How ADHD Medication Changed My Life: 1 Year on Vyvanse (Elvanse)
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2023
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Sharing my experience after ONE YEAR of taking the ADHD stimulant medication Vyvanse (Elvsanse) and how it changed my life. We're looking at weight control, fitness, health, focus, impulsivity, mindfulness, relationships, and more! All studies are cited in the video (sorry, no links).
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Another great video. I’m a week into Elvanse and oh my god. Game changer. I’m only on 20mg so far. But I can really feel the benefit. Really pleased things have worked out so well for you . Keep up the content it’s appreciated by many 🙌
Antonia, your videos are a great resource
Do you take any other ADHD meds during the day?
My MD just started me on Vyvanse 40mg and a morning & afternoon Ritalin 10mg
@@DigitalPRCourses Thank you so much, Tom! I'm so happy for you!! I really really hope things get so much better in your life and you feel awesome!
@@robertkemp185 Thank you for the quest ion and your kind words, Robert!! I don't take any other meds and I'm surprised your MD started you on two things at the same time. How would you know if they work and what gives you side effects? I'm no doctor but maybe it would be wise to keep the Ritalin away for a month or so just so you know that the Vyvanse is working for sure? It's supposed to be able to take you through the day all on its own. Plus, it always helps to have some extra pills on the side in case of a shortage (if you do stay off the ritalin for a few days). Good luck!!
How do you manage the afternoon crash when it wears if unable to sleep eat and enjoy life loss of personality??
I suffered severe trauma several years ago after divorce with my wife. Got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my son recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Hey mate! Can you help with the source? I severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they help you. I can't wait to get them. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Shortly after my diagnosis I made the decision to not take productivity advice from neurotypical people seriously (for myself) anymore. They might know what works for some people, I can almost guarantee it won’t work for me. And that’s okay! ❤
If I had a dollar for everytime I was advised to make a check list, I wouldn’t even need to manage my adhd because I’d be rich enough to retire 😂
@@RoaringKetchup If only they knew what it looked like when ADHD people make a check-list.
I'll update this with his name if I find it, but there's this Jeffrey guy who has some good ways I might (haven't yet tried) be able to use scheduling in a 'out of sight' kind of way, so I don't make lists that include EVERYTHING I've ever thought, or compile my stressors into it.
But the old lists I used to do are hilarious.
No neurotypical person could manage a list with 6-10 categories. 😆
I know! I kinda stopped mentioning the ADHD to people because they always come with productivity advice that I'm not asking for. I know they mean well but after having so many people saying things that ultimately make me feel bad about myself, I got somewhat tired.
@@RoaringKetchup😂😂😂😂 I relate to this comment in so many ways, you just do not understand. Lol, well, perhaps you do.
Yes please only speak for yourself because I take this medicine and it has made me make six figures a year, I'm no longer depressed or suicidal, I can focus, I'm back in school, etc. Whereas beforehand, I was homeless and was doing nothing with my life.
I just started my adhd meds and let me tell you, my life has changed so much in a short period of time. I had no idea that my anxiety and rage were eating me alive. I didn’t realize that my house was in complete chaos and so was my brain. I can actually have meaningful conversations without feeling anxious or upset over the most ridiculous things. The things I am able to move past and let go is astounding. I cannot recommend enough, if you think you have adhd (or add) get checked out, it will change your life. Thanks for attending my TED talk, I will be here all week haha
i 20F have started taking a non stimulant medication for a month. I dont notice any changes in behaviour. My dosage is only 18mg, should i go back to my psychiatrist?
@@aishee5961 Non-stimulant medication takes a while to build up in your system, it’s very gradual. I would give it another week or two before seeing results. Also, write down what you’re feeling and noticing about yourself because it is gradual you may not even notice the changes but people around you might. I tried Atomoxetine and it gave me horrible anxiety so that’s my psychiatrist recommended Ritalin and that’s where I saw the most improvement with my emotions, right away. I’m on 5 mg to start out because I do have anxiety and stimulants can make anxiety worse. But talk with your doctor and see what they recommend.
@@aishee5961If it’s not working for you, then definitely go back to your psychiatrist. Only way you can get what you need from your psychiatrist is to work with them over time. It’s often a bit of work over time.
What medication do you use?
@@stephaniewilliams7431 Attentrol
I was started on 40mg for some reason. It’s completely stopped me from blurting out inappropriate comments at work and I am able to connect with my team on a much deeper level.
haha, i am happy to you. Honestly, it probably makes you less funny then a little bit ;-)
Did you get a tolerance ?
@@user-xy6pn3ow2z definitely less funny
@@insaini87 I don’t take them on my days off
BRO YESSSSSS
Being diagnosed and taking medication has changed my life for the best. I have been able to hold a job now for 5 years and still moving forward in my life.
Hi there! I found your comment really inspiring, as I’ve just been diagnosed at 18 and waiting to be prescribed.
I was just wondering how often you take your medication and whether you need to take breaks from it to mitigate tolerance seeing as you’ve been taking medication for so long.
Cheers!
just quit my adderal after probably 10 years.. It feels so good to actually see my heart rate low when i sleep, not have the crashes and mood changes... a little more tired in the day now but going to up my exercise and nutrition game and try to rid myself of this poison for good.
This is such a wonderful video to share.
I was diagnosed at 32, a little over a year ago, and "life-changing" is absolutely an understatement for how much my ADHD medication (Vyvanse) saved my life.
I started organizing myself and setting routines and schedules right away, and a lot of it has been figuring out how to make myself the most efficient, while also avoiding burnout.
The one thing I'll say is that, medication *alone* doesn't change your life. You still have to implement strategies to keep yourself on track. The ADHD is still there, it just can't fight off your methods of dealing with it as much. I have a task list on my phone with things I need to do daily, weekly, monthly, etc, because I'm still not going to remember to drink water or brush my teeth unless it's on a list I can look at every day. The difference is that when I see "brush teeth" or "load dishwasher" on my list, I don't think, "Ugh, not now. That's too much." I can just do it. THAT'S the amazing thing. The mental wall that held me on the couch or made me start up a video game to avoid the work is gone. I can actually *choose* what I want to do moment to moment, and then follow through on that choice!
I wish everyone who dealt with the same issues I had would seek treatment. You'll think, "I'm probably just lazy" or "It probably won't even help me," but I promise you, seeking treatment is so, so worth it. I NEVER thought my life could be this way.
Take the leap and talk to someone, people. There are even sites online that will give you an assessment and start a treatment plan, without ever having to go in and see a doctor in person. Because I know how much we all hate appointments.
I want that so bad. SO BAD. When I hear people are living a life like this. . . .i am trying to get scheduled for an ADHD assessment.
Wow I want that so bad 😭 I am stuck behind a mental wall where everything is so HARD to have the motivation to do! Even having a job! But idk if I have ADHD or just autism or both. I am afraid of the side effects too. Did you experience any side effects?
@@VoVina111 im not the poster of the comment but for me Ritalin had worse side effects then Dexamphetamine, now i only get a dry mouth and some coffee like anxiety.
Im still kindof a lazy dude but the medication is a real life safer
I only read the first half but you're explaining it so well!!!
@@VoVina111I mean you can try it and see for yourself. It's hars to explain the "side effects" for me.. I feel like I'm faster too hot or too cold/like the management of my blood/heart system is a bit off... but for now its worth it... and it's not only that you can do the things you planned to do: I manage to go to bed not that late anymore and have a somewhat good rhythm, after stopping caffeine I actually was AWAKE in the morning.. can you believe it?! Waking up and not being like "meehhh.. but bed........" sure I don't get up immediately but it used to take me up to an hour or even more...
It's easier to eat healthy, to cook a meal. I was eating super unhealthy before.. I had a small setback now but I'm going to get back on track 💪 so it's definitly no magic! But it stops those negative thought spirals (for me)
But also be aware, that it's not for everybody, but I'm sure that there is something that can help you especially in combination with therapy (I'd really advice to not solely rely on meds). So an appointment at a psychologist could definitely help!
I'm so nervous to start. My ADHD has been destroying my life for years and I can't wait to just start doing things.
Oh god I know how it feels ❤️ I'm really rooting for you! Hope things go well!
Bro I’m with you, your not alone.. stay STRONG!
Same, I got my diagnosis last friday at 36 yo and am really looking forward to my brain getting to relax a bit more and finally get routines going that worked for me in the past but got dropped after a few weeks because of the ADHD (flylady, GrowwithJo, intermittent fasting etc).
I wish you the best of luck ❤
i think that is really well put! jeez, we get one another- why is it so hard to transfer this dynamic to the 'real world'?
Can it cause hair loss
I’ve been on it for about 3 months. It’s definitely been helpful but u fortunately once it runs out, I starts to experience anxiety and go into a “depressed state”. I often get really really irritated and it’s so hard to calm myself down. But aside from the cons, it has been so helpful for me. Helps me put my thoughts into folders in my brain and helps me thinking rationally and not as hyperactive
I was the same the first few months when I took it. Looking back I just realised I was dampening my personality and uniqueness by getting high on elvanse thinking I’m super productive but in fact your getting a lot done but at the same time getting nothing done. Get out while you can, I’m 10 years on elvanse and wish I had the strength and discipline to sort my life out without it.
I am on moclobemide (MAOI) against depression and anxiety and now i will start vyvanse against ADHD but i am super worry about because i read this combination is dangerous. IDK if my doctor just ignore this . I just even asked him again and he just said its fine because i dont have heart problems 😅
@@zerteruzmaybe ask a pharmacist. They should be able to help you feel more informed.
I felt that way when I took Ritalin. Have you tried other medications? For me Elvanse doesn‘t have that effect but it could also have occurred because my brain was experiencing ADHD meds for the first time period and maybe after getting used to any medication, this effect could stop eventually.
Magnesium glycinate might help stimulant comedowns, but please discuss this with your doctor first (I'm not a doctor).
After reading adhd/ on reddit, man, I never felt so um, welcome and close to people before. Another day no sleep, no motivation, no studying, blowing through money, impulse buys, blurting out stuff I should not, oh man. Feel like walking out the door at work, uh never cleaning room, ghosting everyone, oh man the list could go on for a while. I like the comments, all positive after meds. Of course, procrastinating on the meds. ADHD has been weighing me down all my life, but not for long. God I know these meds are going to change my life and others in my life. ADHD is almost like being in a plane, in the pilot chair but not being able to have full control.
I've done two medications for ADHD
1. Concerta: Pros - felt energized all day, focus was increased as well as motivation, my mood improved dramatically.
Cons: sweat a lot, increased insomnia
2. Vyvanse: Pros - energy for a few hours, focus was moderately increased, no binge eating,
Cons: Energy and focus only lasted a few hours, always feel tired, my appetite is almost non existent and I'm very irritable.
I will definitely go back on Concerta.
Have you tried Adderall XR?
I stopped taking medication. I felt like a different person ( in a bad way). More water, better diet, exercise, and sleep schedule changed everything for me. I found that a life style change was the only way to be happy without the medication.
Same for me...
how do you combat the insomnia?
@@SSracer192for how long were you on medication ?
I can relate to all of the above! Even with all the coping mechanisms and productivity hacks I've developed and implemented it is still exceptionally cognitively painful and exhausting to live and function without medication.
Thank you for sharing! Your authenticity is invaluable. We just can't expect the same things for ourselves as others do and it's nothing to beat ourselves up over. We simply need different things.
Absolutely right!! Vyvance has been a life changing medication for me, been on it for about 2 years on and off. Binge eating on days off is a thing for me too as well as demotivating feeling on the second day off the meds.
Thank you for this channel, really love your content.
I’m not sure if you see this, but I’ve been on Elvanse since Jan I’m now on 70 mg I’ve lost over three stone i eat bare minimum the food that used to comfort me repulses me but I would like to just be able to have a binge day how often do you have days off? I’m thinking a Saturday but don’t want to feel awful but i would love a dominos and film night without being repulsed or distracted because I’m productive 24/7 😂
@@ashleysheers8792 I try to take 2 days off a week, this was recommended by the doctor and I also definitely feel the difference in the effect it has after a day or 2 off.
I've been also supplementing with magnesium tablets to help me sleep better at night. Hope that helps, cheers!
Did you experience hair loss? I am soo scared
@@MyHeartForBio No hair loss, however I was experiencing low libido and other side effects which made me stop vyvance. I'm now on testosterone enanthate as it turns out I had low testosterone.
Vyvanse was not the medication for me. It lasted in my system for about 4 maybe 5 hours. After that, I would become a bit depressed and angry. It also helped me a bit TOO MUCH with my social anxiety. I was talking to the point of being annoying. I felt miserable. Because of this, I went off of ADHD meds completely. With this, my life went downhill and I was as always making stupid mistakes that had rough consequence in my work and social life. I swore off stimulants for a year and a half and went on straterra which didn’t do much. My doctor suggested adderall and I gave it a try and I had a much better experience. I still take it to this day and it helped me tremendously. There’s still the irritability and lack of appetite etc, but not as bad as vyvans e was for me. Everyone’s chemical makeup is different. While adderall and vyvanse are very similar, one simple difference can change the whole med experience depending on your brain chemistry. So don’t give up!
I find that so interesting,
I found that Ritalin gave me INTENSE come downs/mood swings and exactly how you describe vyvanse is how ritalin was for me. I felt like I was on mdma or something 😆 which is great, in the moment, not when it wears off.
Vyvanse had been like a miracle in the first week, then 2 weeks of this tapering sort of feeling with ups and downs, but not mood swings, more so different with each day.
I tried halving it, found it great on day 1, day 2 started out okay but ended with an impending doom feeling (maybe an overcommitment feeling, like I'm afraid I'll not always feel that way).
I think I'd benefit from neurofeedback, but can't afford it and wish there were research studies I could opt into.
Neurofeedback is between $1000-1600 for an inclusive plan. :(
Oh, also, i feel 'more adhd' like I'm allowed to be adhd on the outside. Sitting how I'm comfortable, expressive but more attentive to people, time and schedules.
I feel 'weirder' in terms of how others might view me, but I feel more 'me'.
This is so important to share and know! Don't give up trying different medications, we are all different! So glad this worked out for you.
Yes, it‘s so interesting how differently different medications affect people! I’m always looking for personal experiences on all kinds of meds and the ONLY commonality I‘ve found so far is that Ritalin gives a lot of people a more intense focus than other meds.
Other than that, the effects of all the meds, both positive and negative, vary wildly depending on the person.
I liked both adderall 30 and vivance 30 but I’m so upset that they give me hairloss. They literally changed my life. I don’t know what to do. Maybe switch to smaller dose ?
my brain wants to do all the things at once. that quote is one of the best I have heard about ADHD, Im 56 and I have just started medication and for me it is truly life changing. It just takes so long here in the UK to get diagnosed and treated the waiting list is around 1 1/2 years in the UK to get treated
This is such valuable advice and content in general! Thank you so much! I feel like I have tried anything at this point and it really opened my eyes on how much ADHD actually influenced me over the years. Going to start my medication in about 2 - 5 weeks. Can't wait honestly.
Adhd is a curse. No it's not adhd making you creative, and no it's not what makes you unique.
YOU ARE CREATIVE, YOU ARE UNIQUE, YOU ARE YOU, DESPITE ADHD.
I fought so hard for a good career, i became a successful software engineer not because of my adhd but DESPITE my adhd. There has been no studied correlation between adhd and creativity, that's all you.
100% Hard agree! This is literally my life story too. I would love to post this take in the community tab if you're okay with it?
Agreed. I’ve been an artist all my life and took low key jobs to get by. I was crap at them. The neurotypical office career jobs were a mystery to me as to how or what people actually did. They made no sense.
I spent most of my last thirty years sleeping, depressed, angry, making mistakes, more sleeping to cope with an overfilled chaotic mind, and perpetually tired. Procrastination and self sabotage was a life pattern, and concentration ebbed quickly. Even if I started something with gusto, I knew I would have to work quickly or I would never actually finish it.
Despite this I had my creativity and tremendous skills and gifts all along even though I was treated by work colleagues, family, girlfriends as someone who just was lazy, never finished things, struggled with addiction (actually clearly self medicating) and anxiety issues, or just plain ‘odd’. None of it was true.
I was trying to do what I could DESPITE ADD/ADHD. Taking this medication was actually suggested by my ex, whose sister has it and thought I might be ADHD. Since then, I have my creativity but now I can live and work in an almost ‘ordered’ fashion and the overactive and frustrated mind (usually so to overthinking and silly errors or overcompensating with neurotypicals) has been transmuted into a sense of self that is more relaxed, yet focused, and most importantly, giving myself more love and attention especially to myself and others but in the context of starting from a point of being at peace with myself. Serenity and flow has come after so many years of struggle and so has self belief. The doubters and those who have kept me in a ‘box’ have fallen away naturally and I have ceased people-pleasing. Yes I do have times where my sleep is shortened but I do not worry about that. I embrace it, so small tasks or even greater, productive ones and I know I can just catch up later. I could mourn the ‘wasted’ years but frankly, I’m on Elvanse. I’m just glad to feel like I’m the me I was always meant to be.
@@TheArtistsWay73 Such a beautiful story! I love it, I love it!
Thanks for sharing Antonia :)
Love this video. The first couple of sentances is how i feel. Im now going to binge watch your videos.
Yay! Thank you so much!
Thank you! I needed this! I feel a lot more at ease about getting this medicine into my system. I have depression and severe anxiety on top of it so it's been a struggle......it IS a struggle. The initial feeling from Vyvanse seemed pretty invasive to me, but I've been reassured that it will get better. Well holy crap do I relate to what you are saying! From losing my job before starting meds, to feeling exhaustion in my bones (what a perfect description!). Unfortunately, that's the phase of taking Vyvanse that I am in right now. I hate it so much. But I do feel the light at the end of the tunnel is not that of an oncoming train thanks to reassurance. Thanks again!
Starting on meds tomorrow, very excited!!!
Fantastic video. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing, great to hear an honest experience! The first week I had crippling anxiety / depression / anger, thankfully that's improved a lot.
im going through that as well, horrible anxiety especially when it wears off
@@jessicat9334hi how is your anxiety now? I’ve been on elvanse for a month and I wonder how long will I be anxious or depressed for?
What medication did you take? I have taken elvanse for 4 weeks now and I can do things but feel so anxious and depressed unlike before
Thanks a lot for the video, I am struggling hard recently 😮
I actually was having that anger you talked about allllll the time before I started taking Vyvanse and it being gone was the first thing I noticed when i got on it. It does come up when it wears off at the end of the day but i don’t have to deal with it at WORK. But emptional dysregulation is a symptom of adhd so I’m sure it manifests in different ways in different people.
Thanks for sharing! That's 100% true, no two experiences are the same.
Rage and emotional dysregulation is one of the symptoms of adhd.
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Thank you for sharing😘
Very informative thank you so much
My whole life has been ruined. My studies and work were ruined because of ADHD. I've been isolated for 10 years and mostly drank alcohol. Now in age 37 I have adhd diagnosis and i really hope that some medication works. Adhd is not fun when it is really bad. I i literally can never relax. I can't even sleep without some RUclips video playing through my headphones all night.
You got one big ole smile on your face❤ good deal! ❤
Thank you so much for your bravery in producing some sick content :)))
I’ve just booked a Doctors appointment through my diagnosis back in 2019. I finally remembered after three years of procrastinating. However, in the UK the system is useless. You have to make sure you call the phone by 8am to speak to an advisor. I really struggle filling out forms online. Thank you for this advice I’ve been trying to look into medication for my ADHD. I was on Xendiate but it did not work for me. I felt so anxious and nervous all the time and I experienced heart palpitations. It would help me focus but my mood would be all over the place.
Thanks! If everything works out as planned I will start taking medication tomorrow. I'm 52 and pretty anxious about it...
Don't be disheartened if the first one isn't right. I had a terrible time with Concerta for a few weeks, but Elvanse just felt *right* almost from day one. And finding the right dose (60mg in my case) was like suddenly breaking through the storm clouds to clear skies. Things just *worked*. But ypu do need to make sure you don't take them too late in the morning, make sure you eat regularly, and drink more fluids than you think you need.
Just tried for 2 days, feel great!!
I ll take it more, to get myselve better organised!!
I am happy to hear that the brain gets used to the medication and the effects are more subtle with time. I have noticed significant improvement, however, as I have tendencies to isolate, being in public on meds is interesting. I am more peaceful, but that feels weird for me, however sometimes the anxiety I have makes me feel more speedy, but I am able to control it. Overall the effects have been noticeable, but I am wanting the effects to mellow out a bit more, so this was encouraging to hear.
Hi,
New subscriber to your channel here.
Thank you for this - it's helpful. Ive started meds recently and Im currently on day 13. I have a question please.
1) How long does it take for meds to help long term and get to a point where even on your worst days you can still yoga/morning routine/etc?
I can feel the differences from my meds but Im still struggling to get things done.
I’m starting on medication tomorrow, wish me luck!
Yo how it go!
How did it go? I hope you found the help that you needed
Its amazing! Worning great for me. Thanks for asking guys
Thanks for sharing your experience! ❤ I appreciate it. I just started adderral and just increased my dose. Feels a little scary.
Been waiting 5 months of the 6 months for titration to commence so not too long to go now, even had the psychiatrists send me a blood pressure monitor earlier on in the wait which I thought was a nice touch!
What a beautiful person. Subscribed 😉
Hey, thanks for sharing 😎
Thanks for watching!
👍👍 That's awesome!
I often feel that mine is not doing anything when I'm taking it, but if I skip two days I can barely keep my eyes open on the second day!
Sometimes I sleep really well after a coffee, maybe my brain is doing its asleep jobs more efficiently with the caffeine? Brains are weird 🤷🏼♀️😁
I have been Taking Strattera for about 5 months on 40mg At my 6 months. I have heard about Tenex less adverse effects in the G.I.area. Overall I'm glad I started taking these measures. In the first week my brain got quiet and stayed quiet so then I had to figure out who I was, what I like. It's hard to describe the change to someone who has not taken a chemical yet.
Thank you so much for sharing, i started vyvanse about a month ago for my ADHD, made worse by an aquired brain injury 😫 i was just wondering what time do you take it in the morning? and also do you have trouble falling asleep?😊
Makes me anxious and jittery when I come down it but I’m VERY productive on it.
I want to start medicinal therapy right away -- anything that might help. I've lost three jobs, am always trying so hard, and failing in my relationships, my professional life, and am becoming despondent. Please, Lord God, help me.
I have been in ADHD meds almost 2 years now, and it wasn’t until recently while having a conversation with my wife that I realized how much my life has changed for the better 😊
I also only gradually notice the things I don't do anymore..
I wish I could have another try with my ex sometimes... now I ruined my skin with skin picking through the last years of living alone and I know there are guys who wouldn't care, but I still feel uncomfortable about it.
Thank you, I really needed this video!
I am going through a really hard time rn and it‘s a convoluted story but in case anyone is interested in hearing my experiences, I‘ll explain it:
I‘ve only been taking ADHD meds for a few months. I tried three different kinds and figured out that Elvanse works best for me.
I took 30mg a day for about a month and also had a small to medium coffee every day. On some days I felt like the Elvanse wasn‘t enough and on some days I felt like the combination of Elvanse and coffee made me too stressed and jittery.
I ran out of Elvanse and I went without it for a week until my next appointment with my psychiatrist who told me 30 mg is a small dose and I should experiment with a higher dose and prescribed me both 30 and 50mg.
I proceeded to experiment while also not drinking coffee. I stopped coffee because I was worried I‘d get heart palpitations and feel really stressed so I only drank beverages with a lower caffeine amount.
This may seem somewhat unrelated but I had been struggling with pain in my shoulders and neck for a while due to my mattress that was broken. I later realized my sitting position on my desk was also really bad and likely contributed to the issue, as well as psychological stress which makes me unconsciously tense my shoulders.
Then I also tried a sleeping pill that my GP prescribed me for my issues falling asleep and keeping a consistent sleep schedule.
I think that pill was really the thing that threw me off.
The night after the sleeping pill, I only slept 4 hours and felt ultra exhausted the next day. The night after that I slept 6 hours and felt slightly better but still not great the day after.
While this happened, the physical pain kept getting worse despite me sleeping on a new mattress and doing stretches and mild exercises.
I decided to go to my dance class despite feeling that I was having a bad day and probably shouldn‘t go. I gave it a try and my pain got worse and at the same time, my lungs started hurting and everytime i was using any muscles in my upper body, the feeling of my lungs constraining kept getting worse until halfway through the class I had to stop. At this point I knew that exercising on that day had been a bad idea.
The next day (yesterday) was honestly the worst health day I‘ve ever had.
I was in so much pain, my chest felt like it was constrained so much that I was struggling to breathe (I was able to get in enough air, it just felt like every 10 seconds I’d have to take w very deep breath or I wouldn‘t get enough oxygen.
The worst part wasn‘t the physical pain tho but the way my brain reacted.
I honestly think I had a severe lack of dopamine yesterday cuz I felt severely depressed and hopeless and desperate and my executive dysfunction was worse than ever.
Btw, I had taken 50mg of Elvanse that morning and other than the ability to structure my thoughts and speak without forgetting every third word/forgetting my train or thought, I didn‘t feel any positive effect of the med.
I suffered so much that day and eventually I had a breakdown and cried so hard to the point I was hyperventilating. I‘m honestly grateful that happened because the crying released enough dopamine for me to function on a basic level again. I was able to brush my teeth, do some very basic self care and go to bed.
Today I woke up, made myself a coffee, took 30mg of Elvanse and I feel so much more normal.
I was actually able to do a few of the things I wanted to do that I was unable to do during the days before because I felt so horrible and was lacking energy.
Now, I know not all of these issues I have can be traced back to ADHD. I used to think they were all psychological but my GP recently found that I have a severe lack of B12, I figured out I get sick when I eat Gluten and some legumes and despite coffee and Elvanse, I still have this underlying fatigue that gets worse when I exercise on a day that I already feel bad (on good days exercising isn‘t an issue so it‘s not consistent).
I have several theories for what‘s going on with me but I also have an appointment with an endocrinologist next month and I hope they can find answers.
If there‘s anything anyone else could take from this comment, it‘s probably that a lack of dopamine cannot always be helped with ADHD meds if it‘s caused by other things.
Also, be careful with experimenting with your dose, especially if you have something else going on.
For me, ADHD is only one piece of a bigger picture and I need to figure out what else is wrong with me and what there is to do to treat it.
I‘m going to be much more careful with exercise (only exercise when I know I can take it and if I realize it‘s too much stop much earlier!!), other medications like that sleeping pill (I might never try it again or if I do only if I‘m in a phase of feeling normal for at least two weeks) and my dose of Elvanse and caffeine.
What I need right now is stability and routine.
And I need to trust myself a lot more and not take advise from other people if I have a bad feeling about it.
Both the decision to go to dance class and to take that sleeping pill were influenced by other people and I ignored my worries and it ended up catastrophic.
Anyway, I really needed this video because it showed me a positive example of how Elvanse can work if taken consistently over a long period of time.
It also reminded me of the 3-4 weeks I was taking the same dose of Elvanse consistently and how stable I felt despite it not being perfect everyday.
I've tried methylphenidate with delayed action (it was a generic variant of Concerta) and I grew tolerant for it very quickly, but it raised my blood pressure to alarming levels.
I've tried Elvanse starting at 20mg and raising the dose once I developed tolerance, but when I got at 40mg per day it was giving me severe insomnia and made me spiralling down into depression, and it was very expensive. I've quit medication altogether and decided to live with the consequences of ADHD, because even with medication people around me keep on criticizing me for mistakes I make or when I am zoning out, and have no compassion for my brain working differently.
I will be starting on Vyvance soon, excited and nervous all at the same time.
I really hope it works out for you! Don't give up if it's not perfect at first, something will definitely work, even if it's not Vyvanse. 🤞🏻
Dear Antonia,
your first sentence describes me so well. 🤭 Thank you for this video!
Currently I try to only take Elvanse 4 days a week and have 3 days off to not develope a tolerance. My therapist encouraged me to do so and said that there are new studies out there which have as a result that ADHS patients should become more of their own experts about the dose and the frequency of their medicine.
How are you today and what do your thing about my strategy?
Warm greetings from Germany,
Jan
Get your kidney tested every year too by the way, the EGFR number and make sure it don't go below 65 . I cannot believe the bird gave me this stuff, and I have had issues before with the EGFR. So I quit the pills after 3 months. My EGFR is below 65, and it wasn't as low as the most recent test (after stopping the pills) maybe the pills had something to do with this? I do not know. Don't eat sugar/sweets at night, the kidneys work overtime when you do.
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6:41 my doctor told me to take regular vacations from my meds, so far it has mitigated most negative things like that, and it lets me implement strategies to manage my ADHD without meds so that if I'm ever without, I can still function long enough to get help/a new batch.
Also, the medical name for Vyvanse(because random "y"s are yuck), is Lisdexamphetamine.
Good job for listening to your doctor! Personal information etc. needs to be considered in every case, so if this works best for you that's all that matters!
Takeda lost exclusivity rights this year in June. The meds are in the warehouse for long periods of time.
I've noticed a difference
4 years in.. I am re thinking options
Hey, thank you for this great video, so very helpful! Wondering what the app you are using to track your habits is called?
Thank you so much! I use routinery a lot for my routines and it has integrated habit tracking! But I also do a lot on paper. It's more motivating to cross off.
When I first started taking it I did get that motivation jittery feeling but after it did also settle down after and has so far stayed at the same level of effectiveness for the past 3 other years I’ve been taking it.
how long did that last ?
Just a thought, I traveled recently and due to the amount of stress I opted for only anti inflammatory medication rather than any stimulants other than coffee. I think being out of my comfort space which typically helps regulate can cause some crazy internal anxiety that I think has the power to override some of the medications intended effects. First time watching, just interesting I have had similar experiences when traveling.
I've had the same experience...going thru an extremely stressful situation & I noticed resistance.
For those who get extrem thirst and exhaustion,insomnia from Vyvanse should try taking a good quality magnesium complex at night and magnesium taurate or malat in the morning.
That's how I got rid of my nasty sides effects otherwise that would never disappear.
Additionally as many studies show daily supplementing with methylated B vitamins ,omega 3 ,d3-k3 vitamin may be very beneficial for adhd people.
I started a little more than a month ago and recently I noticed that my sweat smells. I could never really smell my sweat, not even in summer and/or after sports.
I don’t think that I sweat (much) more but the little sweat that is there has an extreme odor. If I’m standing in one spot, go away and come back to the same spot, that spot smells like sweat and its not even a mild sweaty smell, it smells like its summer and I haven’t showered for a few days or something like that. Usually u don’t even smell your own sweat, but if you do, it’s already worse for the other people.
I never needed deodorant in winter and I don’t notice it everyday, but it still sucks :/
I also noticed that my roomate opens the windows more often. And my hair seems to get greasy faster. I hope it will regulate itself.
This sucks, any change? Amphetamines are nasty stuff, when I used to take them I noticed a strong scent too, almost like how when I drink heavy and go in 95 degree heat and stink the next day. I guess your only option is perfume and febreeze? You could try to apply an anti-sweat to your arms ect, anti-perspirant? Odd it gets greasy faster but I presume it is because ADHD medications dehydrate you bad, so maybe it just makes it oilier to protect it or something?
I had to quit? worse! I was laid off 2 consecutive jobs in the span of 10 months because of my untreated ADHD! ... I can't wait to start taking meds! Though, my psychiatrist recommended Ritalin, yet another stimulant ADHD medication, I hope it helps me as much as it did for you Antonia 😊
I feel completely cobtrolled by my ADHD at 32 years old. I feel like when i was 24-25 I couldt control it better but now it has been a nightmare.
I have a question, do you feel restlessness with the meds? For me ritalin made me so restless I didnt really like.
I just started Vyvanse last week. I had a very hard time adjusting. Insomnia, headache, vomiting. This morning I took it went back to sleep for five hours.
Hey, norway here! Just started on Elvanse this week. Tried Ritalin, but the sudden boost and sudden crash was to much for me, I was constantly thinking that i'm on medication, and that the motivation will fade away in a couple of hours. The worst part of using Ritalin was the depressing crash, and was just too much for me. I watched your video because on Elvanse, i guess its more smooth overall, but still the anger and depressive feeling hit, just not as hard. The part where you explained that you also had the unexplainable anger really gave me hope that it might get better after a few weeks. Without medication, i am very social and interactive, but since Ritalin forced me to distance me from others, i am afraid that Elvanse will too. Because when the anger hits, i can't communicate to people, i don't want to talk to people, and just in general dont know what to do.
I hope it goes well this time! It's better for me now and socially I think I'm a better friend. Crossing my fingers for you 🫂
Ritalin does the exact same
Thing for me. I feel
Like I’m a time limit to get things done before it wears off and I crash
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
I got ADHD medication for the first time in my life about a month ago. I've tried both Concerta & Medikinet but they both just make me nervous and I notice I tense up. I've spoken to my doctor about it and hopefully I'll be able to try Elvanse next. I really hoping it's gonna help.
Things I've noticed on week 3, going 20 to 30 to 40mg a week at a time so far: Weeek 1 I really noticed no difference until at least day 6. I've definitely noticed I'm struggling to sleep, and getting woken up around 3am. While I'm more hyper focused, extreme distractions are near impossible to ignore - for example, at work the other day I was trying to talk on a zoom meeting, and some people decided to start noisily opening boxes and talking right behind my desk, and I just could even concentrate enough to get my thoughts through sentences because of the annoyance behind me.
I definitely get up to walk around the house and do random tasks less, but I also eat/snack less - lost 2kg in the first 3 weeks.
I just got my meds yesterday and I want to know about dependence and insomnia. What advice do you have?
I was on Vyvanse for years and did great with it, but after a medical emergency that affected my heart, I can’t take it anymore. Unfortunately, I still haven’t found a non-stimulant that works well with me and it’s very frustrating.
What is the reddit board you are using?
What have the effect been on your bloodpressure?
i've recently diagnosed with ADHD. I AM 35yo.
Tomorrow is my first day off medication.
I AM really scared because:
I have no anxiety, never. i have a great humor, always happy and excited, i AM really tolerante and calm with people. I AM not irritable. I have a GREAT emotional health!!! My question is: is it worth it to take a risk of losing the most important thing I have, my emotional health (because i read a lot of people get more anxious and irritable) for some more focus??? i have low tension, I sleep well, i AM not anxious and i AM almost all the time happy. I AM really scared if I fuckup my emotional health
I never tried Vyvanse, but I used both Ritalin and Aduanz for a couple of years, unfortunately I found them addictive and it was a constant struggle to not take more than subscribed. So I decided to quit and instead focus extra hard on deploying behavioural strategies to counter the worst symptoms. And it seems to be working, although _far_ from ideal, I do get better and better at it.
Prescribed, not subscribed.
Just started today-- let's see how this goes. I'm also on other meds as well. My psychiatrist started me on 20mg but I'm also on Guanfacine which is for ADHD as well.
How's it going
@@sunset7456 Mehh- it's not my favorite. I was put on now 30mg now. I see an improvement in my focus but I'm still struggling with my binge eating ☹️
I started five days ago. I hope it mellows out a bit. It's overwhelming right now, but it sounds very promising.
It definitely does! I'm rooting for you!
If you are talking about the higher heart rate, it does go back to normal after a few days (or after a week).
I started taking Vyvanse about a month ago, increasing my dose every 10 days.
Every time my dose is increased my heart rate is high for the first few days, but it goes down a little every day, so it's back to normal after a week.
Do you think elvanse also helps in regards to binge eating? Thanks
Hey what was that app called where you had your morning routine listed?
Vyvanse does help, but you do have to remember not to take it too late in the day because if you take it too late, you're up all night. I work later shifts, but I take mine from 10:30 to 11:00 in the morning because the stuff is in your system for up to 14 hours. And if you want to sleep, you cannot take it too late in the day.
My doctor instructed me to take Ritalin only from Monday to Friday. On weekends and during vacations, I don't use it. This way, by not using it every day, the chances of the medication causing dependence and tolerance are lower, according to my doctor. I also take Wellbutrin XL every day.
I've been using Vyvanse successfully for years. For the past few months though, I've been going crazy from itchy skin. I've changed everything, nothing helped.
Just today I realized this is the only thing I haven't changed. My Vyvanse daily.
When I don't have my anse- I don't have itchy skin.
Listed as a side effect is pruritus, itchy skin.
I want to cry.
I've been so miserably itchy I've gotten nothing done.
I've changed diet, changed the way I do laundry, changed cleaning fluids for laundry, bathing, household use
Changed personal hygiene items to none, or only natural ingredients as well as making up my own three ingredient lotions,
Stopped wearing makeup, deodorant, no more mouthwash,
UGH!!!
Talk to your doctor. It could be toxicity.
Oh no I'd never heard of that 😔 definitely talk to the doctor asap!
Hi! Hope you’re still doing well, I was hoping if you would share with me some information pertaining to Vyvanse. As of today I’m in my 2nd month of taking it, my second day of starting the dosage of 40 mg, last month I began taking it at 30 mg. Right now I know it’s working because I have somewhat of a less restraint in doing things. I’m not fully there yet, I can tell because there’s still a resistance to a certain extent. So pretty much my guess is I will know the medicine has reached its full effect once I’m able to “freely” do things without being inwardly restrained from doing them.
I was wondering at what mg did you stop at to where you felt you had reached the full effect that it was helping you, what was the mg you stopped at please, thank you, and again hope your still feeling well.
How did you “miscalculation “ of medication? Took too much? On purpose?
Vyvanse has made doing day to day things and socialising much easier. The downfall is when it wears off in 4-5 hours, i am anxious and dont want to do anything. Also while i am on Vyvanse, my nicotine cravings hit hard and sometimes after a couple hours, i want to drink. Not sure what to do since Vyvanse makes me set my mimd to things and do them but the habits it brings back is risking my physical health but without vyvanse, i feel like a sack of potatos. I feel like i cant win. Im also on lexapro which prevents emotional meltdowns and helps ease my overstimulation (i also have autism) but maybe adding an extra antidepressant dailey might balance things better? Not sure how to explain all this to my dr.
Yes, I agree with the withdrawal symptoms! If you’re on and off medication the fatigue is so real! I’m surprised you take 50 mg!!! 😮I’m on 30 mg and I weight 108. My IBS acts up with higher dose only as constipation. I try to stay as low as possible with Vyvanse dose.
when did u guys start noticing change on meds, i started a few days ago and havent felt any different yet
It's good. So good.
What's the name of the app you use for your morning routine tracker? Looks great
Routinery! I highly recommend it!
My 11 year old starts tomorrow and this has really helped me feel a little less stressed about starting
What app do you is more adhd-friendly for daily routines and planning?
Big fan of lisdexamphetamine too. I did not like ritaline/ concerta bur this medication is working !
I am taking 5 days on and 2 days off (in the weekend). This works very Well for the tolerance
We are out of meds here. 50mg . What do we do ? Here in Australia they are short on 50 grammes. As of yesterday i have run out of meds . I now have to book a session with my mental health doctor. I made some many mistakes yeserday at work. The meds have changed my life . Am in panic mode now
Thank you for sharing your experience with Elvanse, do you or other women who used this also have problems with the menstruation cycle? I can’t find anything about it so maybe you know something about it?
Yes, pretty much all my friends don't "function" that well around their cycle. Some have higher doses for those days. It's definitely a thing! I recommend reading up on it in additude magazine.
I have found Elvanse to be totally excellent, I wake up early at 6am take 30mg then fall back to sleep. I also take 30mg in the early afternoon, it makes me feel relaxed and sleepy. Its kind of mad to take a stimulant to go to sleep. Thanks for your clip!
I’m confused. Why is it totally excellent and your only description is that it makes you tired
Isn’t that bad? When you have shit to do
@@bperez8656 I used to have bad insomnia, taking Elvanse has cured that.
Thanks for the update! I’m about to start medication soon (unsure which one due to the shortage), but had a few questions:
How has your conversation skills been affected over this last year? Did your friends and family members notice a difference? Also, have any of their opinions on ADHD or using meds changed/shifted since?
Thank you! These are great questions for the Q&A, I'm definitely going to include them❤️
Also I really hope you get to start your meds soon too and get the chance to try for yourself. Here's hoping that these shortages finally stop! Wishing you luck!
I know the question wasn‘t directed at me but I can give you my experience. I feel like my conversational skills have improved a lot on any ADHD medication I‘ve tried.
When I‘m unmedicated, I have a lot of trouble structuring my thoughts, I often lose track of my train of thoughts, I lose myself in side thoughts. All of these show up in conversations, as well as forgetting words very often and interrupting people out of a need to get out my response before I forget it. I often struggle with holding more than one thought in my brain at a time so conversations, especially with more than one person can be very difficult.
On Elvanse, all of these issues are a lot less intense or I don‘t even notice them.
The only “downside“ I‘ve noticed in terms of conversations is that I sometimes feel so energized and excited to talk about something that I talk people’s ears off and get really annoying. I always used to get like this when I was really happy and excited or sometimes when I was really tired at the end of a day. Now it happens more consistently but I think that‘s just a manifestation of me feeling better on most days and therefore being a little bit annoying. 😅
Tried rita, medi, vyvanse, atomoxetin over a year. Lowest dose. Ey pressure, fidgetting… weening off for a month still got strong rebound effects. Lets try clean again
In India adhd is never been talked about nor there is any easily accessible awareness 😢 dunno been looking for help pray that I get some help
We are on the Same boat.
My son also
Im confused tbh. Im suffering from a neurological condition in which 1. i cant concentrate well. 2. I see things but it feels like the vision pathways in my head got disturbed in the midway so i fail to process things and it feels like a dream. 3. Sometimes i dont even know what im saying.
Those who've been diagnosed with ADHD, are these the symptoms you all experienced?
hi, what is the app you are using?
What is that app you were using to get streaks?!
Do the munchies once you crash go away??? I'm trying to be healthier but after taking them then working my 10hr shift I come home and am HUNGRY. I eat enough regularly and often have a healthy snack before bed but I get REAL hungry after they wear off.
Does this go away!?!? Weight gain for me is not worth the benefits of I will always have an increased appetite after the come down.😬
What productivity app was that with the fruit?