VYVANSE Reviews (LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE)Average Rating: 3.4 (643 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VYVANSE with similar:
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| 1 | ADHD | Vyvanse (Lidexamfetamine) is a potent neurotoxin that destroys the brains dopamine neurons and increases the risk of parkinsons disease and other dopamine related disorders in later life. Dexamphetamine (Active substance in Vyvanse) is the most reliable model of inducing permanent brain changes reminiscent of paranoid schizophrenia in animal models. Giving dexamfetamine for as little as three weeks to monkeys, rats and all other species tested causes a 50-80% destruction of dopamine neurons in thr brain. This loss is permanent, with studies showing no dopaminergic recovery over time. | I dare anyone who has used Vyvanse for more than a month to stop using it and to see if they can still get the same amount of pleasure from life that they could before taking thus drug. A major misconception is that this drug is nothing like Crystal Meth. This drug damages the brain in an almost identical manner to Methamphetamine, with the only difference being that Meth has the potential to also damage the brains serotonin neurons at high dosages. I have a Masters in Public Health so trust me when I tell you that Vyvanse, Adderall and Dexedrine are identical to speed (amphetamine) and will destroy your brains natural pleasure and reward system very rapidly, even at "therapeutic dosages". Type in on google "amphetamine neurotoxicity in ADHD", "amphetamine and parkinsons disease risk" and "Dopaminergic dysfunction in Dextroamphetamine users" if you are interested to learn about the damage you have caused your brain. Methylphenidate (Ritalin and Focalin) are not neurotoxic and will not permanently reduce your brains capacity to feel pleasure, atleast if you don't take it for more than a year. Stay away from amphetamine containing drugs if you have never taken one! | M | 28 | 6 weeks 30 | 9/13/2015 | 4 | ADHD-memory issues | weight loss, sleep disturbances, dehydration, headaches | I think this drug is very smooth and I can focus and stay on task..if I CHOOSE to. If i allow myself to 'follow' all my 'clever' thoughts while on this medication, I can research and develop products and concepts ALL DAY, and realize that I did not accomplish what I NEEDED to do. So, my thinking is sharp as hell, but my executive processing, prioritizing.. may be in fact be worse. When I am intensely tired, ex: total sleep time 10 hours in 3 days. (I cycle through this every week) ...I can prioritize MUCH better. Something must be 'too' activating. Not sure yet. Vyvanse magnifies when I don't take care of myself. Too easy to not eat or drink or sleep. I work hard on that. | F | 47 | 10 months 60 | 9/5/2015 | 3 | ADD | I tend to forget to eat or just am not hungry. It's also very hard for me to sleep at night. I am constantly thinking and then have to look up whatever I was thinking about (e.g. I look online to see if someone created an invention I just thought of). | I do find that Vyvanse does help me focus and I'm able to accomplish more with it. However, due to the side effects, I'm now only taking it on days where I need to accomplish a lot (e.g. Setting up my new classroom). At least this way I get some help without having side effects every day. I used to take vyvanse on a daily basis but lost a lot of weight in a short period of time since I lost my appetite. | F | 37 | 1 years 60 | 8/19/2015 | 3 | add | Not sure if I like this med, I take it at 7am and seems to wear off by 1pm. I'm exhausted when it wears off. My Dr said it lasts from 12-14 hrs, maybe my dose isn't high enough? | F | 44 | 2 weeks 30 | 8/16/2015 | 5 | Inattentive ADHD, and Narcolepsy | Dry mouth, dry eyes, small loss of appetite occasionally, a easier to irritate (I consider this less of a side effect, as I was impossible to get angry at anything, unless you messed with my food while I was eating it.) | Okay I am gonna explain my experience in as much detail as possible. The first week I took vyvanse I was on 20mg, Pros: I noticed improved concentration, alertness, and memory of AFTER I started taking it. Cons: anything before I started taking it was easily forgotten, or hard to remember, got dehydrated faster, don't eat often, but when I did it was a lot more then normal. After the first week or so, my memory fixed its self, I got used to drinking more liquids, and less but larger meals. After that only thing I noticed was I needed a stronger prescription. As for the memory thing, I talked to my specialist about it, and he explained it to me, and I came to the same conclusion, but he said I explained it better. Sorry i could not fit everthing, so If you have any questions feel free to email me, I am no doctor but i have a lot of personal experience dealing with sleep, eating habits, and all the bad things the medication causes. | M | 20 | 1 months 20-30mg | 8/2/2015 | 3 | ADD | Diarrhea, sleep loss, loss of appetite, nausea. | As I type this it is 4:30 am. I have just had my first day taking this. It worked wonders at work yesterday and I was just working my butt off. And I do intermittent fasting for weight loss so the curbed appetite just helps me even more. But an hour and a half ago I woke up and couldn't sleep. And just about 30 mins ago I was on the toilet and didn't know if I had to use the bathroom or just throw up, then had major diarrhea. It is only my first day so I will see how it turns out in a few weeks | M | 19 | 2 days 30 mg | 8/1/2015 | 2 | ADHD | Dizziness everytime i stand up or walk around for too long, flashes of light in the side of my eyes later at night, very fast hard pounding heart rate, fever once, really red eyes, super dry mouth and a bad taste, ive slept once in the past week, and my weight has dropped about 10lbs, confusion, no motivation and depressed. | i want to stop taking it and try something else but i know its best to talk to my doctor but she has been reallt hard to get a hold of. | F | 20 | 1 weeks 60mg | 7/24/2015 | 5 | Increased alertness and mood | I started feeling relief almost instantaneously. My mood and alertness improved just a few days after I began taking the medicine. The side effects didn't all start at once. The first side effect I noticed was weight loss. A week or so after that was decreased appetite. The side effect that has had the most significant effect on me is my increased libido. I mean, I'm wanting to be with my husband 2 and 3 times a day. Most importantly Vyvanse is working as prescribed by my doctor. My mood has been lifted and I'm more alert. | F | 32 | 2 months 40 MG 1X day | 7/23/2015 | 4 | ADHD | A few negative side affects kept me from giving this a 5. They are the extreme headaches and bouts of anger I have if I don't have a high protein diet while on it. I also go from smoking a cigarette once every 4-6 hours to smoking once every 15-30 minutes (about 20x more). I can NOT quit smoking while taking Vyvanse. | Improves focus. You have to have the desire to organize for it to improve organization, you have to have the desire to do your work for it to help you finish the work and act. WARNING: Do NOT let ANYONE know your prescribed Vyvanse unless you have to (i.e.doctors) or else people will bother you about giving or selling them to them or they may even steal them from you. | F | 19 | 4 years 60mg | 7/18/2015 | 5 | adult ADD (had it as a kid also) | in the very beginning I could not sleep well if not at all for the first couple days. I took all natural melatonin, and the next day was fine. My appetite is defiantly diminished, but it's not as if I can't eat, it just makes me content with portion sizes. | I have a heart condition and found that this medicine does not affect it. I lost my job after not meeting my quota due to ADD. I was always in the military so I could only take strattera (which did not help at all!) I retired from the Reserves and was able to try a stimulant based medicine again. Unfortunately prior to my appointment to get on Meds I got fired for not reaching my quota. After I got established with vyvanse I am able to focus, and concentrate on my new job. It gives me an euphoric feeling almost as a low dose of an anti-depressant. Whe I was young I was on Ritalin and experienced anger, depression, and crashing. I have not seen that with this. My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADD also this past month. This is the only medicine at this time that I would feel comfortable starting her on. | F | 35 | 2 months 60 mg | 7/15/2015 | 4 | Adult ADHD | Nausea, dry mouth | I am able to focus and get multiple tasks done throughout the day. I did feel nausea at first, but it subsided after I started taking Vyvanse with food. It has significantly decreased my appetite, which has helped me drop a few pounds. It is easy for me to get dehydrated on it, so I drink water throughout the day. Overall, the benefits have outweighed the side effects. | M | 31 | 2 months 40MG 1X day | 6/3/2015 | 4 | ADD | Nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss. | Vyvanse clears my mind, thats the main benefit, for me. I'm plagued by my thoughts. To say I would over think is an understatement. My mind was never free, ever! I was a prisoner in my own mind. It was hard being me but that's the only me I knew until I finally gave in and spoke to a therapist who suggested I talk to Psychiatrist who could better help me. I was beyond hesitant - I don't even take Advil if I can help it. I was tired and completely defeated so I gave it a shot and voila... a new me! I was diagnosed with ADD but what Vyvanse really does for me is clear my mind - I can watch a movie and actually pay attention and NOT think about what i need to do tomorrow or what i should have done today or said to someone yesterday. Vyvanse has worked for me BUT only at 40 mg - anything more made me agitated and jittery. Nausea was prevalent the first little while but once that finally subsided I had extreme loss of appetite - that lasted for a good 6 months. Now, almost a year in... my appetite is back to normal. | F | 35 | 1 years 40 MG 1X day | 5/28/2015 | 5 | adult adhd | Just little dry mouth, get angered a little more easily. Other than those two, nothing else. I actually almost get too tired after taking it. Not all the time but alot | I don't abuse it where as I abused adderall and ritalin by snorting and shooting. I love this because u can't abuse it | F | 45 | 3 years 60mg | 5/16/2015 | 1 | ADD/ADHD | Anorexia, depression, head aches, stomach aches, irritability, messed up sleep patterns, really bad dry mouth, severe dizziness, confusion, bad memory, trouble forming sentences(stuttering,) nausea, diarrhea, minor hair loss, major weight loss. | I've only been taking Vyvanse for a week and three days but instead of making me feel concentrated I just constantly focus on the wrong things, get confused, forget what I'm saying mid sentence, and forget basic stuff I need to remember for school. I constantly want to punch someone, or cry in a ball on the floor. My throat is so dry to the point I almost can't even swallow my spit. My sleep pattern is so messed up some nights I go to bed at two A.M and others at 6 P.M. I've hardly eaten, and lost over 10 pounds in just over a week, and when I do try to eat I feel sick for hours. I can't property form a full sentence because my mouth gets to dry, or I start stuttering. My stomach and head hurt really badly for at least a few hours everyday. The worst part is my grades went from, B C C D F, to F D D F F. Everything sucks and I hate these meds | F | 14 | 1 weeks 40MG | 5/8/2015 | 3 | ADHD | No apeitite,very emotional, dizziness, palpitations and high Anxiety | I have been on vyvanse for two years, in Jan took a break for a month due to shoulder surgery went back on in for school it had no effect wasn't helping but had the side effects . My Dr push me up last friday to 30 mg and it does help but I seem to be extremely emotional and have had two anxiety attacks. Also twice I felt like I was going to faint. Has anyone experienced this? | F | 24 | 2 years 30mg | 4/30/2015 | 5 | ADD/ADHD | 1. If I take Vyvanse later than 10 AM, I can't sleep until 1 AM. Fortunately I take it between 5:30 and 7 AM. 2. When I come off of it, I'm exhausted, especially if I get less than 8 hrs of sleep the night before 3. I have more joint pain in my knees and feet. I thought it was just me, but then I got stomach flu and couldn't take Vyvanse for 4 days. The joint pain went away. I find that sleeping for 10-11 hrs on Fri or Sat night helps with the joint pain temporarily. | This med has enabled me to excel and work and get promotions and raises. Without it I am constantly distracted by what's going on in my environment, fidget constantly and day dream. I also can't think clearly. When I started taking vyvanse, it took about a week to get used to it. I had sleeplessness and aggression for a week, the it got better, but I would lose focus at around 2 PM. I upped my dosage from 20 to 30 mg and it settled down. I am much more confident, can focus on multiple things at a time and deal with interruptions without forgetting what what I was doing or going on a wild goose chase. It really has improved my quality of life overall. Now I actually have motivation to get things done. | F | 39 | 1 years 30 mg | 4/8/2015 | 5 | Cuz I'm an amphetamine addict | Loss of appetite, dry mouth, racing thoughts, impulse to write rhymes, clean my room and play COD, all goes away after a month | This shits the bees knees. Don't take more than you need or it's like smoking crack... I assume. You can always up the dose, but too much off the bat will make you nervous and shaky. Once you metabolism syncs up with the medicine it's all smooth sailing and productivity. Ps not really an amphetamine addict. ADHD. | M | 23 | 4 years 60 | 3/17/2015 | 5 | Anxiety, Depression, Obs thoughts | Very slight dry mouth | For the past year and half I've been dealing with anxiety and obsessive thoughts that I believe led to severe depression. Got a new doctor and he prescribed vyvanse as a way to get my anxiety under control. I was feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and couldn't focus or concentrate. I took it this morning and didn't feel any difference but when I got to work I realized that for the first time in a long time my mind was quiet. No worrying, no recurring thoughts, no anxiety. I was actually productive and, dare I say, content. I don't know if it's a fluke or not but, at least for today, I feel great. I actually want to work and spend time with my family. That hadn't happened in over a year. If it continues, this drug will be responsible for getting my life back. Keeping my fingers crossed. | M | 47 | 1 days 30 1X day | 2/17/2015 | 5 | ADD | Loss of appetite for sure, I'll get a head ache if I forget to take it but other than that nothing else. | I have been struggling with ADD through out my life and I've literally tried everything and I mean everything, and stopped about 6th grade, I didn't take any ADD medication throughout highschool till a couple weeks ago and I've been struggling with my classes until I started taking Vyvanse I brought my 49% in geometry to a 72% within a matter of weeks. this is the second year taking the class and its never been easier to understand, still a hard subject for me but not too bad anymore. Just over all I've never been more satisfied with a ADD pill I actually like taking it and I used to hate taking pills everyday. | M | 17 | 3 weeks 60 mg | 2/12/2015 | 3 | Menapause ADD | It actually worked for my ADD, and I liked how it kept me on an even kill all day. No ups and downs like the Adderall I had been on for over a year. But side effects were bad. | Side effect after 30 days were horrible and I did not realize until after I quit taking it that it was the Vyvanse, Muscle pain in my wrist, elbows, shoulders and neck .Had even gone to an Orthopedic to find out what was going on. VERY dry skin. thirsty all the time. Lost weight (which I can't afford to lose) Thought I was going nuts. I have OCD also, but its organization OCD, and on Vyvanse I couldn't care less about my files or office or anything. My hands and feet normally stay cold but they were a lot colder and felt like I was freezing all the time. I will not continue to take it. I will go back to Adderall. | F | 49 | 30 days 15 1X day | 2/10/2015 |