I got mine filled on the 18th of this month from Walmart. It's horrible! I am not convinced that it is even close to being a replacement for the name brand Adderall. I can't stay awake, feel cranky/moody, headaches that won't go away, shaky, I can't find barely anything on the internet about this medicine either.. Its a white stop sign shaped pill marked m in a box on one side and a 20 on the other.. Anyone else have any issues??
Has anyone else received a new 20mg generic Adderall from Mallinckrodt lately?
Question posted by lalaland22 on 23 March 2014
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Yes, I take the 30mg ones I received from Walgreens. I have had the same problems with these as they do not work and will get sleepy. If you haven’t taken them you will get jittery and then after that fades there is no effect.
I actually like this one better. Although it did give me headaches when it wore off, I felt like it worked really well. I got the teva brand this month and I feel like it makes me much more anxious.
Not 20mg IR, but 30 mg XR. Very similar to everyone here, but for the whole day. Should be renamed Mallinckrapp. Beads inside capsule were white instead of beige. Felt like I took a placebo with some doses, sleeping pill on others. Couldn't cconcentrate on big tasks, following my part and reading the music (I sing in 3 choruses) at rehearsals, fell behind with paperwork. Frustration with everything. Found myself in private slapping my face, shout out loud "WAKE UP!" Then, crying immediately afterward. As a highly intelligent college graduate with a degree in biology, I felt incredibly stupid. Being in my 60s, I was afraid I was developing the dementia my mother died from. I learned about the list of FDA approved generics and that Mallinckrodt was not on it. After almost a year, I asked my provider to request Sandoz. The fog lifted.
I will not take Mallinckrodt 20 mg IR generic Adderall. It is the absolutely poorest quality generic medication I have ever taken. I experienced so many side effects and felt terrible all of the time. From severe nausea, headaches, forgetfulness, tremors, confusion and anxiety to name a few. I get a 3 month supply at a time and on 3-4 occasions over the past few years I have ended up with this brand. I feel certain that if these pills were sent to the FDA, they wouldn’t pass quality control testing. If this is the only manufacturer a pharmacy has, I just don’t pick them up. Pharmaceutical companies who produce generic medications are supposed to be using the exact active ingredient as the brand name. But, the filler doesn’t have to match the brand. And, it most certainly doesn’t in my experience. I flushed hundreds of these pills down the toilet. I should have sent them to the FDA. The inactive ingredients are not listed.
But it feels like taking a dangerous amount of caffeine, laxative and cheap gelatin coating. The heartburn is horrible. You are not alone. Complaints about this manufacturer go back years. They have paid millions in fines. The next time my brand gets changed (I rarely get the same manufacturer 2x in a row) I’m going to ask my prescriber for 3 pills only. I will know immediately if they work or make me ill. If I become ill I will send the other 2 to the FDA. Generics in general seem to be failing, and less effective. But, Mallinckrodt is the absolute worst in my experience. If I had the chemistry background, I would analyze these pills to see what they really contain. I recommend you doing what is best for you. Me personally, these pills did not help at all and in fact made me feel confused, disorganized and generally unwell. I will never take another pill made by this company. You are not imagining anything! They are cheap and they are inferior. I feel like they are dangerous. I would rather just be hyper and not in pain than take this medication. It’s not you. Keep researching, this is not a popular medication. Good luck!
I got teva its back in town
I have not received a fill of Adderall medication that is trully of good quality for some time. The best for myself have been Sandoz, if your pharmacist is able to get them. I haven't seen a Teva or Mallinckrodt in over a year. The new manufacturers supplying Adderall or any Amphetamine based drug is of low or changed quality at best. For those of us in need of ADHD medication are traveling down a ruff road. Hoping this will improve for us all. Today I picked up my Generic Adderall, they say NorthStar, what I see is MP 447, Yellow, round, 30 mg tablet made by Sun Pharmaceutical. They seem quite good, so far these are working quite well. This is good news for a change!
I'm in agreement with the general consensus. Short answer, open the bottle at the pharmacy counter if you see white adderall, close them hand them back to the pharmacist and let them know these do absolutely nothing and hurt my i mean your stomach hurt and to please order you Teva brand and you will wait for them to order if needed. I rather be without my meds 3 days waiting on the shipment than be unproductive and miserable all month. I don't understand why those things are on the market, you shake them to much and they crumble turn to powder. I walk to work one mile each way and the movement in my backpack has crumbled some pills. Never ever seen that. But I hate them
I just got them today never tried them. I looked them up because I actually felt tired and weird. I ended up talking my daily allotted dose at once to see if it was just a weak generic. Nope something definitely is wrong with these. I might have to switch pharmacies only reason I got these is because my local Walgreens closed. Not cool. I might just take a nap I can only imagine the pain this would be if you have narcolepsy, it’s very dangerous. Be safe everyone!
It's terrible. How on earth can drugs be out of stock when half the world is dependent on them. Teva is on a shortage as well as several other brands.
Absolutely the worst ever generic version of Adderall with both over stimulation to complete drowsiness. I found no consistency with Mallincroft. Besides not addressing issues for ADHD, violent headaches and extreme nausea. One way to avoid similar generics is the tablet starts to dissolve in your hand; also gritty salty taste on your tongue. Better generics have an almost sweet taste to them.
Yeah dude . I now have 90 of them for the month , better off not taking them I feel so tired.
Yes I agree and someone like me with colitis and 3 bowel surgeries I need this generic version like I need another stomach surgery. I open the bottle at the counter and if is no Teva I give it back and ask them to order it. I rather lose 3 days without meds than 30 days bc this kind doesn't work. I changed pharmacies due to my illness and is family owned and if I explain my situation they usually work with me, Walgreen's and other corporations are great but sometimes we need a human touch bc we can't accommodate them and switch pharmacies.
Speak with pharmacist or tech before filling, asking whether they have your preferred manufacturer. If they do, fill it, if not, ask if they have the preferred manufacturer in a different strength. If they do, the pharmacy can call your MD and ask for a different strength and frequency. The codicil is that the new ‘script mustn’t significantly increase the daily dosage.
Thank you for every who has shared their experiences. I normally take the Teva brand, but recently got Mallinckrodt and started experiencing some pretty nasty aches all over my body. I have to get regular covid testing for work and got a negative test this weekend no aches then, before meds started(will prob. do another just to be sure). In the past I have had reactions to sulfonamides as well as CT contrast (iodine?). I was wondering if any other people who have have gotten aches from the Mallinckrodt have any known allergies. I have been told by multiple professionals that the dextroamphetamine sulfate part of Adderall is different from sulfonamides, and the Teva brand has never caused any issues. I found the list of inactive ingredients that Mallinckrodt provides, and nothing jumps out at me, but I not sure how much confidence one should have in that list.
Perhaps I have an undiagnosed allergy to one of the ingredients? Many seem to complain that the brand doesn't work, but there are also a number that complain of nasty side effects as well. I am just curious to see if there is a common thread for those who have severe aches/stomach issues from the meds. Another thought I have is that perhaps it is just withdrawal symptoms because the active ingredients are not concentrated enough or actually present. Thank you.
I like the Mallinckrodt Adderall and not the generic Teva (the ones with the b on them are the Barr brand sativa bud out and I don’t know if Teva made their own recipe but I think so)
They must have a lot of fillers and I heard they have saccharine in them and a sugar coating because you’re very sweet tasting.
But I’m having a bad effect from them. I get very tired and wanna lay down immediately after taking them, nauseated and dizzy.
And my nurse practitioner that I see for ADHD will not give me a theraputic refill even though I was told that I could get another refill because I can’t take these.
I’m just so disappointed and just hoping I make it through the month.
As a Registered Nurse, a generic medications by the FDA are legally allowed to produce any of thier prescriptions anywhere from 25% up to 33% less pure as the true brand name itself. Some generics are better in potency than others. This is a fact that blew my mine when researching pharmacology related to this same problem. In my opinion, this is a very dangerous range. Since the full formula of a medication does not have to be released to it's competition, only a certain amount of the active ingredient is all the original company needs to disclose. This means the rest of the inactive ingredients don't. This leaders to inconsistencies in generic meds lack of effectiveness. By the way, is your pill Imprinted "A-80"? It is the first generic Adderall I have received with with imprint.
No, I have not. I received other brands before from CVS or Rite Aid and learned the hard way to always go with TEVA!! I get the 20 mg and always get TEVA. From Walgreen’s. I have never had a problem. Walmart is known (as well as CVS ) for horrible generics. I am so sorry you had to go through this. Also, Adderall sometimes makes my headaches worse or gives me headaches, but I am prone to migraines and stress headaches (physical and mental). It might not be the generic causing the headaches, just the Adderall itself, but what do I know, YOU and only you know your body and generics effect everyone differently. I hope you are able to switch pharmacies or get a better generic in the future. You shouldn’t have to go through this! Good luck!
OMG! I honestly thought it was just me and that I was no longer reacting to this medication! I have so far had two prescriptions of this same generic with absolutely no affect. I get my refills at Rite Aid, because I am military retired, and for the record I have never had this issue with the PINK generic!! It did run across my mind that something was wrong with this particular manufacturer, but, the pharmacist assured me that this was not the case!
Yes!!! Why? It’s terrible. Someone please explain?!
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