New Generic 30 Mg Adderall Xr (all Orange W/ R 3061 On Them) Not As Effective (Page 9)
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please share your experience with this never seen before, less effective drug that two different pharmacy's have given to me in last two months. they make me fall asleep!

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Well I've been on Teva 30mg XR (two capsules a day) for years and I've always benefited from them greatly. My doctor helped find me the best price because of financial issues and it came down to CVS pharmacy offering 60 - 30 mg XRs for $150 with a coupon. That's half the price I paid for Teva's XR from Walgreens. I took the all orange R3061's and after a few hours felt like they were not working. I felt sedated and groggy. I took a couple more until I took 6 pills (180mg). After a few hours I finally felt the effects of the amphetamine, however it kind of felt like I took sleeping pills and Adderall together. I felt the the active drug working but I was completely in a trance-like state of tranquility.

I contacted my doctor and here's what he said:

"It’s a little soon to know exactly how these will compare to the Teva pills. All generics are a little different and sometimes that’s better, sometimes worse. Time will tell. You do have the option to call around to pharmacies and see who is stocking the Teva generic before you fill a prescription, if it turns out to be the best brand for you.

For now, give it a little time, and let your body adjust before we decide. 2 to 4 weeks should tell the story. "

So I guess I'm stuck with them for a month until I refill it next time at Walgreens. Nothing like thinking you got a great deal only to find you just got screwed :-/

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Read my post again, you have to find a pharmacy that stocks the generic made by these companies( Teva Pharm., Shire Pharm., and Global Pharmaceuticals). And you got this far, might as well research the difference between Vyvanse and Adderall. I will save you some time and explain. Adderall is a D-amphetamine salt, Vyvanse is an L-amphetamine salt. D for Dextro and L for Levo. Adderall has a "kick in" type of feel to it. Vyvanse has an "ease into it" type of onset feeling. Vyvanse is a metabolite meaning it has to be swallowed, it was designed so it could NOT be smoked, insufflated or IV'ed.

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I've tried adderall xr and it was by far the best and got my work done..the amphetamine salt ones kept me up but wasn't like the brand as far as I knew..these new ones I've tried saying r 3061 is as ineffective and wasteful of your money..and I took three 30mg just to try and nothing..which is bull..I even tried vyvanse or whatever from some friends and it kept me up but I did not feel any kind of stimulant..being back my adderall xr brand please!!!!

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I know exactly what you are talking about. I am 25 and i have ADHD, so i have been taking Adderall 20mg XR for 3 years. i would always fill my script at target and never had any problems. Until one day when i got it filled, instead of the orange capsules they were a neon blue color. when i asked wtf was going on, the pharmacist explained that their vendor had a new brand of generic(Actavis Elizabeth). Complete crap, it was like you said, a sleeping pill. So i called around to different pharmacies asking what brand they carried, what i found out is, the only company that make a good generic for Adderall 20mg XR is Global Pharmaceuticals. Teva Pharmaceuticals is the company that for some reason stopped making it, and sent me on a wild goose chase to find a proper generic. Just call around and ask if they carry Global Pharm. Adderall. I just had dosage up'd from 20mg XR to 30mg XR. Which i had to hunt down as well, but again the company is Global Pharm. and they are working just fine for me.

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I got 2 of the orange R 3061 capsules, with white beads in them. I took one at 5 p.m and once it kicked in my lips were numb, then I just got up and started lifting weights. I was also smoking marijuana every hour or so. I would feel the marijuana high for 5 minutes then the generic adderall took back over. At 8 p.m I broke open the other one and let the beads dissolve on my tongue. They work. It is now 12:23 p.m the next day and I'm still wide awake, walking around, checking my windows every 15 minutes, and remember I've been smoking marijuana the whole time also. Good review by me.

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I took for the first time ever within the last 12 hours. I am sweating uncontrollably, shaking, heart rate is out of control, dizzy spells, this is just me maybe it will be different for you!

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I'm am so glad to to hear others with the same story; the new generics are not the same, it is truly tragic. I've even paid beyond my co-pay for the 'brand' and have not had the same results.

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I agree!!!! Generic Activa Pharma brand do not work!!! Horrible!

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time released beads. never powder.

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I have been taking adderal for 8 years, recently I have been problems with adderall no longer being effective in regards to focusing, which has caused my doctor to prescribe different types of medication. Anyways its midterms week for my med school and I need to focus so I he gave me adderal 60mg xr when i went to CVS the gave me r3061. I can tell you that literally it does nothing, in order to know for sure I decided to try taking more than I normally do. Long story short in 7 hours took about 200mg (periodically taking another one) of r3061 total, I dont feel concentrated one bit all I feel is extremely tired, also my body feels fine my heart rate is normal. So it looks like R3061 doesn't work and I'm f***ed for midterms. By the way I dont suggest taking as much as I did, I am a long time adderal user and no almost everything regarding the pill. I also only did this as a test just to see if it works or not, because if i took 200mg of name brand I probably would be up for 3 days. Please let me know if theres any suggestions on how to get this to work as I have 3 midterms this week and can't get to see my doctor for at least 7 days

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Hi, I have been taking 2 Adderrall XR 25mg for almost 2 years. Last June my insurance changed me to the generic of this. I filled it at local Rite Aid (Teva) and was nauseus for over an hour every time taking this medication. As well as less focus, fatigue, and headaches The next month I filled it at local CVS (Actavis) and it was even worse an hour after taking this medication. As well as less focus, fatigue, and headaches. I thought at first I had to get used to the generic and didn't think anything of it. I went to the Rite Aid and CVS out of convenience, no other reason. I went back to have prescription filled at Rite Aid and again was feeling sick every day after taking it. I started to research generic vs brand name. I thought I was going crazy. So next month I went back to CVS and felt worse. Finally spoke with my doctor who informed me that many of his patients were having trouble with the generic, especially the Actavis. He also explained there have been issues with the timing of the release of medication in the XR. And that the rest of the fillers in the medication is not FDA regulated. I am finally back on the brand name. Have to pay $30, but better than feeling sick every day for 1-2hrs. Still having some stomach issues, but its only been 4 days. Really hoping it gets better!! Thank you for this post, I thought it was just me!

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if this is the case then that makes no sense that theyre using the supposedly ineffective adderall xr to get ppl to switch to vyvanse when you just stated that the vyvanse made you feel even worse

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I thought I was the only one feeling this way. I'm really glad to know I'm not alone! I've been on adderall for 8 years and although there have been slight differences here and there, its never been this bad. I had to take 2 of the 30mg orange 3061 capsules to get the same effect as 1 of the real ones. The 3061s are not effective at all. Now I'll run out of my RX this month because of it. From now on its only DAW for me.

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Idk I just took the 30mg r3061 extended. Release orange capsule which are generic adderall usually I take the blue 10mg ones anyway the capsule worked great! Made me feel an all over good feeling actually hadta take an ambien to get some sleep I looked em up online an they r legit so idk ill take another today an see if I feel as good as yesterday ;)

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Just figured it out that excessive sleepiness/going to bed 2:00pm started w new3061 Generic Adderall 30 mg. Previously( last 10 yrs cap. was 2 toned as seen in pic. Called pharmacist he said call Dr. Waiting to hear fr Dr.

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Thanks to all who have posted, it's a relief to know I'm not the only one. I'm prescribed 30 mg adderall and take 2 a day. The 'normal' generic effects: within about 45 minutes I'm awake and able to focus and get stuff done; either at work or at home. It lasts about 6 1/2 - 7 hours, then I take my 2nd one and I'm good to go until bedtime. With the 3061 generic, 45 - 60 minutes after taking it, I'm ready for a nap..seriously falling asleep...more like a took a sleeping pill than a stimulant. This needs to be reported to the FDA as there have been other cases of new generic drugs that do not work and have had life threathing results. I wonder how we go about doing this. The more reports the FDA gets, the stronger our case and maybe they'll actually take this seriously and get this generic off the market. If I find out how ...I will post it on this website. OH...almost forgot...I'm prescribed this for narcelypsy...as I have chronic severe anemia caused by mal-absorbtion due to gastric bypass surgery 9 years ago.

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I found these orange capsules in the room I was letting a friend of my son's stay with us. He smokes, but does not do pills. I can't make out what is before the 3061. It looks like a black arrow pointed up. I can't get my son to take a Tylenol when he has a headache.
I know I found one in his room and I asked his friends what it was. They said they did not know, but my son has a hard time sleeping. His friends told me my sons x-girlfriend gave it to him and told him it would help him sleep. Thank goodness he didn't. I flushed them, but am curious what she gave him and where this other bottle came from. They are in a prescription bottle, but everything has been scratched off the bottle, except a warning about driving until you know the effect of the drug. That roommate is gone, but I still, as a mother want to know what is transpiring in my house. I opened the capsule and it's little white beads. Can you tell me if this is adderall, or this new generic?

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To answer your question...Actavis XR 30mg has progressively made me more dosey, drowsy and made me just cuddle up and take ANOTHER nap that I don't even need, nor can I afford!.....I have been taking this for 1.5 werks now, and after taking the first capsule, I found it increasing my organization and focus perfectly with no anxiety or uncomfortable overly-driven obsessive behavior (hate the term...but some people would say 'cracked-out' feeling.).,..Super- The positive effects have only been reached 3 days out of 10 that I've been taking Actavis xr 30mgs. Not sure if the batch is not mixed properly or something because I have felt the original 'normal Adderall' effects of this capsule totally randomly 3/10 days I've taken it....same nutritional, sleep and all other conditions the same. I have some major work exams I need to be studying for and after taking this stupid capsule literally almost couldn't study if you paid me.....If I had a dollar for every nap I'm forced to take however....

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I got the R3061 two days ago and i didnt even notice it was different because i havent taken adderall in sooo long. So i took one thirty mg dose at 3 am and it felt great. I was wide awake until about 5 pm the next day. It was crazy. Then i took another dose today at like 6 am and it has done absolutely nothing. I even upped it to 90 mg and nothing. It's a crappy generic brand! I wanna get stuff done. I love just walking up and talking to anyone i want to cause im so hyped up! I can't get that from the 3061's and all my friends that got it too, have the same complaints. It's not nearly as strong.

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Actavis generic for Adderal xr 30mg is making me sleepy & lathargic! Hate it! A lil history... I am 38 just been diagnosed with ADHD tried Vyanse 20mg... made me lathargic... tried 3Omg same effect... I experimented by combining 20mg & 30mg to higher dose and hopefully get results. All doses made my tired until I hit 80mgs when I noticed a different effect. 1st time ever there was a quite ness in my head & I was relaxed (I think euphoric) but still didn't feel focused and my speech slowed down almost to a slur; so I upped to 90mg & 120 I found myself alert... finally not lathargic however it didn't do much in the focus dept. Went to my Doc told him effects at diff doses( kept a log) & he suggested we switch meds BCZ Vyvanse only goes up to 70mg so he suggested Adderal extended release 30mg. My pharmacy gave generic been taking for 1 week.. even took 1 30mg at 6am then another 30mg around 2pm but I don't see any results. Today was my day off and I expected to get quite a few things done. Took dose at 9am was back in bed at 11am its now 4:37pm and I'm still laying here with nothing accomplished. ( I got good sleep last night) so that isn't a question. I'm hoping the Brand name will have a better effect. For now guess I'll wait the remainder of 3 weeks b4 I can get a per script... any suggestions out there? Apparently I have high tolerance to meds...

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