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Market => Product requests => Topic started by: happertand on March 20, 2012, 03:20 pm

Title: Cheaper Adderall in EU?
Post by: happertand on March 20, 2012, 03:20 pm

Hi gang.

I'm still waiting for a single Adderall pill from the US, it's been like two weeks already and I fear it's gone "missing" or something like that. I paid almost 5BTC for that one single pill(excl. postage) and now I might not even drink the little bugger.

Why is Adderall so expensive?! It would be super excellent if SR can get an EU Adderall seller, maybe we should persuade a few EU chemists to take up business on SR so they can manufacture these beauties for less bitcoins!

One last question, if there's an answer; what can I do to be prescribed Adderall?

Regards
Title: Re: Cheaper Adderall in EU?
Post by: jochem on March 20, 2012, 04:42 pm
I don't believe many other countries apart from the US have Adderall as a prescription med. It's just amphetamine, the same as speed (only Adderall is supposed to be pure and all). If you want something similar as a prescription, you'll probably end up with something like Ritalin (methylphenidate). Most people with ADD/ADHD can get this as a prescription, although very often it's not prescribed to adults. Faking ADD or ADHD... I have no idea how you can do that.
Title: Re: Cheaper Adderall in EU?
Post by: aligibbs on March 20, 2012, 05:19 pm
When I lived in the States I got a prescription for Adderall really, really easily (in California). I didn't have to fake ADD/ADHD I just explained why I wanted it (I legitimately wanted it to study, and still do) and they gave it to me no problem. And it was really easy to get repeats - more than once I said someone stole it from my bag in the library and got another 90 (I know, I'm a bad person for lying!!).

Outside of the US I'm not so sure. If you're in the UK there's a very small number of chemists that stock it but you'll need a private script and it's still quite expensive. Here's a copy and paste from an ADD forum about it:

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Adderall is totally unlicensed in the UK, unlike Straterra, Dexedrine and Ritalin which have been licensed for use in children. Any prescribing to adults at the moment is off-label, as no use is sanctioned by NHS for adults. I had been on Adderall for several months, until tachycardia effects took me off it unfortunately, as it helped my mainly inattentive/low activation ADD far more than Ritalin/Concerta (tried both which mainly helped my mood only) or Dexedrine (which made me hyper-focus more than I already do - which is too much anyway). Adderall was great, I think its the nor-adrenaline amphetamine salts (there are four different salts in Adderall) that make the difference in giving a motivational/activational kick compared to Dexedrine.

See my post on Adult Assessment Centres in UK for info on a Psychiatrist in London who prescribes it, but Adderall is not cheap or widely available. The only pharmacists I know that stock it are the Priory Roehampton's own one and Blaze Pharmacy in Marble Arch.

The cost works out at about £7.00 (GB pounds = approx $12 dollars) per tablet, irrespective of size 5mg-30mg. Adults doses can be over 30mg, so it can end up costing a lot. I even wrote to the chief medical officer at Shire Pharmaceuticals, the British company that (ironically) makes it to see if they would help with the cost issue but no joy. Problem is it is manufactured in USA and because it is a controlled substance the export controls are tight and add a lot of cost to the very limited amounts exported to the UK. The pharmacists are not the ones making extra profit (its around $3 tablet in USA I believe) its the exporter.

I feel your pain! I want to just buy a large quantity so I have it while I'm studying but alas...

Also re: the delivery time, I ordered some from DudeRugs and it took a couple of weeks but they arrived to the EU so don't panic.
Title: Re: Cheaper Adderall in EU?
Post by: happertand on March 20, 2012, 09:35 pm
Thank you for the replies, insightful indeed!

I used Ritalin 10 years ago whilst in boarding school. My room mate safeguarded his little brother's supply of Ritalin and we used it regularly for around 6 months, it really helped with the studies yes! I've been looking for Ritalin ever since and then found SR last month. I finally got myself some Ritalin again but was kind of disappointed. My expectations were definitely too high, was I hoping to see fairies? lol! I did however write a very difficult Cisco exam last week while on 20mg of this generic Ritalin and it was a very pleasant exam so no complaints there.

Wow, I've actually thought of asking my doctor the same thing a few times before; that I want to take Ritalin so I can study better but of course, I knew that won't work! Californian chemists ftw!