I have no clue what out of pocket is these days, but my insurance only charges me $12 for name brand Concerta. I know at one time there was an authorized generic sold by Janssen I believe was their name, but it’s still the same patented pill. That might be what my prescription is filled as.

PSA for anyone who cares: Authorized Generics are the name brand sold cheaper. True Generics are a completely different pill sold as “bio-identical”.

Don’t quote me on this last bit, but I believe bio identical only has to be like 80% similar, which is why so many generics cause so many problems for so many people

[–] jandar_fett@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What insurance company do you go with, if you don't mind my asking? I'm heading down the road towards trying medicine possibly if I get an official diagnosis and want as much info as I can get between now and then. Thanks in advance btw and for all the sharing of info in this thread in general. It's really helpful.

[–] Jessica@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cigna

[–] jandar_fett@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for replying. I have BlueCross Blue Shield through ACA because I'm poor (lol) so maybe I can get ADHD medicine for cheap too if it comes down to it.

[–] Pazuzu@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

If insurance doesn't get you a reasonable price, try Walmart. They always seem to have any goodrx or similar discounts applied automatically if you pay out of pocket. I was paying around $30/mo for generic Adderall XR, I think the non XR stuff was around $20/mo