Can only a specialist prescribe you Adderrall?

Question

Most insurance policies I've reviewed do not cover mental health or do not offer more than 4 office visits per year before they start pulling out of your deductible. What is the best route for an attention deficit disorder person to go about getting treatment without paying an arm and a leg? They also charge a $500 deductible on brand name prescriptions so controlled release is even more unattainable.

Answer 1

That is the same problem I ran into a couple of years ago and asked my family doctor what to do, and to my surprise he said he could and would prescribe it for me. He did call my shrink to find out the particulars of how much i needed and the exact diagnosis, but everything ended up working out. By the way I take dexadrine

Answer 2

he combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine can be habit forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or take it for a longer time than prescribed by your doctor. If you take too much dextroamphetamine and amphetamine you may find that the medication no longer controls your symptoms, you may feel a need to take large amounts of the medication, and you may experience symptoms such as rash, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, irritability, hyperactivity, and unusual changes in your personality or behavior. Tell your doctor if you drink or have ever drunk large amounts of alcohol, use or have ever used street drugs, or have overused prescription medications.Do not stop taking dextroamphetamine and amphetamine without talking to your doctor, especially if you have overused the medication. Your doctor will probably decrease your dose gradually and monitor you carefully during this time. You may develop severe depression and extreme tiredness if you suddenly stop taking dextroamphetamine and amphetamine after overusing it.Do not let anyone else take your medication. Store dextroamphetamine and amphetamine in a safe place so that no one else can take it accidentally or on purpose. Keep track of how many tablets or capsules are left so you will know if any are missing.The combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine may cause sudden death or serious heart problems especially if the medication is misused. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have or ever had a heart defect or other heart problems such as high blood pressure and heart or blood vessel disease.

Yes you need a Doctor

Answer 3

Any physician can prescribe any medication. I work with adults with disabilities and many families prefer to have their primary physician deal with all issues. Ask your family doctor if they have any medication samples.

Four visits a year should be plenty if it would only be for medication monitoring. There may be more initially, but if you tell the office manager at the doctor's office that it is limited to 4 visits/year then they will work with you. Say after the initial script he wants to see you in a month to see how things are going. As long as all is well you could go four months between visits and not hit your deductibe.

Answer 4

A family doctor can prescribe Adderall. Speak with the doc. Adderall has other uses besides "mental". Tell the doc you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a result of having had mononucleosis two years ago. Tell him you'll be sitting somewhere and just nod off from weariness. Good luck. P.S. Catholic Charities or the Shriners may be able to help you with deuctibles.

Answer 5

First, forget ADDeral. My daughter was on it for one day and we had to scrape her off the wall.

I found Concerta worked better.

Rather than mental health, see if you can sneak under the radar with psychopharmocology.

But has this person actually been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD or is it just a catchall result as they are perplexed

Answer 6

I doubt you need a specialist. Your family Dr. can help with meds, side effects, write generic scripts, and monitor you. The office visits are much cheaper too.

Answer 7

yes in the states