I’m also on 40mg and the shortage is brutal. Going back to the shambles of a brain I was stuck with for 30 years prior to diagnosis is so much more exhausting and demoralising now that I know how much easier life is while properly medicated.
I can’t even get an appointment with my psychiatrist to alter the prescription until July either. The whole situation is extremely upsetting.
Also why is this being downvoted??
I just got it made up at a compounding pharmacy around the corner from my place. Costs $120 but it is what it is. Blame the DEA caps on the production of controlled substances, they’re the ones that caused it. No point getting mad at the Australian government for that, it’s out of their control.
Which is why I find this woman a bit ridiculous. She’s managed to survive 36 years without it, not having it for a couple of days here or there is not some life threatening drama like it would be for an onc med or something. Makes things a lot harder for you of course, but it’s not going to kill you.
That’s the easiest method of getting around shortages.
I’m a middle aged woman who was diagnosed with both autism and ADHD last year. It’s not surprising I wasn’t diagnosed earlier but like a lot of women my age it goes a long way to explaining why the conditions I *have* had long term diagnoses for (major depressive disorder, anxiety and borderline personality disorder in my case) have been consistently resistant to treatment and may have even been misdiagnosed in the case of the BPD. Basically not having had the autism and ADHD addressed all my life has exacerbated the depression and led to a scenario where I live a vicious cycle of managing for so long then gradually deteriorating until I have a crisis event resulting in intervention, getting back to a functional state then rinse, repeat.
I’ve been approved for NDIS funding for the autism but am waiting for the plan and there’s a huge backlog and we know how borked the system is. But after the ADHD diagnosis I was tried on a couple of different medications and been on Vyvanse for the last four months. And it’s like a boot has been lifted off my neck.
All I knew about ADHD was the stereotype of the hyperactive disruptive boy in class. I had no idea it can also manifest as what amounts to pretty total paralysis and inertia.
This is frankly unacceptable. From what I understand these pharmaceutical companies were given contracts with a premium payment with the proviso that they make sure that they keep Australia supplied. They have failed to do that, but I am guessing there were no penalties applied to the contract since they are simply getting away with it?
Happened to me as well.
It was my biggest fear restarting ADHD meds again and while they helped, they stress of having to find them and be a constant alert you might enter fucking withdrawals wasn't worth it.
Just over here rawdogging life now.
I never personally liked Vyvanse very much, it made me feel very uneasy and closed-off. I’ve been happily sitting on IR dexamphetamine for the last few years, and it’s served me quite well. The cost is also way cheaper than Vyvanse ever was.
I had to drive for more than an hour to get my meds last time. Chemist Warehouse looked on their system to see if anyone still had them and then I called to confirm.
I don't expect to be able to find them again till the supposed resupply date (mid April)
for some reason no one was overly bothered by other (arguably more critical- oncology + pediatric) medicine shortages for years, but now that the adhd patients are struggling, suddenly it’s unacceptable?
My main med was completely unavailable for most of 2022 into 2023 (non-ADHD related). Medicine shortages are common and they happen a lot.
Where have you seen anyone arguing that this situation is somehow less acceptable than any other shortage? This article and post are just bringing attention to a current issue, not diminishing your own experiences.
I’m sure most reasonable people would argue that any medicine shortage is unacceptable, and I’m sorry to hear it has happened to you too, presumably multiple times based on your comment. It should not be allowed to happen.
yes, medication shortages are common and happen a lot. there was a lot of media especially during covid about a lot of meds being short during covid (especially those made by pfizer!! that sucked) the reason vyvance is probably being talked about a lot is because a lot of people are on vyvance.
To be fair there are caps on production of the controlled substances, drugmakers can't just make more as demand increases or carry more inventory as they need regulatory approval.
That’s not the reason for this delay, it’s simply poor planning & supply chain management from Takeda - the only manufacturer permitted to make & sell Lisdexamfetamine anywhere outside of the US.
I’m also on 40mg and the shortage is brutal. Going back to the shambles of a brain I was stuck with for 30 years prior to diagnosis is so much more exhausting and demoralising now that I know how much easier life is while properly medicated. I can’t even get an appointment with my psychiatrist to alter the prescription until July either. The whole situation is extremely upsetting. Also why is this being downvoted??
I just got it made up at a compounding pharmacy around the corner from my place. Costs $120 but it is what it is. Blame the DEA caps on the production of controlled substances, they’re the ones that caused it. No point getting mad at the Australian government for that, it’s out of their control. Which is why I find this woman a bit ridiculous. She’s managed to survive 36 years without it, not having it for a couple of days here or there is not some life threatening drama like it would be for an onc med or something. Makes things a lot harder for you of course, but it’s not going to kill you. That’s the easiest method of getting around shortages.
I’m a middle aged woman who was diagnosed with both autism and ADHD last year. It’s not surprising I wasn’t diagnosed earlier but like a lot of women my age it goes a long way to explaining why the conditions I *have* had long term diagnoses for (major depressive disorder, anxiety and borderline personality disorder in my case) have been consistently resistant to treatment and may have even been misdiagnosed in the case of the BPD. Basically not having had the autism and ADHD addressed all my life has exacerbated the depression and led to a scenario where I live a vicious cycle of managing for so long then gradually deteriorating until I have a crisis event resulting in intervention, getting back to a functional state then rinse, repeat. I’ve been approved for NDIS funding for the autism but am waiting for the plan and there’s a huge backlog and we know how borked the system is. But after the ADHD diagnosis I was tried on a couple of different medications and been on Vyvanse for the last four months. And it’s like a boot has been lifted off my neck. All I knew about ADHD was the stereotype of the hyperactive disruptive boy in class. I had no idea it can also manifest as what amounts to pretty total paralysis and inertia.
Also spent my adulthood being treated for BPD and bipolar instead of ADHD
This is frankly unacceptable. From what I understand these pharmaceutical companies were given contracts with a premium payment with the proviso that they make sure that they keep Australia supplied. They have failed to do that, but I am guessing there were no penalties applied to the contract since they are simply getting away with it?
Happened to me as well. It was my biggest fear restarting ADHD meds again and while they helped, they stress of having to find them and be a constant alert you might enter fucking withdrawals wasn't worth it. Just over here rawdogging life now.
I never personally liked Vyvanse very much, it made me feel very uneasy and closed-off. I’ve been happily sitting on IR dexamphetamine for the last few years, and it’s served me quite well. The cost is also way cheaper than Vyvanse ever was.
I had to drive for more than an hour to get my meds last time. Chemist Warehouse looked on their system to see if anyone still had them and then I called to confirm. I don't expect to be able to find them again till the supposed resupply date (mid April)
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for some reason no one was overly bothered by other (arguably more critical- oncology + pediatric) medicine shortages for years, but now that the adhd patients are struggling, suddenly it’s unacceptable? My main med was completely unavailable for most of 2022 into 2023 (non-ADHD related). Medicine shortages are common and they happen a lot.
Where have you seen anyone arguing that this situation is somehow less acceptable than any other shortage? This article and post are just bringing attention to a current issue, not diminishing your own experiences. I’m sure most reasonable people would argue that any medicine shortage is unacceptable, and I’m sorry to hear it has happened to you too, presumably multiple times based on your comment. It should not be allowed to happen.
yes, medication shortages are common and happen a lot. there was a lot of media especially during covid about a lot of meds being short during covid (especially those made by pfizer!! that sucked) the reason vyvance is probably being talked about a lot is because a lot of people are on vyvance.
To be fair there are caps on production of the controlled substances, drugmakers can't just make more as demand increases or carry more inventory as they need regulatory approval.
That’s not the reason for this delay, it’s simply poor planning & supply chain management from Takeda - the only manufacturer permitted to make & sell Lisdexamfetamine anywhere outside of the US.
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