Withdrawal From Vyvanse (Page 14) (Top voted first)

My son had a terrible experience on wyvance. He has phyciatic systems to include halluciations. The doctor took him off the drup cold turkey and Ihe seems to be having withdrawal systems? Is that normal?

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Hey! You should probably try to get off vyvanse now. The next thing the doctor is gonna do is raise your dose. This will give you the great feeling again for a couple weeks, but by the end of the following month you will not have that feeling and your side effects will be worse. Then of course it will be time to raise your dose again. This pattern will continue till you get up to about 70 mg and your life is completely out of control. Hopefully you understand I'm not being rude, just stating the facts. You can scroll back a few months and read my horror stories about vyvanse and other peoples as well. This drug is a lot worse than people truly know and the Longer you stay on it the more distant your life will become, and the longer you will take to recover. Being that you have kids and a wife, you probably do not want to spend months trying to get your life back bro. I've been off vyvanse for a little over a year now. It gets better everyday, but it has been very hard. Without my faith in God, there is no way I could have gotten through this. I'm 36 and I fee like I'm 66! Hahaha! Seriously though, Turn to Jesus my friend! He will give you the strength you need to get on out of this before it gets any worse! Pray to him about what you are needing such as focus, energy, etc, and trust him! He will answer your prayers! At our age it's not always a good idea to rely on these drugs to fix problems, they just create more. There are websites with plans of natural ways to deal with ADHD. More than anything it is just learning to stay focused on the task at hand and not get sidetracked by other things. It takes applying yourself as does anything, but it is very possibe to beat ADHD symptoms without taking a drug that in the long run can destroy your mind, body and soul. You can do al things through Christ who strengthens you bro! Lean on him! Hope this helps!

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Thanks benniek. Like i said in my previous post. I had taken it yesterday and to be honest i felt like crap and ended up not being able to sleep til 4am. Still had a hard time going to sleep too. Forget this stuff bro. I haven't taken it today and i feel alot better to be honest and i didn't feel as snappy at my kids or wife either. I do believe and have tremendous faith in god and he showed me today just by not being on that stuff and feeling so much better that i don't need it. I'll deal with my add but in a better and safer way. I have read tgrough this whole series of 250 something posts on this thread and i have seen you offering very helpful advice to people. Brotha keep up the good work. You can really help people that are looking for a place to turn when they can't seem to find a straight answer from anyone else. Doctors especially. I had a very bad addiction to alot of things in my 20's but hydrocodone was myworst addiction. At one point and time i remember taking over 30 10/500 hydrocodones in one night while being out and drinking at the same time and then driving home 45 minutes away. That was around 7 years ago. Then i met the live of my life. I quit everything cold turkey. Nights of waking up with my bed being completely soaked from sweating. The withdrawal pains, muscle cramps, and i made it through all of that with no help except my wife and family. I never thought i would make it to 30 years of age at one point and time but i did. Now every once and a while when i would go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled or if i hurt my back i would get prescribed pain meds. I would over do it and not mean to. If that makes any sense. Then about 3 to 3 1/2 years ago when we found out that my wife was pregnant with my now almost 3 year old beautiful daughter i was messed up. My son isn't mine by blood but i love him none the less like he is. I Over did it again. She came outside crying and told me i had a choice. Her and the children or the drugs. I stopped right then and there. Now if i get prescribed pain meds i take them as prescribed if i take them at all. I just don't have the desire for them like that anymore. The reason for this long story is that vyvanse began to make me feel like that and it scared me. I knew i needed it for my add and it did help to a point. But the after affects of this drug clearly and side effects clearly outweighed the good points for me. I'm just glad i have a clear,unclouded mind now to see it. Anyone that comes to this series of threads in search of some answers like i was doing. Take some advice from me and read all of the stories here from other peole. All of them. Please!!!!! Don't take this medicine. People like benniek on here can really help. Try and talk to your doctor and seek other means for help. I'm not one to offer too much help because this is only my second post on here and i am just learning about this stuff too. There are people here with alot more knowledge though. Like benniek said. Have faith and trust in god. Thanks again benniek.

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You are welcome brother! Makes me happy to know you are feeling better about the situation today! It will all be good my friend! Don't give up and keep on praying! Jesus is the ony way!

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Wolverine - How is your daughter doing now? Your posts about your daughter describe my symptoms exactly. I just stopped taking this drug two days ago and am experiencing extreme withdrawal. Just hoping the symptoms go away in the next few days. Thank you for your posts.

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How long you been taking it and what was your mg Nancy?

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I started taking it last August, at first I was taking 30 mg but recently the doctor boosted me up to 50 mg a day. I used to be on adderall for almost 6 years for adhd which I had very few side effects on. The doctor (who obviously is getting paid lots of money to switch people from adderall to vyvanese) told me V had much fewer side effects and I should try it. At first I felt great but then I started experiencing a lot of negative side effects. Over the past year I lost my job and started having a lot of panic attacks and daily paranoia/anxiety. She prescribed me xanex to sleep which helps but I decided this week that I wanted to stop the Vyvanese all together and go back to adderall. Yesterday I didn't take the V at all and took only 5 mg of adderall and had one of the worst days of my life. I couldn't get out of bed, was crying uncontrollably and was having suicidal thoughts. I've never had depression or suicidal thoughts so I am guessing that this happened because I stopped taking the V cold turkey and didn't wean myself off of it. I could barely think all day and couldn't eat a thing and was having diarrhea almost every hour. It was a terrible feeling. I told my doctor that morning that I was going to go off of it and asked if there would be any issues and she said no so I didn't realize that I must be having withdrawal symptoms until I found this site. It was so comforting to read other people's posts and realize that I was not alone. Vyvanese is an awful drug and I would highly suggest people to stay away from it until doctors really study the long term effects. When I took the Vyvanese as prescribed I would feel fine but I could never motivate myself to get another job. I worked odd jobs here and there but pretty much would just be trying to get through each day. It's scary how quickly weeks turn into months when I'm on this drug. I feel happy and fine on it but I realize that it's been almost a year on the drug and my life has changed drastically since I've been on it. Today I took a time released 15 mg of adderall and feel much much better/starting to get back to normal feeling. I threw my bottle of V in the trash and plan to never go back to it again!

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My daughter has lost her life to vyvanse .Her job kids husband ,still addicted been 3 yrs .we need help she has overdosed twice.When she is off it she cant wake up does not care about anything anymore.When she cant get vyvanse she drinks till shes crazy .Where can we go for help.

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Hey! Vyvanse addiction can be broken if she really wants to stop. You can read through my previous posts on here back over the last 2 years and read how bad it was for me when I was on it. I'm now over 1 year clean from it and my life is great again! Praise the Lord! Jesus is the answer! There are Christ centered faith based outpatient recovery programs that she can get in and they do help! God 14 was the program I started my recovery on. It is a outpatient program offered at many churches worldwide. Check on the internet to find out more about it. I now attend a support group called living free! All of this will get her on the track to getting her life back, but she has to put forth an effort, and have a desire to quit. Without that there really is no answer other than inpatient rehab. Just don't give up, because it does get better once you stop taking this drug. Retraining her mind to be more biblical is really where it has to start. Vyvanse is straight up from the devil, and the only things that defeat the devil are the word of God and Jesus! And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free! John 8:32! If you need anything please let me know!

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I just stopped taking it myself..lol God im tired.. Just going to be positive and fight throught it.

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Need an opinion from someone who knows what they are talking about please...

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I stopped that crap and I have never felt better.. I am very serious...

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Hey what do you need to know Tran? Way to go Wayne! Praise the Lord!

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Actually, that's not true. My psych doctor told me to take half a 20 for the first three days by opening the capsule, and mixing half with water. Why would a doctor put his patient in danger?

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The truth is they are putting us in danger by prescribing the stuff. One person on here said the powder from the pill will destroy your stomache lining when opened like that.

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I am older..57, and stopped taking Vyvanse after 2 years due to an irregular heartbeat. I actually have a slightly enlarged heart due to some other issues, and the cardiologist thought it best to get off it. I was not tired or sluggish at first, but now after 5-6 weeks I feel tired. Is it possible to have a delayed withdrawal? Is there a substitute that is does not have negative consequences relative to my situation?

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my ten yr old became a miserable loner while on vyvanse and would come home from school and isolate himself thank god hes off but has gained 20 pounds within 6 months. im highly anti drugs and glad its over happy to see my smiling boy back.

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Well I have been on Vyvanse for exactly a year now, and for the past 2 weeks the so called Drs where I live keep jacking my appts. Around so I have been completely out!! Yuup..out, and in two weeks I've lost my job, boyfriend, and almost everybody. I was on concerta before vyvanse and in between changing was on nothing for two months, same stuff happened. I lost my job, went off on everyone I came in contact with, was full of rage, as I have been for the past two weeks!! However, I have slept hardly any in the past two weeks,even after taking stuff that would normally knock my ass out. I have tried to kill myself and was taken to the hospital, 3 rd or 4thtime(every time when I wasn't on my meds) I hear people on here saying how it made them feel agitated but energetic as well....NOT me!! It calms me down, and I can sleep good while taking it, but can't without it. I thought that's what its for, for people that's hyper, however when you're not hyper to begin with and then take an a HD Med, it does right the opposite and jacks that person up.....hello......seems to me, one would be able to tell if they were or weren't. Of course, you got all those out there that do know that and that's why they take them, just to get high!!! I have a Dr. Appt tomoro and I pray to God they up my dosage, I need to settle down, I'm tired from practically zero sleep:( And maybe I can get to looking for a job.

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I have been taking Vyvanse for nearly 2 years. I Started at 40 mg i had some anxiety. So I went up to 50 mg and after a few months I and friends noticed agitation and hostility. (I'm a 34 yr old female who is very gentle and caring by nature so that is a quality I've never possessed). So I took 10 days off which was aweful (lethargy and depression lots of crying and sleeping- an old pattern for me but it was exaggerated) - then i started back on a 30mg dose. This worked great and I've even noticed a 20mg dose is affective for me as well. I alternate between 20 and 30 mg during the week and take 2 days off a week. (Sometimes only 1 day off). The days off have become harder, but without the days off Vyvanse becomes ineffective. After about 6 months of med therapy my Dr. added Lamictal as well. The dose was gradually increased to 150mg. This combo has done extremely well for me as long as I manage the Vyvanse like I'm supposed to (taking my days off). Lamictal is fantastic- has zero negative side effects, and the only time I notice it is when I have a situation that I would normally stress out over or over react to emotionally. normally if something upset me i would just go over and over it in my head, keeping myself upset for days, despite efforts to see things differently or change what I was thinking about. with Lamictal I am able to pull myself together much more quickly- within minutes. I call it my emotional parachute- it gives the ability to step back and put things in a proper perspective this medication, plus the Vyvanse has made a huge difference in my life. Perhaps try a lower dose of Vyvanse if your husband needs it (ADHD is pretty aweful untreated) and definately stick to Lamictal.
Best of luck!

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adderal vyvase desyoxyn theyre all the same thing as methamphetamine. i have taken every one of these pills and yes youre son will halloucinate horribly if he quits cold turkey he can even think hes jesus christ its called amphetamine psychosis. are meth phychosis. are plain out i stoped taking speed i am now going to go insane for about 3 weeks to 6 months till i take the pill are till my dopamine receptors stop being sensitive. dont worry youre son cannot die. he can go crazy to the point he thinks hes possesed and hangs his self though..... no joke you think lsd and pcp are bad lol you have never seen a person taking 80mg adderall 3x a day for 5 years just drop it cold turkey. why am i writting this because i have quit taking them thousands of times. i would like to point out another stupid as hell thing most of u said. i switched from vyvase to adderal no withdrawls vicea versa..... no sht shurlock thats because theyre all amphetamines lol you will have 0 WITHDRAWLS . thats like me giving u dip to replace ur cigaret habbit 1- 2 days of frustration vs if u dipped 3 cans a day for 19 years... nicotine can make u go crazy enough to kill youre best friend without remorse.... this all comes down to the bottom which is how much you take how long you took it and how steady... my sugestion to you get youre son to drink a sht load of caffeine drinks like coke when he starts to tripp out it will lesten the extent a little bit... fact pure 100x extract caffeine powder is deadlier than coacaine in pure form.... caffeine can kill dont give him caffeine pills... also get him to take deep breaths really deep and really fast and blow out slowly... this will get him high as a kite he might pass out make sure hes sitting down are youre behid him to catch him if he falls... reason why fast breathing will rush oxygen to the brain also releasing adreneline and dopamine. are this is a little horrible to ask him to do but get a rubber band put it on his wrist tell him when he gets scared pop his self hard with it 20 x his arm will be blood red but his body will release endorphins and dopamine because of the pain this will actually help this is why cutters enjoy cutting scientific fact. i usually dont have withdrawls from speed at all. vyvase seems to be a pain in my a@#. iam a bipolartype1/adhd/schizzoaffective patient been since i was 4 i was on 80mg adderal 2x daily. reason why iam withdrawing from vyvase is a bad drug combination and all of you please note this down in youre heads for if u look it upno interactions are found. vyvase and nurontin = horrific shaking ill explain why this happens and i cannot begin to understand wth theyre isnt a listed interaction ok.... vyvase stimulates the cns its not a stimulate its an amphetamine mental stimulate but still a stimulate to youre cns aka central nervous system okay nurontin aka gabapentin coats the nerves slowly as you take it the nerves signals that are from synapsis of the brain... yeah you want that working are you wouldnt be reading this ud be burried.... anyways the synapsis sends the nerve signals but guess what hapens now that the nerves are coated they find it hard to travel through the coating kind of like taking a wire and burring it with no rubber coating the nerves firing cannot reach the places correctly..... they cause a jerking snatching sensasion fear not if you are having this problem friends. for it is not td aka tardydischoniage <<< hard to spell. and it is not parkinsons desease. and it isnt tremmors because to much speed its a 100 percent reaction. trust me i stopped nurontin to check. but anyways iam fixing to stop cold turkey may i suggest cafeine in low doses and work youre way up..... do not and i mean do not give youre son noontropic powder extracy phenylethaylethaymine hcl thats phynelthymine the stuff cocoa that gets you high aka chochlate its also the base molecule for pcp bromo dragon fly pcb2 and is also kin to cathanone cathine<< not caffeine not the same molecule it is also a base for even proponol and ketamine...... it has the ability to by base through dopamine receptors to other parts of the brain... its all good to use for add and adhd but the problem is when the dopamine sensors are craving that amphetamine and that phenylthylemine goes in their bammmmmmm instantanious mentall confusion insanity seizures death possible homicide the problem also is pheny hcl can stay in the brain and jack up dopamine receptors to the point they burn out..... aka dopamine sensitivity he would be mentally retarded just about.... but he would regain his mind about 6 years latter but possible sooner trust me been theyre it totally sucked... it makes u stupid ur memory esp short term fails horrifically you can pick something up put it down infront of you then forget you even done it before you put it down and it last years. youre mine is so slow and he depression is misrable you also lack the ability to feel hot/cold and paine u could put ur arm in a oven and turn t on and not even know u baked it i spilled boiling watter down my chest and perceived it as cold till i woke up in icu lol that was a funny story even though it was horrible but it hapend to me years ago so i have the right to laugh. but def dont give him anything online that says noon tropic noon tropic is not natural it means synthetic natural compound are also natural compound synthetically moddified.... pea hcl would possible help him wayyyyyyyyy after this with drawl is over and clarified some people take it. never mix with seguline aka segulaine it will kill you. people get high off of it but it can be fatal when mixed. you could just do this this is esier than sht and u can get it cheap go to the doctor tell him hes having amphetamine withdrawls you dont want him in the hospital ask for luminal aka phenabarbital.... its a narcotic if he even takes it 3 times by mistake it can be lethal. they use it to euthanize domestic animals. its a barbiturate and a good one. its saffer than sodium penathol and saffer than nembutal aka the drug wizard of ozz lady dorthy commited suicide with. so did marlyn monroe. another plus for phenabarbital they use it for seizures it will prevent them. i once used it to withdrawl from 80mg valium a day. i took that for 4 years. i had minute visual halloucinations. but was off of it withing only 1 1/2 weeks it works freaking great dont let him stay on it after withdrawl because it is lethal it does easily kill if ur addicted and withdrawl from it. barbiturates and alchol are the most fatal things to withdrawl from. not trying to be a jerk but u guys keep saying i switched to another amphetamine. thats not even withdrawing in the least bit thats like saying i quite heroin i now just shoot up china white lol....... what iam trying to point out is its all the same sht

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my wife went cold turkey of 140 mg vyvanse for 5 years. first couple ofmonths slept. mentally she felt beter. now she is experiencing agitation and muscle aches. could these be more symtoms of withdrawal?

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