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Re: Xanax and Adderall Access Is Being Blocked by Secret Drug Limits

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Post by cvalka »

pyuser583 wrote: post #44
slapshot wrote: post #11

After the pharmacies got sued for filling opiate prescriptions (which were written by abusive doctors, but the pharmacies are the ones who got sued)[1], is it any surprise that Xanax and Adderall are being limited? If pharmacies are at risk for filling prescriptions that are more complex than antibiotics, the end result is that they make it harder to fill them. [1] https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/federal-jur…

My understanding is that pharmacists are highly trained care providers. They aren’t simply some retailer who fills a doctors order.

They should have no business overriding prescriptions.

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Post by whamlastxmas »

I currently have to drive 45-60 minutes one way to get to a pharmacy in a small town to get my adderall filled. I’m in downtown Seattle and it’s the closest option. I assume my pharmacy only has it because it’s mostly an older retirement community and they likely don’t have many adderall users.

It’s massively fucking annoying to take nearly three hours out of my day to pick up my meds. And it’s massively fucking annoying to have to worry about losing a critical medication every month and sometimes also having to spend literally half a day calling around to find a place that has it in stock.

Fuck the DEA

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Post by samtho »

prepend wrote: post #49
samtho wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adderall is not (usually) prescribed for weight loss, it would be an off-label use as well. There are stimulant medications like adderall that are prescribed and work much better at appetite reduction than Adderall.

Adderall is prescribed for weight loss, according my my psychiatrist, but it’s not approved to treat weight loss. Although similar drugs like vyvanse are approved for binge eating disorder. I think adderall is prescribed when patients can’t afford vyvanse. Although vyvanse is going generic this year.

I added a “usually” qualifier to my statement.

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Post by zackees »

slapshot wrote: post #11

After the pharmacies got sued for filling opiate prescriptions (which were written by abusive doctors, but the pharmacies are the ones who got sued)[1], is it any surprise that Xanax and Adderall are being limited? If pharmacies are at risk for filling prescriptions that are more complex than antibiotics, the end result is that they make it harder to fill them. [1] https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/federal-jur…

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Post by crmd »

pyuser583 wrote: post #44
slapshot wrote: post #11

After the pharmacies got sued for filling opiate prescriptions (which were written by abusive doctors, but the pharmacies are the ones who got sued)[1], is it any surprise that Xanax and Adderall are being limited? If pharmacies are at risk for filling prescriptions that are more complex than antibiotics, the end result is that they make it harder to fill them. [1] https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/federal-jur…

My understanding is that pharmacists are highly trained care providers. They aren’t simply some retailer who fills a doctors order.

In my brooklyn neighborhood, our pharmacist is basically the neighborhood “doctor”. He’s so trustworthy and conscientious that neighbors typically check with him before going to urgent care or making a real doctor appointment for anything. Then if he doesn’t see you for a couple of days he calls to make sure you’re feeling better. It’s all very cute and the relationships and position of trust reminds of what I imagine small town family medicine practice is like.

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Post by klooney »

ehPReth wrote: post #64

holy poop. getting off of benzos is not a fun experience and for some they're really needed to make day to day life... even barely bearable the fuck is wrong with these people

Cold turkeying benzos can give you permanent brain damage, I think.

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Post by notch898a »

kayodelycaon wrote: post #60
notch898a wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've also noticed family members benefit greatly from SSRIs. The main skeptic point I have is I've also seen them absolutely get wrecked by what appears to them as supply chain failures (usually because they're unable to get a meeting with a physician in time for refills and no physician will grant them a "bridge" to the next appointment). Of course as we saw during COVID, supply chain failures of all sorts are possi…

I would expect withdrawal from almost any medication for any chronic medical condition to be worse than baseline. I’ve been allergic to milk for at least 15 years. I didn’t know it until 3 years ago. Now that I’m not ingesting a toxic substance every day, any accidental consumption has an extremely bad reaction. It’s similar with my bipolar medication. Now that I don’t spend half of every day trying to not kill mysel…

There's a swath of people who (would) benefit from SSRIs that don't have day to day suicidal ideation, but might have it during the intense withdrawal process. The compounding issue is these supply chain disruptions by their very nature are correlated with stressful events like moves, natural disasters, foreign travel with unexpected extensions, etc.

This mere observation is not meant to advise someone for or against taking SSRIs.

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