“ When you have ADHD, you have a bunch of alarms.” Truth.

Hang in there. I'm always here to chat. Happy Mother's Day! 🧡

It will take a week or so for your body to adjust to it. My other problem was everything thing gets super bright and intense for me. I was on Ritalin before and I didn’t release how Angry I was on it . Because I would be on a high then crash low and was super mad when I crashed. Vyvanse is nice because u won’t feel that “high”

Always interesting to hear other's experiences. I was on adderall xr 30mg which worked but made me feel like I couldn't sit still sometimes. So I also just started 30mg vyvanse. First time I've been on meds in over 20 years. Feels like ups and downs sometimes.

I get “the chatter” too lol been taking 40 mg Vyvanse on and off since January. I’m like narrating my thoughts to myself. Vyvanse also makes me RAVENOUS.. I’m starving all day long.. however I have control over my eating. So I will eat enough to satiate the hunger at that time and then put it down. Off meds, not so much control.

I started on this dose in April for a month and 40 mg for another and did 50 mg for 2 weeks, am on 60 mg for a couple weeks and then 70 mg next appointment. I also take 300 mg of Wellbutrin XL for ADHD and that helps me take a lower dosage. I took Adderall, Dexedrine, Focalin and Concerta in the past. My regular doctor will only give me this or Concerta when I'm between psych docs, so, I asked for this. Dexedrine is my favorite medication out of all of them though.

30 mg is Meh 40s a little better but both have me crashing after about a few hours. If I take it around 6 it’s going to wear off around 12. Not too great if you want to be productive the rest of the day. Not sure if I need a booster kind of scared to up the dose. It works for the first few hours but after that I don’t really want to do anything…

Vyvanse never lasted over 3 hours for me.

Just be careful, tolerance builds and you have to increase dosages if you're on it multiple times a week and when it stops working and you have no chemical help, ADHD/focus problems will get worse. All amphetamines can be neurotoxic in the long term and in high dosages, amphetamines downregulates your normal dopamime receptors, this can in the long term cause anhedonia, diminished drive, depression, tardive dyskinesia and certain psychotic disorders and in bad cases also brain damage, the effects of amphetamines on the brain is well studied. Just be careful, everything has pros and cons.

Im wondering if i could split my dose and take 15 at 5 and 15 at 12.

So I just started Vyvanse 20mg 2 days ago, the first day was amazing now the second day I am SO TIRED. Is this normal?

First day today 20mg

I was recently put on 30mg of Vyvanse. It makes me very tired which isn’t a good thing because I struggle with hypothyroidism so that already causes me fatigue sometimes, I also wasn’t really motivated, and sometimes I noticed my emotions would become irregulated. I would find myself getting stuck in negative thoughts and whatnot. I maybe noticed a slight increase in focus but it doesn't last long. I don't mind that it controls my eating habits, I've struggled with my weight for a long time now and I don't mind if it helps me lose weight. I don't have a very healthy relationship with food. I'm thinking about asking my psychiatrist for a boost in the dosage, I read online that it's possible if the dose is too low for the individual then it's possible that these side effects are not uncommon to experience, where as it becomes also possible that the desired therapeutic effects won't happen compared to taking a higher dosage where the desired therapeutic effects become more likely to be achieved and possibility of experiencing negative side effects decline. However, each individual is different, but personally I feel like this is my case. I've had ADHD since I was 7, quit taking medication when I was 14. I just now decided to get back on something to help get my life back in order I guess you could say so Vyvanse is new to me. I educate myself about the medication more everyday online to develop a better understanding about it because I have high hopes. I don’t like the idea of bouncing around from medication to different medication. I plan on making an early appointment with my psychiatric to talk about what’s been going on with the medication and running the idea of getting an increase in dosage by them. I’ve read online that sometimes people go from 30mg to 60mg. Not saying that’s what I want, I just want something that works. I hope you find a balance that works for you!