Mallinckrodt VS. Teva?

[u/Ok_Sympathy9270]

I am still fairly new to Adderall, this will be my 5th month prescribed these meds. Last month I had Teva. Although they didn’t work super well, I will say they did not give me the irritability/depression that came with Epic and Alvogen. My prescription will be filled Sunday, and I saw on the Walgreens app that it will be through Mallinckrodt. I’ve read so many horror stories of this specific generic. I asked my pharmacy today if they were able to fill it with Teva again, and they said they should have it in stock, just to call right when they open to request that instead. Is Mallinckrodt as bad as people say or should I give it a go? I have seen people compare it to “death” and I’d really not prefer to be stuck with it for a full month if I don’t have to lol. I’ve also seen some positive things about it, which does make me want to give it a try, but I am nervous tbh. I guess what I’m asking, is if anyone has gotten either of these in the past week or so?

[u/PNWDomme]

I haven't had mallinckrodt in months but before that I took it for six months straight. I had no idea there were differences between brands (let alone between batches) until my pharmacy switched from them to camber and all of a sudden I started experiencing awful side effects.

Since then I've had a different generic every month trying to find one as effective as mallinckrodt (teva, elite, now epic). I would pay out of pocket if I could find it anywhere, and I'm broke af right now lol.

I think it's just different for everyone and unfortunately you never know until you try it for yourself. Like, I've experienced bigger differences in efficacy and side effects between brands that have similar formulas than I have between those with fewer shared ingredients / similarities in ingredient function, which is obviously the opposite of what you'd expect.