Name brand Adderall denial
I am needing advice on what steps to take in order to receive the name brand Adderall, or generic form TEVA instead of the generic form I am currently taking which is mallinckrodt. I am having side effects from it which are: headaches, irritability, some anxiousness, sweating, went back to excessively chewing and peeling skin off the inside of my cheek, and have bad brain fog. I gave it 3 weeks to see if it just needed time to work, but this is not fun. My psychiatrist placed a non formulary drug request form in for it, and stated on there that this medication wasn't working for me and that my focus wasn't improving while being on it. The pharmacy denied it with the reply of, "name brand is not available since generic form is." or something along those lines.
I then spoke to my drs nurse and he let me know that their hands were tied and that I would have to keep taking this one generic form, or go through my civ side provider to get TEVA or name brand. My civ side insurance is $300 per month, and i'd really like to cancel it due to being a single mom so every dollar saved when possible is the best outcome right now. I called the pharmacy number yesterday to see what I could do on my end, and they stated that the pharmacist that denied the med change would call me to discuss reason for denial. No call from them, so I called just now and the woman said they'd send another message back but also sent it to my Dr. Dr. called me to let me know that again, his hands were tied and he was sorry that he couldn't help more. I feel horrible that they contacted him AGAIN for this issue since he's a great psychiatrist who genuinely seems like he cares, and I don't want him thinking I'm being difficult. (maybe I am, and if so.. then I am deeply sorry!)
I am at a loss now. At this point I'm guessing I need to speak to a patient advocate? Or keep attempting to speak to the person who denied it, and show them proof that the VA diagnosed me with ADHD on top of other mental diagnoses? I hate being this person, but I genuinely need Adderall to properly function day to day, and these past two weeks have not been great at work, at home with doing tasks, or being an attentive and calm mom that my child deserves.
I'm so sorry for the rant on here, but i feel like I have nowhere else to turn other than to other veterans who use the VA system for their controlled meds. Hopefully someone on here will have advice on this topic. Thanks for taking the time to read!