As the U.S. continues to face a nationwide shortage of Adderall due to surging demand in recent years, some adults with ADHD are forced to navigate life while unmedicated
For Jessica McCabe, who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder , moving to Seattle meant navigating major hurdles to access her medication. First, she couldn’t find a psychiatrist who treated adults with ADHD. Once she did, her new health insurance refused to pay for the medications that worked best for her, forcing her to try cheaper drugs, which either didn’t work as well, or came with side effects.
Although ADHD is commonly thought of as a children’s disorder, characterized by little boys who just can’t sit still, it is a far more complicated and pervasive condition, one that can have a significant lifelong impact. ADHD impacts the parts of the brain that control, which is the ability to plan, prioritize and execute tasks, whether it’s completing a complicated, long-term project at work, or figuring out how to still get work done, while juggling the chaos of parenting young children.
“This is not the first shortage of ADHD medicines I’ve seen in my career, but this is by far the worst,” says Jon Stevens, a psychiatrist who specializes in treating ADHD. Stevens, who first noticed intermittent shortages in the fall, is now fielding multiple calls a day from patients, who are unable to get their medication. “Here’s another disruption to their lives,” Stevens says, “after just coming out of a pandemic.
Meanwhile, Amy K has no guarantee whether the new pharmacy will have her medication. “Until the prescription hits the pharmacy, you have no idea” if they can fill the prescription or not, says Ari Tuckman, a psychologist who specializes in treating ADHD.
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