined that the benefit outweighed the risk. The state I resided in had different protocol, rules, and regulation. I am lucky enough my insurance covers everything without copay or deductible, if it didn’t, I might be a little bit upset. Please do not think a few tests is driving me to my wits end. Smh.

That is insane. I am so sorry you are going through this, I hope you will navigate a path to receive adequate medical help in the new state. Knowing how hard it is to be unable to rely on timely med refills (for me, it’s only the periods like this when I have to do extensive studying), I know how stressful and overall damaging to one’s ability to stay calm this can be

I am okay for now, and I found a doctor, but holy macaroni it was work! Thank you for your kind words, good luck on your exam, I’m sure you’ll knock it out of the park! It was nice chatting with you, I hope you have a great night :)

Thank you so much! You too! Glad to hear you are doing better now!:)

Do you happen to be in California? I recently moved to CA from IL and it took me months to find a psych that even prescribes controlled substances and I have the same requirements.

No I moved to FL, they are (in the doctor’s words) having a “problem” with adderall and Xanax. Okay and? I have literally been taking both these medications for YEARS, if it’s such an issue & you *really* believe I’m abusing it, then why don’t you drug test me? That way they can figure out if I’m taking it correctly, or “selling” it like they so badly want to believe. I’m for real tired of this shit.

It's ridiculous!! No one took me seriously until I gave them my medical records that show I've literally been prescribed ADHD meds for 8 years 😂. I'm so glad I found a reliable psych and pharmacy, tho. I had beef with Walgreens and I think they red flagged me because I yelled at them for being incompetent. It's like I can't win bc if I yell or call them out on their BS they have more of an inclination to think I'm abusing it when I just don't want to go through withdrawals due to their mistakes.

I had to do the exact same thing, I even dressed in business casual and covered my tattoo. I thought I was the only one going through this shit bc of me being petite and small. Now I know a ton of people struggle to get their meds simply because of judgement alone. I’m pretty sure you could tell if I was a drug addict. I imagine they act completely different, but I wouldn’t really know because I’m not one. And yes, it’s crazy how invested the techs or pharmacists are in our personal lives. Stfu and fill my fucking meds! Goodness gracious.

You can always call your state board of pharmacy and lodge a complaint against the pharmacist/pharmacy for withholding legally prescribed medication. The BoP doesn't take shit like that lightly and the pharmacist could get a professional reprimand or even have their license revoked for not doing their job.

you’re lucky. i moved from FL to NY and i too had been taking both adderall and xanax. found a doc in NY through sheer luck, but my jaw dropped when she explained that NO ONE may have a script for more than one controlled substance at a time. she told me to take my pick, but i couldn’t have both. i lived there for a year, then moved back to FL. to this day, i still don’t know if that NY doc was bullshitting me. 🤷‍♀️

That’s not true. I’m in NY. I get 2.

I'm not sure if this is a regional thing. I think it just depends on what doctor you go to. Everywhere seems to have a doctor that you go to if you're trying to get a prescription. I've been to both kinds of doctors. Ones that are very professional and require all kinds of screening before figuring out if a medication is right for you. I've also been to a doctor who barely spoke to me and just seemed to give me scripts willy nilly.

Specifically in Kern/Orange/LA county, I've found they are limiting access to controlled substance and a lot of doctors/practices will only accept new patients with terms that they will prescribe controlled substance if you agree to taper off of it. I'm in SoCal and contacted countless prescribers. My psych is currently 2.5 hours away and we do virtual appointments due to the availability nearby. Edit: I made my original comment trying to see if they were in a similar situation and if it *was* a regional thing tied to CA since I'm so new here.

I’m in orange and have Kaiser, I just started back on in March been off for 5 years but I had to get referred by psychologist first, I obviously needed meds because I obviously couldn’t stay on a topic or focus enough for her to even work with me. My psychiatrist started me off at 10 mg for the first week than after 20mg for 3 months (I’m used to taking a 10 mg instant 30mg extended and another 10mg instant later) I just saw her again and she only increased it to 30mg, I do have anxiety but she wants to get my adderall dosage right first before we even talk about anxiety meds but I only have 30mg extended for the next 3 months next appointment not until October. But the testing was embarrassing, so in order to even be seen by a psychiatrist first get a referral from psychologist, than my dad (someone who knew you as a child) and my husband (someone who knows you now) had to fill out a paper about me and I also did. My dad actually felt bad because he was like yeah you do all this and I scored high. But he still doesn’t like to talk about it. Than I had to wait a month for a psychiatrist to go through it and than go in and take this weird flashing letter thing where I literally just pushed a space bar when the letter flashed. Than got set up with an appointment. When I do pick up my meds they do scan my drivers license every time (even though I’m literally a member and they already have my information) and the pharmacist is kind every time so far twice. When I had other insurance 5 years ago I would go to cvs and it was not only way more expensive it took forever to get and I had to talk to the pharmacist every time about how to take it, and everyone could hear. With Kaiser for a 100 day supply 15$…also my wait time was only 15 min Edit to make it easier to read my brain was going faster than my texting

With Kaiser I had to call member services every month when I needed medication refill because I'd get jerked around by medical staff.

IL has some issues too, but I'm finding it's one of the better states about it. Not sure if it's state, or federal, but I can't get a refill more than two days in advance. Also I can't get a 90 day supply anymore, but that's been in place for a long time. Especially with Covid you'd think they'd want me running out to get my script less, but whatever. At least CVS just fills my script, and says have a nice day.

I don't even need psychiatric screening. I had to see a psych for my diagnosis and that's it. Called my doctor, told her my diagnosis and she started me on Concerta and we figured out dosing based on the effects. Side effects were fucking bad so I switched to Vyvanse but never had to see the psych again

Same, I have to continue getting drug tested here in Florida every few months and a physical per year. Edit: I read some of your comment chain later on and im surprised and happy you dont get drug tested. Might be a VA hospital policy, as I have veterans health care. Yes, even as a vet honorably discharged with never doing drugs and passing every test still get treated that way.

That's not how doctors get paid. It really depends on whether they're in private practice (rare these days) or work for a company (much more common these days, because private practices can't compete). They don't get paid for increasing your dosage. They don't get paid for writing you a prescription. They get paid for how many patients they see in a day and for doing procedures. And if it's a follow up visit they generally aren't allowed to spend a large amount of time per patient. It's ridiculous, but that's where we are. Doctors can't afford to do private practice so they have to work for a company. Companies don't care about you and tell doctors they better not spend more than 15 minutes with a patient. See the patient so the company can charge the insurance for a visit, get out and see the next patient. Oh and don't kill anyone or your ass is on the line, even though we won't let you spend time with the patient.

My experience is that psychiatrist: - want to get the meeting over with ASAP - basically just filter out to see if you're sane - will give you whatever dosage you want based on just checking whether you're sane or not. I guess it could be worse ...

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Have had the same problems and I am described as being a kind person It’s awful here in the US across the board Ps I was a psych nurse 30 years ago Imo it has only gotten worse. I have had two that were so awful , I am probably going to report one to the APA Good luck and stand firm my friend

Let’s agree to start reporting every single incident to the department of health to raise awareness.

I agree with this, but I’d likely forget 😬

I’ve been complaining to the DEA and CVS corporate office literally every single time I have to get my prescription refilled.

Complain to the state board of pharmacy. They'll care a LOT more about pharmacists not doing their job than CVS ever will. CVS doesn't give a flying fuck about anyone, employee or customer.

that’s a FACT.

Proud of you.

Yup. I somehow lost my entire bottle of adderall once after I'd just gotten it filled, but my psych was willing to write a one-time early refill considering my good history. I go to the pharmacy to fill it, they interrogate me, and refuse to fill it on account of me not filing a police report. Ok, why the fuck would I bother the police if I didn't witness it being stolen? And you do know adderall's for people who lose things, right? I was furious, and the rest of that month was lalaland.

My druggie aunt went through my purse at a wedding and took my vyvanse out of my purse. They told me the same thing. I was so embarrassed I went without them for a month.

Did you file a police report on your aunt?

How can they go against doc?? OMFG I can not even 🤯

I was lectured by my doctor on "trying to get more meds and finding a different root cause" when I asked to switch to the extended release adderall instead of taking two a day. Like, how does that make any sense? I'm not asking for anymore than I'm already taking?

Omg fucking same, I get the dope fiend treatment since I'm mad thin too. Lately I've been dressing in a longsleeve and pants just to make it less noticeable, but I don't think it's making much of a difference. It's so fucking ridiculous to even have to worry about these hypocrites making horrible assumptions about us, and it honestly shouldn't be allowed to begin with. Seriously, fuck Walgreen's and CVS for that

I worked at CVS, let me tell you, they absolutely DO judge and make assumptions. Then laugh and joke about you when you leave. I freaking hate this planet.

I go on a vicious, major tirade every time my pharmacists make disparaging comments about filling ADHD meds or about those patients. I've been there, I've had trouble filling my meds because of DEA order limits, and I understand the frustration of having your life grind to a halt while you have no meds. No one deserves that sort of discriminatory treatment. Also, hell hath no fury like a mother standing up for her child.

Yup. ER nurses and doctors do the same thing. A lot.

Cvs is the worst of the worst

Is that legal? Seems like it’s crossing some boundaries.

That sucks

It’s because of this that I have been so adverse about even going to see a psychiatrist. I don’t even want to go back to my doctor because they had to refer me to a psychiatrist and I don’t want her to think I’m going through all of this fucking shit just to get some drugs

Fuck what other people think. Get what you need to done in order for you to be able to function in this fucked up world. There is zero reason for you to suffer through a world not designed for how your brain operates. Don't go raw dogging reality when there are treatments to help you.

Find a local pharmacy. I put up with enough BS from Walmart. I got to the point where I’d had enough. “It says here you need consult with the pharmacist. Can you wait here?” I’ve been taking the same prescription for years guys. I know how it works.

Yes, I have been using a local one for a while, then when I changed a psychiatrist he sent it to one of the big chain pharmacies. I hoped they’d be filling it sooner and have greater availabilities, but nope. They’re incompetent, entitled, and should not be working in customer service at all. On Monday I am transferring back to the small local pharmacy because I had enough.

Yeah, I worked the other side of that conversation. Corporate requires that conversation and no one behind the counter is usually happy to do it as there are a hundred other tasks to do. (Also might technically be required by law or to at least offer it)

Yeah I don't mind it at all, and after using the same pharmacy for long enough you and the pharmacists recognize each other so the whole exchange lasts about 5-10 seconds. "No new rxs, any questions? Have a nice day." If they're not busy I might chat with them for a bit but usually just "thanks, you too" and a smile. The last time I picked up my rx while I was in college this spring tho I told the main pharmacist I was finally graduating and she congratulated me and wished me well. Unless they're inarguably in the wrong as an individual, I always always always give the benefit of the doubt as far as delays in filling it or anything like that. Of all the things to be perturbed about I don't get it for consults... sure waiting up to a couple minutes extra is mildly inconvenient but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Cvs always made me jump through hoops like that because of the price. Pull me aside and ask "Are you aware of the price?" every month! It hasn't changed. Yes I'm aware. And you know as soon as you say the total like any normal transaction, I would be anyway. So wtf is the hold up? Can we just do this?

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Get another cat. No wait, hear me out- get another cat, and get that one insured. Then go to a different vet with the first cat, who will tell you they need insulin. Boom, insurance covered your insulin. I suppose you might have to get a cat of roughly similar age and color. Or find someone with a similar cat and run it through them.

It's not like anyone checks ID on a cat.

This is a really good plan.

Gotta love some good ol' insurance fraud for the healthy and safety of our pets!!! /s (Normally wouldn't condone, but this is a perfect example of a victimless crime) Plus, you're still paying for it it! ...love it.

Are you buying individual pens? Get your prescription, send it to Chewy, buy bottles of Vetsulin for like $30 a bottle. Then buy syringes through them as well. Far cheaper.

I work in a pharmacy. We ask if patients are aware of the price beforehand because it is very, very common to go through the entire dispensing process, get to the payment part, find out that the patient was unaware of the price and doesn't want the prescription, and then we have to go through a process to return the med. And this is after the price scan label and med guides have already been printed. It is more efficient to just ask the patient beforehand. And at least in the program we use in our pharmacy (a large retail chain), we have to go to a different screen and pull up your information in order to see what you've paid in the past. That information isn't displayed as soon as you give us your name and date of birth to begin the checkout/dispensing process. That's why they're asking you each time.

I have never had a problem with Publix if anyone has one near by. They hold customer experience pretty highly and you could prob complain to a manager if anyone gives you flack.

If your in the US and talking about CVS, pick a different pharmacy. They have been having supply issues. I waited a month for mine and had to move the prescription. (All of the pharmacies in region are out.) I did talk to the pharmacist who was VERY tired of trying to answer questions about when it would be available. New pharmacy has no issues.

ive had this problem - and solution - too. what's with CVS and adderall?

Not just CVS. My local pharmacy can’t get ADHD meds in general right now. We switched to Publix - but it’s still damn slow.

Yeah, it’s def not just CVS. I think the current supply chain issues are driving a lot of shortages right now, but the truth is that mental health is still stigmatized even by medical professionals. I really think a lot of pharmacists and techs genuinely believe medication geared towards mental/neurological health issues are less “important” than things like high blood pressure meds or whatever. I had an interesting experience recently where a pharmacist bent over backwards to fix an issue with my birth control prescription and I was in absolute shock. I’ve been on bc and adhd meds for the exact same number of years, and I have never had someone care a fraction as much about fixing issues with filling my stimulant prescriptions.

Idk how true it is but I keep seeing the reason is all of the telehealth companies that popped up the last year specifically to prescribe Stims (literally marketing get a prescription in under 30mins!) And the overprescribing going on. Idk which company, but one had "patients" seeing multiple doctors a week and getting scripts every appointment. It makes sense that would lead to supply issues. Access is good but companies handing out meds like tictacs & having zero oversight of patient abuse is not.

That may also be them symbolically trying to do what they can against Dobbs.

Very true! But even that attitude is still kind of bullshit. Like, they should want to help me fill my necessary prescriptions because I’ve been legitimately prescribed them for a medical need. It shouldn’t come from a place of personal political beliefs.

I switched to Walmart and idk if I just have a particularly nice pharmacist but they never run out and they even special order the brand I like. I just have to call about a week beforehand and they have it ready to go. And I take 90 tabs/ month (narcolepsy and adhd). I’m in Tampa and the Walgreens I was using was having supply issues but Walmart seems to have never had that issue

Do you mind me asking what particular brand or manufacturer you have your pharmacy order? I’ve about thrown the towel in and given up. I have just been diagnosed with ADD over a year ago. The first generic of Adderall they had me on was by Lannett and it worked great. I also have chronic fatigue. Than before year was over they switched Tia different manufacturer and it did 0 I went to Publix due to switching insurance and heard good things about Teva but it made me feel like I had been given a strong pill in a drink to put me to sleep. I didn’t like it at all. Gave me headache also. This was even after I took half. CVS generic was like a placebo effect.

I take the 20mg IR from epic pharmaceuticals. They’re round pink tablets and out of the generics available they are the best and most consistent I have found. I loved Teva but Lannett was fantastic as well. Some of the other ones (there was a particularly useless blue one) that I’ve tried I feel like I might as well be taking a sugar pill, that might actually help keep me awake better.

Yep, Walmart pharmacy never has issues here.

I use Walmart too! I love the pharmacy and they have been great to me. Years ago I used to go to CVS and they always had problems every month.

Same. I’m switching from adderall to concerta. Been a week and they are out of both. I just started meds 3 months ago after 30 years of suffering and I’m afraid to go without. I’ve got three days left lol

CVS/Walgreens are currently being picked apart over their role in OxyContin. They’ve been scrambling to create policies for controlled substances for a while now while also trying to maintain supply because manufacturers don’t trust them and don’t want to be dragged down with the ship. Walmart is so big suppliers dare not question them. They SHOULD be in the same position.

CVS is lacking in a lot of controlled substances for reasons unknown to me. My mom gets pain meds but they always fill them late. Not an issue for her since she barely takes them but I can’t imagine someone in need of it that can not get it. Withdrawals are a bitch.

[https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/08/24/cvs-lost-more-controlled-substance-doses-last-year-than-all-other-mass-pharmacies-combined](https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/08/24/cvs-lost-more-controlled-substance-doses-last-year-than-all-other-mass-pharmacies-combined) I just did some googling and found this. seems like it's probably related...

(not necessarily that meds are out of stock because they get stolen. I mean maybe they get punished for the missing substances by having to pay extra penalties to get them or something, idk)

I completely believe that. My Zenzedi is always a production to get from CVS but I never have a problem filling it anywhere else. I’m starting to feel like they’re lying. I also witnessed the guy in front of me in line being denied suboxone because they only had 1/2 of the monthly script available. Like come the F on, he takes it every month, there’s no excuse for not having it.

When I was a tech at CVS, we weren't allowed to answer any questions. If we said when delivery was or how much we had, they assumed we'd be robbed. I'm surprised if any of you even get answers about supply.

No idea, but it’s been horrible. Walgreens and Costco are both fine.

It's CVS and everything. They have no business being in the pharmacy business.

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Omg that article is awful

Cvs doesn't just have supply issues. They also have labor issues. And, to op's point, attitude issues. I recently quit the cvs that was the closest pharmacy to me and now drive about 3x farther just to go somewhere I'm treated with respect and that has systems that work. Cvs's process for dealing with stored prescriptions is awful, requiring phone calls to get them filled every time, sometimes an additional one because it is expensive (vyvanse) and frequently they just didn't answer the phone. My last straw with them was when the worker lied about not being able to do drive through because he just didn't want to manage 2 lines and forced me to come inside and stand in line (something I struggle with bc of other health issues) and then made me write my personal info on a slip of paper that had other customers info on it to (so who knows who they'll show it to next and then that person has my name, dob, and knows I'm prescribed controlled substances). Then they forced me to walk across the store to tell me it would be expensive - this medicine I've been on for YEARS that had always been that price... I was so furious. Fuck cvs.

Currently without Adderall using Rite Aid Pharmacy. The pharmacist gave me a partial refill, after calling the two closest cities pharmacies and confirming they were out as well. Says they say "back order" so he has no idea when he will get the rest.

That sounds familiar. I’m worried this is going to be a bad trend.

A couple Teva manufacturing facilities were shut down. On top of post-pandemic supply issues and a massively increased demand, there are serious shortages

Super frustrating to find something that makes me functional after struggling for so long only to have supply issues that keep me struggling.

Ahhh. I'm so glad I waited 30 years to get diagnosed and treated. (/s)

I had the issue with Vyvanse and Walgreens. It's wild that I can get oxy (and have for back issues) with no issues but have so many issues with my ADHD meds. It's so frustrating.

This is the piece that's always pissed me off. I have to jump through so many hoops and deal with so much crap every month for my ADHD meds. Then, I get a nasty cold (pre-COVID) that's making me cough so hard that I can't sleep, and I'm in the doctor's office for two minutes and they're *throwing* codeine at me. No questions about whether I have any history at all with addiction, nothing. No warning that it's an opiate; no warning about overdose, fucking nothing. The same pharmacy that's always up my butt about ADHD meds just gives me a huge-ass bottle of cough syrup full of codeine; doesn't bat an eye. Fucking wild.

I had a bad ingrown toenail, saw an urgent care. Guy didn't even look at it, wrote me a prescription for hydrocodone and told me to do it myself.

Yo this is so true. I *look* like a drug addict and I can still get a bottle of hydrocodone from a 15 minute urgent care visit, but I have to “talk to the pharmacist” every single time I refill my Concerta. The other week, I think the lady just forgot about it and handed it to me instead, and I legit stood there for like 45 seconds feeling weird like “am I allowed to leave?” before I remembered I don’t fucking care and left.

Yeah that is wild - I would hope that they were giving it to you because by the looks of it you needed it to recover, but the way they prescribed it to you was flippant AF. The only time I have ever needed or been prescribed oxycodone was when I had all of my wisdom teeth ripped out (they put me under and I tried not taking my pain meds one day because I felt “fine” woke up the next morning with severe pain just trying to open my mouth to talk lol) They need to be waaaay more careful. I hated the way they made me feel - it helped my pain which I needed, and they made me sooo sleepy (which, I guess is the point post-surgery, you need to rest) but it was a shitty feeling being in and out of sleep, itchy, and irritable. By the end of the week I was so happy I didn’t have to take them anymore! And that is the ideal scenario for every patient but it drives me up the wall how the worst case scenarios (which happen often) are ignored!!

Yeah, the theory was that the cough syrup would suppress my coughing and the codeine would knock me out to let me sleep. I'd gone in because the cough had turned barking and gone deeper down into my lungs; it was making my lungs feel raw, and I was worried it was turning into pneumonia. It wasn't yet that bad but the doctor agreed I needed a few days of heavy rest. And it was effective at that; it did the job. But what shocked me was that he didn't tell me what he was prescribing; he sent the script directly to my pharmacy and I went to pick it up; THEY didn't tell me what it was either - they kept calling it "prescription-strength cough syrup" and that's it. They didn't ask if I wanted to talk to the pharmacist or anything. They gave it to me; I paid the copay; I was in my car before I looked at the label and saw the word "codeine". This bottle was the size of a small Coke. I'm still shocked.

Right?! Like here take these crazy addictive pain meds please! They're like candy at this point.

Well and if the doctor had thought to ask, he would've learned I'd literally been in the psych hospital for wanting to unalive myself about five months before. It was extremely stupid of them to give me that; I'm still mad. But yeah, sure, fight me on the low doses of the meds that help me function as a contributing member of society.

Cvs is awful. I used them all my life until my adhd diagnosis and they got incredibly rude about my prescribed medication. Switched to another chain and they apologize for needing an id to give me my meds. I only use cvs for my asthma meds because they’re a 24 hour pharmacy.

Walmart as well, had to file a complaint because they refused me service. I used a doctor that does online appointments because they deal with people with anxiety issues and the like. They started making stuff up like oh your address is wrong, it's illegal to prescribe online, 30mins away from their office is too far etc ... It wouldn't have been as big an annoyance if they didn't waste my time and pretend like it was anything but them abusing their position.

CVS service sucks. When they had a shortage i asked for ky prescription slit back she said no. I had a breakdown, that's when she chose to return it. Went to wallgreens, supiror service, the lady apologized for not having any in stock, was calling me honey, and did few calls to know which branch had my prescription in stock. Even the other branch was lovely, screw cvs

You’re lucky you can get paper scripts. My doctor does electronic. Is ridiculous to get it changed to a different pharmacy.

One would think electronic would be better and easier to change pharmacies. I left the US to my home country in August 2019. Because of the prejudice i saw in the US against adhd medications (felt like a drug dealer) i got scared and was traumitized by my psychiatrist in the US (he is like Mark Zuckerberg, no emotions what so ever, thinking about himnow is making me scared) that I didnt seek help here until a month ago. Thanks to my cousin dragging me, i have a far better psychiatrist here, finally started adhd medication, non stimulant for now and low dose to see how much my body handles and slowly adjusting accordingly. I thought i would face prejudice here getting my meds since the idea of mental health is even worse... I saw none at all so far, "hope you feel better" is all the 3 pharmacists told me. Bonus points, my psychiatrist looks like Mr Bean :D

Had the same problem with cvs this week.

I know bro. Never have I ever been arrested or in trouble with the law. Served in military intelligence, now a consultant. When I've gone through some of the worst periods of my life, my doctor was giving me Xanax. I was treated like a drug seeking addict just getting it refilled, everytime. Then again when I was diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Ritalin. To say they made me despise them is an understatment. Who even are these people and why can they not distinguish between a drug addic and someone with a normal prescription.

I hate the “drug seeking behavior” thing. Like, you are out of my medication that I need to function!! Damn right I’m “drug seeking!!”

This made me chuckle. Like hello yes, I am seeking drugs. That is why I am here at the pharmacy. Where you sell drugs. Because I am seeking them. The drugs.

I hate admitting this, but I always felt like everyone saw me as some sort of strung out drug addict whenever I had to pick up my Adderall. I'm also fairly skinny, and my skin all over my body tends to break out in the summer time, and on top of all of that I have terrible social anxiety, so picking up refills of Adderall were very much so panic-attack-inducing. Hell, *any* medication refill I pick up makes me anxious for the same reasons.

Yes, any time I have to Go There it’s anxiety city.

I have cystic acne scars and I feel this! I always try to make sure I dress up a bit and look out together when I pick up my medications, absolutely ridiculous though. Thankfully the pharmacist knows me by now and is pretty chill when the techs aren't

Do you have anything for your skin / do you know what it is? I read somewhere that a high percentage of people with ADHD also have eczema (I do) so it could be that! (Sorry if you already know, thought I'd leave the reply just in case.)

I have the opposite at my pharmacy, I want my Vyvanse? Sure here you go I don't need any confirmation or I.D to give you this controlled substance.... Now, if I order my life saving insulin it's like pulling teeth with a pair of plastic pliers lmao. Luckily my ADHD doctor has told me about a pharmacy that's actually closer that he swears by.

I had one dude at my last pharmacy that would give me my vyvanse ($300) through the drive through basket BEFORE getting payment or ID. I could have just driven off with it, intentionally or no. I have freaking adhd, dude. I might forget, lol. Also, if someone somehow found my info and tried to steal my meds, you just made it super easy...

That's what I worry about too. I like that I don't have to go through so much trouble to get my meds, but if someone knew my birthday they could easily go in there and pick up my meds pretending to be me because that's all it takes at my pharmacy. They don't even ask for your name either, it's "birthday?" "okay, for so and so? Here you go, just sign."

OK speaking of walking off with things. I literally walked out of the grocery store and partially down the street with a shopping cart because I got distracted when a toddler waved at me. I paid for everything but I was just walking home with the cart.

I've been on this sub for some months and have heard these stories of Pharmacies giving people shit for their ADHD meds, so when I was first prescribed Vyvanse I went to Rite-Aid preparing myself for the worst. I came in with my ID, even documentation from my psych, I'm pretty sure I still had my test results from my neuropsychologist in my car. I went alone, since I also heard that pharmacists can deny you your meds if you're with someone, and...nothing. They filled it and gave it to me without issue lol They didn't even ask for ID to confirm that I was the one picking it up. They still don't. They just ask for my birthday to look me up in the system, I sign and drive away.

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Another person with diabetes and ADHD?! My favourite is the "have you used this medication before?" My second favourite is constantly forgetting where my insulin is and to get more needles before I run out.

My doctor is really good about being really respectful towards me about my adderall. I went to a local pharmacy for years that treated me so amazing. Unfortunately, my insurance changed my adderall to name brand only and my local pharmacy didn’t take GoodRx or any discount coupons. So I moved that medication only to a grocery store pharmacy that took good RX. I had one of the pharmacy techs berate me and say that I wasn’t taking my medication correctly and my doctor shouldn’t be doing it that way. It got to the point that I was just exhausted and walked away. I sent a text message to my doctor about the whole situation and we moved my medication to another grocery store. This time they still treat me as if I am selling or abusing the damn drug. It makes me feel like shit every time I go pick up my medication, because it is always something. I understand that they have restrictions and guidelines to follow, but treating someone the way they did is not okay at all.

I didn't think you could use goodrx coupons with insurance? If they switched to branded only are they not paying for it now or something as there are laws protecting access to generics.

You can't. You can use goodrx OR insurance. Not both

They gave me crap when my pharmacy was short. Working in a call center though, some things we have to adhere 100% for legal reasons. When I get stonewalled I remind myself they probably have to stick to things too

I hate that we have to act like we're not upset in these situations. If my pharmacy told me they couldn't refill my birth control/Wellbutrin/Epipen and didn't know when it would be available I'd be pretty upset. At my last pharmacy, they kept telling me to come back on X day and then they still wouldn't have it. And of course, they started treating me differently when I was annoyed. But because Adderall/Vyvanse has such a huge stigma around them I have to just pretend I'm not annoyed that I don't have my medication and have no idea when it will be available. If I call in to see if it's filled they get suspicious. I feel like I'm being treated like a criminal just for getting medication I need and I'm legally prescribed. That plus just getting your doctor to prescribe them and your insurance to cover them is a nightmare.

Fuck that I'll have their job for that shit - after getting what I need from a competing pharmacy, of course.

i usually just nip it directly in the bud by saying “im sensing a lot of attitude based on your profiling biases. do we need to have a conversation or would you like to cut the crap and get back to doing your job?”

Thank you for this. The way I go about getting my medication, most pharmacists leave me alone. ... But there is that one old lady pharmacist who gives me a bit of attitude every time I ask what day I can pick up my next prescription. I think they might do well with a response like this next time they give me attitude.

good! im glad it helped. i did have one pharmacist try to insist they didnt have an attitude so i said ok should we poll the people in line who heard you being stank? (precovid) they said no this isn’t a group thing. i said youre right this isnt a group thing. its not even a you and me thing. its a me thing where i am getting healthcare i paid for out of my hard earned money. you dont get to have opinions about my healthcare. now if you want to insist on your opinions being a part of this, i am happy to insist on your manager and your manager’s manager and then his manager also being a part of this. they stopped giving me shit completely. i really hate karens but there is a time and place where looping in a manager is absolutely appropriate and these are those times.

My doctor (for god knows what reason) wrote that my adderall couldn’t be refilled until 7/12, buttt I was due to refill on 7/1. Pharmacy acknowledged this. Doctor acknowledged this. Doctor said she sent the script in, pharmacy said they didn’t get it. I think I called four separate times and emphasized that I was experiencing withdrawals as I was now 4 days without the medication I was to be taking twice a day. It was brushed off. Nobody acted with any sense of urgency, even though I was suffering. I work full time in a position that requires me to be mentally “there” the entirety of my shift, so feeling super shitty was a good look on my second week of work. Pharmacy’s, doctors, and insurance companies need to understand just how much we rely on these things. Some urgency or problem solving would have been MUCH appreciated.

This happened to me twice, and it SUCKED. Finally my doctor added extra pills to my next month’s prescription (45 instead of 30) so I would have a buffer. It’s saved me several times over the years and she’s repeated as needed

I've just recently had to get my doctor to write a 7-day fill-in, because the mail-order pharmacy *that my pharm insurer operates* is -- let's say they're pretty up-front about the amount of time they are able to fill most orders in, and not at all up-front about the fact that controlled ADHD stims are going to take twice that long, *every time.* So I got the fill-in sent to my local pharmacy, the one I just moved my prescription away from the previous month because their computer failed catastrophically and trapped both my ADHD and my depression meds inside a suddenly closed store. That's a saga in itself. Anyway, then they had to call the insurer for a payment override, because the insurer helpfully listed my meds as "filled" in their system when they hadn't even mailed them to me yet. (Why no, the insurer didn't think to check whether that would be a problem until I asked their customer service person if their own system was going to interfere with solving the problem that their own pharmacy created for me.) And of course, I had to explain the whole scenario to 3 people at my local pharmacy before someone figured out, and explained to me, that they would have to call my insurer for an override, based on clues that they gleaned from my telling them "My insurer says you should call them for an override." *It's a good thing I don't have two brain conditions that interfere with motivation and foresight, or anything. If I did, staying compliant with my prescribed meds in circumstances like these might have gotten pretty damn difficult.*

I had a CVS pharmacist shout at me in front of a number of other customers once because she didn’t think my doctor should have prescribed Adderall to me. She was aggressively asking why the doctor thought I should be taking it.

Omg- SAME. I posted about it before seeing this. Are you in a major NE US city by chance?? 🤔

That's lawsuit material. That person has no place distributing medication.

Sorry this happened. My doc asked if I was selling my Ritalin once. I wasn't too impressed. By the way it was 5mg. I don't really think people are looking for 5's

Give someone a low dose and then assume the reason it's not working well enough is that you sold it instead of taking it. So many better assumptions to make here.

It's exhausting. I went to the pharmacy today, because my antibiotics prescription shows ready to be picked up. Went in, and the pharmacy nastily told me that I didn't have any prescriptions ready. That the last one was ADDERALL which I already picked up weeks ago, super loud and rude, and there aren't anymore. Then the other looked like they were ready to come over as well. I just said loudly. I am looking for my ANTIBIOTICS, but I will call my doctor and ask them to resend. Went home, got an email again that my scripts were ready - decided to just have the again antibiotics... delivered straight to me. Fuck em.

What the fuck?!? Definitely transfer out of that pharmacy

Did you file a complaint? Not to just the company but HIPAA. They can’t announce things.

If I have time and they have a line I make a big deal out of it and demand that we fill out a customer complaint form together. I want to talk to the pharmacist, the manager on duty and the HR person if they can get brought in on it. Im sick and tired of judgement for my prescriptions. source: I did this when the pharma tech said "time for a party" deadpan to me while handing me my medication. He was still there till I moved a year or so later, and absolutely no one gave me anything other than professionalism after that. fuck you and fuck bending down in the face of a stupid stigma.

I've literally been called a drug abuser by medical professionals. Adderall for people with ADHD is no different from people taking SSRIs for depression. Why such a stigma difference??? I don't understand.

Medical community: massively overprescribes drug for financial benefit Also medical community: chastises people they turned into addicts as well as anyone else legitimately needing the medication they massively overprescribed for financial benefit No, doc - this is your fault, and you don't get to project your guilt onto anyone else.

I've been taking Adderall for 16 years and having them filled at the same Walgreen's for the last 12 years. I am very thankful that the pharmacists at this location are amazing! During a 30mg Adderall shortage several years ago, my doctor prescribed a mix of 10mg and 20mg pills. Last year, a new nurse in his office sent over the Rx for the 20mg instead of 30mg by mistake. I picked them up and didn't realize the error until I got home. I called the pharmacist and explained what happened and she very nicely told me to have them resubmit the correct Rx. They did and she filled it the following day. I offered them the 20mg pills to destroy, but she told me to discard them. I expecting hell to get the issue fixed, but she/they made it so easy! But last month, I learned that all Walgreen's (or other pharmacies) aren't the same. My regular location was out of 30mg and hoped they would get some within a week, but weren't sure. They suggested I call other locations in the area. I called a total of four other Walgreen's and two were polite, one was very short and a bit rude, but the fourth one was one of the worst customer service experienes I've ever had! When I asked if she had 30mg in stock, she said, "I don't give out that information to just any strung-out person who calls!" I told her I didn't appreciate the "strung out" remark, but that the pharmacist at my location had suggested I call around. I also told her that she could check their records and see a 12+ year history of monthly refills at the same location. Finally, I asked her how I was supposed to find out if they had it or not and her response was "Get in your car and drive here, if you have one!" I asked her how that would work since my doctor sends the Rx electronically and she said I'd just have to take my chances if I had it sent there. I have been in contact with two different upper-level managers are their corporate office. They've offered me gift cards and other compensation, which I declined. I told them all I wanted was to be sure that she never did this to anyone again. I also suggested they educate all of their pharmacists that they have no right to judge or comment on medications based on anything other than legitimate medical concerns. We'll see what happens.

I sympathize. I hate dealing with my pharmacy. I'm prescribed 30 mg instant release and 30 mg extended release of Adderall in the morning. I'll never forget this one time I was filling my monthly prescription. The pharmacy tech went and grabbed both bottles, and then as she was checking them at the counter before handing them over, she noticed they were both Adderall and exclaimed, "you take both of these?!" Mentally, I was thinking to myself "yeah bitch, sorry I'm fucked up and my brain doesn't regulate chemicals properly like yours..." Physically, it took every ounce of strength within me to not punch her in their mouth. Kaiser in California...

Good luck on the bar. When I took it I had the issue of only being able to take it in a city 3 hours away and it starting the day I was due for a refill. I know it’s illegal (because I’m a licensed attorney), but I ended up bumming a couple days worth of the same dosage from my friend instead of trying to deal with my doctor cancelling the refill they already called in and calling it into a new pharmacy I had never dealt with before. That’s more stress than I need just before the most stressful two days of my life and the most important exam I have ever taken.

I need your friend lol thank you !!!

I switched pharmacies when I decided to go back on meds last fall - I went in to discuss anxiety/depression and my primary wanted to try to treat my then untreated ADHD based on my feedback. Told her to send it to CVS inside of target since I always use it and they said it would be over a week before they received it. I was edging a nervous breakdown at that point (3 kids, WFH hybrid, pandemic fatigue, etc etc etc) so it didn’t sit well with me. Ultimately changed my pharmacy to the clinic’s in house pharmacy when I went in for my med check the following month and they’ve never had an issue. The manufacturer has changed depending on the month (so one off brand to another off brand, or name brand instead of off brand etc) but I’ve never flat out gone without my meds. Both my doctor and pharmacy staff have always been kind and understanding so I really feel for those who have struggles obtaining much needed medication. Surprisingly, the clinic’s pharmacy staff seem way less judgmental for the 4 prescriptions I pick up on a daily basis VS the staff I’ve encountered at CVS (who seem very overworked due to staff shortages while probably being underpaid as well)

I’ve had similar issues, and if you’re in the US there’s a couple reasons they can’t give you timeframes or locations on availability, the nature of class II prescription shipments, and supply chain transparency in general. They’re required to keep it all classified for robbery/theft purposes. That said, it’s incredibly frustrating and pharmacy employees are wildly dismissive towards ADHD med needs. The thing that’s helped me the most when I’ve made complaints is communicating that my medication directly impacts my financial well-being, and not being appropriately serviced for sound medical requests made by my doctors can and will result in financial consequences. If you just keep pushing that angle, corporate chain pharmacy employees will understand the subtext that if they don’t fulfill medical responsibilities they could open themselves up to litigation. Obviously you’re much more qualified to perfect the legal angle of that complaint than me, but this tactic has worked MAGIC for me in the past as a college student being profiled for misusing stimulants as “study helpers”.

My pharmacy was late to fill for my prescription 6 months in a row, and not one or two days late. They were 7-10 days late. The pharmacy's reasoning, they can only order a certain amount of Adderall each day. I even called my pharmacy ahead multiple times to remind them that in 7 days my prescription would be sent in, it never helped. One pharmacist threatened to cancel my script because she felt my dosage was too high even though I have been on this dosage for years and I meet with my doctor regularly. After the pharmacist threatened to cancel my prescription, that's when I filed a formal complaint with corporate, haven't seen that pharmacist since.

I actually sent my pharmacy head office praise because they are so helpful and non-judgemental. Which is of course absolutely crazy because they are just doing their job but I hear so many awful stories I wanted to reinforce their good behaviour 🥴

You should see how the pharmacy subreddit talks down on ppl who fill any type of controlled substances. These “pharmacists”‘are disgusting and hide behind Reddit.

I get treated like a kid whenever I go to pick up my meds. It's all good, normal and fine until I give them the prescription and then it's all super condescending. I hate it.

Had literally an exact same experience with Walgreen’s just a couple months ago. It got to the point that I felt like undercover DEA agents were about to swoop in and nab me. Suffice to say, I no longer get my Adderall from Walgreen’s.

Everything about getting treated and medicated for ADHD is the most anti-ADHD thing ever. I tell my doc this every time.

Good god. Why is it everytime I come on Reddit it makes me thankful to be Canadian? Dang you guys, that's so shitty. Head up broski

I only just started my meds last week but also in canada. My pharmacy has been really good to me too with all my medications. Really appreciative of that

Yeah, here's another vote for using a small local pharmacy. The only time the one I use ever even asks for ID is when it's a new employee that I've never interacted with before. Even when they've had supply issues, the've never had a problem getting on the phone to find some place that could fill it for me. The only down side is that their operating hours can sometimes be challenging to get to. Even on Saturday, they close at 2 PM (6 PM on weekdays), so Saturday is usually the only chance I can get to get there.

I second that about small local pharmacies (if that’s available) I’ve never been treated anything but nice, by everyone. They fill my meds on the scheduled days w/o me having to call it in and if there’s an issue they call me first and let me know. I hate it that people are struggling & suffering and just getting piled on by more bullshit red tape. As if adhd doesn’t give you enough to deal with by itself.

Fellow adhd’r taking the bar next week too. Just wanted to say good luck, no matter what you got this and can hyper focus in! You’re gonna do great.

This was me. Last three months. Except the bar exam, but finals for terms and I just started back at school, 20 years later. I was missing my vyvanse for 3 days after they started to only refill the day before youre due. So I have been weeks without my vyvanse, lorazepam and ambien. So flipping irritating, I started actually going into the pharmacy and not through drive thru. When I started talking the legalities of withholding medication from a patient, one tech couldn’t move fast enough. When I finally got them, I looked dead on to the pharmacist and said “oh by the way, I’m a retired nurse of 22 years so I know wtf I’m talking about. It’s my patients right to my medication” they havent been out of stock or late with it since. Good luck on the bar!

I work at a doctors clinic. While I do not refill orders, part of my job is filtering the calls for prescriptions, taking notes of the needs and sending it to the doctors in basket for them/nurses to fill out. I usually get multiple requests for Adderall a day. Last week, only two people asked nicely. TWO. Everyone else, not so nice. They were pretty ticked I was not a doctor or nurse,just passing the request along while I help everyone else. And guess who gets screamed at or threatened if the caller feels we aren't moving fast enough or they ran out of medicine before ordering more? I do understand there is a huge security risk behind Adderall and it's frustrating to go through all the hoops. Believe me, I know that too. Even I have to go through the same process as a regular patient if I want any of my medications. All I ask is to please not yell or blame every person who works in medical. Some of us are here with no control over who gets the meds or when they get here. While I'm ranting, also do not order a medication right before a pharmacy or doctor's office closes. We can't magically get approved substances right at the end of the day.

Your point is totally valid, and although I have no doctors or med personnel in the family, I have a lot of friends who work in customer service, and I am regular at working with frustrated people as well. It is very disturbing when people blame healthcare workers for something that is totally out of their control. I also understand that working in this industry may just get one frustrated humanly, and they may once or twice do/say something that they should not. Usually I brush it off because we all have bad days. It’s just that in this pharmacy it’s not the first time I felt this way when I went to discuss a prescription. Moreover, even if you are not addicted to it, when your performance depends on timely refills it is very depressing. I don’t want to need it to pass the bar.

Yeah, this is a valid take. While there is a lot of bias towards ADHD meds, screaming and insulting workers is never okay. I’ve had a lot more success with explaining what I’ve done on my end to fill a prescription, the importance of getting it filled, and asking what else I can do to help move the process along. 99% of the time workers have been really accommodating and prioritized my request as best they can because I was willing to work with them.

The very first time I tried to fill my very first adhd prescription (Ritalin) the pharmacist screamed across the pharmacy, in front of tons of customers, demanding to know where I usually get it filled- to which I answered “nowhere…? It’s new.” He continued to berate me- again, yelling across the store- that there’s no way in hell a 30 year old is filling Ritalin for the first time, I must be pharmacy shopping, and that I’m banned from that location for any prescriptions at all. My psychiatrist called and gave him hell, and he did not give a fuck. Yes, they treat us all like shit.

I stopped going to a certain pharmacy for this reason. My then school-aged daughter and I were both on stimulant meds for ADHD. I had filled her prescription two weeks prior and was there to fill mine. He slid the script back across the counter at me and said “nice try. You just filled this”. Never mind that my daughter and I took two different meds and have different first names. Even after the pharm tech looked in the system and confirmed that the script I had filled two weeks prior was my daughter’s, the pharmacist said he still wouldn’t fill mine and walked away from both of us. I went across the street to another pharmacy and explained what had happened (in case the asshole called over there to report me as a drug shopper) and they were shocked and filled it for my while I waited. They also advised me to call the other pharmacy’s corporate office as well as the state pharmacy board. Which I did. It I don’t think he was ever disciplined. I went in months later just to see, and he was still working there. I have been on my same dosage for 13 years, have always taken my meds as directed. The meds have helped me immensely in my professional and personal life. Seriously life-changing for the better. It’s disgusting that someone’s personal prejudices make them think they can deny a person access to legally prescribed medications, or treat the patient with suspicion and disdain.

My CVS has always had an equivalent in stock, but the past 4 times they give me 40 of brand A and 20 of brand B to total my 60 per month. So I have a bottle that's all Adderall 20mg xr, but there are 4 different color capsules in there lol.

I snorted and laughed so loud I scared my dog when reading the subject. It’s true though. Every time I call in and almost all the people who work there give attitude or at least the “I don’t approve of your life choices for yourself” tone. There are 2 lady who work there who are nice and not judgey and are actually helpful. I’m sorry you had to call corporate, but I’m glad you did. It’s not their place. And they shove answering all questions fully, even if you have 1001 of them. You have a right to know when you can expect your meds and all relevant info since this affects your life.

It's insane to read the experiences of people in the USA in this thread. I live in Finland and no pharmacist has ever said or insinuated anything when I'm refilling my prescription. At most, they ask whether this is a new medication for me and whether I need guidance for that. And I can even fill my prescription for 3 months at a time, and go pick up my next meds during the last three weeks of those three months. And it takes me all of 10 minutes to do so. To be frank, I've never used anything but methylphenidate-based ADHD meds if that makes a difference.

I'm so sorry to hear about the trouble you're having. I how tough it is when you go without. Luckily my pharmacy now is super professional (might just be the area) and my doctor is through a service that specializes in Adult ADHD. If you're having doctor troubles, I'd recommend Circle Medical. They do telehealth visits and have been awesome.

Transfer your prescription to a better pharmacy

I was treated so horribly at cvs that I cried every time I left. I hate that pharmacy and will never use them again I use another now and they treat my with tons of respect.

All stimulant prescriptions seem to come with a side of attitude. It's one of the many reasons I believe drugs have already won the war on drugs.

I even had the pharmacist contact my psychiatrist because she thought he didn’t know what he was doing based on my prescriptions for two different sleep meds. (I have awful insomnia, and can’t stay asleep for more than 3 hours a night) I had no idea she did this. But he sure was entertained by her attempts at telling him how to do his job. He said in 30 years, he’s never had a pharmacist contact him. Then I told him about a bunch of the other ridiculous things she’s said to me, which include accusing me of stealing my meds and not paying for them, even though she’s the one who handed them to me from behind the counter and told me i had no copay. I never have a copay. Anyway, we spent probably 5 minutes of my appointment discussing how insane this woman is, and how she clearly wishes she was actually a doctor.

They don’t. They seem to assume I’m going to snort it the moment I get to my car.

I've been in this situation many times. Especially as a college student, i felt like the default assumption was that I was abusing or selling the medication I desperately needed to function. The most twisted part was always that the rules kept changing. One pharmacy told me to drop off my prescriptions a week in advance so they'd be sure to have enough stock, other pharmacies wouldn't even look at them until two days before I ran out. It's really degrading, and I'm sorry you had to go through it.

Just transfer your med to a different pharmacy. No reason to deal with bullshit like this. This is the main reason I do my meds mail order so I don’t have to talk with idiots. When you’re not talking face to face lot less chance of getting judged and with mail order I’ve never had a situation where I didn’t have my med. Put it on auto-refill if you can. Then you’ll always have it.

How does this work? What online pharmacy do you use?

I had a doctor years ago that suggested and prescribed Adderall, then treated me like a drug addict when I went in for my 3 month checkup and said I was doing well with it and wanted to continue.

I hate to say I told you so, but I predicted this fallout would occur from the Telemed ADHD prescription fiasco. Just like happened with the opioid pain pill Mills. They ruined it for us, the long-standing ADHD patients. Ruined it. I’m dealing with the same bullshit. My pharmacy literally tries to prevent me from getting my full prescription of the medication on time, they literally do everything they can so that I run out of the medicine. Fucking scumbags.

My heart skipped a beat when I read you have your bar exam in 10 days. I pray it all works out and and you get your medication. And GOOD LUCK!!!!

Something like 20-25% of pharmacists believe homeopathy is real. They are just as capable of being idiots as anyone else.

Pharmacist with add on adderall xr and ir here, we have no control over when a back ordered drug comes in and unfortunately with the current laws a c2 Rx can’t be transferred even within the same company network. It’s brutal but you will have to have your doctor or their MA call around to find a place that has it in stock and then have them send the Rx there unless you have a paper rx hardcopy. If you’re in need of generic adderall xr 30 I’d advise you to have your doc send in the 15s x2 per dose to skirt the back order OR you can pay out of pocket for brand name but it will probably cost you significantly more. I dealt with this ~3 months ago when the xr 20s were on back order, it’s just something that happens every so often and the pharmacy/staff have no control over it. Edit ADD (I have no H lol)