ADHD meds makes me look like I’m on drugs ?
Hey,
Yes, I know that ADHD medications—such as Vyvanse, which I take—are drugs. I’ve been taking 30 mg of Vyvanse for one week now. I feel calmer and have less noise in my head, but unfortunately, my executive dysfunction hasn’t improved much yet.
On the first day, I was with my family when my cousin whispered in my ear, “Are you on drugs?” That really caught me off guard.
A few days later, I met up with my best friend, whom I had told a few weeks earlier that I was going to start taking ADHD medication. He asked me, “Did you take your ADHD medication?” Then he said, “I can instantly tell. You look different, you talk differently, and you sound different. It’s very noticeable.”
Again, I was shocked because I had even forgotten that I had taken it that day. Ten minutes later, he interrupted me while I was talking and said, “Bro, you don’t understand how different you’re acting. It’s like you’re a completely different person. It looks like you took Molly. Are you sure you didn’t accidentally switch the pills?”
What?!
It doesn’t stop there. The next day, my coworker came up to me and asked if I snorted cocaine.
Okay, this is getting to be too much. Does anyone know what the hell is going on?
I swear I feel completely fine and think I’m acting normally.
I’m not asking for medical advice. I’m going to discuss this with my prescriber, but I’m curious whether anyone has noticed a similar change in how other people perceive them after starting medication.