I am a single mother of 2 children. Both my children and I have ADD and ADHD. My 12 year old son has been on Adderall since he was 4 years old and health insurance was paying for the his medication.
His doctor said his ADHD case was pretty bad and that he should be medicated for the rest of his life for it. We lost our insurance when I separated from my husband when my son was 9. Back then Adderall xr 20 mgs was $108 a month without insurance. I couldn’t afford it, so for the next 3 years my son could not take the adderall. My sons grades gradually started slipping and he was getting in more trouble more often. I was getting more calls from the school about him being disruptive and refusing to do his work in class. This year in 6th grade he has had at least 10 referrals, which is not good. He had at least 3 Fs every tri-mester and I was getting calls from the principle and his teachers about 4 time per week. The calls were about missing work, not doing work in class, being disruptive in class, argumentative with teachers, disrespectful, throwing things, hitting other kids and that he would fail the 6th grade if things didn’t change. The last tri-mester it was 4 weeks before school was over and my son had 3 Fs. He got an emergency expulsion for hitting a kid in his class and he had 4 weeks to bring his Fs up or he would fail 6th grade. I took my son to the doctor and asked him to put my son back on the Adderall and told him about his grades. (Keep in mind that my son also acted this way at home and it has been very difficult for the last 3 years off medication in our home.) I had know Idea that Adderall is now $197 for a month supply. I didn’t know what to do so I used my bill money for his medication because I new the Adderall would help him a great deal. In one week he got 1 of his Fs up and his Reading teacher called me. He said that he just wanted me to tell my son that he is doing great! He told me that my son has made a 360 degree turn around. He said my son is still himself but he’s respectful, on task, stays in his seat and does his work, very focused, he doesn’t argue, he’s not impulsive. The teacher told me that all of his teachers agree with what he was telling me about my son and that they wanted me to know that and to tell my son that. All of this helped my son feel better about himself which in turn made him happy about going to school because he was getting praised in stead of getting in trouble. He brought his grades up and passed the 6th grade and living with him at home is much easier, happier and fun. When he takes the adderall he’s the same boy but his negative behavior is gone and he is more positive. It’s like night and day. Unbeleivable!

Unfortunetley, I can’t afford $197 per month and I am beside myself as to what I can do to keep my son on the Adderall so that he can be successful in school, feel proud that he’s doing well in school and eventually graduate. Without it I fear it will be a very negative outcome like, jail, drugs, fighting. I don’t know why Adderall is so expensive but my son desperately needs it to pass the next grade. If there is some way to get patience assistance program so his doctor can just give me some every month to give my son, or some kind of discount, I would really like to know about it and we would be very grateful and thankful! Please Help Us!

Thanks
Sarita

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Les

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