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FDA Approves New ADHD Drug Vyvanse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) for the treatment of ADHD. Vyvanse was designed to lower the potential for abuse. Stimulant medications are the first-line treatment for ADHD, but many clinicians are reluctant to prescribe stimulants because they are often misused in our society. However, children and adolescents with untreated ADHD are at an increased risk of developing a problem with substance use, and effective treatment of ADHD significantly decreases that risk.
The route of administration of a stimulant has a strong affect on abuse potential. Drugs that are rapidly absorbed and achieve higher blood levels can produce a euphoric effect. This effect is easier to obtain by crushing short acting tablets and snorting or injecting them. Longer acting tablets and capsules are not easily put into a form that can be snorted or injected, and thus have a less abuse potential.
Vyvanse is d-amphetamine (dextroamphetamine) that is linked or bound to a naturally occurring amino acid, l-lysine. This compound is inactive (is inert) until this bond is broken by enzymes (metabolized) in the GI tract (stomach and intestine), releasing the active drug, d-amphetamine.
Since there are no enzymes in the nasal passages that can break this bond, blood levels would be 96% lower if Vyvanse were snorted than if d-amphetamine were snorted, and 75% lower if it were injected. When given intravenously to adults with histories of stimulant abuse, Vyvanse produced less euphoric effects than d-amphetamine, and the effects were not significantly different than intravenous placebo.
Absorption of Vyvanse is delayed, compared to d-amphetamine, and without a quick onset, the intensity and "likability" (drug-seeking behavior) drops. When Vyvanse is taken orally, increasing doses produce increasing blood levels, but only up to a certain point (130 - 150 mg), beyond which higher doses will not produce higher blood levels, which might reduce abuse potential and toxicity from overdose.
Vynase is given once daily in the morning, and it is significantly effective until at least 6:00 PM. Its effectiveness, potential for side effects, and safety is comparable to Adderall XR. It does have the potential to reduce stimulant abuse or misuse, and may protect against toxicity from overdose.
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The route of administration of a stimulant has a strong affect on abuse potential. Drugs that are rapidly absorbed and achieve higher blood levels can produce a euphoric effect. This effect is easier to obtain by crushing short acting tablets and snorting or injecting them. Longer acting tablets and capsules are not easily put into a form that can be snorted or injected, and thus have a less abuse potential.
Vyvanse is d-amphetamine (dextroamphetamine) that is linked or bound to a naturally occurring amino acid, l-lysine. This compound is inactive (is inert) until this bond is broken by enzymes (metabolized) in the GI tract (stomach and intestine), releasing the active drug, d-amphetamine.
Since there are no enzymes in the nasal passages that can break this bond, blood levels would be 96% lower if Vyvanse were snorted than if d-amphetamine were snorted, and 75% lower if it were injected. When given intravenously to adults with histories of stimulant abuse, Vyvanse produced less euphoric effects than d-amphetamine, and the effects were not significantly different than intravenous placebo.
Absorption of Vyvanse is delayed, compared to d-amphetamine, and without a quick onset, the intensity and "likability" (drug-seeking behavior) drops. When Vyvanse is taken orally, increasing doses produce increasing blood levels, but only up to a certain point (130 - 150 mg), beyond which higher doses will not produce higher blood levels, which might reduce abuse potential and toxicity from overdose.
Vynase is given once daily in the morning, and it is significantly effective until at least 6:00 PM. Its effectiveness, potential for side effects, and safety is comparable to Adderall XR. It does have the potential to reduce stimulant abuse or misuse, and may protect against toxicity from overdose.
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Technorati Tags: ADHD, ADD, FDA, health-and-wellness, Vyvanse, stimulant medications, d-amphetamine, Adderall XR, stimulent abuse
192 Comments:
Any results comparing it's effectiveness relative to other stimulant meds. Is there any feedback from the medical community avsilable and if so, where can it be found?
I started taking it today and I used to be on Adderall XR. I felt such a difference in the two and felt no side effects as I did with Adderall.
I was on Adderall XR for years and was changed to Vyvanse a month ago. This difference is obvious. Instead of the immediate high then drastic low, Vyvanse really does give me the ability to focus, understand, etc. throughout the entire day. It just feels natural, not like Adderall.
Today is my first day taking Vyvanse. I already feel a difference as I sit in class. I did not feel the rush 45 minutes after I took it like I did when I was taking Adderall. It seems that the dry mouth side effect is gone. Hopefully there won't be an afternoon "crash" along with a screaming headache like when I took Adderall.
My 6 year old just got prescribed Vyvanse. Any info on not so pleasant side effects? His current medication seems to wear off at about 12pm and the change is dramatic in listening/attention/behavior and his pediatrician thinks this might be our best option rather than increasing the dose on the current medication. Thanks!
I've been off ADHD medication for over 14 years and it was bad, I started Taking Vyvanse Friday August 24th and I can feel a difference, I'm able to concentrate on my school work, and job
I took Adderall before, Now I am on Vyvanse. I am a college student with no insurance and these medications are the difference between being an "A" student or a "D" student.
I don't like Vyvanse so far because I feel like my heart is racing even when I am lying in bed relaxed, 12 hours after taking it.
Also seems to give me severe Mania:
For those of you who don't know what "Mania" is I pulled this definition.
"Classic symptoms include rapid speech, racing thoughts, decreased need for sleep, hypersexuality, euphoria, grandiosity, and increased interest in goal-directed activities"
^This is totally what this medication causes atleast for me.
...Atleast the dry mouth is gone.
I'm a recently diagonsed (4 months) ADHD adult and switched to Vyvance from Adderall after 3 montns. Noticably absent side effects for me are no 'jitters' or dry mouth. I've also noticed an increased ability to concentrate versus the Adderall, and no hard crashes.
I just changed from Adderall XR 25mg, to Vyvanse 50mg, Today was my first day on Vyvanse and while I am definately more concentrated on things, it is almost to much to a put it has almost brought me completely down to where everyone I talk to thinks I am completely depressed! (I'm not). I am wondering if this will be persistant or if it will go away once I adjust to the new medication.
my ten year old daughter has taken three different types of ADHD meds. Monday was the first day to try Vyvance and so far its been great. No bad mornings or evenings.....it seems to be awesome
My first prescribed ADD med. I sampled some strattera before and it was awful. 2 days on Vyvance 30mg daily and I have only slept about 3 hours. I crashed at about 3pm the first day and drank some caffeine... big mistake. My mouth is very dry and I have low level headache. Its been the most productive 2 days in months.
I have been taking the vyvanse for a little over two weeks.
crash is terrible for me, I cried every evening for the first week. I also noticed that I would have a huge appetite, unlike other adhd meds after 10 or 11 hours.. Its okay, but too much hype IMO, there are better options.
The focus is not consistent either for me it was on and off.
I also forgot to mention, my experience with insomnia is terrible with this med . I have a hard time falling asleep even though I am exhausted.
My 14 year old daughter has been through the gammat of meds for ADHD. She was placed on Vyvanse 6 weeks ago and reports an amazing difference. I am seeing a stark contrast between this and Adderal XR. Her appetitie though is waning and she is already on the thin side.
My six year old has been taking Vyvanse for a bit over 2weeks now & he has been doing great. No problem with going to sleep as I was warned by Psychologist & best of all not as much lost of appetite. He is not having any crashing symptoms but he does tend to get a bit more emotional than usual for him.
I have been on vyvanse 30mg from adderall xr 20 for four days. It makes me high for an hour like REALLY high even slightly shaky then bam I really feel a drop two hours later. I lose concentration, thoughts racing, want to do a million things at once. I get a headache, dehydrated and feel in a haze. This med is not good for me. I had better success with adderall. I would even go far enough to say this med makes me feel like crap.
Oh and it makes me SUPER sensitive which I really dont need either!
Today is my first on Vyvance 50mg and so far it's been great. It says it takes a week to get into your system, but I feel wonderful, no shakes, no dry mouth, no highs or lows. I've been all every ADD med so far and this is the only one that has helped me concentrate and get things done. I hope I can continue to take it. I feel like I can do anything on it.
I was Dx'd with ADHD - Mixed Type a couple of years ago but never took any meds until enrolling in a clinical trial for Vyvanse about 18 months ago. So, I cannot compare it to other meds. However, when I first started the trial, the difference was patently clear. I knew from the beginning that I had to be on the real drug rather than placebo b/c my brain was working completely differently. Felt a few SE's for the first week or so (mild decrease in sleep, mild jitteriness in a.m.) and decreased appetite has continued to present (still able to eat and no nausea but less active interest in eating and 15 lb weight loss since starting drug). These SE's were so worth the change, especially in my ability to concentrate and continue working on tedious or involved tasks. I never knew how other people could make themselves stay focused on one task at a time! I have always worked very hard and tend (when no Rx) to get things done by working on five things at once. It's so nice now, though, to feel like I truly have the option of concentrating on project if it has priority over others.
Just wish that approval for Vyvanse in adults would come through. My insurance won't pay for it b/c it's only gotten approval for > 18 year-olds to date. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone successful on getting insurance to approve it?
ok its been 3 hours since ive been on vivance and i feel the urge to do everying i need to do, ive missed allot of school and didnt really care about anything going on ever since my mom thew away all my adderall on accident and wow this is like a totally diferent effect than adderall my heart is racing but i have the urge to do what i need to do and yeah im not shure how this will work in the long run bot as far as the first 3 hours i would recomend this to anyone who is taking adderall
I , too, just started on Vyvanse after trying Adderall XR for several months. I stuck w/the Adderall thinking that it HAD to help but I was fooling myself. I felt that 'crash' late in the day and really wasn't any more productive than w/o it. My dr. had me try Vyvanse and the first DAY I could feel the difference. What a relief! I can concentrate, finish a task completely and not feel like I"m coming unglued w/all the racing thoughts. I DO have side effects of being irritable and impatient... it gets better as the day goes on. I'm hoping it will decrease the longer I take it. I'm on 50 mg also from 20 Adderal XR. Is 50 the normal adult dosage?
I have never used adhd meds before so I can't compare it to any others. My MD started me on 30mg 6 days ago. I felt different immediatley. I am getting so much accomplished with EASE. I struggled to get things done and felt like I was working so hard. I don't feel like I'm focusing or accomplishing much, but then I'll turn around and all my task will be complete! I noticed a warmer body temperature, and an increased appetite. It actually helped some stomach pain I was having.(?) I get tired appropriately and sleep well. First night was a little "iffy". I had slight headache and dry mouth first day only. I feel happy and NORMAL>
I am 21 year old ADHD college student and just tried 30 MG Vyvance(from 30 MG Adderall XR.)It has been wonderful so far. While I don't feel as if I can "do anything," I feel just confident enough that I know I can do today what needs to be done today, without the racing thoughts, headache, and emotional crash. Basically, I feel normal and balanced, and that is a beautiful thing.
I have a 7yr. old, who was on Adderall XR for the last year. Before school ended last year they were talking about holding him back a year and I refused because he knew the work and ADHD was not going to go away. This year they already started talking about sending him back to 1st grade. Again I was fighting it because he knows the work. The principle said they would leave it alone for awhile because it was the beginning of the year, so they would wait a bit before making a decision. I had that meeting with the teacher on Tuesday. Before I left I informed her that my son was going to start Vyvance on Wednesday. I asked if she would please stay in contact with me for the first week or so. The next day I received a call from the teacher. She said that he was the 2nd person in the class that day to get all of his work done and done correctly. He was staying in his seat, he was not making any of the usual noises, his hand righting was beautiful, he was organized, focused, and on task all day. He came home that day complaining about silent reading not being long enough. So he brought his book home and finish reading his book (Goosebumps chapter book). Top it all of, the teacher a week later told me that my son was one of her best students. He has been on it for three weeks and I don’t see any side effects. He is eating better, sleeping, talking asking questions as needed, no anger outburst with his brother. Even doing better in football.
I have just been diagnosed with ADD as an adult yesterday and started taking the medication today. I feel a little wonky. Everything is kinda in slow motion and i feel real light on my feet. hopefully these side effects will go away.
The one thing that many people tend to forget is that not all medications are right for everyone. Some people will do really well on something, while others are negatively affected. My son was diagnosed first with the AHDH. I have always joked that we were both ADHD, but didn't really take it serious until his grades dropped to D's and F's in 4th grade. That woke me up. When he was diagnosed we tried 3 different meds before trying Focalin. That seemed to work "okay". I have been treated for depression for 5 years now. When researching the ADHD I found that left undiagnosed, it can cause depression. My doctor referred me out, and I was immediately put on Adderall XR. It seemed "okay" for 3 months or so. When I had to report back to school (teacher)I noticed there did not seem to be as much of an effect. My doctor switched my to Vyvanse in August. Can I simply say I have never had such clarity in my entire life. The first day I took it, I knew it was going to help me. I have since had my son switched over to it, and he started with the 1st dose today. When I asked him how he felt this afternoon, his words were "My head is clear." He has NEVER had that to say about any of the others. He was able to sit and work on school work for an hour with no fuss, whining, crying etc. Like I said - not all medications are for everyone. If you are thinking about trying it, or having your child try it, the very first thing is talk to your doctor. If they think it is a viable option then go for it. You don't know until you try. Just remember it is not a fix all, it still takes strong parenting and patience to deal with any child with ADHD!
Vyvanse really made me feel manic. It didn't especially help my focus. Rather, I felt restless, impatient, and twitchy. I'm going to try something else in hope it can reduce my distraction.
I am taking Vyvanse now, I was on 40mg of AXR and am now taking 70mg of Vyvanse. I love that you can open the capsule and drink it in water, it really helped me when I first started because I was having some insomnia and my dr told me to just take half of it by opening it and putting half in water and saving the other half for the next day. It doesn't taste bad either, just like a neutral taste. I am an adult and got it approved through my insurance, at first it was denied also like another person mentioned but my doctor got it through by telling them I still have ADHD symptoms and had failed other medications. It lasts like 14 hours for me and I can sleep pretty good on it now, I don't feel a "crash" at all. If you are on AXR you should definitely give Vyvanse a try.
I'm a 19 year old recovering drug addict which severe ADHD. I was on Adderall XR 30mg for about a year, but then went to rehab and had to get off of it. While I was on Adderall, I remember always getting somewhat of a high off of it, and crashing so hard at night. Being a smoker and drinking a lot of caffine, I could not bare with the combination of the 3. I was also on Strattera which I always hated and gave me nausea, so I finally got off that too. Wow I was an ADD mess. Finally my doctor told me about Vyvance, and how it was nonaddictive; so I was perscribed Vyvance 50mg. Let me tell you its amazing. I actually focus better then I ever have even on Adderall, or any other ADD medication. I dont get a high from it, I dont get any sort of come down from it. I can take it early in the morning and still have my focus for studying all the way into the night. It also gave me more confidence to do things, and work productivly day to day. I should be like the poster child for Vyvance. haha
I totally agree with one of the Anonymous readers about the effects of Vyvance. My 9 year old son was on it for 3 1/2 weeks and neither of us could handle it.
I must say some of his concentration in school was better, but the down side is that it also made him manic. He would talk a mile a minute without a breathe, his heart was racing, and he would lie in bed for hours and couldn't go to sleep.
This definitely wasn't a good choice for him.
I am 41 and was officially diagnosed with ADD in August. I tried strattera, but had too many side effects. Started taking vyvanse 30mg and gradually increased to 70mg. Initially I could tell a big difference, but now it doesn't seem to be working as well. I am going to call my Dr. Monday, but am wondering if there are adults who have been prescribed a higher dosage. I know that the 70 mg is still considered a pediatric dose.
My 7 yr old son started taking Vyvasne 30mg 2 weeks ago. He was just diagnosed with ADD b/c I didnt want to face the fact that he was ADD until I sturggled with him so much last yr. and this yr. started off badly. I could tell that he just couldnt conectrate no matter how hard he tried and he would tell me something then forget it the next minute. His grades got better within one week but by homework time (6:00pm) he starts losing concentration! I think the meds are wearing off that fast and from what I read, its supposed to last all day. He does this weird thing with his mouth and I looked it up and its Tourette's, caused by ADD. He used to do the blinking thing when he was younger but he stopped and now its the mouth thing... Esp. when he is trying to concentrate or gets overwhelmed during homework time. I dont know what to think of it. He also gets very emotional! I cant compare the Vyvanse to any other ADD meds b/c this is the first one he tried and I am scared to up his dosage even though he is 87 lbs which is big for a 7 yr old. Does anyone else have these problems?
My 12 year old son started taking Vyvanse 1 month ago and I noticed a change and so did he. He stated that he was able to focus and concentrate alot better. I do not have trouble waking him up in the mornings anymore. Appetite is not affected as it was while taking Adderall.
I have the misfortune of being dignosed with ADHD, OCD and severe BIPOLAR diseases. My psychiatrist, of whom I will never switch, Recently started me on Vyvanse 35mg. Today I went to 70mg. I am 6'3". Formerly 175lb. but dropped 10lb plus in 9 days. I am not saying this was due to Vyvanse. I am on the following meds as well:
Lamictal 150mg BID
Wellbutrin XL 150mg QD
Vyvanse 70mg QD
Trazadone 300mg QHS
It's really too soon for me to know for certain how the Vyvanse is working. I have, however, been cycling severely with my Bipolar disease within the past month.
I will see how my meds work and report back.
Thanks,
Dainbramage
I have had ADHD all my life, but never got tested until the beginning of the school year. I am 18 and a freshman in college. I was very aprehensive about taking any medication because i dont like the idea of my brain being chemically altered. And Its a stimulant and so is meth and Cocaine! and I am a person who wishes to be chemical free. My mom filled my perscription just in case. I was like whatever! She convinced me to at least try it. I did feel a bit jittery and would talk a mile a minute non stop. It almost made me very outgoing. And I could focous vey well. all day!!And normally i will want to take breaks and things but i didn't i just wanted to get things accomplished. around the 12 hour mark i felt a little bit of a crash but went to bed 4 hours later. Had a hard time getting to sleep and kept on waking up. I dont want to become dependent and I do not wish to take it on weekends so today, saturday I feel very tired but cant sleep and my head is so jumbled I cannot concetrate worth anything on any simple task. Worse than when i started taking the medication. I really only want to take it once in a while when I have a long day ahed of me or something. Does anyone have any advice????
Hey BrainDamage,
I am as damaged as you.Although, I am 30, and 5'6", about 120lbs. So, with my size less than you, I feel even more screwed!!
I am on the same drugs exactly. I take Vyvance 70mg in the a.m., Lamictal 150mg twice a day, 300XL of wellbutrin in the a.m., and only 50mg of Trazadone before bed. I love this combo, it really works well for the depression since I have tried so many in the past 10 years. I am definitely more normal on these, but I have been having major trouble catching that deep breath when I need it. It seemed to come on last week, although I had been from the 30mg Vyvance to the 70mg for about a week before that. Do you have anything like that? Do you worry what parts of our bodies will be falling apart from all of these meds in about 10 years?
I just started vyvanse 50mg after taking Adderall XR 20 mg for almost a year. I did not feel the initial jittery high that I did with adderall, unfortunately. My appetite is suppressed the same, and in fact, for a longer period than it was with adderall, and I also can go without sleeping just as easily. However, I have had trouble recalling things from my memory all day and I also have very brief sporadic bouts of sadness...very similar to adderall overall, I'll have to wait a while to see which I prefer.
I started taking Vyvanse a little over a month ago. They started me out at the highest dose. It worked wonders, as I have a very high stress job. My only qualm is that my insomnia became worse with it. The other bad thing I have to say about Vyvanse is the price of it is through the roof. My insurance only covers 20% of it since there is no generic to it. I'm going to have to switch back to Ritalin because of the outrageous price of Vyvanse. Even with insurance it still cost me $54 a month for ONE prescription.
kthought reading these "reviews" would convince me to switch from AddXR 25mg to Vyvanse b/c i think i already have or will have serious addiction probs. i dont think others meds will work & after reading these, seems like either loved vyvanse or loathed it, or just started it so unsure. comments?suggestions?ADVICE?
2nd week on Vyvanse; switched b/c was on Dexedrine since '93 and it just wasn't working anymore. Love the sustained release as it eliminated the drastic highs and lows; I'm on a much more even keel in regard to concentration and focus. A huge side effect is the uncontrollable crying and an obvious increase in apetite - neither of which I can afford in my job! I'd very much like to know if this will subside soon or should I go back to the Dexedrine.
well folks, another new med to try is all i can say-i have had success with adderall for the past 2 years, seems to be the best thing i have tried in the past 12 years of on again off again "samples"! Feel really weird on the vyvanse like i want to go but cannot??? Anyone else? my sleep patterns are all f'd up now and my eating is out of control at nite??? any input, no help for concentration because i tend to procrastinate, which my last meds helped???? GOOD LUCK_ and has anyone over 18 had luck with insurance covering the 150 for 30 pills? Thanks much,
I started taking Vyvanse 3 weeks ago to help with manic depression and anxiety. I have to take Xanax so I can at least get a few hours of sleep at night. I have never been on stimulant medication before and I am ready to crawl out of my skin. Other than that this is a great appetite supressant.
34yo female. Officially diagnosed ADD yesterday. I have always been unorgnaized, had to read things several times before they would sink in because I began thinking of something else, "scatterbrain", missing simple things due to inattention. You learn to work around it, but as life gets more stressfull...you have a harder time keeping things together, bills do not get paid on time, paperwork is misplaced incomplete or just plain late. A fe months ago, I was given a Rx for Phentermine to help get started with some needed weightloss. A few weeks after that I had to get off of them to have surgery. Got back on them after recovery but was inconsistent taking them. That is when i had a huge AHA moment. When I took the medication for the weight loss I was SOOOO much more focused. My work was getting done, and I was much more productive. As a wife, step mom and mom of ADHD children/spouse and as a speech pathologist that deals with ADD ADHD every day..I was absolutely floored to realize I..me...I was very likely ADD! WHAT?! I called my family doctor, and he suggested Vyvanse. Today was my first day. I was prescribed the 30 mg dose. I was thinking maybe it is too soon to tell, or perhaps it is psychological...but I have had a fantastic day sine about 30 minutes after that first dose. I feel so "even" and focused. I am not rushing to finsh something and run in circles because it is completed correctly the first time. This is fantastic. I was expecting to have to deal with the "rush" that i felt with the Phentermine..but this is just so much better...so natural. I am also take Diovan HCT for BLood Pressure, and Lexapro for depression as well as hormone replacement therapy due to hysterectomy. So far this combo is very good. I just cannot help thinking how much better I would have done in school and especially grad school had I known this then!
i was recently diagnosed with ADHD. I tried straterra and felt nothing.
I went from a 30 to a 50mg Vyvance. I feel like a motor is pushing me now. Im very focused and i can feel my heart pumping rather hard within my chest. I have a short temper and now i am even more irritable.
im going to try adderal to see how i react.
Hello i am a 21 yr old college student taking my third dose of Vyvance 30mg. I think it is great in many ways. Unfortunatly, i have only slept a total of 7 hours within this 3 day period. I am seriously considering an off day tommorow for some needed sleep! This medication really works, all of my instructers are noticing my improvements. THanks to VyVance for the help
My doctor stated vyvanse cannot be snorted or injected: also enzymes in the stomach breaks the drug down. anyone currently abusing their ADD/ADHD meds might rethink life and ask their doctor about vyvanse. I started today[50mg] and can tell you multiple doses are not as addictive as say aderall/adderallxr. i thank shire for a "real" chance to take vyvanse as prescribed, for 250mg feels about the same as 50mg. i feel the drug is safe even for a recovering addict. though tonight will be long the remaining 25 pills remain to be taken as prescribed. i will be smarter. i shall say too that self medicating by way of the street or previously prescribed pills can and will end in jail, institutions, or death. C-ya
I started Vyvanse about a week ago from taking no ADHD medicine. I am bipolar so mixing meds in really sensitive. I am also on Abilify, for mania, and Lamictal, for depression. So far, I have had really good results. I'm working on the things that need to get done, instead of distracting myself. It also doesn't throw me into mania (Which was a worry of mine). I have had horrible dry mouth and sore throat. And loss of appetite, but I still can eat... someone just has to remind me to stop working to eat haha. The results far out weigh the side effects.
I HAVE A 6 YR OLD WHO WAS JUST PUT ON VYVANSE AND IN THE PM HOURS HE IS HAVING SEVERE STOMACH ACHE AND TODAY HE TREW UP TWICE I WANTED TO KNOW IF THESE SYMPTOMS WILL GO AWAY ..
MY 6YR OLD SON WAS DIAGNOSE WITH ADHD A WEEK AGO AND WAS PRESCRIBED VYNASE 30MG. HE HAS BEEN ON MEDS FOR 3 DAYS NOW. I SEE A CHANGE STARTING THE 1ST DAY. HE DID HAVE A LOSS OF APPETITE AND INSOMNIA BUT I NOTICE IT IS GETTING BETTER. HIS TEACHER SAID THAT HE CAN NOW FOCUS AND NO LONGER GETS IN TROUBLE. I THANK GOD FOR THIS MEDICATION.
My daughter started Vynase today, I wanted to cry, am I doing bad. I have had people pulling me all directions, dont dope up your kid.... Well she is 6 years old, in the first grade. She had trouble last year in school.... she could not stay on task. This year her teacher is telling me that she is going to fell. She is so smart, she just can not sit still long enough to put it on paper. Well I have been putting it off long enough, I dont want her to fall behind. I need some encougaging words from someone that has been through this, thank you
I am an eighteen yearold high school senior and have been taking Vyvanse for ADD for about two and a half weeks. I really don't feel that different. I think I am focusing a little better in school, and I have felt very outgoing. Sometimes though, I feel like I cannot communicate, or think of funny things to say like I could before the medication. It is hard for me to tell if these are symptoms of the medication or if I am just obsessing(I also have obsessive culpulsive disorder.) Has anyone else had similar symptoms? Is it possible that to be disorganized and have trouble focusing without having ADD?
My 8 year old has been on 30MG starting on Wed.
Day One, came home with a queasy stomach but said he felt better focused. Came home and when the medicine was out of his system, he rattled off questions at lightening speed. Became very active and hyper. Woke up that evening at 1AM and could not sleep until 5AM, heart was racing.
Day 2, Stomach felt better and very focused. Woke up again at 1AM and stayed up until 4AM.
If this nighttime erratic sleep schedule continues I will need to discontinue. This is our first experience with ADHD medication.
My son was diagnosed with ADHD at 4 years of age (it is very severe). In addition he has language receptive/expressive disorder. My son is now ten years old and has tried every medication on the market for ADHD, as well as alternative medicine. The closest we have come to seeing positive results for his hyperactivity was Focalin XR however he seemed to be in a "fog" with the medication (just like all the other stimulants he has taken), which given his LD it was not the ideal solution. I took him off stimulants over the summer. Not only did I notice a difference, but my son's tutor also noticed that Justin had an easier time communicating over the summer. It was as if he could all the sudden explain himself and understand things he couldn't understand before. School came and I had to put him back on medication due to his inability to focus in the classroom and consistent hyperactivity. Within weeks his progression in language communication regressed to where it was before. I spoke with his doctor regarding the effect the stimulant drugs where appearing to have on my son's language skills and he recommended Vyvanse. My son has had AMAZING success with this medication...it seems to effect the neurotransmitters in a less negative way than other medications he has been on. His teacher and tutor cannot believe the difference. His language skills, reading comprehension, and math skills are improving dramatically. His teacher said it is as if a light bulb has turned on for the first time. He is happy, calm, and finally learning how to read. His self-esteem has been the best improvement. In the end that is what is important to me. While improvement in school contributes to the self-esteem; all I want is for my son to be happy and healthy. I intend to write the University of Virginia to see if they can research why the stimulant has made so much difference with my sons LD. Perhaps they could do additional studies for children with ADHD and LDs to see if typical stimulants could be complicating LD issues in children. I understand this is a Pro-Drug but I'm not sure how different it is from other stimulants. This much I know: I am so happy to have found this treatment for my son. If only it was available 5 years ago.
Follow up to my last post which is two or three above this post:
Day Three: 3 days my son has taken 30MG and a very good day it was. No stomach problems or as my son stated, his stomach made friends with the medicine. He also slept through the night which is a big relief. Now we can focus on his academic achievement in school and see if he has better control of his focus.
Because I hated doing this to my son, I decided to take one of the pills today to see what he was feeling. Keep in mind I weight 120lbs. more than he does but I am a diagnosed ADHD adult who has never been medicated. I am a teacher and I have coped with focus problems by becoming extremely organized with "things to do lists". A negative to this is I don't handle change very well. All of my colleagues understand that I work best when they make requests by email rather than in passing(because I will forget).
Well anyhow, the effect was immediate. At first I felt kind of hazy if that makes any sense but not in the drunk feeling sense. No stomach problems and my mind was not racing with random thoughts for the next 5 hours. It seemed to wear off after 5 hours. I had to pick up tile for a home project to be completed tomorrow and there was a mistake with our special order. No problem, spoke with the people and they went back and found some samples that solved the problem. Why is this a big deal, because without the medicine my mind would have run 10 different scenarios while they looked for replacement tiles and each scenario in my head would have been negative. To say I am high strung is quite the understatement. I have also been a nervous nail biter for most of my life, I stopped about 3 years ago. Even though I stopped biting my nails, I am constantly picking at them with my fingers, especially when I watch my favorite sports team. I went 5 hours without any thoughts of my nails or nervous habits.
I post this because as a parent, I want to know how my child is affected by the medicine and now I know. I hope my experience may alleviate other parent fears.
BTW- I don't endorse taking someone else's medicine and please understand my sons doctor knows I am ADHD as well and he said this is the medicine I would be prescribed if I were to be prescribed. He is my doctor as well and knows my entire medical history including current medications I take.
I am a mom of 3 special needs kiddos. My oldest was on Adderal XR but she crashed so hard and we couldn't get through homework. It was an improvement, but we still struggled. The dr switched her to 30 mg of Vyvance and WOW! I cannot say how THANKFUL I am for this medicine. I have my child back. She went from low c's in school to A's! She was a bit quesy the first two days, but now is eating normally and has GAINED weight. She was losing on the Adderall XR and couldn't afford to lose any. My oldest son is going to try it starting today and I am praying it will work for him too!
I liked Adderall XR soooo much better. Vyvance is really weird, I felt like I wanted to do everything and nothing all at once and I felt paranoid and mad at the world. It absolutely killed my reading comprehension. I was reading really super fast and I thought I was doing good until I came to the end of the paragraph and realized I had no idea what I had just read. It took me seven hours to read a chapter in my criminal justice book. SEVEN HOURS no way would I have done that on Adderall. My head feels so full and so empty I dont know how to explain it. It made me suspicious of and insecure around the guy I'm with for no reason. Basically I feel like a crackhead. Vyvance=no good.
I have been on Vyvance for only 3 days. I am really confused by my results so far. I have never been on an ADD medication before and did not know what to expect. I am wondering if anyone has experienced a burning sensation in their chest? I have been having this problem for the last 3 days. I also feel lightheaded and things are too slow. My reaction time while driving is also slow and this concerns me. Do these symptoms get better? I do have to say my concentration is substantially better and I am hoping these side effects subside. I am going to give the medication a full 1 week trial before I look for another option. Thank you in advance to anyone who my have any wisdom for me.
My 5 yr old has been on just about all the ADHD meds, they would work for awhile then stop helping. So the next has been Vyvanse 30 mg. He is also Bipolar,ODD, CD, Anxiety D/o. So far Vyvanase has been a joke. It has made him manic, not sleep for 4 days!!!, eats everything in site (thats ok his is skinny),more hyper. I want to scream!! Its almost christmas and he can sit for two seconds.
anonymous above me --
Maybe you should get a second opinion about the adhd diagnosis? seems like if he's responding the way you describe he might need a second opinion and a different approach. I'm not a doctor but it would drive me crazy to give my kid meds and have them do the opposite of what they're supposed to do.
Good luck and happy holidays!
My 6 yr old started taking this yesterday, he was up until 3:30 this morning sleeping on and off until 7:15. He was up and ready to go again. He cant stop talking the Dr says to give it through the weekend but will it get better.
My daughter is 9 and has been on Adderall XR 15 MG for about year I was wondering if I should ask my Dr. to switch her to Vyvanse? Just wondering one of the worst side effects is she does not eat much at lunch and her weight has flatlined since June of last year. I was just wondering.
I just started taking vyvanse yesterday. So far its helping with my mood and im able to concentrate more. The only bad thing is that im not eating pretty much at all. And i haven't really slept that much eather.
My 13 year-old son was diagnosed with ADD/OCT/PTSD, anxiety and depression 3 years ago. He has tried Concerta, Ritalin and Adderall and they have wreaked havoc for him because of the crashes and jitters. Now he sees a new doc and takes Lamictal, Lexipro, Vyvanse and Clonodine. The first day he took Vyvanse was like watching a miracle. He goes to a boy's boarding school 800 miles away from home and the house parents and teacher's report a miraculous difference in his attention, focus, mood and ability. These boys also perform and tour much of the year and some of their days are 20 hours long and he may find some difficulty during night performances but we are anxious to see how it works on tour as well. So far I totally recommend Vyvanse to those that have come up short with other ADD meds. I am so happy for my son and it is a huge relief for all of us that he can perform and produce at a competent level. I have never heard him so happy.
I started taking Vyvanse, 30 MG yesterday....however, I mentioned to my doctor that my body tends to be sensitive. I took Adderall, given to me by a friend...30 miligrams on top of very strong Starbucks coffee, Coke, and smoking cigarettes last semester to get a 10 page paper done. I took all these stimulants as a person who has NEVER EVER taken any sort of medication for anything...and ended up vomiting, insomnia, had cold sweats, and had an intense feeling of pressure on my chest, and could not stop crying. I was a mess and was crying uncontrollably. I took the medication unresponsibly. I have struggled all my life with ADHD, but have never done anything about it due to the fact that my parents do not believe in medication. Now, as a 23 year old college student, I am able to make these decisions for myself. I have read and heard amazing things about Vyvanse. So after being prescribed it by my new psychiatrist, I was very hopeful and optimistic. My doctor told me to disperse the Vyvanse into a cup of water; drink 1/4 of the water for 3 days, drink half of the water for 5 days, and then start to take the actual pill.
I am now on Day 2 of drinking the water, and I have to say I have never felt so crappy in my entire life. I am immensely nautious and have a headache. Last night in one of my classes, I had to do an inclass writing assignment and could not FOR THE LIFE OF ME concentrate on the directions or writing. I have never felt so incompetent in my life, and I'm a smart girl. I feel very very nautious. At least with the Adderall, I was able to concentrate and get things done almost right away, it was an amazing feeling. However, with the Vyvanse, all I feel is side effects. I hate feeling like this.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking about getting back on Adderall, but this time, being prescribed the right dosage and type by a psychiatrist.
My son Dillon has had problems with his school and behavior. He almost did not graduate from the 5th grade and was told he needed to be hostpitalized for his behavior. He has now taken his school work to f's to A-B'S. I myself take aderall and it took 23 years to find out what was wrong with me. I had trouble focusing for many years. But I feel the best I have in years. My son is so full of knowledge and is doing the best I have every seen. I am truly amazed at Vyvance. I will be for ever grateful.
Thanks, Marcia Perry
My 5 yr. old son was diagnosed with adhd and his dr. put him on vyvance 30mg yesterday. I gave him his first dose tha morning when i fillrd it, sent him to school, and when i picked him up from daycare i saw a dramatic difference right away. It scared me though. He has a launguage difficultly and i noticed him focusing on what he was trying to say! At home however he was doing these wierd hand movements. Clinching his fists loosely and constantly moving his fingers to hit his palms. He had a headache, wouldnt eat or drink even though his mouth he said was thirsty, had a stomache ache, talked amile a minute(more than normal), and was up all hrs. of the night till at least 3am. It scared me b/c i have gotten alot have crap about "drugging my child" b/c he's only 5. We have known he had adhd since he was 3. So i have been fighting BS for a few yrs. For any parent struggling with the same things remember this, u know best. The other folks dont know what we go through and worst of all what our kids are going through while they are trying so hard to focus on school. Even though i was scared i noticed that for the first time ever my son did not worry about no other distractions around him while doing his homework! Not the TV, or little brother! When he was finished he grabbed a stool and decided he wanted to do the dishes for me. Needless to say we washed dishes then! THat was odd b/c i never new he new dishes had to be washed. LOL. He also cryed when I got on to his brother. He was definitley emotional.
My son was diagnosed 2 years ago in the 10th grade. The doctor put him on Focalin and he was an absolute monster! He went from being sweet and obedient to wild-eyed and out of control. I dropped the whole treatment idea and decided to just keep on with the behavior modification way of dealing with ADD but he still ended up failing English and had to go to summer school. The next year, I tried Metadate and he was very outgoing but not much else changed except he lost his drive to achieve so once again he failed English and Am History and sat again in summer school. We had alot of teenagers in the surrounding areas committing suicide so I decided his life was more important than his grades because he is an overall very well behaved child and not getting into trouble with drugs or drinking. Well, this being his senior year, he started failing English AGAIN! We heading back to the doctor and he put him on Vyvanse. His grades have gone from a 69 in English to an 85! He is more moody and suspicious of his girlfriends but the med has brought all his grades up tremendously! I took him off it for Christmas but I think I had better give it to him so he can get done with High school and then try college. I hope this helps.
I have been through almost everything out there from metadate cd to ritalin la to adderall to adderall xr and even stratera, this is the best and most effective med I have ever been on. I have no crashes like the other long lasting meds, only problem is it wears off to early for me, so I am still forced to take a 10mg adderall at night if I have to study, but by far the best.
My 11yr old son has battled with ADHD symptoms since he was in Kindergarden. We were very hesitant to put him on meds(with all of the HORROR STORIES out there. Major difficulties arose in 4th grade with him unable to stay on task, grades falling behind, and socially not fitting in due to his impulsive actions. By 6th grade he had gaps in his education and was very frustrated. I was ready to pull my hair out! Homework was taking 3-4 hours a night. His teacher's were very concerned and helped me fill out the necessary forms to look into meds. Our Dr prescribed Vyvance. Said he had had several patients doing very well on it and it was not addictive. I relunctantly agreed. WOW!!!!!!!! I wish for my son's sake we would have put him on this years ago. He is totally changed. He is an A, B student now instead of D's and F's!!!! He is very patient with his younger siblings. I am so Proud of him. No side effects. Sleeps and eats great! THANK YOU VYVANSE!!!!!!!
I started Vyvanse about a month and a half ago and i can now really fell a diference sitin in class and my behavior has gotin better after getting away from aderrall XR.
but now my insurance/peach care is trying to take it away from me and put me back on aderrall xr, and i did my behavior got worse/not that im using medicine as a exuse but you can see the drop...
about to here i want VYVANSE........!!!...!!!!
My son has been on adderall for years and he decided in 2006 that he wasn't going to take it anymore. Since he had been on ADHD drugs for most of his young life I let him prove to us that he could get through school without drugs to keep him on track. He actually did well for the rest of the year and made many more friends and girlfriends then he ever had before. Then this year began 2007 and he failed everyone of his classes except one with a low D-, my husband and I were at our wits end with this child and decided he had to have something to help him focus to pass these classes. We said well he needs contacts to see better and we wouldn't deny him of that so why deny him a drug that will help? We went to the Doctor who has treated him for all those years and she said let's try a new drug called Vyvanse and we did and as soon as school started back in 2008 the very first day a teacher emailed and asked what we had done differently over the break because Justin was paying attention and his behavior was great. And he has done much better every week. He doesn't seem to have any side effects except eating at lunch time he only wants half a sandwich. God bless Vyvanse!!!
My 9 year old started Vyvanse 30 mg 2 mths ago. We upped him to 50mg as 30mg wasn't enough. The side effects he experienced were under the "rare but serious" category. He turned mean, spiteful, nasty, rude, aggitated, emotional. Would harm whomever made him "instantly" angry. It was horrible. He had me in tears to see him be so mean. He rarely sleeps. Needless to say,we have taken him off of it.
I first was diagnosed yesterday with ADHD. I am very healthy 28 year old female. I took my first dose of Vyyanse at 6:10 this morning. I took a fouth of the 70 mg dose. I felt fine through the day and was able to concentrate. As I left work I started feeling a little tingling in my left arm. By the time I got home at 5:45 I have gotten extremely anxious and jittery. I am also having the chills. Anyone else had these symptoms?
My seven year old daughter took her first dose of 30 mg. Vyvanse this morning and has been vomiting all afternoon. No Thanks!
I don't know about Vyvance but can tell you that my son and I take Concerta 54mg. and feel very at ease and in control able to focus on one thing at at a time at length and stay calm. Minor to no side effects for me. My son at 14 has trouble getting to sleep for which he took Bebedryl before bed and now instead takes a few melatonin tabs. Mild appetite suppressant for me (good thing) and for my son it is unfortunately suppressing his appetite but he agrees to eat. I found setting my alarm an hour before I need to wake to take the meds with water then going back to sleep for an hour before officialy needing to be up helpful. I wake the hour later alert and ready for action thinking do most people feel this bright in the morning. It is terrific. I suggest this morning method to promote happiness and avoid depression. I never feel jittery or medicated just normal and calmer. Before doing the early start, I would make a start time to finish when I needed 10 - 12 hours later. Starting meds that early, occassionally I take a short acting med late afternoon to take me through the evening; for which I use Ritalin LA 20 - 30 mg. For me, I don't have sleep related issues so it is fine. If I take the LA at 4 then it is done at 10 or so which works out very well for me. When I don't, I am more tired earlier and less up for the evening rituals of family life. Concerta has been just great!
Mom,
My son started takeing this med after takeing adderall xr and now he is dizzy and belly pains. The teacher also says that his days are geting worse. Should I stick it out or go back to the adderall xr?
My husband is Bi-Polar and his doctor has tried him on countless meds. He prescribed Vyvanse as a last resort (sort of). After 1 week, we noticed an improvement. Unfortunatly we are also waiting for FDA approval so that insurance will cover it for adults. Right now, none of the other Adult ADHD meds. are working and he is not taking anything because it is so expensive w/o insurance coverage. Hang in there everyone, it's coming!!! It is worth the wait.
My son is 6 and today is his first day on Vyvanse and hes complained about his stomach hurting all day. Also, he is talking excessively. I hope this really works and the symptoms go away. I want him to be able to do better in school and not have to suffer for it.
I have a 7 year old that has been on vyvanse 30mg for three days now and I am wondering if I should stay with it or not. His teacher said he is wonderful and a new "Kevin" in school, he is no longer the zombie that Focalin xr made him, but in the evening as he's coming down he becomes a monster. He literally attacks us curses at us and cries hysterically if he doesn't get his way. Anyone else have these problems and if so do they get better with time?
My 7 year old son has been on vyvanse 30mg for 3 days now and i am really confused if i should stay with it. His teacher said he is a new "kevin" she loves that he's not a zombie like focalin xr made him, but when he's coming down in the evening he is a monster. He literally attacks us if he doesn't get his way, curses at us and cries hysterically at the drop of a hat, has anyone else seen these side effects in their children? and if so, do they get better with time.
Thanks for all the wonderful posts! My son, who is 5, took is first dose of Vyvanse 30 mg this morning. Thank God I didn't send him school. He has not stopped talking since 11:00 am and it's 5:20 pm! He's also doing this weird thing with his hand. He "flicks" is hand back and forth. After reading some of the other posts, I see we are not alone. We are still waiting on a call from the doctor to see whether or not to continue. I was wondering what some of the other people had done. Thanks
People....I have used adderall, ritalin, vyvanse as a necessity for my add and as a social drug for several years. DO NOT GIVE ANY OF THESE DRUGS TO YOUR CHILDREN WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY DO. By this I mean YOU, YES U, TRY THEM FIRST!!!! Don't let the drug company's fool you, this IS like taking a dose of cocaine or speed. I refer to it as "govenrnment issued speeed." I BEG OF YOU...TRY ALTERNATIVES!!!!
If you do decide to put your child on adderall, ritalin, or vyvanse I recomend (as a person who has used all three for a long period of time) you use vyvanse. I say this because it has the least amount of speed/cocaine related side effects. Like I said in my previous post...YOU, THE PARENT, TRY THEM FIRST!!! Tell your doctor that you are going to test the drug before you give it to your child. I can almost guarentee you will not give it to your child if you test the drug first. Be sure you don't have any interractions to the drug before you do this though. These drugs DO help...but at what cost???
I am a 26 year old mother of two. I was just prescribed vyvanse for my ADHD. Previously, I was on Adderall. It is about 1:00 pm so my doctor said to wait until tomarrow to take it. I have to say, after reading all these comments I am really scared about what this drug it going to do to me.
I'm a 28 year old woman who has ADD and I have been taking Adderall XR for years. I reached the max perscribed amount of 50 mg so my doctor decided to start me on Vyvanse. 30mg Adderall XR + 30 mg Vyvanse the first week. Then 20mg Adderall XR + 30mg Vyvanse. Well, today I was suppose to drop down to the next level and I couldn't do it. I had to stop taking the vyvanse and take my normal Adderall XR dosage.I'm not sure if this medication is reacting odd with my anti-depressent or if it's just the Vyvanse alone.I have had crying spouts increasing over the last two weeks along with an overall feeling of just being "down".Over the last two weeks I have lost focus at home and work. I also noticed some effects to my eyesight. I take my meds at 7:00 am and around 9:00 I start to notice some light sensitivity/ slight blurry vision. Obviously I will be calling my doctor today. I was looking up some info before I called and found this sight. HAS ANYONE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN ADDERALL XR IN THE MAX MG AND FOUND A SUBSTITUTE MEDICATION THAT WORKS FOR THEM?
Hello All: I am a 38 yo female and started on Vyvanse two months ago from Adderal. So far so good; although my sleep patterns are a little screwy - sleep in two to four hour brackets with assistance from Melatonin, benadryl and if needed Seroquel. I also have Cyclothymia; which causes periods of Mania for me. Now, let us not forget that many inventive and successful people are Hypomanic and ADD/ADHD. I do feel edgy (kind of a paranoid feeling in some ways) and quick to talk. My 16yo daughter is also taking Vyvanse (although she has not been on meds for well over a year). Adderall was far worse than Vyvanse, the up and down was just too much. Ritalin made me feel very irritable and quick to make poor choices (enhanced my procrastination). Good luck to all.
Also, you can download a free one month prescription coupon from the official Vyvanse website.
Vyvanese is not good for me.I'm 35 yr female married with child & run a bus.I have ADD with mild depression. Vyvanese has increased my depression & made me more emotional. Iv'e been taking 70mg for 4 weeks but the bad side effects started after 3 days and are getting worse.take it at 7:30am & it wears off around 2:00 with a crash & burn out. My day is pretty much shot while it's wearing off.Also, a huge problem for me is while it's wearing off I'm extremeley irratable,unable to focus,& more depressed,sometimes I cry,which didn't happen to me before.I have lost my composure & notice my communication isn't as good as before. DILATED PUPILS happen during the wearing off period & are extremley noticeable to everyone around me. looks like I'm high as a kite!! I'm not on anything else except a .50mgxanax at night to sleep along with .50trazadone.I don't really drink but if I do Vyvanese doesn't agree with alcohol for me. My Dr. has switched me to Adderall XR. I'll let you know.Anyone else have these side effects? If so have you tried Adderall XR & how is it?
Thank you!
my 5yo started taking this med. last week, she was on focalin for about 1 yr. before. the focalin helped her more then when she wasnt taking it but is would wear off before noon when she had it at 7 am. the dr. changed her dosing several times and then we decided to try this. she was very overly emotional before with the focalin also. however over the last 2 days she has had a total turn around. she is getting so much done at school and home. it's not a fight to work on homework, cleaning her room, or anyother daily activities. she has had a small tummy ache, but i'm told that it should get better. she has not had a problem sleeping, in fact she actually takes a nap in the afternoon now and before it was like pulling teeth to get her to lay down in her bed for 5 min. now she asks if its okay if she takes a nap. and at bedtime she gets right in bed, and she is great about her night time routine with her bath, brushing her teeth, etc. before we had to get onto hr about dong it all or she would forget and be out of bed a million times every night when she remembered something she didnt do. she is much better rested now, before she had circles under her eyes because her mind and body would not slow down and let her rest. so far this has been great fot her. her teacher noticed a difference the first day without being told.
I am a recently ADHD-diagnosed 20 year old, and one of the first adults in my therapist's practice to use Vyvanse. The effects are tremendous. My whole life I've lived with this evading problem of not being able to stay on task, focus, etc. Vyvanse has really changed my life for the better. The best part is that it works all day. For most people who do not have ADHD, they don't know how it feels not to be able to complete even the simplest task. But now, I can actually finish tasks I've started, prioritize, and most of all, STOP PROCRASTINATING.
Anyone who is searching for something to help with ADHD for themselves or their children, stop looking. Vyvanse is truly amazing.
The only negative thing I might say about it is I can go the whole day without realize that I haven't eaten a thing. You definitely need to be cognizant about planning your eating times.
My doctor switched me from Adderall to Vyvanse about a week ago and I definately like the Vyvanse much better. I felt a big crash a few hours after taking my adderall. I don't crash with this medicine and it lasts until way in the evening.
My 6 year old is on Vyvance and we are experiencing a lot of aggrerssiveness at school with the other students and teachers. he has had some very bad days since starting the new medication. I think we are going to switch meds.
Here is the perfect combo...Everyday I take 20 mg Adderall Xr in the morning in the afternoon I take straight up Adderall 10 mg. I am a fulltime student. The regular adderall takes over the xr and keeps you from feeling a "crash". Sleeping habits are horrible. I go to bed about 2 am and wake up at about 8 am and feel like I have had 14 hours of sleep. It is a little crazy, but A's are worth it.
-GOOD LUCK-
My 9 yr old started Vyvanse yesterday - this was our day....
Very Irritible - Very mean to his brother, kept telling me to send his brother somewhere because he was bothering him, hitting, very irritable towards me, extremely upset when I said anything to him (Mad). I asked him if there was something wrong - very annoyed.
WAs not hungry at all, about 7:00 decided to eat a bowl of dinner. - Never asked for a snack or anything.
About 6 - very nice again, caring - like normal self.
Bedtime - would NOT go to sleep - kept coming downstairs. I woke up at 1 am - he was wide awake had completely cleaned bedroom, organized movies, set tv up, came down got DVD player set that all up - he had been awake for quite a while. I told him he had to go to sleep it was the middle of the night. He told me every time he laid down his head hurt really bad. But he did go in and lay down and fell asleep about 1:30 am - at 6:00 am - woke up - ready to go again - was not hungry at all.
We have really struggled with wether or not to put him on medication - I am not sure if I believe that it takes a week to get into your system after a day like that!
I have always thought that I was add but my dad doesnt believe in add. Now that I am 19 and no longer live with him I will finally be able to be diagnosed! Recent discussions with people close to me has convinced me even further. Before going to the doctor I wanted to try vyvanse so I wouldn't waste my money so I took a 50 my from a friend. All I can say is that it was amazing and I am making an appointment as soon as possible. My dad has narcolepsy (narcoleptics and AD/HD take the same medications) and has taken ritalin and aderrall and both made him very angry and would lash out at even the most simple of things so I refuse to try either. I am so happy that this new option is availible for me!
P.S. I do not condone the random experimentation of drugs. I was just not about to waste all my money in case my insurance doesnt accept vyvanse.
I'm a 34yo woman, officially diagnosed with ADD about 5 years ago, was put on Strattera which I absolutely hated (I took it twice), and since then have rejected the idea of any medicine until recently. I made a commitment to try meds again for 30 days to see what change, if any, there would be. My doctor put me on Vyvanse 30mg for 15 days and 50mg for another 15 to see which would have a better effect. The first few days (30mg) were awesome! I felt energetic almost, in a great mood, didn't get irritated as I usually would, and not shaky or any of the negative reactions I felt with Strattera or read about with other ADD meds. I don't know if I can say I was focused per se, but I do realize that i'm not so scattered, i'm more subdued (the word a friend used to describe me on the meds)The third day, it kind of wore off, and for the next week it felt like the effects were different everyday. The second week I felt really good until four days ago (i'm on my 17th day). I called my doctor today because my chest has been feeling really tight and i've been out of breath a whole lot. I started to check the time every time i would gasp for that last little bit of breath, and it turned out that the "contractions" were about every 3 minutes or so (too frequent!). I would normally contribute that to anxiety, since I do get that way when i'm anxious, but nothing happen prior to me feeling this way so it's got to be the meds. I tried that 50mg on the 16th day to see what sort of effect it had, and although I didn't see any difference whatsoever, I did notice that my chest was still really tight the next morning. I won't be taking the rest of those anytime soon. Doc says it's okay to lay off them for a few days and see how I feel. I've also had some trouble sleeping, and that I know for sure is a result of the meds because I can normally sleep anywhere, anytime! lol
Aside from that, i am very happy with the Vyvanse. I am open to trying other options to see what the difference is, and make sure that this is the right fit for me, but I have come to realize that no matter which drug I take, it's always going to alter me in one way or another and that's why i've rejected the idea of meds for so long. Here's to a more focused me, with or without meds! :-)
I am 33 year old male just diagnosed with add a month ago..started taking 50mg of vyvanse seemed to work great but did not last 12 hours so know for the last 2 weeks i Take a 70mg vyvanse and in the evening i take a dexadrine IR 5mg (around 2pm) sometimes i will take a dex in the morning with the vyvance and that sems to be great so i will see my pdoc next time and get 2 5mg dex ir to go along with the vYVANCE....SIDE AFFECTS dry mouth but not as bad now...some slight stomache pains, some insomnia but not to often...I also noticed when i take the dex with it i have less side effects i think the 2 meds together work great for me...I hate Addys side efects reminds me to much like doing some glass off the street just not as smooth as dex and Vyvanse also i try to wake up at like 6am take my vyvanse then go back to sleep and get up at about 730 and bing i am ready to go
I am 33 year old male just diagnosed with add a month ago..started taking 50mg of vyvanse seemed to work great but did not last 12 hours so know for the last 2 weeks i Take a 70mg vyvanse and in the evening i take a dexadrine IR 5mg (around 2pm) sometimes i will take a dex in the morning with the vyvance and that sems to be great so i will see my pdoc next time and get 2 5mg dex ir to go along with the vYVANCE....SIDE AFFECTS dry mouth but not as bad now...some slight stomache pains, some insomnia but not to often...I also noticed when i take the dex with it i have less side effects i think the 2 meds together work great for me...I hate Addys side efects reminds me to much like doing some glass off the street just not as smooth as dex and Vyvanse also i try to wake up at like 6am take my vyvanse then go back to sleep and get up at about 730 and bing i am ready to go
I am 33 year old male just diagnosed with add a month ago..started taking 50mg of vyvanse seemed to work great but did not last 12 hours so know for the last 2 weeks i Take a 70mg vyvanse and in the evening i take a dexadrine IR 5mg (around 2pm) sometimes i will take a dex in the morning with the vyvance and that sems to be great so i will see my pdoc next time and get 2 5mg dex ir to go along with the vYVANCE....SIDE AFFECTS dry mouth but not as bad now...some slight stomache pains, some insomnia but not to often...I also noticed when i take the dex with it i have less side effects i think the 2 meds together work great for me...I hate Addys side efects reminds me to much like doing some glass off the street just not as smooth as dex and Vyvanse also i try to wake up at like 6am take my vyvanse then go back to sleep and get up at about 730 and bing i am ready to go
My husband had SEVERE reaction after being on Vyvanse for 3 months. He is 59 yrs. old and one day he just "snapped". He threatened to kill me and himself, calling the police to inform them of this. His state of agitation was unbelievable. Once at the hospital, they immediately took him off the Vyvanse and we have not had any incident since. That was in Nov. of 2007
I am in my 40's and have been on Adderall XR for about 6 mos. It helped remarkably with my OCD. I am also on Lexapro. The only thing is I did not like how it increased my appetite at night. Switched to Vyvanase 1 wk. ago d/t appetite. Am going to stop it after today. Did help decrease my appetite at night, but I don't feel like myself. Can't concentrate. Hard to communicate with c-workers. Headache all day long. Big mood swings my family has noticed. Will go back on Adderall, at least I felt normal.
Has anyone else experienced these side effects?
Hi, Out there. I appreciate all of the comments on Vyvanse. My 5 year old nephew has been on it for a month or two. I really have seen a great change in his behavior. Without medication he is almost uncontrollable. At least with this med he is not being sent home early from school everyday. However, since he has been taking it he has had a significant loss of appetite. He has lost nearly 10 lbs since he started taking it. He eats breakfast and then takes it. Then most days he will not want anything until 8 or 9 pm. Then he overeats and almost makes him self sick. This really worries me. Does anyone else have small children on this med and facing the same problem as me?
i have been taking a dose of adderall for 2 years, the dose endded up being, 3 30 mg tabs, twice in am, 2 30mg 4 times a day. a total of 14 30 mg tabs a day. i was normal for a change it took me 25 years of drug abuse, jail time 5 rehabs to get to this way of life, people think i am just manipulating the dr., for drugs but its not true. today i started vyvance at 3 70mg and it wasn,t quite there, i hope after adjusting the dose it works. does anybody out there take a high dose of either of these drugs?
I am a 21 year old college student. I have been on ADD medication since I was in the first grade. Started with Ritalin (three pills a day) then when I entered middle school took Concerta 35 mg. Concerta really sucked and it wasn't just because my dosage was too low. From middle school until my junior year of high school I took the Concerta and made aweful grades. I have severe ADD and with out the medication feel discouraged and depressed. Finally in my senior year visited a psychiatrist whom gave me 50mg Concerta and shortly after switched me to 30mg Adderall with a 10mg instant in the afternoon. That afternoon dose helped me sleep. Becoming an adult I have discovered my acute OCD and anxiety. I take vivance 70mg with a 10mg dose of Lexapro. The effects of vivance came on slow but feel natural... meaning I actually feel like I should. The downside is unlike Adderall my appetite has increased and I am not sleeping (even with sleep medication). There is no more dry mouth or abnormal sweating. I am still unsure about vivance... my concentration feel natural but sometimes comes and goes. I miss that boost of energy from morning adderall b/c without ADD medications I am too depressed to get out of bed. Has anyone heard bad things about lexapro with vivance?
I've been taking Vyvanse for about 2 or 3 months now.. It works great but I often get the feeling of panic when I can see I do not have longer to take a test or finish an assignment.. I find I think too much about one thing and completely forget what I had been studying and the thoughts racing through my head so fast I can't seem to remember anything until I tell myself to calm down and think.
Try more consistent parenting and less drugs. Yes, this means you may need to interact with your child. I know they are really easy and convenient for you but, please, turn of the tv and video games and do something with your kid.
Learn parenting techniques and practices. Be consistent. Stop giving your kids drugs.
My mother is a developmental behavioral pediatrician and I have been on almost every medication for ADD and anxiety that has been made. I stopped them a few years ago and noticed a problem with motivation and concentration when I started work, but tried to deal with it on my own. I started Vyvanse last week to try to combat a feeling of being overwhelmed and immediately noticed a difference the first day taking it and have a feeling like I woke up. Concentration and motivation have increased dramatically and I even noticed a large reduction in anxiety levels. I am not as afraid to tackle problems. There was a little trouble sleeping for the first 5 days, but this has passed and I am back regular sleeping habits. I was also a little on edge for the first 5 days, aka. talking a lot, intense concentration, but this has passed and there are no crashes for me. I do not notice a beginning or end as to when the medicine takes affect or wears off, just a general feeling of being in control again. I have started with 50mg. I previewed my comment and read a few more posts, I have to say that I also noticed a decrease in appetite. I do not snack anymore while the medicine is active, but have been able to eat a large lunch and dinner. I hope everyone keeps in mind this medicine will affect each individual differently, try to be aware of changes in behavior and whether they are positive or not. As medicine advances, there are more and more available that are tailored to specific needs. Vyvanse will not work for everyone.
My son is currently taking the vyvanse he has been on the medication for 1 year now. He first started out on 30 mg. Then it was increased to 30mg twice a day which seem to have worked as well but it still wore off before he was out of school. So, now he's on 70mg once daily. Since, he's been on the Vyvanse his grades have increased dramatically but he has lost alot of wait since he's been on this medication. My son went from a 40 waiste in men's to a 34 waist in men's in a matter of 4-6 months. He does not eat as much as he used to I have to make him eat. But, when he does start eating he has a great appetite. He also takes Lexepro for depression as well but that does not seem to help his depression. We found out recently he's been having suicidal thoughts and wanting to be completed left alone. That is not good. I was advised to get him further evaluated to insure he does not have bi-polo disorder. due to mood swings, etc. Now, he's getting into trouble at school which is not normal for him. As far as the Vyvanse I wouldn't change the medication for anything else.
My son is 11. He is on Concerta 54mg and just recently Dr. added 5mg of ritilan because he is failing 3 classes and sits in the class and does absolutely nothing the whole time. I havent noticed a big difference since the ritialn was added except he has alot of headaches. Was wondering if vyvnase would be a better choice for him. He has ADD.
I've always had an idea that I may have ADD/ADHD but never been treated untill maybe.. oh i dont know 6 weeks ago. Dr. prescribe me some vyvanse, and its like a switch was turned on. I sundenly am focused in class, i understand things the first time, no more bounching my knees, i can once again use a clicky pens! not only that but grades went from "D's" to "A's"
I've been on Vyvanse for two months now, after switching from aderal. I absolutly hate it, I can pay attention but I am incredibly irritable, get pircing headaches and dont act like myself.
However
My grades have gone up drastically and I am always in the mood to clean or do work.
anonymous in va
My son is 10 he has been taking Vyvanse now for 4 mos. we have tried several others that didn't work. His teacher says he has improved so much. My only concern is the lack of appetite and not wanting to sleep. It disrupts the whole family. He also takes abilify. Like some of the other comments I've read he does have that crash time and thats when he scares me he's very angry acting.
Hi everyone, I started taking 70mg Vyvanse about 3 or 4 months ago, and I have got to tell you, its the best medication I have been on. I used to beon Adderall, but if you're like me, when its hard to remember to take more than 1 pill throughout the day, then Vyvanse is a sure thing. You should always take it in the morninh, which might be why some of you are having trouble sleeping at night. I take it so early, that by the time I go to bed, I pass right out, just like I normally would. My work ethic has improved dramatically and I am going back to graduate school in the fall with the confidence I now have. I can focus more and concentrate on more than one item at a time, which is something I never was able to do. I would like to give some words of advice, be careful who you tell about this stuff. For months, my best friend was stealing these from me and I had no idea what was happening to them; I blamed myself, the pharmacy, and anything else before I could believe someone was actually stealing them behind my back. It really screwed me up a bit for a while, but I am back on track and feel like a better person than I was before, able to achieve much more. I would definitely recommended trying this without a doubt; I work out like a crazy animal after work and never feel like my heart is racing too fast or anything, its great.
Yeah, I switched from Ritalin to concerta to metadate and I just got on Vyvanse. I can safely say -having tried all of the above mentioned- that Vyvanse has (thus far) proven to be far more effective than any of the other medications I have taken.
My son Jake 8 yrs old, is living with his dad at the time--nasty custody battle--anyway, he has been diagnosed with adhd and been put on vyvanse. I volunteer at the school and the teachers say he's doing much better but at home when he's with us, i feel like he's not my baby. his father does not give him the medication every day--skips days at a time. Will this hurt him? (Jake says his dad forgets--i see him every other day at school)
Jake's mom here--by the way--he has been on the medication for about 2 months--has no appetite, stomache aches constantly, and very mean at times. I don't think my son needs meds but his dad does and has custody until July. I feel helpless and really would like to know if skipping doses will affect him and make him go through the "normal side effects" every time he misses a few.
hi jakes mom. i just had a talk with my sons dr and we both have the same thoughts about these drugs. if your child dont medically need them they will have different side effects. i was addicted to theses types of drugs and because i didnt need them medically i became mean and testy instead of calm. aggression means he is getting a bad high like people do on cocain so watch him close! along with aggression he could have high heart rate and blood pressure.
I am an adult mother recently diagnosed with ADHD. In the past, I suspected I had ADHD, but was able to work with it and compensate for it. But starting late last year, new job stress overtook me and I was not able to concentrate or focus much at my new job. When it became clear I needed help or I might not be able to do my job, I went to see my Doctor. He screened me and he prescribed Adderall XR 5mg to start off with. After weeks of adjustments, I now take 25mg and feel like this is the dosage level that works for me. I have been taking Adderall XR 25mg for 5 months now and it has worked very well - with a dry mouth being the only side affect I experience. When I first started taking it, I did lose weight and my blood pressure went up. But at my next checkup, my blood pressure went back to normal and and I have not lost any more weight. For the dry mouth, I try to drink more water to keep hydrated. I would suggest everyone drinking more water while taking this medication.
Last week, shortly after Vyvance has been approved by the FDA for adult ADHD, I switched to Vyvanse 30mg to see how I would do with it. At first, I felt much like when I first started Adderall XR. I was able to concentrate noticably well. But I only took the Vyvanse for 3 days because I experienced these side affects to the extent I did not feel confortable with it: Feeling like I needed to yawn and feeling like I couldn't get a complete yawn/breath, pretty bad headaches at night and upon waking, and I experienced some stomach aching on the first day.
I am not taking any other medications now, but 5 months ago, I was taking Lexapro 10mg when I started taking the Adderall XR. At that time, I did begin to experience the unfulfilled-yawn feeling. Because the Adderall XR worked so well for me, I stopped taking the Lexapro and within a few days the yawning sensation went completely away. I wonder that it might return if I increase the Adderall XR dosage.
I went back to the Adderall XR 25mg to see if the symptoms while taking Vyvanse went away and they did. In a few days, I am going to switch to the Vyvanse again to see if the same symptoms return. If they don't, I would like to give Vyvanse a longer try. I realize we are all different and different things effect us differently. For example, my husband can drink beer and never get a headache. When I used to drink even 1 beer, I would wake up with a bad headache. I drink much more water than him so I know I'm hydrated enough. We're just different.
So, although i experienced these side affects with Vyvanse, I think it is worth a try if you are seeking help with ADHD.
I hope this helps.
I have borderline personality disorder and have ADHD and am on
60mg Adderall XR
Lexapro 20 mg
Clonazapam 2mg
Topamax 200 mg
Can't take the Vyvanse my medical coverage wont cover it.
I have been on Adderal XR for about 6months no problem I love it. no high feeling some weight loss. But I think it works great. I now can focus the best I have ever been able to before. And I have had ADHD since 4th grade. So I am happy at 34 to be able to lead a stable and controlable lifestyle.
I've been told that many people with ADHD also have addictive personality issues (alcoholism, food addictions, etc), and that ADHD drugs have helped to curb those impulses. Has anyone flipped this idea and tried diagnosing and treating drug and alcohol addicted people with Vyvanse? Maybe the addicted people actually have undiagnosed ADHD....Maybe testing for ADHD should be step 0.1 in the 12 step program. Just a though....
*thought
My daughter and I are both taking Vyvanse. We started on 30 mg with great results. We recently switched to 50 mg. Has anyone had an issue with 50 mg? My daughter and I both felt worse on 50 mg. She had a return of terrible anxiety and I didn't feel that it was working correctly as well. I almost feel as though there might be a problem with the lot. I had two 30 mg left so I took them today to see if there would be a difference in the effect. I definitely feel MUCH better on the 2 30's. I am getting the lot number from my pharmacist to further the investigation, since I am beginning to believe that there is a problem with the actual 50 mg meds (at least the lot we are taking). Anyone else have an issue with a recent Rx of 50's?
My son is almost 7 and was diagnosed with ADHD almost 2 years ago. He started taking a small doseage of Focalin everyday so he could focus at school. It wore off so quickly because of his high metabolism that we had to raise his doseage twice. Then we tried generic Ritalin, BIG mistake. We had to give it every 4 hours and it did nothing but add stomach pains and irritability. Then his doctor recommended a new medicine Vyvanse. He started taking 30 mg a day. He was so out of it that his normal, well mannered answers, to simple questions became "what" or "whatever" or "I just don't care". He couldn't do anything. He just sat there zoned out, and very easily irritated. He was not acting like my son. Now we are looking for a new medication. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
My son is 8 and after struggling through 1st grade and then 2nd he was diagnosed with ADD. He started taking Vyvanse a couple weeks ago. I noticed he does not sleep well at all, lack of appetite, and his legs tremble. Not all the time but 2 to 3 times a day. I thought maybe he was being extra active and they were muscle spasms that just happened to occur at the same time he started the meds but he forgot to take the meds yesterday and after taking his 30mg pill today his legs were trembling again. I've placed a call with his doctor and the nurse said not to give him the Vyvanse again until his doctor gets in. Prior to this we'd tried Metadate 20 mg and he did much better in school but he had stomach and headaches so we lessened it to 10 mg and he still had the stomach and headaches. We tried the Adderall XR and he was horrible on it. Cried all the time, was depressed, nothing made him happy so after a weekend of it we were done. We then tried Concerta and he did much better on it than the Adderall and Metadate when looking at side affects but his doctor felt like he could do better in school. If you take him out of the classroom he gets an A, in the classroom he gets an F. With Concerta he received a C on his tests while taking it in the classroom with the other students. She wanted him to try Vyvanse and it seems like the side affects are worse again. I am waiting on his doctor to tell me what they want us to do next but I will admit I hate this. I hate my son taking meds. I hate not knowing how he's feeling and making him go through this but I feel like I'm failing him if we don't try it. He tested too high for an IEP but in the class he can not focus at all. He's too smart to fail. He'll start 3rd grade in the fall. He's attending summer school now so I'm hoping we can get this under control before school starts up in the fall. I guess I had hoped we'd have an instant improvement with him being able to focus and no side affects and if he has side affects I don't want him on it. I don't want him to feel badly but I want to make sure we’re giving these meds enough time to get in his system and for him to adjust to them. Maybe I'm expecting too much. I've never dealt with this before or been around a child with ADHD\ADD or the meds they take.
My 8 year old has been on Vyvanse for a month. She originally started on Adderall 2 x's a day, then started on Aderrall XR 1 time a day for about 2 months. She had already lost weight before going on Vyvanse and she's a picky eater. How can I get her to eat???? We have a doctors appointment coming up but I'm not sure what she's going to say. My daughter is a much more under control daughter than before taking the ADHD meds
I HAVE A 10 YR OLD BOY ADHD.HE WAS ON CONCERTA 54MG AND TENEX 1MG.WE JUST PUT HIM ON VYVANSE 50MG AND TENEX 1MG.HE AS BEEN ON IT 14 DAYS SO I DONT LIKE IT. THE FIRST DAYS OF IT FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS,CRYING,MAD AT ME HIS MOM AND I THINK HE GETS DEPRESSED.SO WHY AM POST THIS HE HAD A EPILEPSY SO WE CALL 911 AT 11:30PM THEN AT 3:30AM HE THEW UP.AM CALLING HIS DOCTOR TODAY FIRST THING AM DOING.AM SO WORRIED.I DIDNT GO BACK TO SLEEP.
Second week of Vyvanese. Used Concerta before and Adderall. Less anxiety crashes but I still crash at noon so the dosage is not correct yet. I am on 50 mg. I just go home and sleep every night. Mornings I get a lot done but from noon to 3 I am a space cadet.
There has been only two addhd that worked well for me. This is one of them eailer this year I was on forcolin which was too stimulanting. Provigil that worked pretty good but after 4 months ,or more the effects were hit ,or miss.
Now on this drug been on it close to a month this is the greatest drug invented for addhd.
It elevated my motavation where the provigil helped kept me awake ,but my mood was shot have the time This is doing both upping my mood ,and focus awakeness.
Why is it so difficult to find useful information regarding Adult ADHD for people that just just need the result that the meds are designed for - concentration and focus?
When prescribed ADHD meds for Adult ADHD, and they aren't performing to the extent that you feel they should be, you talk to your doctor and you do some research... Your doctor typically says "let's give it another month", or "ok, let's try this for a month". What you find when doing research online are an eclectic group of people posting, each with their own reasons for stumbling across that site in the first place... Typically, what I've found is a high concentration of participants being balanced between first time, first day experiences (useless, no offense..), abusers seeking (not helpful), lurker/bashers (not on any meds, just didn't have anywhere better to be)... and parents wondering why their child isn't responding well to twice the dosage that you as an adult have been prescribed (um... psychotic and WTF mom and dad? How can that be good??)
...but occasionally you run across posts where people are having the same difficulty in finding useful information that you are.
It just seems that there should be a better approach to treating ADHD than jumping from med to med to find one that works... It can't be avoided really, but it get's old quickly.
Stratera - didn't notice much at all...
20mg of Adderall XR - No side effects, but wasn't quite there, still mentally drifted more than I thought I should(?).
36mg of Concerta - litterally feels like I wake up with a hangover every day and seeing no symptom improvements, tired and easily agitated.
Vyvanse, or an increase of Adderall? Maybe next month...
...but, if I run across one more post for someone looking for the right med for their hyperactive 3 year old!!! Ugh... I won't be held accountable for calling it like I see it and sending some flaming touretts responses their way...
Dear guilty Mom with six year old, and with friends and relatives who think you are doping up your kid. If Vyvanse works your child will be much happier and successful NOW instead of a later age (or never. You just keep making your own choices for your child, because this one was definitely the right one. It is a miracle drug.
Billy P.
my child will be 7 july 8 of this year and after several seaveral changes in his med's they have now but him on vyvanse 70mg weve not tried it yet id like to get some infi frim other mother w/ childeren on this med. does it help? what are the side effects? he was changed from concerita to this and im afraid to even give it to him his is violent enough and do ot want that as a side effect he already had a sllep disorder so i wouldnt want that either......help!
I am an adult on Vyvanse. I'm on the 30mg dose. I can focus better at work, but I forget to eat! I will just work right thru lunch. I sleep maybe 5-6 hrs. I've only been on it for a little over a week. I got the free coupon on the Vyvanse website, and since my insurance doesn't cover it...it was free!
I just started taking Vyvanse and whoa! what is going on! I took one 70mg tablet and suddenly I was running around work like a crazy man! I got all my work done in under an hour, and started organizing other peoples things. After about 2 hours post taking it, I sat in my office for hours just staring at my wall. I felt like I wanted to kill myself. Then out of nowhere I was totally happy again! such a weird drug! I spent the rest of the day building a card castle at my desk since I didn't want to admit my work was done and get paid less.
ok guys i didn't know what i had till it was gone. went to jail overnight only to come back to find my pills stolen. So no big deal right? WRONG!!!!!
worst withdrawal symptoms ever... hallucinations, delusions, suicidal thoughts, etc. Feeling like a worm in an ant bed guys, it's worse than meth, coke, crack, you name it... this stuff is wild, but it does work like a charm with my adhd =D
...unpatiently waiting for a refill
I have been on Vyvanse for 7 days now. I noticed a difference right away - I wrote a page, half of good things I noticed and half of bad. I am hoping that the bad will go away once my body gets use to it but it is so hard!
MAIN QUESTION - I take 30mg at about 7:45am. By noon I feel really depressed and it seems to get worse each hour. I want to cry for no reason. Last couple days have been better but I dread each day the depression that follows. Has anybody else had this reaction and if so has anybody taken it long enough to notice whether or not this symptom gets better?
As a Junior in high school Vyvanse has made an astounding difference to me compared to other medications , i can focus , don't get "bored" or lose my attention span, and have a healthy level of energy. HOWEVER as soon as it wears off things just fall to pieces , i've experience extreme depression and anger symptoms ( ones that I can certainly notice ). And when i'm not on it I just feel less than zero so to speak (like a manic depression state perhaps) ,and i've already been hospitlaized for a outrage of anger from the rebound effect once ( though it wasn't as huge a deal as it sounds ). Simply put , if you have ANY signs of depression , anger ect. it is a risk taking this medication and you may need other medications just to counter the rebound of Vyvanse as i do. I also feel a SMALLER dependance and rebound factor whenever i skip a day or two on the weekend.
Thanks Aaron! We increased my mood stabilizing drugs I take and my doctor wants me to try Vyvanse again with a dose in the morning and then one around noon - I am hoping that this will help lessen the depression and how hard it is coming down from it. Plus we hope to time so when I am down on it, it is time for bed anyway. Do you take once a day or more? If so does this do anything to help?
40 year old female just diagnosed with ADD. Was told to try Vyvance in the typical fashion - 10mg for 10 days, 50mg for 10 days and then finished with 70mg for the remaining 10 days = 30 days total. Worked awesome for the first 5 days, then had to bump up to the 50mg. (that was 5 days too soon but meds were totally not working anymore.) Now I was trying the 50 mg and the same thing happened. Only was effective for 5 more days. Moved up to 70mg. techinally too soon but Vyvance was no longer working at all. Help!!! Was moved onto Focolin - barf! Didn't feel but a super caffine high and very dizzy. Then Dr. gave me a prescription for AdderalXR. Can take 2 of them and then fall asleep. Nothing is working and I'm loosing hope! Has anyone heard if Drs will subscibe a higher dosage of Vyvance to take twice a day? Or maybe a combination of different meds?Everything else just stinks! I feel like I'm at square one again! Please give advice. I've lived 40 very difficult years with ADD and I'm ready to live my life to the fullest!!
Wish me luck, I'm JOE and will submit results. Have taken Adderall XR 60mg a day more years. Reason for the switch is high blood pressure. I am now prescribed 70mg vyvanse in morning.
Aaron...my grandson, who is almost 8yrs old, experiences the exact same rebound effects. Thank you for your input. His mother is contacting his psychiatrist asap to let her know about his evening "melt downs".
I am on Adderall XR 40 and the 10mg twice a day as well; basically the max 60mg a day dose. I am not entirely sure what I have other than I was in need of energy and feeling fatigued all the time. The doctor was desperate to get me going as my job required that I ratchet up my work. The Adderall has been a life saver in the work realm but I have gained about 15 pounds on it and can actually sleep just fine even after I take it. He wants me to think about the Vyvance, but I am not sure. One thing I have noticed with the Adderall is the practice of my faith has really withered and I cannot afford that in the long term.
My daughter has been on alot of adhd meds... she was taking Vyvanse.. at first she just saw things... the doctor said that would pass... but then after a year of taking it she started hearing things to... and sayng like i am sorry mommy i did not want to that but my brain told me to.. Told the doctor again and he said that alot of kids have been doing that and he took her off of it.... So be carefull when taking it.. my child did some pretty weird things while taking it
Does anyone have any information on taking Vyvanse with Strattera? My 7 year old has been taking Strattera with little effect and has just been prescribed Vyvanse in conjunction with the Strattera. She couldn't fall asleep last night until 10 pm and woke up at 2:00 am and has been awake since. She has been more hyper than usual in that she is normally quite calm. She reports the dry mouth and decreased appetite. Any info? Thanks
21 year old full-time college student with 2 jobs. went on adderall xr 20 mg. got perscribed lexapro for having symptoms of depression along with anxiety. i'm also taking an antipsychotic, zyprexa, as an add-on for my depression as well as a "weight-gainer" since i'm underweight for my age.
i told my doctor that i felt that it wasn't easy for me to focus in the later hours of the day so he recommended the vyvanse at 50mg. i can definately relate to a anonymous post on here by saying that it made me feel really paranoid an anxious. i felt like i could read something in no-time-flat and not be able to summarize it and would have to re-read it several times. it didn't help with forgetfulness and gave me an empty feeling with a racing heartbeat. it made me productive and accomplish a lot of tasks and people noticed that i was in had a more "brighter" attitude, but it was only a high. crackhead about sums it up. though it may work for someone else; i fully stand by the fact that medications work differently for everyone.
i'm now back on the 20mg of adderall xr with an afternoon booster of the 10mg of generic adderall tab. i'm still taking the lexapro and and the antipsychotic which have had a great impact with my overall mood, but i still drift off in the late hours. i'm going to try concerta. we'll see...
Hi, Im a 23 y.o college student, and Ive been on Vyvanse for about 2 months now. I started out with 30mg and they were great at first. My attention span was increased, and i didnt have the "scatterbrained" feeling Ive dealt with all my life. My test scores have gone to low C's to A's...we have one every week...anyway, after about 3 weeks they began wearing off sooner around noon, and so my doc increased to 50mg...BIG MISTAKE! I've been an emotional wreck! Crying for no reason, irritability, and my anxiety was through the roof. My heart rate was also extremely high. But my concentration level is back at zero. I fidget, and Im really restless, and ive been biting my nails, and ive never done that! Im not sure what i should do. Maybe go back to 30mg 2x a day? I havent had any problems sleeping, and i dont mind the appetite suppression cuz ive been a little overweight anyway. I agree with a previous poster who LOVED the 30mg, but hated the 50mg tablets. Anyone else experience this?
Im 23 its my 3rd day taking it, although I skipped a day. Im a positive person and have never had any depression of any kind. If anything the opposite I feel balanced and happy most the time. It helped me focus more, and gave me more focus to work on what needs to be done for my goals RIGHT NOW, instead of a later date. Basically I have felt blah all day and feel like the biggest reason I got things done is cause I felt like such crap that nothing I normally enjoy sounded good so the only thing to do was accomplish my to do list with an empty feeling the whole day. I have not felt severe symptoms. Some words I would use to describe the way I felt throughout the day and ESPECIALLY tonight are: focused,harder worker, edgy, demotived in some way, loss of feeling of worth(which typically is what makes people happy or me),dizziness standig or moving quickly, wired at times, empty,depressed, very subdued. I read about some one saying they had a night terror, I had an awful nightmare a couple nights ago, I wonder if its from the drug.
my 7 year old son was diagnosed with adhd last year and has been on concerta and ritalin thursday his doctor put him on 30mg of vyvance. he seemed to be like a zombie but was very eager to help out with chores and very polite. at bed time though was a different story. usually goes to bed 8 but was up all night. told my doctor and she changed the dose to 20mg. is that right i did not think it came 20mg. he was also a bit more emotional. he started taking the lower dose today and i sent him to school. will the decreased need to sleep end.
i have a 8 year old son and he has been on vyvanse 30 mg for about 8 months now..now it works great for calming him down and making him focus!! but he is so emotional and i can't handle it !!! i think im going to talk to my doctor to switch anone have any good ideas???
I've been reading all thses comments, and I am terrified now. My son has been on every ADHD med since he was 3. He also has a mood disorder and ODD symptoms. He's been on Strattera for several years along with Abilify. But...he still can be very moody and defiant, mean, impulsive, etc...Teachers said meds are not working, b/c he cannot be still, makes noises, clowns, does not complete tasks, challenges the teachers...etc....I am about to have a breakdown..my son is 11 as of 2 days ago, and the doctor after hearing about his behavior has changed him to vyvanse 30 mg in the morning, stratterra 40 mg at 5:30 and 10 mg of Abilify at bedtime. I am soooo afraid that this medicine will make his manic. I have NOBODY to talk to about this, b/c his father thinks that he should be able to control himself. He could not take adderall or ritalin, b/c he talked for hours and became very, very emotional. There has GOT to be help for all our children!!! GOD help us all!
This med (Vynase) is the first drug I have had that really works for me. Somehow I earned a PhD with full-blast ADD, and the experience of being an attentive, orderly, organized reader is so new and very different from previous reality! I do wonder if suddenly having organized thoughts will hurt my creative edge. Are any of you artists who have an informed opinion?
My daughter has been taking Vyvanse for 3 months she has done really well on this medicine other than drop a few pounds. This is the first medicine she had ever taken. Last year at school her grades were good but not where she needed to be. Since starting this medicine she is an all A student and has been able to focus where as she could not before. But there are a few questions I have........First of all she is starting to show signs of maybe the medicine needs to be increased starting to be more talkative, argumentative, not finishing all assignments at school or home. We went for a three month check up last week and she was doing good up until Tuesday of this week. Then there are somethings where she will be looked at wrong and break out and cry. The crying does not last maybe a few minutes but is this normal??? I really hate to go up on the dosage of the medicine if not needed because I do not want her to lose anymore weight or be more emotional than she already is the crying has just started maybe last few weeks.Has anybody experienced any of this? Please let me know..
Thanks
I gave Vyvance to my son this morning at 9am. It is now after 10:30 and he is still awake without a nap throughout the day and is not interested in sleeping right now. I would like to sleep now. Maybe too high of dose for him?
For the "creative" people... I'm an actor on two hit television shows. I got on Vyvanse 3 days ago, but got off it the next day to see what the difference was from one day to the other. I notice a "slow down" effect where my creative mind used to race and try to come up with new solutions at lightning speed, whereas now they are quite subdued. My ability to sit and read without daydreaming about the reality of what I'm reading has subsided considerably--in 5 pages I daydream maybe once, whereas it was probably 5 times per page prior. I took it at 7am, had a nice focus, but now at 12pm I feel a bit sluggish and have a slight headache. I hope the sluggishness and headache go away as I need the alertness throughout the day. The creative side does seem hampered, but I believe I can deal with it as long as I have the true focus to make good decisions. The reason I was looking this up on the web was because of the slight nausea I'm also feeling. Maybe it's just my body adjusting, but hopefully someone can let me know that these symptoms are simply growing pains...?
Are there any ADHD drugs that do not cause loss of appetite. My 13 year old son has been on Ritlian from 7-9 and Adderal rx 20MG since. It helps, but I'm concerned that he's not gaining weight properly. thanks
Mike in Alabama
I am 37yo newly diagnosed with add. Started Vyvanse 3 weeks ago--loved it. I was able complete tasks,focus, etc. However, the past few days I have noticed I am constantly yawning, not like I am sleepy--but trying to take a deep breath. I don't feel short of breath, but just have a difficulty time taking deep breaths. I can't decide if it is the med or I am anxious (don't feel anxious) or just thinking about it too hard--expecting something to go wrong. On the otherhand, I also smoke way more on the med. I haven't told my doc b/c otherwise so happy with the med. Any advise?
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and a reading disorder, but i have a catch..i’m also a recovering addict from coke and meth….this medicine has done wonders for me. I went from C’s and D’s in classes (college level, and these are just the grades i got if i finished the class at all the last 2 years) and now i’m almost done with my first semester on this medicine and being diagnosed and i’m holding 2 b’s, 1 a, and a high c that will be a b before the end of the semester in 4 weeks.
i think that this is a great medication for people with ADHD, but it is a med that makes you feel ‘high’ when you already know what ‘high’ feels like…..but i have been clean and sober since i’ve been taking it because it helps curve that craving to use and it also stops me from be impulsive and obsessive….i focus on work and school and that is it now.
i never thought i could live without drugs, let alone ever get sober…and now i’m sober, in NA, got a sponsor and i’m happy. if it weren’t for this medicine, i dont know if i’d be sober right now.
my bro’s have adhd too and are on adderall, and i used to steal it from them…but that medicine was nothing compared to this. I take it in the morning and it kicks in less than 30 minutes later, i get my job done, go to class and can take a nap if i want. I couldn’t do that on addearll because i was too wired. i’ve even suggested my bro’s get on it and my mom is looking into it.
i am happy with this medication and eager to see how it helps me in my sobriety, life and school.
i just started vyvanse about a week ago, i have adhd for about ten years and i just got off of stratera( if that how you spell it) i dont know how i feel about vyvanse, when i was on concerta a while ago i had a major tick i would always crack my neck majorly people in school would make fun of me so i had to get off of it thats when i decided to switch to stratera it was okey, now all my friend got on adderol and i want to but my doctor will not give it to me becuase she is affraid that i will abbuse that drug. so now i am vyvanse and i havent slept at all at night i have a roomate and its very hard to be awake in the middle of the night, because she has to sleep so its not like i live along where as in the middlle of the night at like 3 am i could turn on my light but since i have a roomate i have to lay there and make my self go to bed. i have been taking tylenol PM to help me sleep as well as Melatoin but they dont help i still lay awake staring at the ceiling, when i wake up i dont even feel tired and during the day i wish i was able to nap but i body wont allow me to sleep. as now i have no effect of being tired after getting no sleep i am affraid that it will catch up to me and one day i will feel extremly tired. i also in school find my self always fidgeting i am wiggle in my seat and am always moving my back in attempt to crack it even though it does not crack. also i find my self looking around the room " like im searching for somthing" i dont know if this is normal, but my thought always race to like a 100. i always feel the erge to blink and move its like painful and feels off to sit still. like i used to love to just sit and read and watch a movie now i feel like if i do that i would just die. also i heard that you dont get an appetite on this medicine that was one of the only reasons i decided to go on it. i have issues with my weight so i want a medice that will make me not hungrey but i cant decide if im not eating becuase i think the medicince is working and i know i dont want to eat or if the medicine really caused me to not by hungry. what i do know is that at night like about at 1 am i search my whole room for food im like starving where as in the day i feel like there is no need to eat. so this is a concern of mine becuase while im nmot eating during the day yes i loose weight for that but that i just add all those calories at night.
i want to go on adderal would that be a good idea?
I am curious to know how this works. It looks like it's "hit or miss" with this. I have been on medication since I was six, I am now twenty-four and have been on everything you can think of: Adderall, Adderall XR, Ritalin, Focalin, Concerta, Straterra, Dexadrine, Zoloft, Seroquel, and even Lithium. Currently I am on Adderall XR in the morning and the short acting Adderall for the evening. Of everything I have taken this is by far the best. The only complaint I have is that I'm terrible at regulating how much I take. If I have a test I'm studying for I'll sometimes use 5-10 times my prescription because I worry I won't achieve the way I should. I totally understand this is undermining the effectiveness, but I constantly worry about it wearing off and going through that "crash" phase. I am theorizing that if Vyvanse doesn't give you that initial high or crash, I would be less inclined to take more as I have nothing to actively compare it to (no highs for false moderation.) With the Adderall I always feel like I absolutely knew when it was working and when it wasn't. I also tend to remain pretty isolated from my peers and friends...which I abhor. Any other individuals try Vyvanse that have reliance and addiction problems with other meds? Is it more natural? Like I said, I don't take the meds for a high; I take the meds to achieve and get work done and then freak out the moment I think they're wearing off...they're just so variable from day to day.
i swiched to vyvance its crap gave me panic attacks anxiety and its not time released its totaly sucks adderall xr works 1,000,000 times better i felt like i was losing my mind on the vyvance then when it wares off about 3 hrs after i took it i slept all day took it for a week skrew vyvance no good could come of that crap realy think about what you are doing b4 switching meds to that crap
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I am a recovering meth addict (6 mos. clean), convinced that my recently diagnosed ADHD is what led me to meth in the first place, as well as what leads me to frequent relapses, despite long stays in rehabs and a serious program of recovery. (Actually, I believe what I have is HD-ADD, or, "high definition" attention deficit disorder -- that's where I still can't focus on anything, but I have a REALLY clear picture of what that looks like (a little mental health humor there)... My pattern appears to be one year clean, 6 mos relapse, one year in, then 6 mos out. I am a working journalist who can't sit still, and found over the years that meth did not rev me up, but calmed me down (by itself, apparently, a clear indicator of ADD), and, in small doses, it felt like meth allowed me to navigate the world in a way other people seem to. While long periods of sobriety tend to address all the problems that come with illicit drug abuse, my ADD issues went unaddressed. In short, when the unattended piles of half-finished tasks became unbearable, I'd return to meth in order to function, literally, or perform any task that calls for being in any way methodical -- that's everything from doing the dishes to doing research. Without it, I can't so much as finish ironing a shirt. My new doctor is like a spice chef with no impulse control, trying me out on several different combinations of non-stimulant ADD meds (Provigil, Stratera, Welbutrin, Depakot), to no avail. Now he's started me on a closely monitored, low dose of Vyvance, 20 mgs daily, and so far, not much is different. Question: Are there any recovering meth addicts out there for whom any of this rings a bell? Who might have some news I can use? Thanks.
Vyvanse has helped me, but the dosage was very important!! I am a 22 yo female college student, who is wary of rx drugs, and was diagnosed just a year ago. I feel I would have benefited greatly, academically and socially, had I known about ADHD when I was younger, but... live and learn.
I have been on Vyvanse for a few months now. I had tried adderall but it curbed my appetite waaay too much. I couldn't eat, and was losing weight, which i could not afford; I only lasted a week on it.
I tried vyvanse the first time at 50mg. The effects were minimal. But, after switching doctors, my new doctor explained to me that vyvanse has an optimal dosage. This dosage is somewhere in the middle, meaning you could be taking too high or to low of a dose and get the same result. I think I was on too high of a dose (50 mg) and the effects were minimal bc of that. I am now on 40mg, and I feel more stable, more productive than ever, and just... able to be productive! It's a great feeling, being able to plan a reasonable amount of things to do for a day, and then get them all done in that same day. I can also look around and see what needs to be done, and will get it done. It feels natural.
I also recently ran out of the Vyvanse, and have just watched myself sit through days of unproductive torment. I know now that the Vyvanse helps me a lot, in that when I am on it, I am able to just 'do it'. I don't have to force myself to do anything bc I just get done what it is I wanted to get done. The chores get done!
And the side effects are minimal for me. Compared to the Adderall side effects, there are none.
I am also taking Lexapro for depression. There doesn't seem to be any interaction.
I Must Tell You about this Vyvanse drug witch i have be takeing for a little short of a year,it was ok for a good time,but after awhile and i've started showing meny of singhs of server depression and meny others...ITS BAD AND ITS KILLING ME, be careful its strong and im scared....
1/13/09.... Hi, I am a 41 yr old mom of 4. I am on several pain meds due to WEST NILE POLIO (yes, from a mosquito) and Adderal XR 60mg in am and 30mg @ 3pm.(for sleeping too much and not focused or completing any task) I have also tried lots of meds for depression and nothing seems to work. (battled depression for all of adult life) I'm thinking of trying vyvance. It is now the afternoon and I cant get out of bed but on some days I can get up and accomplish some things. I've never actually been diagnosed with ADD although I have lots of symptoms as does my 8 yr old (different post). I was wondering if anyone has any idea from experience *NOT LOOKING FOR DIAGNOSING* Besides the pain.. 1)VERY depressed 2)NO energy whatsover 3)many things running thru my mind of what needs to be done 4)no interest in friends or going out or even to leave house 5)IF I do start a task it doesn't get finished (I moved some boxes out of a corner yesterday and they are still in the middle of the floor still! 6)very exhausted at night but can't go to sleep.. That is all that I can think of right now. But I am tired of taking a multitude of pills and nothing seems to work. Just wondering if I have ADD and depression or UGH! darn it my mind is all frazzled I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say. Thanks to all! and sending up prayers for a miracle to cure all. ~Blessings~
To the 41 year old mother of 4...
Go to your physician and demand a thyroid profile (TSH, T3, T4 and antibodies) and for anemia. Rule those out before receiving treatment for depression. I am both hypothyroid and depressed, and let me tell you, if the thyroid levels are not right, no antidepressent in the world will get you out of the bed. I've been battling this for a year now.
Am currently taking Synthroid 125mcg (just increased from 100 mcg), Wellbutrin 150mg, Effexor XR 150 mg, and just added Vyvance. I pray that this is the cocktail that gives me the energy to get out and bed, go back to work, and have some kind of life back.
Only those of us who have been brought to our knees by depression and ADHD really understand each other. Let's keep supporting each other!
I started at 30mg for 3 weeks. I noticed some effects, but for me, it really kicked in at about 7-10 days. My doctor recommended I to 40mg and i had a horrible response. I regressed, less focused, and I was getting into that 'overdrive' gear that I hadn't at 30mg. When I nearly snatched an item i was buying from a store clerk, and noticed that I was talking VERY fast. I immediately went back to 30mg and noticed an almost immediate improvement.
Under 40, co-workers noticed I was a lot more scattered. I guess the dosage is important. So if you're on 70 and it's not working.. could you be taking too much?
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I have been on Vyvanse 30mg once a day for one week. The first couple days it was awesome...but then it has all started. I am experiencing increased sensitivity...like I can feel the least little thing. Like temperature, something that itches, noises, touch. I have headaches for the last couple days. It seems like it is either on or off and it does not remain steady the whole day. It goes in waves and is not the same day to day. I also have very decreased appetite and increased heart rate which started from day one as well as insomnia. I tend to get very irritable over the last couple days. Right now my head is having "shock like sensations" and I feel like I have "medicine head" like when you take sudafed. I am going to talk to my doc tomorrow....this sucks!
werMy daughter suffered from a eating disorder for 4 years. A dr. put her on vyvanse and it was the best thing that ever happened. I found out that people that suffer from ADHD have a higher risk of having a eating disorder. Her life is completely changed. It is like a overnight cure. I would suggest if you have a eating didorder to look into this. Read the book pieces of the puzzle.
My daughter, 10, was switched from Concerta 36mg to Vyvanse 40mg, because the Concerta did nothing. She has only been on Vyvanse for 4 days, but she hardly eats a thing (quite unlike her), and complains of a sore throat and body aches. No fever or other symptoms to suggest flu, and she is taking Zyrtec for seasonal allergies, so I don't thinnk it's that. Anyone else have sore throat and body aches? I don't know whether to give her today's dose? Thanks
been on this almost 2 weeks, and it has gone quite well. The first few days were and adjustment period, for my body, in that I definitely felt the euphoric feelings, and loss of appetite. The crashes from the first few days was pretty terrible as well, including eye strain, headaches, and being very irritable. These seemed to be the result of low blood sugar levels, due to the loss of appetite. I have been forcing myself to eat regularly, and no longer feel any crashes. As for its intended effects, I can say that they delivered as promise. I am a fan of this drug, and appreciate the lowered abuse potential, b/c to be honest, I've done it with past meds.
today was my 7yr old's first dosage of any med for adhd. his pediatrician gave him vyvanse. i really didn't want to do it, fearing side effects and all the negative comments about it. my family is against it as well. i'm going to try and see how it works for him. some of these comments are comforting, letting me know it's okay and i am not alone. while others are making me feel like i made the wrong choice and whatever happens to my son, will all be my fault. also, he is too young to explain to me how he really feels and may not even understand what he's feeling.
I am currently taking 75mg of vyvanse and my doc is thinking of bumping me up to 100mg. I tried taking the 100mg about a month ago for 3 days and felt like it made me feel hot, restless and hungry. Has anyone experienced this after increasing their dose? And, has anyone increased their dosage and become more tired? Can you take 100mg at once? Because I was taking 50mg twice a day. I am worried that the greater the dose the more dependent your body becomes and therefore the harder it will be to get off of it. Also, I drink about 3 cups of coffee a day and am wondering if caffeine interacts with vyvanse and makes you tired. Any suggestions would be awesome!!!
Okay so I just started taking Vyvanse today. I have never taking any other meds for ADHD. Although I have to say that so far it is awesome. I have great concentration so far and I feel upto doing anything. I don't have much of an appetite, which in my opinion, since I am over weight is a good thing. It even makes me want go work out, which is what my doc has been tryin to get me to do for weeks now. But up until now I haven't really had the drive. My school work and confidence in my work already seems to be better. Which is really important since I am a cosmetology student. I know it has been only one day but I can tell a difference in my attitude. Even my boyfriend isn't aggravating me as much as he used to. I don't know if i will have a huge crash or not, hopefully not. I know that the following will probably make a few people a lil cautious. But I am a recovering addict of "ecstacy". And up until now I have felt like I needed that drug in order to concentrate on ANYTHING. This drug is very similar to how "E" made me feel. Except I don't feel over whelmed and jittering. I do have a bit of a dry mouth, but I have been told this will go away in a short period of time. I am more comfortable with medication. Because even though I feel better and happier I am not dying to take another one, as I would do if I were still on "E". I am happy about this because my doc informed me that the next step would have been adderall and I have heard horror stories about that drug. Speaking as a recovering addict, I hope that I don't get to dependant on this drug...SO FAR SO GOOD!
In response to Anonymous before this message speaking of recovering from being addicted to E. Just be careful and I would suggest having others in your life to help hold you accountable. Any type of stimulant has high abuse potential and since you apparently like that speed "high" feeling, you definitely want to be careful.
I was diagnosed with Adult ADD by a psychologish when I vistited him asking if I may have it. After trying Vyvanse for 3 months and continually increasing the dosage the effectiveness completely diminished. My new GP beleives that I don't have ADD but depression instead and will be prescribing Wellbutrin. Vyvanse gave me side effects such as runny nose, cold hands/feet, loss of all emotional capability (could not enjoy day to day life) among other things. So many of these "syndromes" have similiar symptoms it is almost a crap shoot finding a solution.
Suffering from secondary ADD brought on by a traumatic brain injury. Have tried many, many medications with very little result. Starting using Phentermine 1x daily for weight loss and noticed my fuzzy feeling clearing.
Doctor put me on 50mg Vyvanse. It has truly been a miracle drug for me. For the first time in 3 years, I have been able to function somewhat normally without any of the TBI symptoms. 50mg only lasts about 6 hours for me, and we tried 60mg and 70mg - more is not always better! Thought I was going crazy. I take about 15mg of Phentermine (1/2 tablet) in the afternoon and that gets me through until bed time. Also tried Adderall, but that made me a little crazy.
When the Vyvanse does wear off, it is very obvious to me and others around me. Very fatigued, confused, irritable - all the same things that was brought on by the TBI.
Side effects have been very little. Initially, the first week, very bad diarrhea. Maybe a little sleeplessness, but I had been sleeping about 10 hours a day, so anything less was fine. Not a huge appetite, but that was also fine because I was eating everything in sight after the accident and had gained about 40 pounds. I now eat normally, sleep normally. No sexual side effects.
I have heard of other TBI patients using Vyvanse and coming out of a very long and difficult fog. It has really saved my life.
My 11 yr. old son will be starting Vyvanse tomorrow. He's been on Adderall XR 30 mg for a few yrs. We started with Concerta, it did nothing to help him. Then Ritalin, which made him aggressive, so we stopped after 2 days. We've had some success with Adderall but now it doesn't seem to be as effective. I'm a little worried about the Vyvanse after reading some of these posts. His pediatrician and psychologist both recommended it, so I just hope it helps him.
did not work for me i can not take ritilan now i am on adderall and adderall is good
My 7yr old has been on Vyvanse for ADHD for over a year now. Other the first few weeks of readjusting to her new medswe have had no more than some weight loss and and being a little whiny in the late evening if we go passed our set bed time. (Which all 7 yr old girls do). We have had a great success with Vyvanse. We had tried Concerta, but that made her too sleepy.My child is a straight A student learning 2 additional languages, How is that for focus? I am a believer, My sister has even talked to her Dr about taking her child off of the meds she is on and switching.
I have been taking Vyvanse off and on for the past two months. It's my first ADHD med, and not sure if it's working. I'm taking 60 mgs. I have some mild side effects, but don't see much improvement in concentration. I am disappointed, because others seem to notice a "night and day" difference when on themed, but I am not feeling much of anything. I do seem to be less stressed with all that I have going on, but still can't seem to "get it together". Side effects for me included in the beginning, dry mouth and jitters when taken with coffee, and nausea/loss of appetite if taken before breakfast. Most of these are easily remedied, or no longer a problem.I usually take it around 9AM and have noticed that if I get on the computer at night, I don't realize I am tired until 2, 3, or 4 AM. Not sure if this is related to the med or just that it has worn off and I am getting sidetracked! LOL! After several of these late nights I quit taking the Vyvanse for a day or two to get caught up on sleep, but then I seem to crash hard. Not sure if this is related to the med or if it's just a result of really poor sleep patterns. Thought about switching to Adderall, but after reading previous posts, may just stick with the Vyvanse and up my RX to 70 mgs. I hope it works!!!
Oh, yes, I have had a 10 lb weight loss, which has been a nice little side effect, too. Lack of appetite not a huge problem. I still eat 3 meals a day, just not as much as before, which is probably a good thing ;)
My son who is 9 was diagnosed with ADHD 2 months ago. He is a very small 9 year old. Only weighed 47lbs 8 weeks ago. He was on 20 mg. of Vyvanse a day.The first three days were like fire & ice. He was very focused, on target etc. Like I couldn't believe this was my child. Then only having 5 hours of sleep in 3 days & still going strong, stomach aches etc. The doc chose to take him off & try Adderall. We did that for 2 weeks & nothing. He did sleep huge loss in appetite & his focus at school was as the same before the meds. So we switched him back to Vyvanse. He has lost almost 3 pounds. His sleep is about 6 or 7 hours a night. So we started giving it to him at 6:00 am vs 7:30 am & let him try & go back to sleep & most times he does it has helped a great deal. However he has had a serious issue with mood swings & behavior. Being told NO did not fit in his vocabulary & is very impulsive!! So now they are also putting him on Abilify to help with his mood swings. I am doing whatever research I can about this drug & am concerned that he is being put on this at his age. Not only that but the interaction with the Vyvanse. The Doc has assured me that it is fine to take while on Vyvanse.
My son is six and just started taking Vyvanse yesterday. He is usually a great sleeper, falls asleep within 10 minutes and sleeps a night, last night it took him two hours to fall asleep and then he was up in a few hours coloring for two hours before I awoke and noticed. It took him another hour to fall asleep. Tonight the same thing seems to be happening. He has has been in bed for an hour and a half and still does not appear tired at all. Anyone else have these downfalls? If yes, any suggestions for my six year old to help him sleep???
Vyvanse has been amazing. Adderall XR made me feel really tired. I feel less lethargic, calmer, and I can actually focus. I'm in nursing school and Adderall XR has me sleeping 12 hours a day!
I'm become less anxious, tired, and I can sit still!
I was reading some of these posts- it's so strange how stimulants affect other people. People report insomnia or feeling high. Stimulants put me to sleep at a regular hour, be calm, and have a normal life.
I was diagnosed with ADHD yesterday and i am on Vyvanse 30mg. i felt better in general about an hour after i took it. i had some problems paying attention to driving. I was able to get some overdue things started and completely finished. I however am experiencing bad mania.( great excitement, euphoria,and hyperactivity) i have been talking non stop since about 3 hours after i took the medicine. I cannot fall asleep, i layed in bed for 1 hr and didnt even feel the need to close my eyes. i have had no headaches or crashes. i do feel very energized and have the drive to do stuff i normally just wouldntdo. i was a little bit jittery at about the 6th hr and it slowed at the 8th hr after i took the Vyvanse.
No child 6 years old should be taking any medication of that sort for any reason!!! You are destroying your child. Our country is sooo over medicated it is absurd and when babies (anyone under 10) are being prescribed drugs to help them focus I am disgusted with the state of our health care systems and professionals. It should be illegal to prescribe children amphetamines!
I have a question I hope someone can help. My son 9 years old started taking vyvance yesterday, last night he didn't fall asleep until 3am. Does the insomnia wear off?
Lisa
To the one who said stimulant medication is "just government issued speed." You do not know what you are talking about. The govt. is progressively banning one stimulant medication after another, citing safety reasons, and cracking down on doctors who prescribe "too many".
Oscar Meyer hot dogs kill many more people each year than the 5 people, in history, ever, whose death could be linked to propanolamine (including extreme overdoses, research it yourself). Most other banned and/or controlled stimulants are also less dangerous than claimed for the govt's purpose of placing under tighter control, with most problems due to illegal abuse/overdose, not legitimate prescribed use under a doctor's care.
Go try to fake ADHD and get some doctor to hand out stimulants, they value their license to practice medicine more than your business. Most doctors did 12 years of school and 72-hour rotations out of true concern for humanity, not to get rich handing out drugs to whiny junkies. Also, adults with ADHD are nearly never diagnosed or prescribed anything for it. The usual treatment is to treat the depression that they get after years of frustration living with undiagnosed ADHD. If you're not depressed, they treat for depression anyway, just in case it helps, or just in case you are depressed and just don't know it. Doctors do not like to write the triplicate-form Rxs required for every stimulant or get audited by the FDA every six months because of one patient three years ago who they diagnosed with ADHD.
And the claim about ADHD Rxs just being speed? Not if the person really needs that medication. I have known people who abused drugs including cocaine, meth, and other drugs (I never took an illegal drug in my life, or even smoke or anything) and I have seen and been told how speed affects you. Oddly enough, as a recently diagnosed 41 year old who for the first time in my life has been prescribed a stimulant, I can tell you firsthand that this ADHD medicine has the exact opposite effect of what speed is supposed to do. For the first time in my life I can sit still and finish a task in one session, every little distraction doesn't make me forget what I was doing, and I now understand what everyone else means when they say I just need to relax (hint, it's not just sitting there watching tv or whatever, it is an actual state of mind where you are NOT constantly thinking of what else to do). The sensation of inner quietness and calm, with the 75 mental trains settled into one main locomotive much easier to focus on, and the other 74 off in the background, if this is "normal" then no wonder normal people have an easier time getting anything accomplished. Also, for the first time in my life, I sleep like a baby. I never did that even when I WAS a baby. I have no side effects at all, I don't feel anything from the drug, I just feel regular, like completely normal. My doctor told me, that is how you are supposed to feel if the medicine is the right one for you. It is not supposed to make you feel like you are taking speed. It is just supposed to help your neurotransmitters function more like in a normal brain.
If someone was missing a leg, would you say a prosthetic leg is just a fake? Or nearsighted people are just unnaturally enhancing their vision with glasses? ADHD medicine for ADHD is just as valid as insulin is for diabetes.
So, before you make a blanket assumption that ADHD medicine is just speed, and/or that the government wants a bunch of people on drugs, do your research. Otherwise you are just spreading misinformation that could mislead someone who came here looking for help and advice. And don't criticize parents who are already agonizing over every decision they make with their kids' health. Being able to function in school and be a normal kid is very important for the child's (and future adult's) psychological well-being, it isn't just about grades.
I have been taking vynase for five months and that is the best thing that ever happened to me, my grades in college have went up tremendous, to bad i did not have this when i was younger, i would have been alot further than i am now.
I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD and given vyvanse 30mg once a day. What a difference. I feel so much better. I do think I need a bit higher dosage. Seems to wear off around 4pm. My girlfriend takes 70mg a day and 20mg adderal ir booster's. That is about where I think I should be, but I want to see how things go in the next couple of months. Does anyone know if Adderall IR or Dexedrine IR is better as a booster or does it just depend on the person?
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