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I know it’s not really listed as a side affect but I’ve seen countless posts and threads about vyvanse causing insane acne breakouts in people. I’ve been taking it for 2 months now and my skin has always been relatively clear, I can go months without getting a single pimple but ever since I started taking vyvanse I noticed about 2-3 weeks I started getting acne appear mostly on my chin and lower cheeks. I couldn’t figure out why I was breaking out so changed up a little in my skincare routine but it did nothing. My second month on vyvanse my dose was upped from 20mg to 40mg, I’m at the very end of this months refill and my acne has never been worse in my entire life. Like even developing some on my back and chest area now. I researched everything but couldn’t find the cause until I found multiple posts about vyvanse acne….it was like a relief but at the same time it wasn’t. I feel like vyvanse has helped me a lot but if it comes at the cost of my deteriorating self esteem, mental health and the feeling of not wanting to even step foot outside anymore because the acne has literally taken over my face then I’m worried I’ll have no other choice but to stop the medication. Has anyone else experienced this or have any solutions?? Please please please share any stories about it or if the same has happened to you as well.

I’m 20 (F) and I’ve had BED for years, food is a big dopamine rush for me since I also have adhd and once I start I usually can’t stop. And I constantly have food noise like all day I’m wondering what my next snack will be to the point I can’t do anything else or even sit down normally to watch TV without thinking of something to eat. I was put on 20mg of vyvanse and the first week I noticed my focus went to other things and I didn’t think of food at all really, my brain felt like it had a weight lifted off and I thought my life had finally changed for the better. that was it tho, it only lasted a week and then my appetite came back stronger, I quite literally gained 15 lbs throughout the last 24 days of the prescription. I have no impulse control around food, if it’s there I just automatically think of it and have to eat it, no matter how much I tell myself not to. I’ll start to get anxious if I don’t get it and I’ll try and occupy my mind with another task but the adhd comes into play and I can’t put my mind/focus to anything else.

I was upped to 40mg the next month and that didn’t do anything for my appetite or food noise, I feel like it’s made me focus on food even more and made the dopamine hit from it so much harder. I don’t even know what to do anymore for this because vyvanse was quite literally my last hope as it’s for BED and adhd.

I went switched from Yaz because of bad spotting and started Alysena but after 2 and a half months I couldn’t take the acne anymore. My skin has never been so bad in my entire life like it’s seriously the worst I’ve ever felt about myself. I went back to Yaz a few days ago and I’m just wondering how long it’ll take for the horrible acne to stop and for my skin to go back to normal😢😢

The first pill I ever tried was Linessa, I found it absolutely awful but I stuck with it for years because I was nervous to switch. I had extreme acne and extreme weight gain and no matter how much I worked out it would just pack on. I also had extreme anxiety and suicidal thoughts. At 18-19 I switched to Mya and the first 7-8 months were fantastic. I had no acne, I lost a lot of weight and looked incredible, my hair grew super long and I just felt overall amazing. But after around fhat 7 month mark it went completely downhill. I was having like 3 periods a month, I had absolutely no libido, I felt like I was couch locked and couldn’t do anything else or even want to do anything else. My mood completely changed and I just felt like crap whenever I wasn’t taking the sugar pills. After a little less than a year and a half or so I finally switched and got on Alysena because I was told it was neutral and most people tolerate it well and don’t have many side effects. Month 1 was great, the only downside was I had a bit more acne than usual which I knew would happen when starting a new pill anyway. My appetite didn’t change, I didn’t gain weight, my libido came back strong and I felt good mood wise and also felt good about myself. But now I just finished month 2 and it did a complete 180 for me. I’ve always had bad anxiety but this feels like it spiked it by 100. I have no motivation, my self image has gone down tremendously, hair shedding, my appetite has increased and I’m just constantly eating no matter how much I tell myself not to get more junk food. I’ve gained 10 lbs in just these past 2-3 weeks alone and I just don’t feel feminine at all. The acne isn’t so bad but I have really oily skin now. Will these side effects change on the third and 4 month? I’d like to give it a chance before I switch again because I honestly really don’t want to and I’ve already tried 3 different pills. Will I ever go back to feeling normal and good in month 1 or will I forever feel like the opposite now😭😭😭 what’s everyone else’s experiences with Mya/Yaz and Alesse/Alysena??