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Q: reguarding generic adderall 30 mg

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I hope someone can shine some light on this subject reguarding generic adderall 30mg . To give you an example of what i mean,i went to walgreens last month and received a generic adderall it was a pink colored one, i was told that the pink generic are garbage especially if you got them from walgreens. the blue ones are as close to the name brand adderall as your going to get . Now does anyone know if that person was right ? which generic form is the closes to the names brand ? i have to get mine filled but i want to wait for this to be answer. thank you. rob

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11/14/08 5:42am

I wouldn't worry so much about the quality, for now it's all you have; some generics are better than others, speak to your pharmacist, or one you know personally.  All patients have different reactions to medications; if it seems to be helping, keep using it.  However, this is my own personal reaction.  I was in my late 40's when I started taking adderall--the first thing that I noticed was the feeling of a tremor (kind of like during an earthquake, a bit of rumbling for a while before the "waves" strike).  After about a month, there was a strong tremor in my left leg, but it wasn't everyday, or even during a certain time of day, after any particular event, and I never had any way to identify when it would happen.  I believe that I would have ended up with PD anyway, but I believe the tremor was what pushed it forward more quickly...and that was with the BRAND NAME adderall!  Just keep an eye on reactions, maybe the generic will keep you from having any of the BAD side effects!  Good luck with finding a better generic brand...but always be a bit wary.  The dx of Parkinson's disease was officially on August 28, 2002!  Hope this helps, Lory

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4/19/09 7:25am

If you want a great generic thats close to the brand name I reccommend "shire"...its generic but I don't feel any difference between that and the brand name.  I take 30 mg IR and I definitely know what you mean when you say that the pink generic ones aka "barr"  are complete GARBAGE...ive talked to my doctor so many times and even pharmacists about how I feel the complete difference between certain generics...even though they still claim it is THE SAME I know what my body tells me...so "shire" is what I recommend for the regular adderall. Hope this helped 

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