If you take Adderall XR, it just went generic

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ShawnD1

Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Man how can I get Adderall?
1. Be white
2. Have retarded parents


If you show any sign that you graduated grade 6 and you know that Adderall is a racemic mixture of amphetamines, you'll never get it. Doctors like it when you have absolutely no idea what they are giving you or what it does.
 

Babbles

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I have had just about everybody I know suggest I get on Adderall due to my stellar tendency to not pay attention to things. Coupled that my brother has been on it for years indicates perhaps a family predisposition to it.

Anyhow, I just never got around to seeing a physician about it (ironic?) and it sorta bothers me when people think I - or anybody else - should be medicated to be more "normal" - which too is also somewhat ironic in a sense.

With that being said I really don't pay attention to most things, my brain is going constantly and I have trouble sleeping because of it, and I am crazy easily distracted . . .
 

ShawnD1

Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Anyhow, I just never got around to seeing a physician about it (ironic?) and it sorta bothers me when people think I - or anybody else - should be medicated to be more "normal" - which too is also somewhat ironic in a sense.
Don't take medication just to satisfy others.

Most of us who take medication do so because we want to fix something we perceive to be a problem. I'm hypoglycemic and I take medication for it. Is hypoglycemia a fatal illness if not treated? Of course not, but I think it's a real problem and that's why I take medication for it. If you're in a scientific field, a short attention span might be a big problem, and something like Adderall would help a lot.
 

Miramonti

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25% off isn't 'going generic', its merely a price-fixing scheme with a generic maker and it brand name maker. Rico ftw.