Adderall and tooth decay?

I am 32 years, had my first root canal at the age of 21, and have been taking adderall (first Ritalin) since 2nd grade. I know without a shadow of a doubt that all my teeth problems are from the Adderall, and like you was never warned of the dangerous dental decay side effects. The amount of money I have had to pay for multiple root canals, I addition to being advised months ago that I need a badly broken tooth extracted from my mouth has nearly broke me financially. I believe there are enough people out there to make this happen, I believe the manufacturers of adderall (Shire Pharmaceuticals) are resopnsible for this problem.

There are so many medications that cause a dry mouth and periodically they try to arrange class actions that get nowhere. Unless you can prove you went to a dentist every 6 months during the period your were taking adderall; they would have warned you years before your teeth collapsed. The methadone people are another group that occasionally expect insurance to pay for their teeth.
I'm currently getting my teeth and roots removed at a University clinic: AU $155 and the dentures will be AU $300. I'd love someone to blame but ultimately the onus is on me to read all the product information. It just simply isn't feasible for a doctor to read out an entire product leaflet for each patient for every prescription.

Steve

Becca245; all it really list is dry mouth and , tooth disorder as side effects. You could give it a try Call you Insurance company and let them know that this is from the medication etc. And see what they say. But i'm sure you know Insurance companies there in a world of there own. But it's worth a try you won't be out anything. Outside of that I would see if you have a dental school where you live and see if you can get work done cheap or free worth a try.Sorry can't be of more help but if it were me i would try anyway..Good luck.