Uh Oh! Need help... MD wrote wrong med! | ADHD Information

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I would do without for the weekend, or call the Pharmacy that filled it, chances are THEY are the ones who screwed up/.... ok ya'll so I'm in a bit of a dilemna ... I picked up my adderall this afternoon and I just went to put it away and my doctor ACCIDENTLY put REGULAR 20mg into the computer instead of my USUAL 20mg adderall XR ..... but like I said its now late friday night and I have no way of getting ahold of the office until Monday... everything I have found is about switching from REGULAR to XR but nothing about the other direction... I am an RN and I still can't figure out what to do ... I don't feel like throwing myself into a weekend full of paliptations.... but I can't just not take it at all either... HELP PLEEEEEASE!  

thanks in advance ya'll

M.

If your pharmacy screwed up, they should take care of all the arrangements for getting you the right med--unless you decide you like the regular Adderall better and decide to keep it!  It's likely that you will have to get another script from your doctor, and bring it, along with your Adderall, to the pharmacy, which will keep take back your regular and give you equal amount of XR.

In the meantime, if you're stuck with the Adderall or nothing all weekend, and you want to be medicated, take half a tablet (10 mg) which should last you at least 4 hours, repeat as needed!

 

 

I recently had the (unfortunate) occasion of getting a 3 mo. supply of generic Adder

Doctors can be called after hours.  If the pharmacy didn't screw up and your dr. did, I think you should call for advice on what to do.  I think the regular Adderrall is the same drug, but not the extended release version (that's the XR).  So, you should be able to take the same dose of the Adderall regular, but have to take it more often.  However, I'm sure you know taking too much could be dangerous, so please call your dr. for advice how to proceed.  It's OK to bother them during the weekend over this! Mom2ADHDboy39543.857962963