Anecdotes in general are useless but the Adderall example is not just a single person's anecdote. It's an extremely common experience that almost everyone who t

Anecdotes in general are useless but the Adderall example is not just a single person's anecdote. It's an extremely common experience that almost everyone who takes the medication deals with. Many of the patients are kids who don't really understand what the difference between generic or name brand pills even is, so its hard to attribute the difference to their beliefs. Many pediatric doctors try to start treatment with generics and then move to the name brand as an alternative to increasing dosage.