(Atlanta, GA / October 20, 2022) — Cate Osborn, aka ‘Catieosaurus’, the popular content creator, media personality and co-host of ADHD podcast
Catie and Erik’s Infinite Quest with Erik Gude, is featured in a just-released Washington Post
news article, “Adderall Shortage is So Bad Some Patients Can’t Fill Their Prescriptions”.
On the heels of the FDA releasing a statement about Adderall’s “intermittent manufacturing delays” and producers’ inability to keep up with demand across the U.S., experts are concerned with potential challenges in filling prescriptions – and patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are struggling with the ability to effectively cope in their daily activities.
“Adderall is not just there to help you write your college term paper. It’s there so you can feed your kids and go to work and run a household and manage your life,” Osborn states in the feature, which is reportedly affecting 6 in 10 pharmacies and giving rise to dangerous counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine.
Osborn’s co-host Gude says he has been off Adderall for a month and fraught with difficulties doing simple tasks such as cooking, caring for his dog and maintaining normal sleep patterns. “You are weighing the deficits of not being medicated at all with the devil you don’t know.”
While manufacturers are recommending alternative solutions and expecting the situation to improve in the coming months, Osborn insists that for those who are currently suffering without their daily dose of Adderall, the situation is dire.
“For a lot of people, this is vital, lifesaving medication. It is the difference between thriving and surviving.”
Read the Washington Post article in full at WashingtonPost.com.
ABOUT CATE OSBORN:
Cate Osborn, aka Catieosaurus, is a certified mental health and certified Neurodivergent sex educator, content creator, podcast co-host of ‘Catie and Erik’s Infinite Quest – an ADHD adventure’, advocate in tabletop roleplaying games and relationship spaces and online media personality with a community of more than two million followers and 500 million views/fan engagement on OnlyFans, TikTok, Twitter, IG and Twitch, where she creates informative videos that inspire and uplift others in need of positive reinforcement and support.
Prior to her advocacy work, Osborn was a professional magician, held the position of Entertainment Director at Fairburn’s Georgia Renaissance Festival, and was an actor and teaching artist at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. She holds two master’s degrees in Shakespeare and a BFA in Theatre, and, after a formal ADHD diagnosis at age 30, now prioritizes educating others on the importance of maintaining mental health while also struggling with the ups & downs of depression.
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