Generic Adderall that was on Table (CC?)

[StrongerThanCeliac]

Hi everyone,

Was at a bar on Sunday (9/24)…..had been drinking (nothing gluten containing, I’m very careful with this). Anyways, someone offers me generic adderall (teva). But it’s on the table of the bar (people order pizza here all the time and obviously beer, etc.). I look the pill up to ensure it should be gluten-free and all. Anyways, I proceed to ingest half of the 30mg teva generic adderall. Don’t remember feeling anything at the time (had also had quite a bit to drink before and after). Monday morning I wake up feeling like trash but not too bad of stomach pain, thought maybe it’s just a hangover. Then Tuesday and today (9/27) my stomach pain has gotten worse and it feels like a full blown celiac reaction. 
 

Would the pill coming into contact with the table be enough to gluten someone? If so, would it take longer to recover from that glutening (since adderall has a half life and takes much longer to digest than food)? Or am I off base there? Thanks!

[Scott Adams]

It seems like the chance of enough gluten contamination on the pill from setting it on an apparently clean counter is pretty small. Are there generic makers of Adderall? Perhaps there was some wheat starch in the pill? 

You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication:

To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area.

• https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/ 

 

[StrongerThanCeliac]

48 minutes ago, Scott Adams said:

It seems like the chance of enough gluten contamination on the pill from setting it on an apparently clean counter is pretty small. Are there generic makers of Adderall? Perhaps there was some wheat starch in the pill? 

You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication:

To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area.

• https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/ 

 

Thank you - the pill should’ve been ok. I wasn’t sober when I grabbed it off of the table, but that bar table isn’t clean I wouldn’t think. Pizza, beer, etc. It was probably cleaned that morning but the outdoor area there is seat yourself - I’ve seen people eat pizza, drink beer, etc. at that table many times before. 

[StrongerThanCeliac]

Also, just now was told that they do NOT clean that outdoor table whatsoever. So who knows what’s all on that table, but it’s probably dried. Would the pill sitting on the table for a few minutes be enough to cause a full blown celiac reaction?

[Scott Adams]

It seems unlikely, but who knows? If you ate any food outside your home, for example at this bar or at a restaurant, this would be the more likely culprit. 

[StrongerThanCeliac]

On 9/28/2023 at 1:45 PM, Scott Adams said:

It seems unlikely, but who knows? If you ate any food outside your home, for example at this bar or at a restaurant, this would be the more likely culprit. 

I only eat at very specific places that haven’t ever made me sick (Five Guys Burgers and Fries surprisingly hasn’t ever made me sick - had burger Patties and regular fries DoorDashed). But just today, my cousin was drinking beer - I let him have a sip of my drink (to make sure it was Tito’s vodka because it tasted off)…..I planned on getting a fresh drink after that. After the fresh drink, I think I inadvertently took a sip of the one that he drank out of. I was already sick, but hopefully that wasn’t enough to extend my days of being sick?

[Scott Adams]

All distilled alcohol is considered to be gluten-free, so I'm not sure what in the drink might make you sick.