r/VyvanseADHD

At about 3 or 4pm each day I start becoming overstimulated by things that didn’t bother me earlier in the day, restless, and struggle so much with just functioning. But I still have troubles falling asleep that evening - more significantly than days in which I do not take my vyvanse.

I would think if that 3/4pm switch was it wearing off then I wouldn’t struggle so much to fall asleep?

And unfortunately because of the nature of my work/life I need to continue functioning until 8/9pm… but taking the vyvanse later would likely result in major difficulties with sleeping.

Any input? Thoughts? Encouragement? lol

I have ADHD and social anxiety and have been on generic Vyvanse for a month. While its effects are short lived for me (about 4 hours) it also decreases my anxiety and makes me more talkative. However I noticed it also removes my filter and I don’t think through what I’m about to say.

This is good for my anxiety but also means when it wears off I cringe SO HARD at things I did or said. Not crazy things, but stuff such as rambling a bit too much about something I’m passionate about in a conversation (this was a convo with an important person so I should have kept the focus on them). Or being the only one to use a sharpie to write my name on my drink at a work party. Or asking pointless questions just to say something.

I’m not sure in retrospect if my actions are actually embarrassing and the Vyvanse makes it not so in the moment, or if they are completely fine and the Vyvanse wearing off makes my “social anxiety brain” come back like a truck and I start regretting everything.

Does anyone else have experience with this or what to do? In the moment I don’t see it happening so I don’t know how to prevent it. I love not having the anxiety but hate it being worse when meds wear off since I now have actions to cringe about rather than before when I would overthink everything and stay silent so I didn’t really have any social regrets besides “I should have talked more” and that was it.

I just wanted to know if anyone else had this? Everytime I go out in the heat after taking Vyvanse I always end up with the worst migraine at the end of the day. Its always behind my eyes like an ocular migraine so it might be something with my eyes or light sensitivity. For context I live in central Arkansas and feel like temp has been 90s or higher.

I just got prescribed 10mg, the lowest dose. I’ve only been taking it for like 5 days. That and I have been feeling nauseas for days. Well I only feel nauseas if I eat. This is too low of a dose to see side effects like that, right?

Hello, hoping for some reassurance (or brutal honesty if that's more accurate!).

I started on lisdexamfetamine 30mg (Elvanse) a few days ago (on day 5 at the moment) and I seem to just get all the side effects with none of the benefits. My heart rate increases, I fully lose my appetite, sometimes I clench my jaw, I'm jittery, etc... but I am no more productive.

In fact, I feel more lazy than before. My brain feels clear, which in a way is satisfying, but it feels more "empty" than "focused". I feel sort of "slow". When someone tries to talk to me, I often don't know what to say, whereas before obviously my brain would jump around and have too much to say! Yesterday, I lay on my sofa for HOURS. And I had stuff I wanted to do! I just couldn't be bothered to move. It was awful.

I know I'm only a few days in, so trying not to panic (as I can't contact my clinician between titration calls -- the next call being in 23 days). But is there anyone here that has had a similar experience at the start, only for it to get better for them? Feels like most people on here had a big "oh my god" moment on day 1. I just feel wired sometimes but with no benefits.

Should I switch off these? Or should I stop being so impatient Thanks!

How did you guys know that your dose was too low?

I started taking 40mg Vyvanse after having taken 40mg Lisdexamphetamine previously. One week down and Vyvanse has been consistently putting me to sleep. I used to take it 1 hour before I wanted to wake up but now if I do that I could end up sleeping for 3+ hours after taking it. The onset is smooth but it just doesn’t seem to be doing what it’s supposed to.

No matter how much I sleep the previous night, I am barely able to keep my eyes open 3-4 hours after taking it which is when it should be at its peak. And when I do feel it working, instead of being focused my thoughts are completely scattered jumping from one thing to the next. As a result I end up struggling to do things like reading as I have no attention span and at times even my sentences stop making sense because I am exhausted. I also end up having to take my 10mg Adderall IR booster twice just to get through the day and even that isn’t enough to keep me awake at times.

Does this sound like my dose is too low or too high?? I feel like I could sleep forever :(

I just want to ask:

I was a highly functional stoner for most of my 20’s and some of my 30’s. College degree, married, career, it definitely cost me too much money, and some productivity, but it didn’t affect me the way it affected many of my friends.

I quit weed, lost all productivity, became crazy spaced out, and gained 45 pounds in the first year.

As I explained this to my doctor he put me on Vyvanse, noting I took adderall in high school, he thought maybe I was self medicating with weed.

I had not thought of that perspective, and had been feeling guilty for spending money on a recreational drug, but thinking back, it seems to make sense.

So my question is: Does weed affect people differently who have ADHD? Did you notice wanting to read or be productive on weed while your friends got couch locked? Just curious…

I finally got my first dose of ADHD medication after a lifelong struggle, and was hoping it would change everything for the better. PCP even put me on Vyvanse, which was the one I thought would work the best for my situation from my own research. He put me on a starter dose of 30 mg generic and so I took it on Friday 9:00 AM. Long story short, it didn't do anything for my executive dysfunction, but it did have some effects that are still present over 48 hours later. The main one I'm concerned about is the effect on my mind. When I first took it, I noticed it made my face, brain, and head "flush" and feel unusually warm every time I tried to visualize, have a inner monologue dialogue with myself, or basically use my brain for any cognitive task. I didn't think too much of it, I figured it was the medication throttling my thoughts for focus or to quiet my tendency to bounce from thought to thought. So my thoughts seemed to be sluggish and they would run into a lot of mental blocks. But then I started to get concerned when it was still doing that well into the night. And my worries started to grow when it still did that after sleeping and throughout all of Saturday. Now it's Sunday morning and that effect hasn't subsided. It feels like the only asset I had to combat life's difficulties has been taken away from me permanently in part. And it was for nothing, because the medication didn't even result in anything positive. Even while writing this post, the top of my head feels like it's hot from the inside, I checked my temperature and it's completely normal so I don't have a fever but it just feels hot. I can provide more details, please ask away. Any amount of guidance will be much appreciated, I've been waiting this whole time for PCP office to open so I can ask if I can continue taking it, as I didn't take another dose after the first one.

I’ve started on 30mg of Vyvanse this week, and I thought it’s effects lasted 10-12 hours, but I only notice it the moment it kicks in about an 1 hour after taking it, till 2 hours after when the kick start to fade. When I feel it fading, I immediately start catastrophizing my emotions, thinking “there you go, now I’ll start to feel anxious and depressed again”.

Part of me wishes there was a med that maintains the kick for the entire day, tho I know that doesn’t exist and would probably not be as good as it sounds. Is it a dosage thing? Do I just suck at regulating my emotions?

I’m very unstable emotionally, I’ll feel good about how I look looking at the mirror, my self-esteem skyrockets, then something else happens that pisses me off and my humor goes downhill, then someone is nice to me on the street and I feel happy again. I’m highly dependent on external factors to feel happy and motivated or sad and anxious, but during the first 2 hours of the stimulant I just feel extremely good and nothing brings me down.

In short, I don’t notice cognitive differences at all, maybe cause they’re more subtle, idk, and my emotions become extremely regulated during the initial kick, but after 2 hours I start feeling messy again, in between sad and happy in a matter of seconds.

Hey guys! I started Vyvanse 4 days ago at 30mg. It worked “well” at first I could focus and finally get my shit done but the magic literally only lasted 3 hours. Plus, it just made me feel lazy to talk and I really didn't want to conversate a lot with anyone, not even my family. I tried taking another 30mg in the afternoon as a booster (60mg total for the day), but that second dose also only lasted 2-3 hours. I heard taking a single larger dose in the morning might work better, so tomorrow I'm taking 60mg all at once for the first time. Has anyone done this? What should I expect? Will the focus actually last longer?

Is it possible for the body to adapt to hot weather/demanding physical activity when on stimulants? I'm guessing gradual exposure to hotter weather over a period of weeks and not overdoing it in the beginning helps. I've had to give up any idea of cycling etc whilst I adapt to Vyvanse in hot weather (which is a new experience new to me). Is there a ceiling in the bodies ability to cope in the heat on stimulants that means you have to accept the limitations? E.g. 20% less tolerance to demanding exercise Vs not being on stimulants. It's a random percentage but just making a point!

Would be good to know people's experiences!

I'm using 20 mg at the moment and will up the dose to 30 mg at some point. I tried Elvanse before a while ago and went from 20 mg ot 40 mg pretty soon and it gave me really bad symptoms so now I will take it really slow, and I'm aware that I propaby won't be able to go back to 40 mg. I don't remember much about the time I was using 40 mg.

Right now 20 mg feels good and I'm productive but after the peak (the effect lasts about 2-4 hours) I go back to feeling almost normal and can't seem to get anything done and my focus is gone.

I'm wondering if anyone has been satisfied with just 30 mg and how different that dose has been compared to 20 mg?

I’m Canadian citizen and in Michigan, ran out of the medication I brought with me and cannot travel back to Canada currently. Does anybody know how I can get a prescription for my Vyvanse here?
I can provide proof of my diagnosis and previous prescriptions. Please help.

Hello everyone! I’m new to this subreddit. I take 70 mg a day and barely feel it. Should I talk to my doctor about adding a booster of dextro? I want to give people some context about my experience with stimulants so that the replies are better tailored to my specific situation. For a couple years I took Ritalin but over time it seemed like it wasn’t working so we switched to Vyvanse. I will be honest, I have an extremely high tolerance to stimulants and other drugs (both recreational and medicinal). I am a former addict who has used coke and methamphetamines in the past to cope with my ADHD. I used to do high doses of these recreational drugs. Could that be the reason why my medication is not as effective? Maybe I ruined my brain idk? 🤷‍♀️ I would also like to add that I have tried Adderall before and it always seems to work better than Vyvanse. Maybe because Vyvanse is an extended release medication whereas Adderall is immediate release? Thanks for any advice you can give me 🙂

I'm 5'7 145 lbs female on 70mg. I only get about 6-7 hours of sleep and it is terrible but I'm stuck in this cycle of needing it to function

I started taking 30mg Vyvanse added to my 37.5mg Effexor. First month was great, I finally had the focus to keep my daily life in order. After the first month my Dr put me on 40mg because I said 30 only lasted about six hours. Was great for a few weeks, however.

I seem to be having some problem with dopamine. My brain doesn't reward me for completing tasks like it was. In a way it makes me a little irritated because I just don't feel that reward anymore, and emotionally I'm just in this middle zone of never too high or too low. It's kind of boring? Not sure how to describe it exactly. I think I may go back to 30mg or just not take my whole 40mg dose. I'm a machinist and work with some complex geometry so it helps me a ton at work. The problems are more outside of work not caring much about anything sometimes.

OK, so I had my doubts on this topic… I justified the decreased side effects and efficacy of Adderall due to my long-term use and high tolerance. However, this past week, I was at the hospital, and they gave me namebrand vyvanse and namebrand instant Adderall. OMG - I got so freaking geeked! it was unbelievable! I felt like I was in college again. The cottonmouth… The icky comedowns.. the cigarettes cravings.. I experienced it all. It was amazing and also alarming. One of the nurses asked me if I noticed any changes or differences in my medication‘s and I told her that my stimulants were 10 times stronger than normal and I asked her if she hears that a lot and she said yes.

I have a feeling that many of these generic companies are not using the right type of amphetamines or at the very least, they will find significant dosing discrepancies. This goes beyond conspiracy theory… Adderall aids in executive function and is a tool for people with learning disabilities and sleep disorders.

I’ve thought a lot about this, and I think the only way we may be able to have testing done on generic Adderall vs. namebrand would be to have a law firm Perform the actual tests since they have the power of the subpoena. If we are right, this could be a very lucrative class action suit for the law firm and also all of us victims who’ve had our livelihoods disrupted.

I now 100% believe that this is not in our heads and that’s something significant has changed in the production of generic stimulants. It is illegal, it is negligent, and it is fraudulent.

I personally know that my performance at my job has significantly decreased over the last five years and it’s largely due to my meds not working the way they should. What kind of (quantifiable) damages have you experienced?

hello everyone, i was recently diagnosed with w adhd (mostly inattentive) & also struggled w a binge ed disorder. i was prescribed vyvanse 20mg three months ago and have increased my dose to 40mg.

HOWEVER, the first two months on vyvanse were fine, and it actually boosted my mood. but around 30-40mg i started to get this really weird mild uncomfortable feeling. it almost makes me depressed / suicidal? it’s like i feel so overwhelmed & underwhelmed at the same time to the point where i feel so stiff and frozen and just doing anything gives me anxiety. i also get this weird feeling of imposter syndrome but for being alive? it’s like i feel alienated and im uncomfortable w being conscious & existing. i don’t even know how to explain it. i’ve always struggled w depression, when i don’t take vyvanse i don’t feel that specific feeling anymore. it just makes me feel SO WEIRD.

BUT, i really need vyvanse to concentrate & especially for my adhd and binge ed. if im off it for too long im a freaking mess. i’m obviously gonna talk to my psychiatrist, but **im wondering what anyone else would advise if you have experience w vyvanse?!**

or what i should be doing on vyvanse ti get rid of this feeling?

So I'm currently on 40mg for maybe around 7 days or so. Definitely noticed some positives however one main negative is that I feel it wearing off around 2pm. I start to become a bit lethargic, unmotivated, brain foggy etc..

I have my 4 week titration appointment tomorrow and unsure weather to ask for a) an increase from 40mg to 50mg, b)adding another dose around 2pm b) adding a booster of a different med to use when I need to be productive in the afternoons.

Does increasing actually increase the duration? As I'm happy with it's effect and don't particularly want it to be stronger in that way. And taking a second Vyvanse dose in the afternoon apparently can cause insomnia?

Any advice or personal experience would be great to hear.

what are your experiences and is it worth, i have summer break and got nothing planned and dont plan on going out/driving tmr anyway so… is it really that bad to take vyvanse to stay up until TODAY night even though i havent slept since last night? 2 nights ago?

i’m hoping it will keep me up and ill crash around 4-5pm and go to sleep at 9pm to fix my sleep schedule