VYVANSE Reviews (LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (640 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VYVANSE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VYVANSE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Fatique | Mostly weight loss, lack of appetite | I love vyvanse. It has helped me feel normal again. I have had very few side effects on this medication. | F | 33 | 6 months | 8/29/2009 | 4 | My son has ADHD.He takes it. | MY son has ben taking it for 18 months. Everything was going well until it was increased to 50mg.He started have trouble breathing and his H.R.went 109 per minute (resting heart rate). | I think it works really will. My son did very well on it until this month Aug, 28,2009. I hope after going to the Dr nexts week he is okay.I would recommend this drug for ADHD | M | 9 | 18 months | 8/28/2009 | 3 | Weight Loss | dry mouth, poor circulation (cold hands and feet), desire to smoke, dramtatic decrease in appetite and lack of food cravings, after about a year-and-a-half on the drug began getting dizzy every day and feeling light-headed when standing up. Yesterday I got the normal light-headed feeling from standing, but then began shaking uncontrollably for about ten seconds. I recovered quickly, but it was bizarre and makes me wonder how long I should continue to take it. | I have lost 47 lbs while taking vyvanse, but I have developed an extreme dependance on it. I feel as though I cannot sit up when I don't take the drug for the day. Lethargy, lack of motivation and focus, and extreme appetite are all overwhelming if I don't have the drug. The shaking episode yesterday scares me, but I feel like I can't stop taking the drug. I definatly don't think my doctor is concerned about the dependence I have developed, and continues to perscribe it...so it's up to me to take the intitiative and suffer the withdrawals. Mixed feelings overall about the drug. Amazing weight-loss that I've never accomplished on my own, but I feel as though this alternative use of the drug has introduced many other complications into my life. | F | 23 | 18 months | 8/27/2009 | 4 | ADHD | insomnia, weight loss, dry mouth, jitters, jaw clenching | Side effects subsided after lowering my dosage. Tried other medications and nothing else compares! If you are having similar side effects try lowering your dosage and letting your body get used to the drug, it's worth it. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 8/26/2009 | 4 | ADHD | Loss of appitite, some heart palpitations. | Vyvanse has been the best ADHD drug I've taken. I have taken Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, and a few others I can't think of. But I don't have side effects like muscle twitching like I did with the other medicines. I am still forgetful, but I think that's just from smoking weed when I was young. A lot of weed. But I definitely notice the difference when I take the medicine. I am more organized, I can focus and pay attention in my meetings at work, and I can watch a movie all the way through and don't forget the beginning by the time I get to the end. | F | 28 | 7 months | 8/26/2009 | 3 | ADD/ADHD | positive: increased concentration (go figure) negative: feeling a need to smoke (cigarettes), major teeth grinding, sleep-deprevation, antsy towards the end of the day (restless legs/mind), and it feels like i'm coming down off of cocaine. (antsy but tired, sad(not depressed), wanting to do something and then again nothing at all) | I'm 17 and this is my first day on Vyvanse! I have increased concentration/alertness but it seems as if the bad side-effects outweigh the good. I havent noticed an increase/decrease in my sex drive, however. I hope some of these side-effects go away, I feel like I want to smoke a cigarette every second of the day, and I didin't smoke prior to vyvanse. By the way, i'm taking 30mg, and I feel like I should be taking less. | M | 17 | 1 days | 8/26/2009 | 5 | ADD, racing thoughts | I've been on Vyvanse 30mg for about a year and about 5 months ago they upped my dose to 50mg. It makes me focus, no more racing thoughts, it controls my anger, makes me more reasonable. The bad things I hate about it are, I feel the constant need to organize everything (sometimes that comes in handy, haha) and it makes me clench my teeth a hell of a lot more than i already do and suck on my tongue.. sometimes it makes me feel disoriented, I tend to talk a lot more as well as smoke a lot more. :) Other than that.. no complaints :D | F | 18 | 2 years | 8/18/2009 | 4 | ADHD | insomnia when i smoke weed and don't take klonopin, grandiose feeling. Very horny. | Vyvanse is helping me associate with this piece of shit world. Makes me feel like i am thee shit. Which i realize i pretty much am. Ive never had weight problems and its great to drink with. I also take wellbutrin and smoke weed. That wellbutrins a life saver, i love loving myself. | M | 21 | 3 days | 8/18/2009 | 3 | ADD | Dry Mouth. Initial loss of Sex drive. Lost 18 pounds. Lately, (I am stopping it today to verify), unexplained joint,shoulder pain. Numbness of feet and hands. Cold feet and hands. I am hoping that this stops after stopping the meds. | Helped with concentration. Develops a tolerance and a need to raise the dose. | M | 38 | 6 months | 8/16/2009 | 2 | ADHD/Recommended By Doctor | My mouth was dry,sometimes a constant high feeling,but after a day of two of taking the pill I became extremely irritable and even suicidal.Please be sure if what your suffering from is actually ADHD,and not stress or something. | Has not helped me much in my life overall. | M | 14 | 1 years | 8/15/2009 | 4 | ADHD | always feel high,dry mouth,increased sex drive, | im currently 17 and i was told i had adhd in the 1st grade ive never been medicated till recently and im currently takeing this pill and while on it i always feel like im high and my sex drive has went through the roof its all i think abount any more and my mouth always seems to be dry and ive always had extreme anger issues and the smallest things would set me of in a rage since i started takein this ive become much more calm and relaxed when people make me mad now i just kinda brush it off and walk away insted of snaping the effect of being high is supposed to go away but ive yet to see it happen | M | 17 | 3 weeks | 8/13/2009 | 5 | ADHD | In the beginning I could almost "feel" it kick in, my heart would race, it made me not sleep, no appetite. I also started to build up a tolerance to it, so we inceased my dose from 50mg to 60mg, now it's back to 50mg. | I also take dextroampheatmine 5mg (dextrosat) between 2-3pm daily to help with the crash effect of vyvyance. I also take a dex. at bedtime to help me sleep. | F | 24 | 2 years | 8/6/2009 | 4 | ADD | Big time jaw clenching and teeth grinding. I keep biting my tongue. Thats really the only bad side effect for me. Just very aware of my tongue and teeth. Works great and helps me focus. | M | 29 | | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Adult ADHD | SEVERE DEPRESSION, teeth clenching more than usual, dry mouth, increasing anxiety and panic attacks. | I am glad this medication works for some people but I did not notice any increase in my concentration level at all and after being on it for 3 weeks with 1 increase I began suffering from SEVERE debilitating depression and severe panic. I went back to my Adderall and the depression began lifting almost immediately. On the Vyvanse I would get up in the morning and be OK but after I took it I would get so down that I couldn't function, would do nothing but cry and was even afraid I might wind up killing myself. I would not recommend this medication to anyone who has any tendency toward depression or panic disorder. | F | 42 | 21 days | 7/30/2009 | 3 | ADD | dry mouth, chest pain, rapid heart beat, diarrhea, weight loss | Recently I had to go to the hospital because I was having severe chest/heart pain. After extensive testing I was found to have a healthy heart. I was advised to stop taking vyvanse by the hospital because it has been know to cause sudden death due to CARDIAC ARREST. The drug has not been on the market very long and only one clinical study was done in adults before it was approved by the FDA.There are risks associated with a pre-existing heart condition. The problem is that some people may have a heart condition and are unaware of it. I did not want to end up as a statistic so I went back to adderall. I advise extreme caution when taking this medication if you already have a heart or valve condition. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 7/9/2009 | 4 | Adult ADHD | Only occasional anxiety, some insomnia, | therapeutic benefit is not quite as even as the company suggests. I experience a more significant medication effect 2-3 hrs after ingestion. Yet less anorexia than other stimulants and improved affect is also present in the absence of an antidepressant. I have not lost significant weight due to the medication but I find trainong for a 1/2 marathon alittle easier due to the increased boredom tollerance. | M | 56 | 4 months | 6/18/2009 | 4 | ADD | When I first started taking it a year ago I had the usual restlessness, started grinding my teeth almost, and couldn't sleep for days. I lost a good amount of weight, because I was never hungry. But that all went away (minus the not being hungry thing). My therapist then upped me on my dose to 60 mg from 50 mg--not good. My heart races and pulses so much faster than normal. I'm not sure why but 3 weeks later, like within the past 2-3 days I've taken a really bad spill. My heart races all day long, and my breathing has become really shallow and short. I dropped my dosage to 30 and still has gone on, so i'm off of it for the time being until my body gets back to normal... | F | 22 | 1 years | 6/17/2009 | 5 | ADHD | Positive: Much more focused. Much more motivated. Think much more rationally. AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO BELIEVES IT INCREASED MY SEX DRIVE? I think about it all the time, and have become more experimental in my relationship. I like it much more than Adderall because I get the benefits while still being myself, all my close friends knew when I was on adderall. Negative: Increased desire to drink alcohol. Dehydration and lack of appetite. Numbness in feet from time to time. Hyperfocus and rare stress/panic attacks. I feel like my penis shrinks when I'm on it and I feel colder. Most symptoms are less noticeable in correlation with how regular my diet and sleep are. | *** The key to vyvanse is regularity. It helps me sleep BETTER, because I take it at the same time every morning, and I get tired at the same time every night. I am good about eating regularly. EATING IS THE KEY TO OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE. I have TMJ, and never have any problems with my jaw unless I'm not eating enough. Have used Adderall, Concerta and various other ADHD and this is by far my favorite. | M | 24 | 1 years | 6/16/2009 | 4 | Adult Female ADHD | When coming down, severe irritability that can change almost immediately to rage and sadness. Feels a little bit like you are out of your skull and can't figure out why your emotions are so magnified. Usually when I wake up the next morning I can't figure out why everything was so intensely severe the night before. | I take 50mg time release and it works really well for the first couple of hours....mid-late afternoon I usually experience a crash and the crazy kicks in. Compared to adderall I think it is more intense...with adderall I still had a crash and often experienced mild irratibility but nothing to this extreme. BUT it has made my days go by faster, I am much more focused and I feel like the light switch is on in my head again. | F | 24 | 2 months | 6/9/2009 | 5 | strattera not working | dizzyness | helps to be more focus and motivated. started on 30mg then switched after a week because of dizzy. on 20mg for 2wks and could not keep focused and had anger. went back on 30mg now everything is fine. was on strattera for 4yrs and did not focus this good. wares off at night so i can sleep. | M | 14 | 30 days | 6/5/2009 |