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 |
| 4 | ADD | WEIGHT LOSS. When my daughter started taking vyvanse in October she was 92lbs. She is now down to 81 lbs. She is 12 years and didn't need to lose any weight to begin with. | Homework was always a struggle for my daughter. I would have to sit right beside her to keep her focused and normally she would still end up crying by the time her homework was finished and I would be very frustrated. Her grades were ok but she struggled. She always had homework because she didn't finish her work in class. We started vyvanse in October and immediatly I saw a change. She would come home from school and do what little homework she had by herself. Her grades are wonderful and she actually cares about her grades now. The only thing that worries me is the weight loss. I'm also worried about her growth. I know all kids develope and grow differently however I think kids her age are passing her up. I'm going to speak with her doctor on Monday. | F | 12 | 5 days | 2/28/2009 | 5 | ADD | dry mouth, headache | I am so happy with this medication. I spent some time on ritilan, and adderal, but this one is so much better. Much better organizational skills and way more focus. Do technical work for job, and since starting 2 weeks ago, it has been like night and day. Occasionally get a headache, but not as often as the first week. Definately get dry mouth so been drinking much more water. No additional problems sleeping. DEFINATELY cannot drink coffee anymore. Even just a cup or 2 in the morning makes my heart race and feel horrible for a few hours. | M | 37 | 14 days | 2/27/2009 | 3 | Concentration | Oh boy - well this is the first time I tried this medicine. All I can say is . . . BE CAREFUL! I was used to Adorall and in the morning I took one 7O mg tablet and when it didn't do anything after 20 minutes I took another . . . WHOOPS! By 10 I was sky-pilot! Yeah I felt great but 4 hours later I was paying the piper . . . | My fav medicine for ADD is ProVigil. It's not like Addorall, not nearly as speedy. I recommend people try that - unfortunately it's not FDA approved for ADD - it's really for narcolepsy, but it really does work for me. I'm not good with these speedy drugs, although when I feel better I'm going to give a smaller dose (70mg) of Vyvanse a chance. | M | 46 | 1 days | 2/26/2009 | 5 | ADHD and Anxiety | FIrst night started with a headache. I have read that hydration and food are importat. Day one I rearanged my office (that had been that way for years), cleaned, had increased memory and multitasked quite efficiently. Since taking dose 2 this morning, headache is subsiding. | M | 36 | 1 days | 2/25/2009 | 5 | ADD | Extreme loss of appetite. Before noon everything I try to eat besides strawberry ice cream makes me gag, even if I like the food normally. If I manage to eat, I get full very quickly. Mild insomnia at first, but my body adjusted. Very irritable after about 4:30. | Vyvanse really helps me in school. If I forget to take it in the morning, I have a very bad day because I can't sit still and everything class related seems really stupid and pointless. When I was on 30 mg, I would get very irritable in the afternoon, but I got switched to 50 mg and it improved. I recommend this because it's much better than adderall. | F | 15 | 8 months | 2/24/2009 | 5 | add | Severe loss of apetite, abnormal thoughts-mood swings, dry mouth | Aside from those side effects I noticed that it is much smoother than focalin or ritalin which I have taken in the past. The other two are very rocky but this medicine helps u get things done and I would reccomend it to anyone who is willing to take it at intervals. I would reccomend this to any student who needs a little extra help. | F | 26 | 60 days | 2/20/2009 | 5 | ADHD | common weight loss, mass hunger gone, and dry mouth/dehydration | Im 17 and I was bouncing off walls. I also have had poor grades my entire school career, I new I was more than capable of doing good, and don't get me wrong, i actually tried. when i got on Vyvanse, it feels as if I could focus like I've always wanted. I have cronic deppression also, so when I started to get good grades along with teacher and parent approval, it helped "soothe" it. My GPA rocketed up upwards, from a 2.4 to a 4.00. I tried others such as Concerta & Focalin. Concerta was like speed and i did do good work but i crashed into a ton of bricks when it was over, Focalin was HORRIBLE. I thoughtI was going to die, I got very light headed and dehydrated quicker than on the Concerta. Anyways, everyone has their different reactions to this drug, I can only hope it works for you as it did me. PS. if you do wrestling, or any physical sport, I highly recomend you to keep hydrated. It's NOT fun. | M | 17 | 3 months | 2/18/2009 | 5 | no concentration; no organization | 30mg of vyvanse made me want to drink beer and smoke cigarretes to calm down. This could be because I would drink 2 cups of coffee and take on an empty stomach. | After the first day of taking this drug, my mind cleared and I felt better than I have in years. I had been on depression medication (all types) but nothing ever helped me focus. Vyvanse has helped me tremendously in the areas of work and home. I am now able to complete tasks, stay on track, focus, feel overall healthy like I am alive again. I wish my Dr. would have prescribed something like this years ago. Highly recommend eating first, not too much caffeine, and taking in the a.m. I've lost about 4 pounds this week. I sometimes have to force myself to eat. This is helping me eat proper portions and eat more greens and less carbs. I love this medication, and hope the effects don't wear off because I have not been able to get anything done at work or home for years. This is a magic pill. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND FOR CHILDREN as it makes you feel like you're on speed. | F | 42 | 9 days | 2/17/2009 | 4 | ADHD to the MAX | Not hungery, VERY focused, calm, emoins are controled more. | Vyvanse is UHH*mazing. I was on stratera before and it made me depressed and sucicidal. I find that when I'm off my meds (70mg a day) I'm completely different. I'm overly hyper, can't stop eating at times, and some what bad judgement. /= but I like it. At frist I couldn't fall asleep until like 2-3 in the morning and I was taking my meds at like... 7am. but after awhile i was able to fall asleep regularly at like 10-midnight, if not soon there after. This medication can give you an "upped" feeling like being high and if you smoke pot you stay higher longer if your on this medication xD. But if the frist day you take it you may feel a little high but that effect goes away. You also may lose lbs. on it seeing as how you become not hungery. but this medication is amazing and it has helped me SO much. (: just don't be retarded and give it to a child under like 11. | F | 16 | 1.2 years | 2/12/2009 | 1 | My 11 year old has been taking this for awhile and have noticed she can not sleep at all until she is totally exhausted. major mood swings, hating herself, saying she wishes she could die, major anger... do not give your child this medicine. | F | 11 | 4 months | 2/8/2009 | 4 | ADHD | Feeling juiced up (in a good way) bouts of sadness and depression. lowered appetitite. tremors. | This drug was really helping me focus but the "drop" is noticeable and unnerving. When I try to wean myself off it I get extremely tired and physcially exhausted. I take 2 50 mgs/day and it takes about 2 hours for the med to start working. I may have developed an allergic reaction--my entire body feels tingly, there's a metallic taste in my mouth, and the up feeling isn't has strong as it was. Focus isn't as good as I would like it to be. I've been getting spacey. This could be due to the drug or it could be from something completely separate. I'll be bringing this up when I meet with my doc next week. Overall, up to this point, I wouldn't want to be off this drug. Now, I'm not sure what's going on. | M | 57 | 1 years | 2/3/2009 | 3 | ADD Fatigue lack of focusing | VERY dry mouth, afternoon irratability, low sex drive. Almost a little to focused, but I feel very driven. I can't stop cleaning my house, and lost 17lbs in 4 days. | Cant tell how I feel about it yet. I went from 20mg Lexapro for anxiety, straight to 30mg vyvanse. So I feel headaches, kinda disconnected from myself. I will start back on 10mg of Lexapro and get back to you in about a week. | M | 34 | 4 days | 2/3/2009 | 4 | Adult ADD | short, random bursts of depression; weird salivary gland pain (??); decreased appetite; occasional hopelessness | The closest thing to calm, focused energy I've experienced. The mood bottom-outs are disconcerting. | F | 38 | 90 days | 2/2/2009 | 2 | ADD | Emotional emptiness, sadness, anti-social behavior | Although Vyvanse enhanced my ability to focus at work, my mood and personality were in the toilet. It made me anti-social, withdrawn and worrisome. I felt emotionally hopeless. I had neither the confidence nor the desire to socialize with others, or engage in the activities I usually enjoy. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 1/26/2009 | 3 | ADD | The only side effects I had were mild insomnia, less appetite,loss of sexual desire and erection trouble. | Took vyvanse for about 2 weeks. The 1st 5 days the medication seemed to help and was more subtle than adderall xr. The loss of appetite and insomnia were not a big deal but the sexual part was. The 2nd week I couldnt understand why I wasnt getting any erections at nite or in the early morning? The only thing I can attribute it to is vyvanse so I'm stopping today to be sure. I never had that problem with adderall. If it did not cause sexual dysfunction I would rate the medication higher. | M | 45 | 14 days | 1/23/2009 | 5 | Adult ADD | I had been taking 30 mg of dexedrine for the past 6 years before I switched to Vyvanse, so I am not noticing side effects of vyvanse that I didn't already have with Dexedrine. Weight loss is the only thing I encountered with Dexedrine and it wasn't very significant, like 5 lbs. | I feel Vyvanse is better than the dexedrine. I like taking only 1 70mg capsule instead of 3 10mg capsules of the dexedrine. When I first took dexedrine and before there was the extended release. I was taking 3 10mg tabs like 3 times a day! I think Vyvanse is smoother to work and wear off. I don't get the "jumpy" feeling that I did when dexedrine would kick in and wear off. I think it works longer than dexedrine, so I am still focused and able to concentrate if I have to stay late at work. On dexedrine I could read a book, but only in parts. I would have to put it down, do something else and come back to it. On Vyvanse I can sit and read the whole book and not once reread the page!! I think it works great for me. I think the key to both dexedrine and Vyvanse is to make sure you have decent meals. I notice that they both work better when there is food in the system. If you don't have food in the system it can make you feel a little out of touch. | F | 37 | 2 months | 1/21/2009 | 1 | wrongly prescribed | felt great at first and proggressivly gave a cracked out feeling craved coffee and cigarrettes and pot, couldnt do mechanicall work or focus on anything. Worst part is takes you outside your real emotions and feeling and distorts them caused anger frustrations. Met the girl off a lifetime and comepletly ruined it. I have not taken this crap for 10 days beginning to feel normal again | I dont think it should be availible even with prescription. dangerous drug. | M | 35 | 14 months | 1/20/2009 | 4 | ADD/ lack of motivation | For the first week I had mild but obvious headaches anytime after about noon. I couldn't tell if it was detoxing from 9 years of Adderall or just the Vyvanse. Apparently it takes about 3 weeks for all the traces of Adderall to leave your system. Insomnia has been the worst. I can fall asleep but after 2 hours I am up and have an overly aware feeling. That led to getting a cold and having dry eyes. The headaches seem transient and are gone now. I have been a taking a low dose of either Xanax or Klonipin at night to relax enough to sleep and that has been fine and am stepping down as my body adjusts to the Vyvanse. Absolutely no jitters or teeth clenching or the muscle tightness that I experienced on Adderall. | I have basically been on Adderall for 9 years with trials of Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall XR and Ritalin all with mediocre results. I think that Vyvanse is the cleanest feeling drug that I have taken, I don't have any jitters or tenseness like the other drugs. I didn't think that I could hang with the headaches but they only lasted the first week. It is worth sticking it out in my opinion. I am debating upping my dosage from 30mg to see what I feel like. At the height, while I was in college, I was taking 120 mg of Adderall and had stepped it down as the side effects were hard to handle- cotton mouth, muscle tenseness causing headaches and occasionally the feeling of being cracked out- I don't think I ate or slept for the first 2 months. I am much more even keel on the Vyvanse, had a brief moment of exagerrated sadness last night but so far so good. Will see if I can sleep without drugs and then maybe step up the dosage to see if I get more out of it. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 1/15/2009 | 4 | ADHD | loss of appetite, nightmares, stomachache, tics in fingers, and uncontrollable body spasms. | My son has been taking Vyvanse since October 08. He went from being the most disruptive student in his class to being "student of the month" in Dec. It has helped him tremendously to focus and get his work done in school. The down side is the spasms that started about 7-10 days after taking the medication. The spasms are noticable as soon as the medication wears off and lasts for several hours. I don't know if there is anything to do for them except change the medication. | M | 7 | 4 months | 1/13/2009 | 1 | adhd | my 13 yr old daughter, suddenly wanted to die. she didnt want anyone talking to her. she wanted to be alone all the time. she thought the world hated her. she was in a deep dark place. it was terrifying for me. i feel like a horrible mother having given it to her. she lost all her friends and dropped everything she ever loved. all in four weeks. dont give your child this medicine if he or she is a young teen. i recommend against it. | F | 13 | 30 days | 1/7/2009 |