VYVANSE Reviews (LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (643 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VYVANSE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VYVANSE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | To help focus during school. | Major loss of appetite (I'll easily go through a day or two without eating anything.), easily irritated, spouts of insomnia, depression, suicidal thoughts (not often), increased urge to smoke. | Vyvanse really helps my focus and concentration during school, my mind still likes to wonder off, but I continue to understand and comprehend what is being taught/lectured during class. The worst part about taking vyvanse--for me--is that from the moment I get home I am not the same person. I get easily irritated when spoken to (friends or family) and just want to be left alone. The loss of appetite is a bit of a problem because I'm tall and thin as it is. I usually have to force myself to eat, or I will eat before taking the pill. If I try to eat after it has kicked in I hardly eat much of anything, and end up throwing away most of a good meal. Overall, vyvanse work great while I am at school, but once it begins to wear off, I don't like how it makes me feel--with the feelings of being depressed, irritated, and isolating myself from everyone at home. | F | 19 | 2 years 65 mg 1X day | 9/18/2012 | 4 | I have bad ADD | At first it was amazing, i did my homework and could pay attention in class. But i slowly started getting anxious and bitching kids out in class who were bein obnoxious. My friends also started complaining that i was different, and then i realized i was. I was quiet and just did my school work with nothing to say to anyone. And then the worst part was the hot flashes. I would get flushed and start swaeting like crazy even in the winter?? Even if i didnt feel warm id start sweat it was terrible. Idk i decided to get taken off of it because the side effects were taking over. My doctor said the problem wasnt the dosage he said its very common in patients and to me it wasn't worth it. Sorry for such a long description i figured it was necessary. But if you get it beware, at first its great but a couple months into it and your depressed, you dont eat, and your quiet and bipolar. | M | 17 | 9 months 40mg | 9/15/2012 | 3 | Post concussion syndrome-ADD Sympt | Uncontrollable shaking in hands and feet, scattered thoughts. Surprisingly, after taking it for more than 3 days, I felt like I had ADD. My mind was so scattered and I could only focus on something for a little while. The first day on it was good but after that I got many symptoms. I forgot to eat lunch as wasn't hungry at all for the rest of the day. | F | 15 | 6 days 30 MG | 9/6/2012 | 4 | ADHD | Dry mouth, Grinding teeth, excessive peeing, hesitant and shaky speech (stumbling over words too,) fast heart beat, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, disinterest. | Been taking ADHD meds since I was 9. Was taking Concerta but started feeling major depression on it. So I switched to Vyvance, it's works great for my ADHD and concentration but when I'm not at work or school I feel disinterested in my life since I don't have anything to concentrate on. Might need to lower dossage. Don't take it like I'm supposed to either. I should take it every day but I only take it as needed because I don't like feeling like this every day. Might get better once I take it regularly. But other than that this works fabulous. | F | 19 | 1 months 70 MG 1X AN | 9/4/2012 | 3 | Adult ADHD | Sweating, Cotton Mouth, Mood Swings, Headaches, upset stomach | The first day was great! Felt euphoric and was able to concentrate extremely well. I didn't have much of a crash on the first day. I usually take the pill at 8AM and by 3PM I feel very tiered. I have lost appetite and I lost 5 pounds in the first week, mainly from forgetting to eat. I'm an electrical engineer and I have managed to follow schematics and understand them immediately without having to go over them more than twice. I can retain more info. I can't imagine taking this for the rest of my life. I think I may cycle the drug to keep some balance and not become dependent on it. I will have to go back to my doctor to see what kind of balance would be best for me. | M | 33 | 7 days 40mg 1X day | 8/29/2012 | 5 | Sport | Lowered libido, irritation at little things, euphoria:), slight withdrawal symptoms | M | 17 | 7 days 50 mg | 8/28/2012 | 1 | Adhd | The Medication worked VERY Well. I was able to concentrate, feel more motivation. Concentrate more. However, I switched insurances companies and they required a preautherazation. This was the first time I was without the drug for 8 months i was on it. I experienced such SEVERE withdrawl! I called begging for a 5 day supply. i was told no. I experienced a phycotic break. I was arrested twice in 1 night. I called my Councelor at home and was told to go to the ER I couldnt even thing straight. I spent 7 days in jail and on the 6th day I began to feel a little better! My brain felt like a cloud wrapped in Barbed wire! Clammy, irritable couldnt even function correctly. This drug did work for me but NEVER quit cold turkey!!! I am so scared of this happeneing again I have refused top take this med and am now back on Ritallin twice a day. VERY SCARY!!!! Of course no one is telling me it is from the lack of drug, however I know different that is the only thing in my life that changed. I never f | M | 39 | 8 months 50mg 1X day | 8/8/2012 | 4 | ADD | increased heart rate, decreased appetite | I took it this morning around 11:30 am. I ate right before. Thirty minutes or so after I took it, I began to feel euphoric and had a lot of energy. I was really social and wanted to do more things than I usually would. I was able to concentrate and do my homework without being distracted. I haven't been hungry all day. I ate a small dinner that I didn't even really want. The only thing I don't like is that it lasts so long. It's now 11:45 pm and I still feel some effects, though it's pretty much over. I also drank two cups of coffee from Starbucks when I first took it so no wonder I felt euphoric ;p It was the "green coffee bean" drinks that look like tea so I didn't realize it until afterwards. I think this is good if you have a test or something like that in school or if you have mild ADD. | F | 21 | 1 days 30 MG 1X day | 8/1/2012 | 4 | Focus | Emotional breakdowns. More mind energy than physical energy. Anxiety increased. | F | 22 | 1 months 30 mg | 7/29/2012 | 4 | ADD/ADHD | Dry mouth, iritible, shaky, emotional and no appetite | F | 26 | 4 days 40mg | 7/28/2012 | 1 | ADD/ADHD | Nervousness, anxiety, dry mouth. Caused me to relapse after 11 months of sobriety. | If you are sober and in recovery with a history of substance abuse, DO NOT take this medication. Don't listen to the Dr.'s BS claims. My doctor assured me that I could take this safely and responsibly, that it wouldn't affect my sobriety, blah blah blah. Within a week I found myself unable to take this medication as prescribed and got caught up in a terrible 5 month relapse. This review doesn't apply to those of you who don't have substance abuse issues. | M | 33 | 10 days 30 mg 1X day | 7/17/2012 | 4 | ADD | Diarrhea, loss of appetite | F | 30 | 1 years 120 MG | 7/16/2012 | 4 | add/adhd | After 3 months terrible stomach pains,nausea, throwing up | F | 28 | 4 months 70 | 7/13/2012 | 3 | ADHD | diarrhea all the time, less of an appetite, chapped lips, difficulty falling asleep, sometimes a headache, hallucinating (only once), teeth clinching, and I think that's about it. | I started taking Vyvanse on the 19th of June and I don't see a change in my ADHD. The doctor said I would be normal but more focused, I remember things more but not really focused. I believe I need a stronger dosage because I don't see a result. I have no "motivation" what so ever and I just laze around all day not really active but I believe it amplifies my boredom. I don't eat much but my family forces me to. I still lose my train of thought. When it wears off it's like hell, I feel like WTF is going on and I am completely stuck like, what do I do next feeling. I really don't like taking it because it's really pointless at 30MG. I have been taking it on and off. When I take it I am less depressed though and not as angry but like right now I am not doing anything. My lips are always chapped and they never are and they started to bleed a little but it stopped. When I am on it I feel more distant from my family then normal. I heard and read stories about how people were on it but I don't really feel that way. I also get a lot of diarrhea and it sucks because I don't have it all the time but I didn't take the pill on the 7th of July so I took it this morning and I have the side affects I had when I first started taking it. I had a feeling like I couldn't brush my teeth good enough like my mouth wasn't getting clean and I had a bad taste in my mouth, it's not like a food taste though. When I go back to talk about my progress with my doctor I will tell him all the exper | F | 16 | 20 days 30 MG 1X day | 7/8/2012 | 4 | Adult ADHD | More tired during the day, loss of appetite only for first 5 days, I know the dose is too low but will get increased at the next appointment, Feel soo much better | Went undiagnosed until now after docs thinking it was anxiety and depression and no meds working.. Low and behold I got a 97/100 on the exam to find out if you have ADHD.. imagine that.. I fit every symptom they had and I WISH someone would have diagnosed this sooo many years ago. My life would have def been different if I hadn't gotten bored with everything shortly after starting, and my student loans and background schooling wouldn't be so high. | F | 32 | 1 months 30mg 1X day | 7/2/2012 | 3 | ADHD.. Corrupt Doctor feeding pills | I can't remember the last time i had a spontaneous, truly rock hard erection.. decreased ejaculation, dribbles out now, i used to be able to shoot across my room (no joke), My heart races and i get tightness in my chest, irritability, teeth grinding, HEART PROBLEMS.. Practically bi-polar when i'm coming down off the effects of the drug; I would go from happy to almost strangling someone to death instantly, like yelling in my moms face.. | I noticed i've taken this drug the longest on this entire site, let me just say stay away from this s***. I've been addicted since my buddy in high school told me about a wonderful drug that will "make you want to do your homework, dude!".. I made an appointment immediately, I got "diagnosed" with ADHD. Started with Adderall XR, 30 mg and 10 mg blue pills.. i used to crush up and snort the blue pills for fun as a teen, it was like shitty coke if you did enough. But i was in love, I would clean my room, make my bed, even prepare my outfits for the whole week.. After so many years of being on it.. Like most addicting drugs, you start losing the effect, in this case it would be the ability to focus better, and an abundance of energy.. then you start REQUIRING the drug TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, you need it just to get out of bed in the morning.. No vyvanse? i guess i'm watching Netflix in bed all day. My doctor is a money-hungry corrupt sack of shit, I've seen him prescribe what looked like a 10 year old girl with my pill regimen, 30 mg adderall (60 mg vyvanse equivalence) insane!? stupid parents too! Don't put your kid on this shit! it's SPEED AKA AMPHETAMINES! HAD ME ADDICTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS. DO YOUR WANT YOUR CHILD ON SPEED?. Sure, i loved my days on it, i'm structured, annoyingly talkative, and wired like a mofo..I'm a hyper, irritable, nervous, talkitive person with hand tremors so bad you'd think i was having a seizure.. Leave me alone w | M | 22 | 6 years 60 MG 1X day | 6/29/2012 Patient History | 3 | Wanted to | Hard to get an erection. No ejaculation what-so-ever! Anger. Non stop talking. Run for a lot longer. Lack of appetite. | M | 18 | 1 days 70 mg | 6/22/2012 | 4 | ADHD | I don't get that much sleep at night. Im not as lazy i like to do things besides sleep. and Within 3 months i lost 22 pounds. I don't eat as much as i used to with is making me lose weight. (I have NO problem with that (: ) But when i was in school i did what i was suppose to do which got my grades up really fast. Sometimes i get dizzy.. | I like Vyvanse because i was in a car wreck in march witch made my grades go really low cause i didnt go to school for about a week and a month right after i went on a family Cruise to the Bahamas. So when i came back to school my grades were so bad. and i didn't even try to get them up. But then my mom had my doctor put my on the ADHD pill and it helped so much. I only failed ONE class for that semester! and they even work at home because i will help my mom clean and i will clean my room, I never used to. But this pill does help. (: | F | 15 | 3 months 40 MG 1X day | 6/21/2012 | 5 | Adult ADHD | the bad: jaw tension, extreme dry mouth, increased anxiety & anger/temper issues (though the last two decreased dramatically after the first few weeks) the good: where was this drug the rest of my life?? I don't know how I graduated from high school--certainly didn't manage to get through college (it was too boring! there were so many more interesting things to do!). as a grown-up, i somehow landed myself a career in a challenging field and abruptly realised if I didn't magically become a person who could buckle down and work, i was going to lose my career. this drug was a lifesaver. unfortunately, like so many have indicated, it seems that you'd need to continue to increase the dosage over time for maximum effectiveness and that doesn't seem safe, so I've stopped at 40mg. and while I'm not the shining star i was for a while, I (hopefully) won't have a heart attack from this stuff, either. | F | 35 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 6/11/2012 | 3 | Pain in bones in hand. Sleep problems, but take one sleeping poll over the counter at night. | makes me very calm and pleasant. | F | 48 | 11 months 20 1X day | 6/7/2012 |