r/VyvanseADHD

I thought I would just share a simple change I made to my personal everyday life that has brought me, and might bring you, exponentially more benefits from Vyvanse. What is this crazy method you may wonder? Well... I simply started wearing skin-tight thermals (long-sleeve compression shirt + tights) underneath my regular cloths.

For some context, I sit for hours while working in an air conditioned office. I already have hypothyroidism, meaning my body slows down and I get cold easier. So sitting still in an office for hours on end while taking Vyvanse (which causes vasoconstriction on top of my existing condition) made me extremely cold, sweaty, and nervous. All of these factors significantly decreased my quality of life at work and all of the Vyvanse was sweated out within a few hours.

So, I simply started wearing thermals to try and help regulate my body temperature and I could feel a major difference in how much Vyvanse my body was able to metabolize. I stopped having cold sweats and the Vyvanse works even better for about 3x longer.

I can't ever imagine going back to being constantly uncomfortable and anxious at work, which is why I suggest anyone who noticed they are struggling with similar issues as I was, to simply try wearing thermals the next time you might be inactive while taking Vyvanse.

I'm curious to know if this method only applies to me, so if you end up trying it out, I would love to hear more about your experience!

I have been off ADHD meds for a long time. The side effects were too heavy (depression, Headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite)

i have recently started using Vyvanse. It feels like a miracle. I am really surprised what I am able to accomplish within one day.

Hii guys, so how screwed am I?

I (30F) accidentally took Vyvanse twice today and my treatment is already a high dosage (60mg), that would be 120mg in less than 24h, I’m guessing there might have been around 5-6h between each dose, right now I’m feeling some stomach discomfort (burping) and light headache.

What are my options realistically speaking? Wait it out? Is there anything I can do that might help? Drinking lots of water? Eating? Any otc?

Ooor should I run straight to the doctor?

*Cheers anxiously*

Hi everyone!

So I usually workout before I take my Vyvanse to have the effects last after throughout the day. I’m physically fit.

Yesterday I happened to have to walk a total of 14km spread out throughout the day in my city because I had stuff to do and places to be lol. I take it as per usual at 10AM. When I got home at 9PM, I had a massive crying fit and meltdown (cried uncontrollably for about 2 hours, called my best friend). This kind of dysregulated emptional reaction used to happen to me all the time before Vyvanse and I felt it was fully no longer working. I also felt it was much more difficult to sleep than it usually is (I usually sleep at 1h30-2AM, yesterday could only fall asleep at 4AM) probably because my Vyvanse wore off at 8-9PM and I was so dysregulated after.

I’m considering asking my doc for a split dose to take at 2PM (another 15 or 20mg) specifically for days when I know I’ll have to move a lot and will burn through it at a much quicker speed. Anyone has done this or has any thoughts?

I've been taking Vyvanse for a few weeks now following my mid-30s ADHD diagnosis. I went up from 30-40mgs a day about two weeks ago. for the past week and a half (ie, not immediately after the dosage increase but a few days later) I've been having a lot of anxiety.

It feels like the title says. I feel like there's a horrible black hand holding onto my heart and squeezing a little each time it beats. essentially this makes me super aware of my heart beating even though it is not beating an irregular rhythm, not beating particularly hard and not beating particularly fast. I'm just constantly aware of it.

it feels like I'm on the precipice of disaster.

the problem is, I'm not sure if it's the Vyvanse or the anxiety just shining through now that the ADHD is being treated.

has anyone felt similarly? does anyone have any advice?

Guys, it finally happened to me. The pharmacy is out of my 50mg Vyvanse until Monday. LUCKILY, when I was on the 40mg dosage,I saved up some pills in case this exact thing would happen to me! I have 1 of my 50's left and I have 4 of the 40's. i'm saving my last 50mg for school on Monday and using the 40's over the weekend. Of course this happens the weekend I have a ton of hw and a group project due! I'm so happy I saved these extra couple pills though.

I finally got my ADHD diagnosis and I was so excited to start meds. But they’re making me feel like shit 😔

My psychiatrist started me on 20mg of Vyvanse and it’s just made me so angry and frustrated! My crying spells are back (I’m also on Lamictal which is a mood stabilizer + Wellbutrin) my focus is still shit. My procrastination is at an all time high. I just feel so gross. I feel gross with my body I feel gross in my own space bc of how messy and unorganized it always is. I’m so disappointed. I thought finally I was going to be able to live :( but I’m just hella depressed

In a nutshell:

Diagnosis about 5 weeks ago. Started Elvanse soon after. Started on 20s. Felt nothing but wasn’t too surprised or upset. Did 2 weeks of that before I was moved up to 40s. Felt more and felt better but more like slight/mild effect on most days. Felt like I wanted to try going higher and prescriber agreed that it’s a good move since I feel it but not much so a higher dose would probably help. Finished my 2 weeks on 40s and then was moved up to 50s for another 2 weeks with 2 more weeks with 60s but that’s in a while from now. I’m 4 days into my 50s. My experience is really messing with me now since I’m getting very interesting results. I usually never ate breakfast with my 40s (if I did it would be rare and probably something like chorizo slices). I drank loads of water and had a nice healthy dinner with a small lunch. This wasn’t a massive change I was never a breakfast person. Now on 50s. My first day I didn’t do much different to other days. Woke up had my water etc no breakfast had my Elvanse 50mg. Lunch I had a small pizza from a pizza place I walked past but this was before my Elvanse kicked in and lost appetite. My Elvanse that day worked super well id say any doubts I had about it absolutely got squished in that moment. Now the day after so my second day again nothing changed, it kicked in with my usual like “queues” where I start with a dry throat an hour and a half to two hours after taking it and then becoming chatty for a bit. So I had that effect but then the rest of the queues didn’t come and it felt like it “vanished” from my system. I didn’t think much of it since hey I have work to do today and I just went up to a new dose it will probably take time. Later in the evening I had a massive wave of concentration hit me like a truck but so I decided to take advantage and finish the last bit of work I was procrastinating for the day. Great. Now my third day on it the exact same thing happened but without the wave in the evening. I decided most likely the fact I’m taking it empty stomach. My 4th day on it was arguably weirder since i had two boiled eggs with my Elvanse and it kicked in well definitely more prevalent than the two previous days I could tell but then I crashed really hard in the afternoon 3-4 hrs after taking it? Usually I never get a headache when I take it during the day only the evening when it begins to properly wear off. But I got the same headache and i genuinely felt like I crashed. So I said okay let’s try sleeping more having zinc night before and upping the protein content. That leads us to today where I did just that. I had a protein shake too with I would say a high fat high protein breakfast with my usual vitamin d3 and omega 3,6,9 oils. But today was the weirdest since… it didn’t even kick in. Not even a tinge… it’s 12:26pm as of this second and I took it at 9:10am with breakfast at 9:45-10:00am.

Did anyone else have a similar experience? What did you do or what would you do? Am I doing something blatantly wrong? Should I stop or take a break or what? I’m not upset at Elvanse not working or me not feeling good trust me. I’m just upset that it’s inconsistent and I absolutely hate not knowing something that’s affecting me and on top of that I hate inconsistent results so even if I change something unintentionally I don’t actually know what is making it worse?

Please if anyone has suggestions as to what I should do or what I’m missing lmk 🙏. Yes I’m open to questions if it’ll uncover more.

I've noticed I get super sweaty the more I'm moving. More than usual anyway. I'm drinking a lot more water and electrolytes so i dont get dehydrated.

The big problem is I get really sweaty when im moving a lot at work.

is there anything you do to help the sweat? Im on 30mg but, may bump it to 40mg so I know it wont get any better.

Any products you use to help? I work 12 hour shifts so I need something that will last or that I can reapply.

Hi everyone, I switched from Adderall to Vyvanse about 2 months ago and my experience has been very positive, however my issue with both these medications is the appetite suppression I experience.

It was much worse with Adderall, but Vyvanse still makes it hard to stomach more than a few bites of food here and there before it wears off. I recently started lifting weights again but I’ve struggled my whole life to put on weight, and Vyvanse only makes it harder to hit my protein.

Does anybody that also experiences appetite suppression and lifts weights have any advice for hitting protein, or really just eating more in general?? Thanks!

(Not sure if it matters but I’ll add that I also take Effexor, which I’ve heard is a very common drug taken alongside Vyvanse. I was told to eat before I take Effexor, but not to eat before I take Vyvanse so that kind of confused me)

Hi , I’ve just started Elvanse (30mg) I’m on day 5 of my titration , I feel much more level headed and emotionally regulated which is great . My side effects are mainly dry mouth , my appetite has been nerfed and sometimes I feel nauseous but that’s rare. I’ve noticed I have been waking up early everyday and being productive but just on the wrong things - I have assignments due at the end of the May but because I’m so anxious about them and wanting it to be perfect I’ve been avoiding those tasks . Sometimes it feels like the elvanse isn’t as intense as the first day or two so I worry it’s not working .

Another problem is that I have smoked - Tuesday was so bad I couldn’t eat until like midnight after not eating since 9am . I smoked so I got munchies … I did but barely to the extent of usual I still had to force myself to finish the food . I don’t want to really smoke though and when I have it’s been the evenings when it’s worn off , but yesterday and another I observed I had crazy nausea after smoking and felt like I could actually be sick .

Just wondering if you have any advice for task initiation , if not feeling the intensity is a problem and smoking ! Thanks

Didn’t know how to word that question quite right but I get an overwhelming urge to clench my jaw super tight while focused on Vyvanse, I’ve recently been trying to stop doing that but I can’t just like keep my mouth normal feeling?? I either end up biting my cheeks, rubbing my tongue across my teeth, sucking in my lower lip, and sometimes I even can’t stop cursing my mouth into what looks like a weird smile. I’m so highly aware of my tongue and mouth and teeth and lips on Vyvanse and it drives me insane. Any tips for helping to stop these things? I know gum is an obvious one but I can’t chew gum at work.

Due to a benefit with my employer, I was able to do a genetic test that explained how I metabolize certain medications. It was really interesting as I learned adderall may not be the best fit for me. When I explained that Vyvanse hasn't been as effective as anticipated, the pharmacist explained that vyvanse travels through the body differently than other amphetamines as it goes through the bloodstream and it's likely that because of my low iron that I'm having a harder time. She said I could increase and when I eventually reach the max, I should look into alternatives. Has anyone else heard anything similar?

Currently on 40mg capsules and I feel like it makes my thoughts all come to the surface for a little bit and I don't feel quite as sleepy, but the crash after a couple hours has been awful. I'm trying to make sure I eat enough protein beforehand but it's rough.

I’ve been on vyvanse for about 2/3 years now. Initially I noticed my appetite was suppressed but somehow managed to maintain my weight. However in the last little over a year, I’ve lost a lot of weight. Partially due to an injury I have that left me non-weight bearing for quite a long time and I lost a LOT of muscle mass. However I’m 12 months out from the injury now, I have a fairly healthy diet and aim to go to Pilates 3 times a week. In the last year I’ve lost (I think) 10kg and I am really struggling to put weight back on, even by eating more unhealthy foods. I don’t know if this is as a result to my vyvanse, I do struggle more with eating regular meals, but I try to supplement with protein waters ect when I can’t stomach large amounts of food.

Any advice for gaining weight while on vyvanse would be appreciated!

hi friends, I was recently upped to 50mg as I have been having a problem with getting vyvanse to last longer then 6 hours. I was trying matcha and it was helping but now its not.

my dr won't give me dexies as she says their addictive and the rules in aus is to keep upping vyvanse until 70mg. I tried to explain to her 30mg works for me it just dosent LAST.

I was scared to go on 50mg today and it hasn't been too different to 40mg but my blood pressure is higher then normal, it was 143/67 at 1pm. I have been having heart palpitations and its worn off after 6 hours (LOL) and i feel like absolute SHIT.

This experience with 50mg has made me want to quit all stimulants tbh.

p.s i had a high protein breakfast and lunch, no coffee and have been drinking lots of water

Hi everyone! I’ve been diagnosed with adhd for years now and used to take adderall however decided to go off meds for a few years. I recently went back to a new doctor because I feel as though I’m really struggling again with my symptoms. She prescribed me a low dose of Vyvanse (generic) and sent it in to the pharmacy the same day. The pharmacy called me and told me they had to place an order for it but they will call me when it’s ready. It’s been almost 5 days now and I haven’t heard anything. The app shows that it’s out of stock and delayed but the girl at cvs told me they placed the order for it. I’m just wondering how long could this take and if I should keep waiting on it or message my doctor to possibly send it somewhere else? I don’t mind waiting but I already have a follow up appointment in 4 weeks and it’s already been almost a week. Thanks!

first off let me say, im not well tolerate as before considering i was off vyvanse for 2 months and this is my first week BACK on it.

while its helps, I'll just get super irritable and sudden moon swing. yesterday my cd skipped more than once, and I smashed my portable cd player by throwing it across the room, stomping on it, then yelling fuck you.

so its shit like that.

Hopefully this balances , its helping with my ADHD In this dire busy season time lol im glad to be back taking it, aside from some of the slight overstimulated electric feeling from my body not use to it which im sure I'll acclimate with time.

20M 175cm/5”10 66kg

Blood Tests normal + Blood Pressure normal + EKG normal + 24 hour heart rate monitor normal — haven’t had brain scan + No Smoking or Alcohol

**TL:DR: Vyvanse has gotten rid of my dizziness (PPPD+Vestibular Disorder/Migraines) and helped blood pooling in my legs.**

I’ve recently started Vyvanse about a month ago.

Prior to this I had a bad weed trip that gave me a traumatic panic attack that spiralled my anxiety quite badly.

Over a few weeks of work, from this anxiety, I started getting dizzy and at the end of the day my eyes would be sensitive to light and have a slight blurriness when using screens + pressure in my head+ fatigue.

Then, during an anxious holiday, my dizziness (rocking on boat feeling) became constant and whenever I walked it felt like I was walking on a trampoline. This lasted for a few months but my body adjusted to the constant dizziness and I became less anxious about symptoms (I believe).

**I suspect PPPD + Vestibular Migraines?**

I’ve not had any significant health issues prior to this.

The only thing that could be relevant is that blood pools in my legs and sometimes hurts and itches at the end of the day but every doctor I see doesn’t seem concerned about it 🙄.

Anyway, since I’ve started 30mg Vyvanse my fatigue has gone but also my legs don’t get as red from blood pooling or hurt (vasoconstriction?) and my dizziness does not exist.

This has become extra apparent as I’ve had a few days off my Vyvanse and feel horrible with headaches and dizziness accompanied with some dissociation.

Hello,

I got medicated on vynase about 3 weeks ago, starting at 10mg for the first week and tritrating up to 20mg for the next 2 weeks.

Since tritrating I have been on and off due to the side effects that I am not fond of, however, it does help me focus as intended and helps me work and not get overwhelmed. I also been inconsistant with meds, sometimes forgetting to take them until its too late and going unmedicated on that day. Those days i do not do anything at all.

I recently saw the doctor, who said that since i haven't taken the medication for long enough at the higher dose, they would want me to try taking it for longer to see if side effects get better since the focus is still there.

I have a prescription for 20mg for a few weeks that was sent to my pharamacy, but haven't picked it up, and i currently have enough for 2 days out of my current medication of 20mg or 4 days with 10mg.

As i am writing this, I am concerned about the side-effects, espeically of the one where when it wears off i feel very sad and cannot function afterward and the struggle to sleep & appetite suppression. I am unsure if this is related with when and how i take my meds, with my food or other factors, but generally i also get headaches which makes things not so great. I also find myself getting very frustrated as I am studying and giving up easily.

I have a exam upcoming in a few days, and I am wondering what is the next best pace of action to follow is. I am worried that if I do make changes in the medication it will affect my academic performance due to withdrawal effects and such. Additionally i feel anxious of staying on this medication and would prefer to stop and let my body readjust so i could try a different medication or something else.

I am wondering what you would do in my situation. I found better success with 10mg, and a lot of the issues started occuring when i tritrated up to 20mg.

Hi,

I’m (f,36) currently in the titration phase with lisdexamfetamine and I’m trying to understand what’s going on, because my response feels really inconsistent.

Here’s my situation:

I started at 10 mg and am now taking 20 mg.

On 20 mg I’ve had some really good days:

I felt calm, clear, and structured, household tasks didn’t bother me, I just did them.

I had less overthinking, was more social, and more confident. Even my usual anxiety was basically gone, things felt “easy” and natural.

BUT:

Now I’m having days where it feels completely different, even though I’m taking the same dose (20 mg).

On those days:

I feel unstructured again, like without meds.

I get overwhelmed by small things (mess, tasks, decisions). It’s hard to start or finish tasks (like laundry or replying to messages)

I get irritated and impatient quickly and I feel more sensitive to noise (even small sounds feel too loud)

I also feel more anxious again, similar to how I felt before medication.

At the same time:

I feel tired, like I could fall asleep, almost like I didn’t take anything, just had a bit of coffee. Motivation drops quickly after a short “okay-ish” phase.

So it’s not a clear “too much” or “too little” feeling.

I started titration before my period and I felt like it worked best while I was on my period.

Does this sound more like underdosing or overdosing?

I have an appointment coming up on Monday, I just kind of want to try to figure out myself what's going on beforehand.

Any input would be so appreciated :)