I'm currently on Adderall XR 30mg. I take 20mg in the morning, then another 10mg in the afternoon. I was taking 20mg at 10 am but was was having a problem with the medication wearing off around dinner time and becoming jumpy/irritable. Doctor suggested and gave me script for 90 pills of the 10 mg, take two in the am and one in the afternoon.

My insurance said that was a no go. Could only give me 30 pills at a time. So, the doctor rewrote the script, giving me two prescriptions, 30 pills of the 20mg and 30 pills of the 10 mg.

So, then the copay jumped from $48 to $96. Is there any way around this? If she gave me one script for the 30 mg, the copay would also be $48, but then I'm taking too much at once only for it to wear off. By dividing the doses, it's helped me more, yet is costing twice as much!!! :mad: The pharmacist said it was crazy for the insurance to do this, but there was nothing he could do, and my doctor didn't have any other ideas at the time either. Without the insurance, the drug would cost $240 for the month, so $96 is much better than paying full price, just wondering if anyone has a more cost effective idea.

A lot of people open the capsules & split the doses.

This is a LOT of work, but if the $46 is worth it.....

I've read you can even get empty capsules at some GNCs.

Good Luck!

Thanks Barb...that is an interesting idea...you have any idea how to split 30 mg into a 20mg and 10 mg dose though? Or would a similar effect be achieved at two 15mg doses? This is still relatively new to me, the diagnosis, the treatment, all of it.

Thanks Barb...that is an interesting idea...you have any idea how to split 30 mg into a 20mg and 10 mg dose though? Or would a similar effect be achieved at two 15mg doses? This is still relatively new to me, the diagnosis, the treatment, all of it.
Wouldn't 15mg increments give you the same problem? Or can you have a prescription for twice a day, but not 3 times?

I would think it wouldn't be a HUGE difference between 20 + 10 and 15 + 15, the only way to find out....

There are some posts about how people go about "measuring" their dose when splitting.

http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24144

http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24533




BTW, my insurance company did the same thing to me with Prozac. I have ALWAYS taken 3 pills, 10mg each per day. So, new insurance says "no" and I have to switch to 2 prescriptions, one for 20mg and one for 10mg. As a result, during my first week on Adderall, which was also the first week taking 2 pills of Prozac, I accidently took 2 tens for a whole WEEK! I've taken the same dose for a dozen years, so this was devastating. I thought the Adderall was making me wacko.