Adderall Shortage Update. I just had to leave work because I was so overstimulated. Couldn't

tune out anything. I couldn't pay attention to anything. My anxiety is destroying me right

now.

Last October, the FDA sent out a press release titled FDA Announces Shortage of Adderall,

in which the FDA announced a shortage of Adderall, a medication that tens of millions of Americans

use mainly to treat ADHD. This led to some worry, some panic.

It's a fucking mess. So if anybody has any tips, this is fucking insane.

Some hacks? It's not a good hack, but it's a hack. If you have to get shit done, nicotine

gum.

Don't do that. Many people of course wondered why there was a shortage of a medication that

so many people need. Why don't the companies just make more of it, and etc. We have some

answers ahead on today's explained.

It's today explained. I'm Noel King. What does the Adderall Shortage look like if you're

the one who needs the medication? My colleague, Cion Petro, posted a story on Instagram asking

for people who knew they knew, and it turned out that her friend AJ was one of them.

My name is AJ Muséway, and I am a historian.

AJ is 34 years old. She lives in Seattle. And last fall, she was diagnosed with ADHD,

attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder. And her therapist prescribed Adderall.

Adderall was a lifesaver. I will definitely say that one of the most difficult things that

I was dealing with was having these intrusive thoughts and like around a post-acendrom

or like, can I really do this or like, am I being a good child? Am I doing what I'm supposed

to be doing? You know, I'm in my thirties, is this where I'm supposed to be? And then

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