What should I do about my generic Adderall XR?

[vatieman]

I've been on brand name Adderall XR 15mg pills for a few months now, and I've never had any problems with side effects other than suppressed appetite. Thanks to our new insurance only covering the generic, I had to switch to a drug "identical" to the brand. When I initially told my mom I was worried about the switch, she told me they're the exact same thing. She's a pharmacist, so I took her word for it.

Fast forward to today, when I started the generic. The day was fine. Around 7:30, I started acting EXTREMELY different. I became really loud and obnoxious, lost my ability to think clearly, lost the ability to focus my vision, and had lots of trouble trying to find the right/appropriate words to say. I'm fairly certain I shouldn't have been driving. Everything seemed chaotic and I felt like I was acting extremely ditzy.

That lasted until 9:00, when I started becoming paranoid. I was tired, and I still am, but I couldn't and can't fall asleep. My chest hurt incredibly badly, as if my heart was overstressed. My resting heart rate falls around 60-70 normally; it was 108 at 9:55. Mind you, I had been sitting since 9:00.

The chest pain felt very similar to pain I experienced earlier this year after using a faulty albuterol inhaler. I was taken to the ER for that, but nothing's happening with these new meds because they're "the same as the other ones".

I know my mom should have some background knowledge on drug info like this, but she refuses to believe me that the brand name and generic drugs have different inactive ingredients. There's evidence to prove otherwise. She told me to my face when I complained about my chest pain and had attributed it to the generic Adderall, "They're literally the same thing, you're making it up." My chest pain is very real and very scary. My dad will listen to me, but my mom keeps brushing my symptoms off. This stuff has made me restless, paranoid, and essentially high.

This is extremely scary to me. Only one day of dosing and I'm frightened to take it tomorrow, but I know I need it for school.

Should I skip my dose tomorrow and try to see a doctor as soon as possible or take it and run the risk of crashing again like I did tonight?

Sorry if my writing is crappy but it's 12:30 and I'm still unable to sleep.

[Sandman2]

    Welllllll, your mom is right in that a gereric should be the same.   It sounds like you got a real overdose.   Double check the label and maybe size and make sure that it is the same as the old ones.
     Also, asthma meds can cause side effects like this too (as you found out).  Did you up your dose of anything?
    If you are worried you could always open the capsule and sprinkle about half of it on your food, thus cutting your dose way down.
    Hope this helps.  Let us know what happens.