When working with a new psychiatrist, I like to perform a test and establish ground truth that will serve as the basis of our work. I mention as soon as possib

When working with a new psychiatrist, I like to perform a test and establish ground truth that will serve as the basis of our work. I mention as soon as possible that I'll be requesting name brand prescriptions. If they get it and clearly understand why I'd request name brand, then, great, they've passed the test and we can continue. If they balk, I explain: 1. That the teva-brand generic budeprion XL that I received in place of name-brand Wellbutrin XL in 2010 caused a catastrophic relapse of my symptoms -- and was shortly afterwards withdrawn and banned from the US market. 2. That after I was switched to generic amphetamine salts from the name-brand Adderall formulations I'd been taking, blood tests revealed -- repeatedly -- that there were no detectable amphetamine metabolites in my body, and I was incapable of functioning. As soon as I switched back to a name-brand formulation, the metabolites suddenly reappeared at the expected concentration in my bloodwork, my symptoms abated, and I was able to resume the parts of my life that had derailed in the intervening months. 3. That if the doctor has any problem with or doubts about my requests for name-brand-only, dispense-as-written prescriptions, I will find a different psychiatrist.