Hello! I’ve been on generic vyvanse for about 2 months. I have worked my way up to 40mg once in the morning. I’m having trouble balancing it with my day and looking for advice. I take it at 7:00am and my day starts at 8:00am. I do not feel it really start to take affect until maybe 9:30am and then it tappers off in the early-mid afternoon. Doctor had me try 40mg at 7:00am and 10mg at 11:30am but unfortunately this gave me insomnia. I’m now trying 50mg at 7:00am to see if this would allow for a longer afternoon taper. Anyone had success with this strategy?
In addition to this with long acting stimulants, I get the rare side effect of vasoconstriction. Namely, my neck starts looking like a dried out turkey neck during the “peak” of the medication (no matter how much water I drink). Vyvanse so far has had the least amount of this side effect for me. However I am still experiencing it occasionally. To try to combat this, I have taken an electrolyte drink (magnesium, sodium, potassium) during peak times and it seems to help some. I have recently purchased a supplement (ashwagandha, L-Theanine, Magnesium) but haven’t tried it yet and I am not sure it would help smooth this peak? I’d love to hear from anyone who has taken it or also suffers from vasoconstriction.
Thank you