*****what i would like to know of other parents is this: does the side effect of the emotional letdown wear off after awhile? will my son get used to the meds in that way?**** it has not been nearly as bad as when he was on 30mg, way way too high a dose and he is eating more as when he was on 30mg for 3 days he was not hungry at all.

thanks!

I have never done this trolling kind of thing before, but when people like you, who have never struggled with ADD, try to make a name for my treatment based off of what a crowd raised by bad parenting chooses to do, it makes me pretty livid. Give the good parents who choose to accept a situation they can’t change and look out for their childrens’ future a chance.

I am a 35 yrs old and have been taking Vyvanse for almost 3 years at 70 mg. I must say if a drug deserves the label wonder drug I thought Vyvanse was it.

With that said, I have seen the darker side of this drug as well. It did not work for my child age 9 even at the lowest dose she was anxious and angry. I couldn’t understand why it worked for me and not her. I have recently made the really hard decision to take myself off this medication, with the help of my doctor of course.

Be aware there may be more going on than you realize. The reaction I have experienced has been more of an interaction. I had chronic pancreatitis for a few years and I have extensive scar tissue in my pancreas. So on occasion I have prescription pain meds to help with the pain. I do not take them daily and when I do take them it’s only 1/2 of a pill to take the edge off. When the pain med start to wear off, I experience irritability which can easily become rage. I have tried a few different pain meds as well as a non opiate based pain med and all of them have similar effects. I have even found needing a cigarette after the Vyvanse wears off becomes a very irritable situation. For anyone who has never experienced rage, like myself before this, it’s real and after you snap out of it you can’t believe how you acted. It’s very frightening to have the ability to perceive and control your own emotions removed. I am not a violent person but after an argument with my wife, while I was on Vyvanse, she told me when I yelled at her, (I almost never yell) and had a look on my face that left her scared and shaken. Be careful what you take while on Vyvanse, and talk with your doctor. Medication can be stopped, words and actions in a marriage can last a LONG time, even if you’re not yourself. And it should be said, I have been on and off different pain meds for the last 9 years. This situation and reaction is new but repeatable taking ½ a Percocet should not make me hostile for 3 days. I define hostile in this context as perched on the edge of rage waiting for something to irritate me. While it’s happening you can’t see it, you keep wondering if everyone else is losing their mind and why everyone keeps doing stupid stuff to pi$$ you off.

Please be careful, I can’t imagine what I could have done if I was a person with anger issues. Remember to listen to your family. Surprisingly, this isn’t easy when it’s happening.

Most of the negative posts I read above are from people who are at fault themselves and it’s not the fault of Vyvanse.

If you are self adjusting your medication, buying it off the street or using other peoples medication then everything that happens to you is your own damn fault. It is complete idiotic to take prescription medication other than how it is prescribed.

If you don’t have ADHD or have been miss diagnosed with ADHD then you are going to have speed like side effect because the drug is adding to your normal brain activity not covering for improper activity.

Everyone has different effect to medication and the small percentage that have a problem with Vyvanse will be the larger percentage of reviews you will see online because the other people have nothing to complain about.

I’m 32 and got diagnosed with ADHD last year because I was tired of the years and years of not being able to focus on work.
I was proscribed Vyvanse the RIGHT WAY and it has changed my life!

First you should only be subscribed Vyvanse or similar drugs by a Psychiatrist or an APRN with a specification in the treatment of mental disorders!

If your doctor is at all good at their job then things will go like this.
1)You will be started off at a small dose say 20mg and you will be required to go back to your doctor every 2-4 weeks to adjust the proscription until the dosage is proper.
2)There is a chart that your doctor should give you to monitor your positive and negative side effects. The daily chart I was given to fill out covered things like how much my focus was improved and how severe the side effects were.
3)As you visit your doctor they will slowly bring up your dosage. It is expected that your side effects will increase along with your increased dosage. The key to this is as you slowly go up in dosage (don’t self raise dosage! be patient!) you find the point where you get the most benefit you can out of the medication with a tolerable amount of side effects. You will most likely go over the breaking point to when the side effects are to high and then your doctor will bring you back down some and there you will have your proper dosage! It’s not a guessing game!

I started at 20mg and slowly went up to 60 mg where I like the focus but found the anxiety and emotional control uncomfortable and we went back down to 50mg where I am stable and happy. I have mild anxiety at times but it’s completely manageable and the only other side effects have been a dry mouth(when starting new dosages), times of slightly increased heart rate when the meds first kick in and loss of appetite(lol this one I like!)

I can stop taking my Vyvanse at any time and the only side effect is increased appetite and my ADHD symptoms coming back during the day which my wife notices. There is no crashes for me. If you’re worried about going off your medication assuming your haven’t been over dosed by a bad doctor then call your doctor and ask if you can split your dosages for a week before dropping it. It’s not rocket science people but never change dosage without asking, you’re not a doctor.

Don’t expect your medication to be a magic drug or that you don’t have to pay for the benefits with some side effects.
Some medication just might not be right for your body chemistry, that doesn’t mean you can generalize it for everyone else.

Also if your doctor started you off at 50-70mg or doesn’t require you to visit often for adjusting new medication then they are a bad doctor and you need to find a new one right away!

Just please be smart about your medications or your children’s medications. Find a proper doctor and never try to be one yourself.