Adhd And Cognitive Problems

I was prescribed this medication to take with my vyvanse for my add and cognitive problems that I have been dealing with most of my life. As of two years ago, at age of 28, I started to get lost while driving and I also started to get bad memory blocks that would last about 10 or so seconds. I forgot how to turn on the car as well as forgot how to use the microwave. My speech gets mumbled up and I always seem to forget what I'm saying in midst of sentences. I started vyvanse and lexapro, and other first class ssri's and none of them worked. The vyvanse does help but only to a certain extent. It makes me very relaxed and ridiculously tired, so the vyvanse does help to calm me down but it does not help my memory at all! I told my Psychiatrist all this and he put me on 5 mg Brintellix. I took a whole tablet every day and by the 8th day, I got extremely nauseous! I am very over sensitive to all meds and things in general but I actually felt that Brintellix was helping my memory where the Vyvanse doesn't do at all! By the 8th day, I actually felt like I could stop taking a stimulant and just take the Brintellix, but that was before the naseousness set in. I took one day off from taking it and felt a little better but I had to take a Reglan to help with the naseousness. When I felt better, I cut the pill in half and I take the 2.5 mg every night and it's week 4 and I no longer feel sick. Hopefully I will be able to titrate up again with no nasty side effects. No weight gain so far but it has helped my memory.

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Yes, that can happen, if you're very sensitive to medications. I have such issues quite frequently myself.

You may also experience dizziness, headache and dry mouth.

When do you plan on raising your dosage? Have you consulted your doctor for their advice?

Have they done any brain scans to see what might be causing your issues?

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I was initially prescribed the 5 mg of Brintellix to take every day but I decided, myself to go down to half a pill after the naseousness set in. I know the tablets aren't scored so that you can't break them in half but heck, you gotta do you! After a week of taking half a pill, I started to take the whole 5 mg every night three days ago, and so far, it's been pretty darn good! No brain fog and no naseousness! I always had been placed in the special ed classes growing up and my memory was so bad! I cant sit still worth a squat either.That's why they thought it was adhd,and it pretty possible that it still is, but when I forgot how to start the car, use the microwave, while getting ridiculously confused over things I've been doing everyday of my life, I realized that something else may be going on? I had brain scans almost 11 years ago but I was not experiencing the symptoms to the extent that I am now. My Psychiatrist is fairly new to me so when I go back for a check up next week, I'll have to tell about how the Brintellix helps my working, long term memory.Athough, the only thing that I don't like about the Brintellix is that it doesn't really help my short term memory like the stimulants do. I mean, if they can make a medication that has all the benefits of a stimulant and Brintellix, I will be more than happy to take that instead. However, ever since I started this combo, I have not had the problems that I was originally experiencing !

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I also have ADHD and also went through the memory issues but i was also going through a custody battle and my anxiety was through the roof. I was unaware at the time the zoning out and trying to go to the mall and end up in a different state was anxiety driven and i blamed my adhd but i didn't grow up with anxiety or with the severe memory issues. Be aware the adderall and the vyvance also causes anxiety. I take 5 mg and cut it in half. Never dosed up.

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My 7yr old is currently taking adderall and clonidine; and has been since the beginning of january. Is it normal to see excessive weight loss, very poor appetite and it's like she's moving in sssssllllloooowwwwww motion all day??? She also complaints of severe headaches, stomach pains and vomiting. She doesn't play like before. I feel so bad for her. I suffer from migraines so i can relate. She is adhd and has ocd as well, so with her having been in school i couldn't even start to imagine how she gets thru the day... All comments or any 411 from any source will be greatly appreciated and taken into consideration in the help to get her in a better "state of mind" and to live her life like a 7yr old should. Thanks.

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Re: shelia (# 4)

Yes absolutely the Vyvanse is also for binge eating I have both ADHD and Dr prescribed me the Vyvanse for weight loss and ADHD but most all ADHD meds will cause weight loss and decreased hunger and the other med you mentioned not sure of, there are meds for that without the stimulate ask your dr good luck !!

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Re: shelia (# 4)

Yes absolutely the Vyvanse is also for binge eating I have both ADHD and Dr prescribed me the Vyvanse for weight loss and ADHD but most all ADHD meds will cause weight loss and decreased hunger and the other med you mentioned not sure of, there are meds for that without the stimulate ask your dr good luck !!and as well the ADHD meds can cause stomach pain and nausea may be it's the clonidine for blood pressure making her slow you said see your Dr soon doll

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Taking antidepressants with any stimulate ADHD med I take Vyvanse my self and Lexapro but it can increase serotonin levels which in return can cause the problems you listed ask your Dr maybe switch your antidepressant mine work fine or take them at a different time of day we'll Vyvanse morning and other antidepressant later at night will help just ask a pharmisist

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