It's nice to see another black man with ADHD talking so openly about his struggles. Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one.

I could cry this helped me so much. I just started Vyvanse today, and have felt so guilty for having to resort to taking medication. Thank you and I hope you are doing well!

Wanted to give an update if that’s ok. I’ve been on Vyvanse now for about 2.5 months. It has worked the best so far for me. Coupled with OT( Occupational Therapy) techniques like keeping a schedule, trying to eat better and exercising regularly it is where I have found my balance. I’m also autistic which makes it challenging as the two are always battling one another (ASD vs ADHD). It also lets me know when certain approaches need to be readjusted. The most comforting thing is knowing I’m not alone. Others are going through similar situations. Having individuals raise awareness like yourself gives us all strength. We rise by lifting others up. Thank you for lifting me up indirectly when I needed it. Anyone out there that is struggling, know you don’t have to do it alone. Although our condition(s) don’t go away we can do away with the things that don’t work in our favor. The hardest part for me at times is still advocating for myself but I do it. It’s a better world than I already knew it was the moment I finally got to see the blades of grass. Cheers everyone and keep pushing on ☕️

Love this video, appreciate you for sharing all the details no one talks about

THANK YOU. Thank you. I'm going through the first few days of this rn and this is really all I needed to hear.

i haven’t really heard anyone else talk about their experience on it so it was nice to hear you speaking about it. the side effects like nausea haven’t been too bad for me, but the trouble sleeping has really effected me. also the come down off of it really does suck. i’m really happy you spoke about that.

I just took vyvanse for the first time and I just watched this entire video through focused and calm. Usually I can never sit through videos and just skim through it.

This was a great video with awesome information. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you for this honest review! Wow, there's no easy fix!

yoo that’s a great video, when u said don’t let a pill make you feel like it’s the only thing that makes you normal, i really felt that

Thank you for your honesty and sharing your experience.

Best review! Honest and to the point..thanks for sharing

Thank you for your authenticity ❤

Thank you for sharing. Info was very helpful to understand my symptoms.

This medication is a roller coaster ride. Its amazing when it first kicks in and you can focus and you feel confident, like you can function again but once its wore off you feel so fucking bad. Cotton mouth sucks, looking like a skeleton sucks, but it helps me function like a “normal” person so its whatever

Hey man, really appreciate the input. Thanks for sharing your story.

Very useful and interesting. Thanks Jay.

You explained this beautifully!! Thank you!!

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it’s not a one stop shop. Not all meds work for all people, and not everyone experiences the same side effects either. Adderall and Ritalin suppressed my appetite and gave me major insomnia something fierce, but I don’t experience either one of those symptoms with Vyvanse, even though 99% of people report those side effects. Overall, each person is different. Meds may work for some and not others, it really just depends. It’s a trial and error type treatment.

Bro continue your videos. Crazy how much i can relate.

Thanks for the info. Thinking of getting on meds and your info helps.

Thank you so much for the honest review.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Dude I had the stomach of a woman 5 months pregnant for the first two weeks, nailed the explanation though man!! Thanks for putting the conversation out there I’ll keep watching this channel for the advice!

I study sports, exercise, i also have adhd, and we learn alot about energy and how to best to utilize it in different settings. My advice if your feeling tired is to look into the increased metabolism that stimulant medication gives you, which will change the composition of your intake and output. Anaerobic exercises will take more effort as the blood pressure, heat and lack of fuel effect you.

thank you for sharing your exprience with Vyvane

You have such a good personal understanding on how it feels ✌️. As an ADHDer with a lot of other issues like Anxiety. Meditation is a godsend. But yeah. I've been on clonadine cause of the insomnia. It helps me a lot through the side effects. I've been taking Vyvanse tolerance breaks too. And and creating habitual exercise.

Yo, the insomnia is real! For the last 6 years I would be in bed by 8:30-9pm. 10pm the absolute latest as I’m always up from around 4am. Since taking this medication for the first time I’m up till 2am and still having to get up at 4am 😒 it’s killing me lol

Just about to go on Vyvanse and a little nervous...but thank you for these insights!

Nice honest video. Good job

Before you take any medication, know why you're taking it. If you're looking for codependency, you will have different effects. It's all about the mind. The reason I took it was because I already told myself from the start that I just wanted to experience what a brain that's focused feels like. & one pill honestly helped me by the grace of God

just starting today. I hope it works well for me. I have been getting good benefits from the NeoRhythm headband which is a new product. I am not affiliated with them. Also TM meditation for 30 years. This is a noble fight. All the best to everyone!

Thank you for sharing! Im only 3 weeks in. Definitely relate with the heat, low mood/irritable thing. I just hope it improves 🙏

Thanks for your insight

new insights, thanks!

Nice to hear. I just got a diagnosis at age 53 and while big relief to finally know what it is (I have a BA Psychology and I'm pretty sure therapist is right) but anxious about how to treat. This is helpful. A long journey... but hopefully better than now where I can't get anything done and struggle with emotional disregulation.

thank u for this video brother

"they say it's easy to quit, funny coming from someone whos not dealing with it" - Juice Wrld. I miss that dude so much. Stay healthy and happy guys and gals.

Thanks for this!

Glad I found this. I felt like I was the only black male dealing with this my whole life. My only question is how do I go about getting diagnosed and getting a low dose prescription. I want to start at 20 or 30 .... anything to help zero me in on my daily tasks.

Great Video!!!

Nice to see this. I am on day 3. I am getting fatigue towards the afternoon. Still, I am not having any bad side effects the Adderall had. I hope the fatigue goes away.

I currently take Vyvanse for adhd and binge eating. It helps a lot with my focus but not as much with the binge eating, it definitely helps but I still have the urge to binge but I guess it does take time.

I have been on Elvanse (the UK version of Vyvanse) for just over a year now. In my early stages, I didn't deal with nausea but I did deal with extreme paranoia and intrusive thoughts. It was horrible. As I adjusted, these symptoms stopped. I was overweight before, was addicted to food and this really helped my addiction. A weight has been lifted and this medication makes independent living possible. The only thing I really hate about Elvanse is its dulling effect on my creativity. I get writer's block, my speech and articulation are impacted by this medication. I wish you the best, Jay.

I agree with 87 tahini I am 57 and it’s great to see it.

hmm. vyvanse actually gives me super human stamina. i can train super hard on it or jog like forever. i dont really get tired on it.

I've been taking Vyvanse for 3 years now the worst symptoms for me and I still have them to this day are nausea and I'm not sure why some days I don't have it but other days I do. Also I am irritable and get hotter than usual like flushed being out in the sun. Vyvanse has changed my life for the better but it's a love hate relationship. I hate the fact that I take them. ADHD isn't fun though and some days I break down over how frustrating it can be. Thanks for your input and being real. I realized that living by a strict schedule on how I treat my body and my mind helps. But I also am aware of what I'm putting in my body and how much sleep I do need without feeling those symptoms. Also what you said about the cotton ball feeling I only ever got that when I was on too high of a dose when I found the right dose for me that didn't bother me as much but I know exactly what you're talkin about. I was legit feel my upper lip sticking to my teeth LOL

Finally someone's talking about real stuff . haven't seen anyone talking about the horrible side effects of vyvanse, thought I'm the only one so I was just basically going nuts .. it has been less than a week and I'm still struggling , hope it goes away soon. Thanks for making this video, it really helped me feel better .❤

Your channel name should be JAYDHD Ps love the video good work man

I appreciate you for posting this. Thank you 😊

I was dignosed as a kid and took ritalin until i was 12. I've been unmedicated for over a decade. Obviously this led to many issues over the years with quitting college and job hopping. im 27 now and finally got insurance so i decided to try medication again. Took it for less than 4 weeks on for 5 days and off on weekends. I started taking it (20mg) working night shifts at my job. The 30 minute drive was plenty of time to kick in and it lasted the full 8 hours. I had alot of issues with it. Here goes first thing i noticed was that it was much more difficult to interact with people and my tolerance for smalltalk was lowered. I had dry mouth and throat almost like i was choking. Loss of appetite didn't happen much past the first week. But I had difficulty focusing on thing up close like my eyes were crossed. I looked forward to the comedown for bowel movements though😂😂😂 that was my favorite part. Over the weeks i started to feel anxiety towards the comedown and serious almost inescapable depression and irritability throughout waking times as I would sleep until the evening when I would have to pick my wife up from her job. I was short with her and found it hard to change my facial expression or speak in anything other than monotone if at all with people. Im going to mention this to my doctor but definitely didn't like it. Stopped taking it a week ago to recover. The depression and anxiety and intrusive negative self perceptions are mostly gone but the withdrawal headaches were killer for like a day. I work on a machine so im constantly going back and forth with a new problem almost every day I love machine work so im pretty engaged and focused on production as a result. I don't think I needed it for work. But I do want to get my pilots license and It would be a waste of money if i can't sit down to study or get myself, my apartment, my life more organized. Which is why this test run was necessary. The whole reason I wanted to try it was to improve my life at home and be able to clean my apartment like a normal human. But not at the expense of being a half dead grumpy zombie around my wife with no energy to even talk.

Thank you! All I needed to know!😊✔️

The first week on Vyvanse I would have fought Brock Lesner, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. At the same time. Crazy energy. I couldn't eat or stop moving. That has modified but I am sleeping a lot less. One month in and I cannot say that it has helped with my attention issues and I have lost seven pounds.

Im using Vyvanse years now and it save my life 70mg im using

Day 3 for me. So far sweaty palms, jittery feeling, quiet mind, focused, energised, a lot of muscle tension bordering on cramps, bloated belly, mild abdominal pain. I hope it gets better!

Hey man, thanks for the video. I just started taking 20mg vyvanse about a week ago and it’s been great for me. How much were you taking? I’ll remember the advice you gave at the end... don’t become dependent on the capsule to function. I tend to have an addictive personality so thank you for pointing that out so I can keep an eye out for that. Wish you well.

I tried Strattera for a few days, couldn't deal with the stomach issues 🥺 I DEF understand man

Thank you.

I’m sorry you had these symptoms. I started last week on a low dose and haven’t had any major reactions, other than the come down making me so tired and a bit irritable. Also it happens sooner that it should. My dose goes up in a few days so we will see then I suppose if I have any side affects or if it lasts longer 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hey Jay, Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m new to this community and I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I’ve had all the symptoms but lately my mind and body has been really weird. You mentioned around 7th minute of your video that you functioned normally but eventually caught up to you. You might not want to answer this on here, so completely respect that. But if you can, what did you mean by caught up. What happened or what signs do you see at that time?

Hey jay love the video I'm a fellow adhd'er I have my assessment on The 13th of Jan can't wait to feel better as I've struggled to keep it under wraps most of my life finally got off the drugs and gonna give medication a go how long did you have to wait after your assessment before you started titrating? Many thanks John uk

Thanks pal

Same by me in General. I like to hit the gym, but wasn't able to get over 100Kilo for 9 Repetitions on the Bench atm (record is 11 reps. .With Vy 9 right now). but I like to improve to beat my old record. Meal Eating is like.. you got 1 hour in the Morning to get a huge meal in(with low GI to get long Support for Glucose u know;)), bevore Vy kicks. 6-8 hours after that is like ZERO appetite, got alarm Clocks on Smartphone for remembering. Take it for ~1 year@70

my first week vyvanse was really bad as well, I had a lot nausea as well and irritability!

Thanks for sharing Jay. I’m on vyvanse for binge eating (don’t have ADHD) and it really helps. Have been taking it about 3 weeks now. Total dose no more than 50mg/ day. However, I’m a fast metaboliser and it lasts 5 hrs at the most so I’ve been taking it twice a day but even with that I can’t get full day coverage so may try x 3 / day ( same total dose). I must say I’ve had some of my best sleep ever on this. Previously I suffered from insomnia but I sleep so well on this. BP has been an issue for me so I’ve been monitoring it at home and it’s now settled. I think I would be scared to work out on it though due to risk of increased BP and pulse rate. Oh and I agree my urine has been very dehydrated. I too don’t like the thought of having to take this but at the moment it outweighs my life binge eating so I will carry on.

In high school I couldn’t say a word but now as a 20/21 year old I’m more social but it makes me SO TIRED 😫

Bro,I appreciate your total honesty. Especially when it comes to the hyper focus,you had me dying with laughter because you was tell the truth.

I also feel the exact same way as you do. I’m a gym rat, it’s where I have always gone to cope with my racing mind, and channel all of this energy into lifting and pushing myself. I’m 1 week in with Vyvance. I’m 35 and it’s my first time agreeing to take something for my ADHD. I’m very into self exploration, breath work and meditation as well. The very odd thing for me is that I actually have started eating MORE? I’ve struggled with appetite since my 30s, so maybe this is settling my mind enough to focus on eating?? Sleep has been rough so far, and it isn’t a miracle drug that “makes” you get off your ass… that step is still all on me! Racy heart, anxious-like feeling, clammy hands… will this evolve/change/or balance out do you think? Anyway, thank you for the video man, it’s great to see another adult male be open and truthful about mental health and give an honest testimonial about a medication. 🔥🤙

I just quit vyvanse bc of the side effects you mentioned (not bc of you mentioning them - I couldn’t handle them anymore.) The excessive sweating, my heart raving for two straight hours, lost so much weight that people around me asked nervously if I was ok. Turns out I’m just not right for stimulant medications 🤷🏻‍♀️ so we’re about to start a non-stimulant. This has been a harder diagnosis than I expected.

Vvyvanse is the most successful adhd medication I think. Like in general all of them

Reading these comments makes me feel like i took something else. Day 1 right now, no pain symptoms. I feel very concentrated, still get distracted very easily, but im able to think deeper and retain info better. No haze/foggyness like i had, and studying sessions today was more productive. I am anxious but its hard to tell if its the medication or the thought of expecting change/symptoms, none the less im anxious. Im very agitated for some reason, very jittery. Ill keep updating

My impression is that Vyvanse will give me a steadier baseline of stimulation

I just started taking 40mg and I have little side effect not really any negative besides staying up later than usual and some appetite suppression which is good for me. I feel good on the stuff.

I stopped taking it after the first dose, because of the insomnia. It was my only negative, but it was a huge one. Having no sleep is worse than my ADHD.

Currently have been on Vyvanse for 6 weeks (started on 30mg and upped to 50 currently). I experience none of these side effects. I sleep fine, my bp is normal, resting HR is still my norm at sub 60, hitting the gym with normal gusto, but I also feel like the wanted effects are minimal. I worry that I’m going to end up on the top dose or find out that it just doesn’t work for me at all. This is my first ever ADHD medication so I really don’t have much to compare it to either. All this said, the first dose felt awesome (focused, happy) and then I had a 48 hour headache from hell. After that.. its been pretty chill tbh.. really hoping 60 brings that focus back because i don’t know if i have the patience for all these doctor visits

Have you tried Concerta (Methylphenidate)? How was it like then? I have heard that if one does not work well then the other probably does.

My experience was feeling like allergies or a cold, headaches, dry mouth and dry throat at end of the day. Awful feeling. I see improvement in mood regulation and impulsivity, but not focus. Appetite has increased, so strange.

Great and helpful video really! I've been taking Vyvanse for sometime and experience most of the symptoms you describe but also a handful of tics? Like blinkning alot, tounge "clicking", twitching mouth etc. Haha, I mean whats going on?! Never had this before :S Could be just me, but maybe someone out there can relate :P

I was diagnosed with adhd at 24. Now at 32 I decided to give adhd medication a shot. I tried Concerta name brand 18mg for a week and had to stop. I already have always had insomnia but with the Concerta I was awake the entire night and if I did by miracle manage to fall asleep I would have horrific nightmares. Then I also noticed increased anxiety and ED. So after a week I stopped taking it and that same night I did not have nightmares and the ED went away completely two days after. I feel like I wasted $413 to just get negative side effects as I did not notice any better focus. I actually felt more anxious and even even hungrier than I already always am on top of the nightmares and ED. Glad as soon as I got off it everything went back to normal as I was worried. I would like to try Vyvanse but not if it also causes ED or nightmares. Have you had any of those two problems? Thanks for sharing your experience.

What was you start dose? It sounds like u maybe startet out to high. Could be wrong tho. But ty for ur video

Any updates ?

Hi you am also have little bit of adht my doctor give to me concerta but you know what I'm not going to take it everyday only if I have some brain stuff to do if this not make me any side effects. If yes I Don't need it. I'm 38 and achieved a lot like this with out so If I see it something like you guys talking about im not taking at all...

How is it going now?

There has been a lot of new research that shows people who have adhd and are unmedicated have a reduced life expectancy of 10 to 20 years, it really is ok to take medication :)

Hey Jay, thanks for the honesty brother. I've just been diagnosed and have taken Vy 30mg for 5 days. It seems to allow me to focus for maybe 3 hours, then I feel a anxious and my hands sweat (which didn't happen on the regular). After an hour of that I feel back to my regular scatterbrain. How many mgs are you taking and does it last longer for you? Thanks!

I tale Elvanse 20 mg no side effects and dont feel The effect of The medecine so wird cause my tolerance is low when it comes to meds. I used ti take Motiron and only 5 mg hit me and stopped The thoughts

I’m also on 40mg I don’t know if that’s a lot, what’s your mg?

Huh, interesting. I really love hearing from others about their experience, because everyone reacts a little different, but more importantly, because I consider it "collecting and building knowledge". Example? I've been on Elvanse for some time now (dude, I have adhd, I'm happy if I know what *season* I'm currently in, so don't ask me for details, ok? 😂), and I've had several side effects like gum problems (because apparently I should drink more), or being shakey (super high doese of adrenalin) if I don't eat around taking the pill, or hair loss. But listening to you I only now realized that since I take it, not only did I stop craving sugar and binge eating - I also stop sweating. No joke. I have had problems using screens for literal weeks and had absolutely no idea why. I mean, being an overweigh female it was nice to finally not have to hide my armpits in very lose sleeves. But now that you said it made you sweat like whatnot, I can see that it might be the elvanse. 🤔🤔 /sigh Another thing on the list of "wait, I do/have that??"

Unfortunately my affair with vyvanse has come to an abrupt end after only 1 month. After taking only 40mg which I’d previously taken without any issues, my blood pressure sky rocketed to 168/103 which really scared me to the point of driving to the emergency room. It stayed high for several hours. I will never take this again. Makes me wonder though if the capsule contained the right dose.

I have ADHD and binge eating disorder but got given Vyvanse for ADHD and it helped the BED more than the ADHD , good to stop binging but still bummed

When you said "I did it for 3 years and eventually it finally caught up to me" what do you mean, what happened? Thanks for the video

Hey I’m 4 months in my vyvanse 60mg one in the morning is all. I’ve curios to go off.. what will I feel. I’ve gone through an opiate addiction withdrawal. They are worse then the devil himself torturing you!!! What things may we buy to help the off season we don’t take them when we were deep on them? Thank! You! So! Much!

Geeezzz.... how much did you take the first week?

This was helpful

Hay ,found you because I just started Vyvanse today first dose and found myself tired?..and irritated...something I was trying to fix wasn’t working out and I had a melt down ,,,I’m thinking how is this helping? And why the heck an I so tired on a stimulant? How am I supposed to get things done and am I going to have” hissy “fits on a regular basis ? Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

How many mg made you nauseated? I just started at 30mg and felt no effect except a little more activity in the morning.

Have u had coffee with it?did u had weed with it? How u felt when it's working. My psych gave me 50mg and I can't really feeling much. I've had taking ritalin 10mg for 6 months then the psych then 50mg vivans. Without any medical advice

How many mg do you take?

My 8yo dr just put him on vyvance 10mg and I'm nervous for him to start

I've been taking it for a week. It's making me eat more and my body temperature is lower. Mind you, I have a history of atypical drug side effects.