Withdrawal From Vyvanse Experience (Page 5)

I have been on Vyvanse for 4 weeks and I am now tapering off. I was going to quit cold turkey , but I wke up this morning and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. It's been a few hours and I still feel like I have a mild case of the flu. Anyway, I started 4 weeks ago and the first 3 days I never felt better in my life. I 'd never been so productive, focused, and organized! By day 7 , I was back to my normal under- acheiving, scrammbled , self. Then my Dr. raised my dose from 30 mg to 50. Well this threw me into severe anxiety. I have been chewing my nails till they bleed. I can't seem to stop. I have a feeling of being completely overwhelmed, my house is trashed and it's driving me nuts, but I have no energy or drive to get up and clean it.....Can anyone else out there relate to this?

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Dude opiate withdrawal sucks major balls for about 5 days. 4 months? Are u weaning or something?

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It is bad. I was on Vyvanse and my psychiatrist said it wouldn't be a problem to go off cold turkey. Was HE wrong! holy cow. It was bad. As you describe---but worse. I didn't even want to talk to anyone. I just suggest you treat it as you would a flu bug and hunker down and sleep it off. It took me maybe a week. I will never take that crap again. Good luck.

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Dude, shut up. I've been down the stimulant train too it sucks, coming off benzos is hell, HELL. We were addicted to drugs, these are people whose doctors know not s*** about the drugs they doll out. Putting a 5 year old on stims... Jesus help us. Doctors are f***in numb nuts. I'm in your boat though, Dexedrine makes me feel like I can accomplish something. We self medicated and now are getting help we really need. We know that stimulants cause extreme anxiety coming down and off. When we chose to do drugs we knew that s*** was no good. These people don't know what to expect when coming off drugs. 6 months at the highest dose of vyvanse is nothing and has done nothing to the dudes brain that can't be solved with eating and taking proper vitamins. PARENTS do your research. Google blue light. They will help you. The lady with the 14 year old, he is a teenager for 1, 2nd he is probably just anxious. Anxiety can really, really change a person. But weather the storm and let his brain recover from years of stimulant use. Anyone can do drugs dude and meth is an easy one physically to get off of. Glad you got your s*** together though. Stay busy, eat well, take vitamins, expect to be edgy, and expect your teenagers to be hormonal edgy devils for about 2 months at most. Then expect them to be little bastards until they are grown.

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I am 30 years old and was taking Vyvanse for 5 years, dosages ranging from 40-80 and I stopped taking it about a month ago. While I was on it, I obviously lost a lot of weight, my skin broke out with the worst painful acne ever, I was suffering from major anxiety. I would have an anxiety attack about once or twice a week, I was extremely irritable and moody, I couldn't sleep so I was prescribed more drugs for that. I would take 150mg-200mg of trazadone for sleep. Sometimes I felt shaky and jittery. I started to develope an immunity for it and that's why the Dr. need to raise my dosage. I wasn't liking how I was acting on it and I was tired of all the side effects so I decided to stop without gradually stopping it. Since I stopped it, my face has cleared up, my anxiety is gone, I can sleep again and I feel like my self again. Even though I'm kind of impulsive without a filter I'm still happier. The only downfall is the weight gain. I think that will cause depression for sure. I try to exercise and eat right but my metabolism is shot and I feel like no matter what I do I won't be able to get this weight off. I'm 5'2" and weigh 155. Working out is hard because I have to start from scratch to build stamina and muscle. I hope my metabolism will get better and this will pass. I like being off medication and I want to eventually but gradually take my 12 year old son off of his meds too.

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What dosage are you on? I was on 30mg and noticed it wore off by noonish so my doctor prescribed me 50mg and that seems to be way too much for me.

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I know this is a little late, but I am prescribed 50mg vyvanse and I only take it during the week to save money basically.

I typically am starving and my neck hurts(ritalin made me want to die when I stopped taking it). One thing I found that helps is to really stick to a good diet and drink lots of water. I try not to skip meals and have a timer app on my phone to remind me to eat. I carry around almonds and trailmix and fruit. I also drink a bunch of water. On weekends I wake up with an emergen-c and more water then coffee. Its a wonky mix but it has helped me. It may be placebo effect, but I try to flush my system with acid night before not taking it to minimize the withdrawal symptoms or sleep them off.

Also no alcohol really helps since vyvanse makes you sweat and alcohol further dehydrates you

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I have had almost the same thing. I am also acting like a lunatic telling people what I think of them. I have never been like this..I am off the buspar and taking a Xanax now and then just .25 mg to help me sleep mainly. I did taper off the buspar for a week or two and had only been on it for 2 weeks.

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Don't ever take Vyvanse again. It's not worth it.

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Because you're older, the Vyvanse dosage will need to be lower due to your decreased absorption level. But eventually, the Vyvanse will adversely affect you too. Just give it time.

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I can relate i have been on vyvanse for 4 years now and the day after i stop taking it it feels like i had been hit by a train. Im now 13 years old and i just figured out the side effects. I take 70 mg (vyvanse) and it sucks knowing your not growing. I also have been 105 LBS for at least 2 years now. It also sucks cause you can't take naps in the daytime when your on it. If you find anything else that works like vyvanse but doesnt have the side effects let me now at {edited for privacy}

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I'm on 20mgs adderall non Xr for instant boost, vyvanse takes up to 1 and half hours to start working and I was prescribed 2, 70mg vyvanse in the morning and 2 more in mid afternoon. Now my muscles are detierearating I've I feel like someone 500lbs that lost 200lbs in a month and its like my skin doesn't fit ive lost so much muscle I see a chiropractor now and can hardly move without something poping or shifting out of place now. My waist got weak that in xrays it show my chest is actually smashed into my hips and can't hardly move from stiffness and I get 4, 10mg Valium daily but my benzo. Tolerance is off the chart. They do nothing. Now that is a severe case of doctor prescription abuse and gets me refills early and I tried three 70 mg vyvanse a day and an adderall 30mg XR instead of the forth vyvanse and after two weeks I went back to the four vyvanse and I have like half a month supply of both drugs and a new month worth of four vyvanse a day. Now this is f***ing crazy. Suggestions?

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I was on Vyvanse for about 18 months in a study for depression. I alao take Zoloft. I'm 52 and have no insurance. So I was able to get medication and see a doctor for free until something came through . They were testing it to see if it motivates. I didn't know what I was on and they don't tell you till the study is over.So last week the doctor said no more vyvance. I was tired for the first week but was still able to putt around and get some things done. Yesterday I started to feel achy, by night time I thought I was getting the flu and I started looking for withdrawal symtoms. Today and tonight I am in allot of pain, i mean it hurts to chew, move,walk etc, I'm also getting a cramp in my calf when i go up and down the steps. My gland in my left armpit feels swollen and my stomach feels like it is pulling down (can't explain) I am in my bed crying and thought I would reach out and see if this is how you felt and idf anyone else felt this way. I never had the flu so I am not sure how that feels.

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I am currently 17 years old and was diagnosed with severe ADD when I was 7. At age 7, I first started out on Adderall and lost 20 pounds. My doctors were very concerned and I had to go on special diets to gain back the weight. I am currently 5'9 and weigh 125 pounds. I've been on medication for 10 years, and until I was 14 my mom started to notice I was becoming dependent on ADD medication in general. I've taken Adderall for 3 years, 54 mg of Concerta for 4 years, and now 50mg of Vyvanse for 3 years. Typically I would just take my medication for school only, so my mom would take me off on the weekends. Now I take it every single day because when I don't, I sleep all day, my appetite increases, I can't think straight AT ALL and have an immense lack of energy. Having been on medication for 10 years has definitely made its mark... I am more dependent on Vyvanse for energy now than I am for the ADD. In addition, Vyvanse has had a major impact on my emotional state of mind. I'm always on a rollercoaster of emotions being happy and content one moment, to being super depressed and angry. Not sure if it's just me being a hormonal teenage girl, but I find the medication has definitely amplified my feelings. What I have found is that if I were to not take my medication for a day, I have to intake a lot of protein that day and get a lot of sleep the night before. Deal with the ADD later and instead focus on boosting your energy level in a healthy and natural way.
BUT is it dangerous for my body to be dependent on ADD medication? Will I have major complications later in life? After all, I've been medicated for 10 years...

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Ask your doctor about Concerta. I'm 17 and have been on medication for 10 years and I am currently on vyvanse but previously on concerta. No specific reason for the switch, I was just wanting to experiment. But concerta doesn't make you as a moody and is effective!!

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Listen Oxy, thanks to Vyvanse, I have an uncountable amount of seizures, ambulance rides and hospitalizations. That was while I was on it. The only good part about that is that I was so out of this universe, I couldn't realize the pain. Now, that I am withdrawling from, I developed motor/vocal tics, constanst excruciating headpain despite the anti-seuzure meds, difficulty speaking, thinking, walking, vomit literally on myself, pins and needles thru my whole body and brain, muscle cramping, lost abiliy to function as a mother, lost career, and a whole lot more. And I have been at this since August. And guess what, I still haven't looked for an easy way out and gotten myself an OXY fix. AND TRUST ME, I've been to hell and back. So don't you dare come on this forum with your self-righteous attitude and down to others that have suffered just as you once have. That is sick! Get off this forum!!

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Man I agree with you,I have been opiate addict for over12 years,oxy,hydro,all that.i finally got on suboxone,so I have not taken any pain meds like oxy or anything in 5 years.i am down to 8mg of suboxone used to be 16mg.My psychiatrist is great,after he got all my history from where I was diagnosed at 6 and was only treated here and there growing up.he said I used opiates to self medicate,and it worked for awhile.i broke back that's how I got on them.so I'm 37 now Dr started me on lowest dose of vyvanse 20mg,finally everything is great,I'm at 50mg vyvanse now,also 8 suboxone,1mg klonopin 3 T.I.D. Zoloft 50,75mg seroquel as needed for sleep.all these people complaining how bad it is,like u it changed my life.my family enjoys me again,making drug free friends,some church.met a beautiful woman,I am finally organized,I started daily schedule,I'm on disability so I have to stay busy,I used to never leave my couch.t.v. All day.Im not accusing but I think some folks complaining here take to much,and run out early.it is a wonderful medication.not saying all but if the ones who are playing would take it right,all these problems could or would pass.but I wish the best for everyone

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Hi I wanted to share my story. I have been on V yance for 4 years 60 mg. Let me tell you what the worst withdrawal you can imagine. I love the pill I can get stuff done school the job everything. But 2 days off my pill and I'm having anxiety you would believe. Hot and cold flashes in my chest n head. I went 4 days not being on it and by the 4th day I was white as a ghost. I'm addicted and I know it. But the withdrawal with the anxiety, diarrhea, feeling like I'm going to puke. Is something I hope non of you have to go through. Even telling my doctor does not help. Do me a favor get off of it NOW! I go a day and this is f***ing he'll. Excuse the language but it is. They should not make drugs that make you worse than what u are. I know it works for some but long term there is no running from it. NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE. DEAL with the withdrawal the first and second are the worst. But trust me I'd rather be myself than be someone with withdrawals like their on H. Thank you bri

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How did this go for you ?

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Pancakes I too have been through opiate withdrawal and it took me 6 months to feel normal. I found it worked the first week then your body gets used to it so started taking double 120 mgs/day and doubled my welbutron as well to 600/mgs a day. Im on clonazapam for the anxiety it gives you. I'm a little nervous cause I doubled up so I have to go two weeks without it. But I agree if I've been through opiate withdrawal this should be peanuts. A lot of others posting have no clue so it makes sense they get nervous. Im a little nervous but Ive come off it before and you basically feel hungover for 3 or 4 days. Tired depressed and a little confusion:) Don't panic people its not that bad. Oh yea a few nightmares too. This is my first time trying it with vivance.

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You all don't even know. I'm now on 20mg Adderall non XR in the morning, 2 vyvanse twice a day so 4, 70mg's, four 2mg xanax bars, 150 zoloft, dropped the 40mg viibrid, lyrica 75mg two a day, robaxin muscle relaxer two 4 times a day 500mg's each so 4000mgs a day, and 800mg's of seroquel at night. And where I live (moved to gay indiana cuz its cheap as ****) and on ssi,ssdi, so both, and medicaid and medicare. But indiana state just passed new major restrictions on opiates and its so freaken stupid that im trying to move to a new state cause even the Pain Clinics here are either too scared to write scripts for anything opioid related or they aren't even allowed to anymore cause every doctor has to be licensed through the state, then they are closely monitored by the state and if they even give one vicodin a day, they can lose they're carrier if they dont make you wait about four months for check ups, shots, ct's,MRI, x-rays, eeg's,emg's,ssep, and if They have alot of patients needing pain killers for legit reasons, they stop and cut people off cause the state starts asking why they are giving out too many opiates and then probe around and shut them down lately. Its soo stupid. Oh and you need a U.A monthly for Any narcotics, sign a contract that u won't abuse or sell them and agreed to drug checks sometimes random calls to come in a week or two early and they suprise you and u need to do the triple scripts for narcotics now,aka paper script then they have to call it in to the exact pharmacy you use, then the pharmacy has to call Your doctor and confirm its not faked or that they did they actually give it to you. And I'm from chicago and 28, 5 car accidents, 3 at over 100mph and 3 day coma and other stupid stuff thats hurt me and I can't geteven a vicodin a day and I'm trying out the third new pain clinic doctor in 4 months cuz two said they use alternative treatments and dont prescribe narcotics for pain and one guy gave me shots of a steroid named kenalog in my neck and low back muscles(I found out after he did it, it was kenalog) and he literally just said Hey if ur in pain let me give you some shots, and since then ive lost motor control of neck and low back, equalibrium aka balance is gone and lost 30lbs in 2 months and see a chiropractor twice a week oh and i went to the hospital ER six times in December for severe neck and back pain and not one time was I examined or even touched by the doctors and three times each doctor right away said (I dont prescribe narcotics for pain) the third time I replied with Then what do you prescribe? Gummy bears and skittles?so if broke my arm you would what? Give me Advil? And every six times I sat the rooms for four hours then was treated like i had lepracy or a freaken drug addict when I told them I didnt care about narcotics I need help! And each time sent home with no diagnostics or even moving from the tables or whatever and sent home with 9 flexeril 5mg so three days and i was on norco 10s and 180 a month and tramadol and 10mg flexeril four times a day then i was on every pain killer I swear and fentynol patch .50 every 72 hours for almost two years. Then I came to indiana and had to withdrawal hardcore from the patches and Ive withdrawled from every type of drug and the patches were the worst and put me in the hospital and Ive been here 5 years and have managed to only get muscle relaxers. This state is f***ed. Can anyone top all that? : )

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