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pastellexists
@pastellexists

oh cool seems like the ritalin/adderall "shortage" has finally struck me. pharmacist says they "have no idea" when my prescription will get filled. lovely.

addendum: one must note i am on methylphenidate (ritalin), not amphetamine salts (adderall). it is ostensibly adderall that is suffering from the shortage, not ritalin. and by "shortage" i mean a bunch of people discovered they have adhd in the past three years and now supply cannot keep up with demand, but that's only because the DEA arbitrarily limits production to "prevent abuse" and they won't raise the limits because the DEA is basically exists to harass addicts and is willing to incur massive collateral damage in their pursuit to make the lives of addicts as miserable as possible. and now the media is doing it's good old consent manufacturing shtick where it goes "oh my god why do so many people take stimulants now! it must be drug dealers faking symptoms to get prescriptions to sell and the mental health advocacy movement pressuring poor widdle doctows into over-diagnosing and over-prescribing!"


NoelBWrites
@NoelBWrites

It's cool because if you wanted to intentionally design a system that makes it harder for people with adhd to get their meds BUT makes almost no difference to neurotypical people trying to "abuse" said meds, you could not do better than the thing we have right now


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in reply to @pastellexists's post:

Hey there, I work in pharmacy and just want to add that it really is all schedule 2 drugs on backorder now. Adderall is the only one that's being broadly announced due to it's wide reach, but all of them are in the same situation. Just wanted to add some context that it's not your pharmacist trying to prevent access, it's all CII drugs hitting DEA limits now

oh my pharmacist is lovely, i wasn't trying to imply that it was his fault at all. i think it sucks that it's not really being communicated that other adhd meds are on backorder while the media is like "if you're on adderall, try switching to ritalin!" because that would be a painful process to go through only to discover that the situation is only marginally improved, if at all.

Oh yes, I guess my tone didn't track well thru text, I apologize! We're clearly on the same page, I was just trying to add more context that the DEA's bullshit is reaching industry wide, not just the widely talked about Adderall shortage.

Sincerely, I wish you well and luck in finding a supply or surviving until it comes back. I wouldn't wish dealing with unmedicated ADHD brain on anybody, especially if you've already experienced relief before

Not to mention the widespread society spanning ableism that necessitates having to use stimulants to better fit into the neuromajority's world in the first place. Layers on layers of bullshit all around.

I've seen Adderall shortages happen at least once a year the entire length of my time in the industry. I'm sure this won't be the last either. Infuriating