VYVANSE Reviews (LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (640 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VYVANSE with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 |
More on VYVANSE: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VYVANSE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | ADD | Loss of appetite, dry mouth, severe irritability, severe depression, suicidal thoughts, swift mood changes, visual hallucinations, itchy skin, cocaine craving | This did not help with my ADD in the least. I did not like the person it made me be. The only good that came out of this med is the weight loss which was pretty dramatic. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEPRESSION! | F | 29 | 2 weeks 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Dry mouth, weight loss, I had a lot of side effects in the beginning but that was from not eating more than anything. | DONT LET SOME OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS SCARE YOU!! Vyvanse works really well, but only if you eat right on it. Make sure to get in the those 2-3 meals a day at least even if you have to force feed yourself! People talk about the headaches, hair loss, all these things many of these side effects can be explained by people not eating enough throughout the day (i.e. low blood sugar, and anoxeria). If you make it a point to eat well and to take the medication early in the day the side effects won't be near as bad. | M | 21 | 4 months 100MG 1X day | 2/22/2010 | 5 | ADHD | CONSTIPATION!!!! racing heart, primary insomnia, jaw clenching,increased anxiousness, headaches, dizziness, nausea secondary to dizziness | I was started on Adderall and it was awful. I was on 10 mg in the morning and 5mg at lunch. It made me so depressed and REALLY angry. I feel like I had vertigo all the time. My body couldn't get used to the drug. they even lowered the does to half and I still had the same problems. I started Vyvanse 6mos ago. My initial dose was 30mg because of my sensitivity to drugs. It was not effective at that dose. I've been on 50 mg for the last 5 mos. There is a drastic difference in my personality. I'm calmer, even and I don't freak out and have melt downs the way I used to. The drug has changed my life. The side effects took a couple months to get used to. Mt biggest problem is that I have increasingly become more and more constipated. It's so bad that eating daily salads and Activia and stool softeners don't work. I am currently taking Castor Oil 3x/week. Not a good thing. A talk with the doctor is looming on the horizon because you can't live on laxatives. Falling asleep is so hard that I have to make sure I take my drug no later than 9am otherwise I'm up until 2-3am trying to fall asleep. I found that if I take Ativan at the end of the work day and then another one at bedtime it helps me fall asleep. Taking just one at bedtime wasn't working. I do have to be honest, although I love the change to my personality, I feel as if I exchanged one set of problems for another set. | F | 35 | 6 months 50mg 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 5 | ADD | Positive: Extremelly attentive, organized, cured over-eating problems, gave me lots of energy. Negative: Heavy underarm sweating, made me feel like I had 50 things to do all the time, extreme mood swings | The positive side effects of vyvanse definitely outweighed the negatives for me. I got straight A's for the first time ever while on this medication, and I finally could pay attention in class without zoning out. It made me not hungry for lunch when I took it after breakfast, but when it wore off I was ravenously hungry for dinner. I didn't lose much weight on it, but it helped previous overeating problems a lot. The anxiety was the worst side effect for me because it made me stressed all the time, but I was able to get SO much more done than being lazy without meds. | F | 18 | 5 months 50 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 4 | Adult ADD | Dry mouth, insomnia, loss of appetite(great if your trying to lose weight), Aches, rise in self-confidence, focusing on wrong things at times. Ive also had the urge to write/type...? Whether copying things down, taking notes in class, or writing song lyrics. | Ive only been taking it for 3 days now so take anything I say with a grain of salt. Doc gave me 70mg right off the bat. Takes about 30-60 minutes to really kick in thus far. I took it at 1030 am the first day and I was wide awake until 4 in the morning. I had to get up early too so I woke up very tired but once it kicked in I felt wide awake again. I took it much earlier this morning so we'll see how it goes. It def helps me focus in school. Can't really explain it but it makes me WANT to do my homework, which is great. I've been much more social these past few days as well as more confident and just overall happy. Ive only been eating about one meal a day though which worries me but I need to lose weight anyways. Im happy with Vyvanse so far. I get more accomplished in a day. | M | 20 | 3 days 70 MG 1X day | 2/17/2010 | 3 | F | 27 | 40 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 3 | ADHD | Insomnia, wanting to smoke a cigerrett more, very irratible, annoyed, tired but not being able to sleep, annoyed by the littlest things | Just feels like crap all over. | M | 14 | 2 days 20 MG 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 4 | Depression ADHD | Anxiety. Several highs and lows within 5 minutes. Cold clammy hands and feet, but sweating under my arms. Increased concentration, but feel like avoiding social situations?? Not usual for me! | Has anyone found a way to counteract the anxiety without a drug that makes you too sleepy? | M | 40 | 4 days 40mg 1X day | 2/7/2010 | 4 | Experimental | Negative ~ Dry mouth, shakiness, throat tightness, muscle soreness, and focusing on unimportant tasks. Positive ~ attentiveness, happier, concentration, want to get the answers right. | I took vyvanse for the first time ever today in college. I had a ton of homework and studying and i got a 70mg pill from a friend, i do not recommend taking others medications, but it was needed. Also a dose this high is not good to start off with. At first i didn't feel anything until i actually started my tasks and was able to complete them and i actually cared about the quality of my work. I was happier and could complete all tasks. The only thing i did not like was the fidgetting and the need to focus on unimportant tasks, and the dry mouth. Also my throat felt tight, but i did not experience any breathing problems. I plan on getting a prescription next week. | F | 18 | 1 days 70mg 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 3 | Adult ADD | Felt "hypnotized", questionable partial seizures, nausea, weight loss, no appetite, swollen and tight joints, sweating, difficulty falling asleep and never feeling rested (was determined to be lack of adequate REM sleep), headache, felt more disorganized and forgetful than without any medication. | I previously took adderall and it was great until it just stopped working. I was taking 50mg vyvanse and felt "sick" all the time. My joints hurt so bad I could barely type. My doctor was concerned that I was having partial seizures beacuse of the hypnotized feeling I was having. I stopped taking the vyvanse and almost immediately felt better. Unfortunately, it takes up wot 2 weeks to completely leave your system after long-term use so once I was rid of all the medication, I started having the ADD issues again. I started taking 30mg every day or two just to get me through the day but cant take it all the time because of my joints. My 6yr old daughter has ADHD and takes 50mg as well. She hasn't gained any weight in 2 years so on the weekends she takes a medication "holiday" and ends up eating all day long. It's torture for me with her pinging off the walls and into everything but it's worth it to try to keep her healthy. | F | 31 | 10 months | 2/2/2010 | 5 | Adult ADD/SAD | I have had very little to no side effects. Initially had some dry mouth, but it easily went away with a glass of water. | Honestly, I don't know how I have gotten along without it. I started it about 6 months ago and then sort of took myself off. I had forgotten it for a couple of days and figured I'd learned some new organizational skills and could save $30/mo for the prescription and just went on without it. During a routine follow up with my doctor I mentioned a constant fatigue I was having. I wasn't feeling depressed, just tired all the time. I could literally sleep for 14 hours at night and nap for 4 during the day. I was having a hard time staying awake at work even. She suggested I try the Vyvanse back out again and much to my delight, I feel great. My mood is better, I'm more awake and aware of what's going on. Working at a job that requires a large amount of attention to detail, it's been a job saver in the very literal sense. I had gotten written up once for failure to follow through on something I just flat out forgot. With this, I am so much better put together. My office doesn't look like a tornado blew through it anymore. I don't have to try and remember things or where I put things. I know the answers and I know where things are. It's simply amazing and I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone! | M | 29 | 6 months | 2/1/2010 | 4 | Adult ADHD, history of depression | large scale weight loss, difficulties sleeping, initial constipation (went away after a few weeks on the medicine) and "racing heart" feeling (went away after a few months) | Initially I struggled with this medicine, it had horrible side effects on my digestive system and made me feel like my heart was going to burst out of my cheast. After a few months of useage I began to see positive results, I felt clearer, calmer, and less lost overall. My doctor recently took me off the medication and I felt completly lost and unable to focus and I felt as if I were "coming off" the high of the med, I missed it! I now feel addicted and lost with out it, which scares me! | F | 27 | 1 years | 1/29/2010 | 4 | ADD | Well the only bad thing I really care about is my dick shrinkage, i mean come on. ive also been up a bit later than usually but i can fall asleep. much more need to have a cig. | I'm only on 30mgs right now and it just kind of helps, i feel more intent with school work, but still not so much, im still kind of quite and seemingly annoyed. Though today i forgot to take one in the morning and i really just wanted to sleep all day at school.. i got home though and took it and it made going to work a little better. but the only thing is that its 2 in the morning right and all i want is to sleep, kinda sucks. I also feel a lot more like i need a cigarette and having to go all day at school is just shitty. | M | 17 | 6 days | 1/21/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Severe dry mouth, hair loss | I have been taking 50mg of Vyvanse for 3 months and it has changed my life for the better. I would have probably been fired from my job if not for this medication. I am more focused,outgoing and have less anger and anxiety. I never realized how much my ADHD impacted my personal/work relationships. The really concerning side effect is a noticeable hair loss. I am concerned about long-term usage but I am afraid of going back to my old behaviors. My partner of 10 years does not want me to come off this med but at times I would like to be my old self, apparently my old self was not that nice of a person. | M | 46 | 3 months | 1/11/2010 | 4 | ADD | irritated if i don't take it regularly | im currently on 40 mg. im am slowly working my way to higher mg because i don't feel completley there yet. ive taken adderol and concerta neither of which worked at all i still had my appetite and i just got a headache on aderol. (i was bumped up to the highest mg on both medicines). this is the best so far. i do notice my apetite is not as big but unlike some people i am able to eat when i want to eat and once you are on it for a while you will notice your apetite coming back. this is a drug your body has to get used to which is the reason the doctor starts you out at such a low mg. i highly suggest not giving up on this medication if you are not experiencing any side effects because more than likely you just have to up your mg. take this regularly and do not skip days especially if you have moved to a higher mg. i have skipped several days then taken it again and it took me a whole month to realize i felt like a crazy person and this was the reason why. that is ALSO the reason the doctor slowly moves up your mgs even if youve been on a different ADD medication. My ADD is SEVERE i misplace everything i dont think i have ever finished anything. it took me four years to complete cosmetology school i would always switch jobs. people would get mad at me becuase im all over the place and I was wayyyyyyyy too impulsive. I am a lot better but not quite where i need to be. I don't suggest using anything if you dont have ADD becuase your body already has what it needs to succeed | F | 22 | 7 months | 1/11/2010 | 4 | ADD | (my last message ended with the word succeed and i started my rating letting everyone know i was on 40 mg) therefore you WILL experience major side effects, also if you are experiencing bad effects maybe you were started on too high of a dose too fast or your body is different and this drug just snt for you. as for dry mouth that should go away pretty quickly and its not hard to cure if you remember to drink water. Like i said i think it has worked the best for me and i have been on it for about 6-8 months already and am very close to where i need to be. DO NOT skip days even if you are trying to save money ... its not worth it! | F | 22 | 7 days | 1/11/2010 | 3 | Adult ADHD | when it wears off: EXTREME irritability and moodiness. Completely unable to control moods swings and emotions. Feeling manic, insatiable hunger and sleepiness. I get angry at my wife for no reason. | I was prescribed for severe adult ADD. It has worked wonders for me. It's great. As long as I take it at the EXACT time EVERY day and be sure to eat reglular meals throughout the day. I tried to skip doses on the weekends and became angry, moody, irritable, impatient, and unpleasant to be around. Other than this, it has been a miracle drug for me. I highly recommend it if you can control your dosages. | M | 38 | 6 months | 1/10/2010 | 3 | ADHD | decreased appetite, headache,nervousness, trouble sleeping,unpleasant taste, upper stomach pain, weight loss, tightness in the chest, vision changes, decrease in sexual desire, irregular heartbeat, unusual weakness, and majior fatige. | i've been taking this for a while and have change my douse once. well after over two years of taking this, reality slaps me in the face and i realize that i feel like a robot. my dad wanted me on this so i would do better in school and i did. it's my junior year and i notice that im focusing like crazy and it takes me forever to get assignments done. i always do them perfect but slow. im a really skinny girl, im already on the boarder of normal and under weight and this stuff didn't help now im under weight and im being force-fed to make sure i don't lose any more. also ive noticed with my current boyfriend and my ex that i had a deacrese in sexual desire. i have mild asthma and the pill has been making it harder for me to breath while getting alot af heartburn. and lately my muscles feel weak like they're cramping up and it's getting difficult to just walk up and down the stairs. i feel like im getting older then i need to be. im only 16, i shouldn't be haveing all these aches and pains that a 50 year old would have. in the mornings im some-what awake but when 10:30 rolls around, it's like an instant crash of tiredness and fatige. i naturally wear glasses but my vision has gotten alot worse. like i used to be able to see shapes clearly from just 10-15 feet away, now i can't. my vision's gotten so bad that i wont let myself drive without them even though i passed the vision test when i got my permit. once in a while i'll be sitting and my heart just feels like it's bumping ou | F | 16 | 2 years | 1/5/2010 | 4 | ADHD | I am a 15 year old girl and was put on vyvanse because of ADHD. I had all of the side affects dry mouth, loss of appetite( I lost about 4 pounds in a week), headache. But I also had an uncommon side affect, Very rapid heart rate. It was about 116 beats per minute sitting down. Because of that my doctor took me off of it right away. | Other than that I saw a huge difference in my behavior in school and at home. | F | 15 | 7 months | 1/4/2010 | 1 | Adult ADD | At LOWEST titrated dose for two weeks - slowed & altered thinking,similar to a drunken state and NOT in a good way; COMPLETELY unable to drive; at home I had to lay down on the floor and could hardly get up - not able to sleep; unable to care for my child. | I WHOLE-HEARTEDLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION! I would rate as a 0 if possible. If you are prescribed this medication and decide to take it, you should be given instructions on how to titrate to start at lowest possible dosage. If your doctor does not give you titrating instructions he or she does not know enough about this medication and should not be prescribing it. | F | 39 | 14 days | 1/2/2010 |