so there's a national shortage of
Adderall no surprise this has been going
on for months but in this video I'm
going to teach you exactly how to bypass
the shortage and get your medication the
steps that I've used and the steps that
I've consulted several friends on that
have been extremely successful so stay
tuned I'm going to share the exact
tricks that I use and I teach so that
you can get your medication right now
and avoid the hassle of the shortage
because you depend on this medication
this is a relationship between you and
your physician and I'm not here to judge
you but I know that you can be reliant
on this for day-to-day use I've been on
and off this medication myself as a
patient as well as for having prescribed
this medication as a physician so before
we jump into what you need to do to get
your medication and when this all is
going to be over I just want to pre-face
I am an osteopathic physician with a
medical degree I am not a practicing
physician that holds an active medical
license I run a business now but I can
speak about this from a medical
perspective and from a patient's
perspective but this is not medical
advice all right so what is up with this
Adderall shortage it's been going on for
months 2022 has been crazy uh so let's
just start with why like why did this
shortage start to happen and when is it
going to get better well over the course
of covid from 2020 to 2021 with the
emergence of telemedicine a lot of
regulations have changed so that it's
much easier to get this medication
there's been online services like done
and Clarity and multiple others that
have popped up making it very very easy
to go online have a very quick consult
with a doctor and now you have a
lifetime prescription for this
medication as long as you do some
regular follow-ups so they've seen a
whopping 15 percent increase in the
demand for Adderall in 2022. that is
absolutely insane and Supply obviously
you know supply chain has been affected
by covet as well it's been unable to
keep up with the increased demand now
I'm sure the way that economics and
business Works in 2023 they're going to
ramp up production to meet demand I
don't see demand slowing anytime soon so
I don't see this being a long-term issue
but obviously you need your medication
now you're reliant on this so you can
function day to day so let's get into
how to actually fix this how do you get
your medication what are the steps that
you need to take to get this done all
right so a couple of things that you
need to think about and that you should
know is that this isn't going to be over
probably until 2023. they're saying in
November December of 2022 it's almost
the end of November right now and it's
still not over it's still highly in a
shortage and I expect that it might be
in a shortage until halfway through
2023. manufacturers really need to catch
up and they're playing a lot of catch-up
right now so the temporary patches that
I'm going to share with you expect them
to be temporary or some of them might be
permanent that's going to be between you
and your physician but I'm going to
teach you some work around so that you
can actually get access to your
medication now but just understand that
the shortage will be over and you may be
able to go back to the normal medication
that you've been taking on normal Cycles
at the dosage so just keep in mind this
this will likely end sometime in 2023
some Say it'll be early some Say it'll
be later in 2023 I happen to think my
opinion the actual shortage is going to
be over about halfway through 2023 so
just brace for that okay a major
consideration with this Adderall
shortage is that not every dosage and
not every release method is being
affected equally so as you probably
likely know by being a patient on this
medication there's an instant release
and an extended release version of this
medication and they are not on an equal
shortage in fact the extended release
version of this medication is in a much
more severe shortage than the instant
release so if you're used to taking the
extended release version of this
medication you've been unable to get it
there are some things that you can do to
get the same effect with the same
medication such as getting a larger dose
of the instant medication and taking
smaller bits of it over the course of
the day or getting lower dose and taking
more of them throughout the day but
that's not even the strategy let's let's
save that and go into the actual
strategic portion for what you should do
to get that medication so I'm going to
share a website and I'll share some
images on the screen right now so that
you can actually see what dosages and
release methods are being affected the
most it is get inflow.io and you're able
to track which medication dosages are
most affected by the shortage so when
you're having that conversation with
your physician and with your local
pharmacies because they might have
higher quantities of one dosage or the
other it's good to have that information
on hand so that you're actually coming
to that conversation with some
information so go in the show notes grab
that link and you can track this thing
kind of in real time they do a very good
job updating it now how to use this and
this is going to go into how to actually
get your medication right now you should
speak to your physician if you've been
unable to get your medication your local
pharmacies don't carry your normal
dosage use the info information here
talk to your doctor find a dosage that
is not in shortage right now and see if
they can switch you to that temporarily
and if you end up liking it you can talk
about making that a permanent thing but
doctors are sympathetic to this they
want you to have your medication and
it's a lot of work for them when you
call a bunch of pharmacies go to get it
filled you're unable to do it then you
got to call the doctor again and get it
switched so if you can start off with
this conversation with your doctor like
listen the dosage that you normally
prescribe me are short and this other
dosage or maybe even the extended
release isn't in the shortage right now
and will be available so is it okay to
switch me to this or have me take this
one don't be embarrassed to ask a lot of
patients are scared to talk to their
doctors and to have conversations like
that requesting certain medications
don't be scared have a normal
conversation as a human with your doctor
very sympathetic to the shortage and it
makes their job easier when you can get
your medication in time okay so other
than talking to your doctor and having
them change the strength of your
medication or the delivery system I've
also found and spoken to my pharmacist
friends about this this information is
not going to be available online unless
you're digging deep in some Reddit
thread so take this with a grain of salt
this is not fat this is not literature
you ready call pharmacies and ask them
if they have your medication and it's
something that's involved in the
shortage they're just gonna say no they
have no responsibility to tell you when
it's coming if they do have it on hand
and if they are getting it soon or they
do have it on hand they probably owe it
to other people before you so if you
call them and ask and your medication is
one of them listed in that shortage
they're likely going to tell you they
don't have it even if they do or even if
they are getting it tomorrow they're
just going to make their lives easier
and they've probably been instructed
just to tell you they don't have it uh
sorry pharmacist for for saying this if
there's anything inaccurate please drop
it in the comments I'd love to have a
conversation about this I don't
necessarily think it's right but I do
understand especially with the volume of
calls that the pharmacists are getting
it it just makes sense to let patients
know that there is a shortage and they
don't have that medication but if you go
in person and this is what I found if
you're in person you have a relationship
with that pharmacist and if you don't
already have a relationship with your
pharmacist try and build one it's very
easy to ask them somebody's name where
they went to pharmacy school oh that's
so cool try and build that relationship
in person and then go ahead and ask
because they're going to really have
that inside information they might have
extra medication lying around that they
don't owe to anybody they might be
getting it tomorrow and can put you in
line to fill it there's a lot of leeway
that they have when doing this I found
this successful for myself or friends
and I've talked to pharmacists about
this strategy as well it does work don't
be scared to try this strategy all right
the last and I'd say final solution that
I could recommend and this is going to
be between you and your doctor all of
this I'm not saying switch medications
but if there is no good alternative
you're on an XR all of the XRS that are
similar in strength are within the realm
of being in the shortage and you want to
stay on an XR I would like to recommend
if you can afford I'll give you a
discount option and I'll give you a
premium option actually something that I
did is you can switch to Vyvanse
temporarily I will say this medication
if you don't have insurance is much more
expensive sometimes your insurance will
cover this if you're young have an
established diagnosis failure on
Adderall or failure on other medications
you can actually get your insurance to
cover Vyvanse if not you can go on
GoodRx but this is going to be several
hundred dollars likely to fill your
Vibrance prescription but who knows you
might like it better than Adderall and
in my opinion if you are able to get a
better result you feel better on a daily
use of a medication then it's worth the
extra dollars and I understand people
are in different Financial situations so
if you're somebody who's fortunate
enough to be able to try this to
temporarily bridge to Vyvanse well the
Adderall shortage is resolved that is
something I 100 percent could understand
you doing now I will caution you against
twisting from an Adderall to a Concerta
or a ritalin these are significantly
different or significant enough
different medications where you might
not have the same desired effect and
desired treatment that you would on
Adderall like methylphenidate is a very
different medication from an amphetamine
salt so just keep that in mind as you're
talking to your doctor and looking for
alternatives one alternative that is
great is the Adderall to Vivan switch if
that's something you can afford to do I
highly recommend doing it if not you can
try switching to an instant release and
breaking it up throughout the day but
again that's going to be between you and
your physician all right so just to
recap the three things that you can do
to get your medications now the first
one think about switching the dosage to
a dosage that is more available for you
and if you're taking an XR think about
switching to an IR temporarily as this
medication shortage starts to resolve
itself the second thing that you should
do is really go in person build a
relationship with your pharmacist so you
can get the inside scoop if you just
call and ask if they have your
medication that's on the shortage list
they're going to tell you no try this
just for fun if you want to call 10
local pharmacies and ask them if they
have 20 milligram adderall XRS they're
all just going to tell you no whether or
not that is true or not there's a good
chance some of them might actually have
it or be replenishing them soon and then
strategy number three think about
switching the actual medication that
you're taking and talk to your physician
about this if you can afford to do the
Adderall to Vivan switch try it you may
actually like the effect vyvance is is
one of the most popular medications for
ADHD it is very effective so if you're
fortunate enough to be able to afford
that switch it's going to be a couple
hundred bucks if your insurance doesn't
cover it but well worth dollar amount
again if you get a better effect with it
okay I hope this was helpful uh guys I
know you're suffering with this Adderall
shortage you're not alone there's people
across the country that are unable to
get their medications right now and this
sucks but there are other things that
you can do if you have a doctor or a
parent who's not sympathetic and not
willing to try any of these things then
there are natural alternatives you can
try newotropics caffeine supplements and
I highly recommend that everybody with
ADHD meditate for at least 15 minutes
per day ADHD I I believe and this is
controversial every time I say it is a
symptom of our inability to focus on
something Monday because of our over
stimulation to things around us there's
been a lot of controversial studies
supporting and denying that claim that I
just made but either way meditation has
been proved even beyond a shadow of a
doubt to help you in the long run to be
able to counter the inability to focus
and to actually increase your happiness
and productivity as well so incorporate
meditation into your day-to-day if you
need some help meditating I have amused
to headband that I use that's absolutely
incredible there's going to be a link to
that in the bio as well if you want to
check that out highly worth the
recommendation and if you're watching
this video and you want an Adderall
prescription for your first time there
are some of those websites that do make
it very easy I will caution you before
starting any Adderall or amphetamine
medication try natural alternatives
first make sure that they don't work
make sure that you're not getting the
desired effect try meditation before
starting these medications but Clarity
done there's a lot of websites like this
that make it very very easy I don't have
any relationships or Partnerships with
them but that is an option for you okay
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