Withdrawal From Vyvanse (Page 16)
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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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Vyvanse improved my ADHD symptoms for about a month or two. After that, my life became crazed! It wasn't an abrupt change so I can't even pinpoint how or when it happened, but I slowly started seeing personality changes in myself as well as feeling LOUSY every night when I'd crash off the Vyvanse. After about a year, with a daily dose at 70 mg, I was hospitalized for a near-heart attack. My heart, however, is fine. It was the drug causing all my heart problems. The doctor stopped it cold turkey and here I am, dealing with all kinds of withdrawal symptoms that I had never imagined possible.
My advice is to keep children away from this drug!

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I'm wondering if the benefits of taking Vyvanse outweigh the negative side effects. I haven't seen many positive reasons for taking this medication, which I understood is given to help people with impulse control, scattered thinking, and difficulty staying on task which affects their daily living. Has Vyvanse improved the life of anyone out there?

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Denise, yes people usually have withdrawal symptoms when getting off the medication. However, there is nothing "normal" about having them. It is a good thing that the doctor took him off it.

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I have had to go without my 50mg per day on Vyvanse due to my RX being stolen twice from my home! that right there is a red flag. I did not know it was a drug people would "seek". I had all of the symptoms described to a tee that everyone else had. I could fall asleep sitting straight up. NO motivation, depressed feeling and was eating like i could not get enough food. All I wanted to do was sleep, stare at the TV, eat, and every little thing aggitated me. I am now scared that I have started my body on something that it has to have to function. I have a previous opiate addiction and it almost killed me getting over it. I swore i would never be dependant on anything again. I feel cheated and discouraged. Although it does help me, now i still have to plan vacations, business trips etc. on making sure I have my RX filled and on hand daily. :-(

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I had hallucinations while on Vyvanse. By doctor told me which med would get me out of it and it worked. However, I was hallucinating for a few days before I was able to tell anyone. I had to fax a letter for help because it was so hard to pick up the phone. If I have to take one med to counter the other, there's a problem.

Just my two cents: better to go cold turkey than to hallucinate. Blessings.

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I've always been worried about the long term effects on the body. I can't imagine taking a strong drug like this not taking its toll on the body. Three weeks ago, I tried to get off Vyvanse because I knew I was dependent on it. When I stopped taking it, I couldn't get out of bed and the house because a mess. I had no energy. I gave up and started taking Vyvanse again. Last night, I threw it in the garbage so I won't cave in and take it again. I found this forum to see if anyone else had the same side effects.

Today, I dug through the medicine cabinet and found an anti-depressant that I used years ago.Hopefully, it will get me through the withdrawl period.

Thanks for your post.

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Sadly the medicine is very addictive and has serious side effects when taking it and trying to quit. There is hope. My adult daughter was taking it for about a year also and experienced a 100% change in what was a very normal and prosperous life. Until January 1, 2011, we received a call from the Hospital 900 miles away. She was in critical condition due to the drug. We drove for 22 hours straight. Could not get a flight fast enough. 5 months later she is just starting to work her way back into the real world again. The anger, anxiety, and depression still exist. She was a vibrant, healthy, and successful young lady all destroyed by our so called Dr's who would rather make money by pushing the drug than to face reality. Sadly it will take many more cases like ours and yours before anyone will make a change. Good luck to you. The longer you wait to go through the side affects of quitting, the longer you will experience the pain of withdrawal. The only thing that helped us get through the most horrible periods was a drug called xanax.

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I'm 21 and I'm addicted to Vyvanse. I have been taking 50mg for about a year and a half now. I take it every day and I only miss a day when I have to refill. I was prescribed Vyvanse for symptoms of narcolepsy. The medicine helped, but it came with huge side effects. I've lost too much weight, and I tend to become very anti-social and depressed because of the drug. I tried to stop taking the medicine by throwing the pills into a trash can. Sadly, two days later I found myself searching through the trash for each pill. This drug is dangerously addictive. I still take it, because it has positives, but I know I think this mostly because of my addiction. Soon as I find another solution, I want to stop taking this medicine.

If anyone knows another substitute for Vyvanse please let me know.

Thanks.

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To Em..you are young and have a full life ahead of you. Do not believe for one second that you can not overcome this. Stand tall and take control of your situation before it takes control of you. Falling short to your family and friends is no reason to sell yourself out. We all fall many, many times before we get it right. This is called success!! Good luck and God Bless You

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I'm a 22-year-old college student. In June of 2009, when I was 20, I went to rehab for addiction to alcohol, cocaine, and amphetamines -- which were not prescribed. (I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child but never medicated, and again as an adult but my doctor prescribed me Strattera and I wanted stimulants...unfortunately. So I bought 'Addies' and Ritalin on the street.

At any rate, I went to rehab and continued to see my dr. there for follow-ups, meanwhile maintaining sobriety. She prescribed me Lexapro for depression (no complaints there) and Strattera, which I can honestly say didn't work, but as an addiction specialist she wanted to try a non-stimulant first and as a recovering addict I agreed. The side effects were awful, so a year ago I switched to Vyvanse (30mg 1x daily). Like everyone said, it worked great at first, for 6-7 months in fact. But then last December I got a new doctor (also an addiction specialist) who told me to stop taking V. over the winter break as I wouldn't be in classes. As soon as I stopped, the withdrawal kicked in, and I started obsessing over the pills & longing for them. Until this break from the med, I had never thought about it in that way, as it never gave me a high like Adderall did. But I didn't take more than my prescribed dose until last February during midterms, when I became totally overwhelmed by school. And then I did it again a month later...a couple times the next month...long story short, I now have one pill left and won't be able to fill my Rx for exactly one week, thanks to Memorial Day. I can't believe this is happening to me. The worst part is that my friends, family, boyfriend, etc all believe I'm still sober...which I guess I am, since I'm not drinking, but it feels like a lie because I know full well that I am abusing this drug and that I am physically and psychologically dependent on it. I'm too ashamed to confide in my AA sponsor or my boyfriend who is also a recovering alcoholic, and resentful at the dr. who prescribed me this med in the first place, despite my history of amphetamine abuse, and at myself for thinking V. would be different from Adderall because of its absurd claims that it is 'abuse-proof.' Just because I can't shoot it doesn't mean I can't abuse it! Duh!

I would almost rather kill myself than stand up in front of everyone to receive my undeserved 2 year coin at an AA meeting in two weeks, or drink again so it's a "real" relapse instead of this BS. And yet I'm still planning to fill my script next Tuesday and continue ruining my life...we'll see how I feel after withdrawals, though. Maybe on the other side I'll decide to quit for good.

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I am having the same problem, I also have a bad lower back and celiac so I deal with a multitude of issues. When are some days better than others? I went from a regular person, enjoying life to wanting to die. I was on a much higher dosage. I still have problems & wish drug companies would wait longer for better clinical results or are we there data?

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My son was on Vyvanse for 2 weeks after taking for Biphentin for many years. He changed dramatically and the doctor told us to stop using it. He has been crying and sleeping for the past 3 days. I am so angry you have no ideal...i can not believe that i let this happen to him.

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i started on vyvanse 40mg about a year ago because i was exhausted and depressed. i have chronic pain and was experiencing chronic fatigue. eventually 40 didnt work and i upped the dose to 30 in the morning and 30 in the evening.

my dr, who ive had for years said there would be no withdrawal.

i stopped eating and became anti-social. i also stopped taking my vitamins because vyvannse was giving me all the energy i needed. and as an end result, i became mal-nourished and more in need of vyvannse.

the first time i quit taking it was on vacation. which i ended up sleeping through most of it. when i was awake, i was in that same fog i heard others mention.

when i got home i had to get back on it because i couldnt function. but i went back to only half the dose. i am taking 30 mg in the morning now. but it has been tough. i am tired a lot. need naps.

like others, i also became withdrawn. (oh and fyi, it doesnt start out that way) when i first had it, i couldnt stop myself from talking. i was super social. then later developed very little interest in people or talking. also became irritable, sensitive. pms has been worse too.

i have been praying a lot. also forced myself to back involved with life, socializing etc.

i want to go down to 15mg. im am scared. but i am on fish oil, liquid iron & b complex. i have to stay on myself to keep up with the vitamins. its easy to slack and just take a v. also want to pick up some enzymes.

i can barely take care of myself not to mention my home, pets, family or husband.

they try to say it must be something else, not the vyvannse withdrawal doing this. but i can tell the difference because ive been depressed and have experienced chronic fatigue. and from my experience this is hardcore withdrawal.

i hope i can get off of this too. good luck to others out there.

most of my friends and family that are on vyvanse, couldnt imagine life w/o it. its sad cause it does change you. not for the better.

ps be warned, there are pharmaceutical reps out there that want you and the doctors to believe there is nothing wrong with vyvannse. if so, let them take it and see.

i have nothing to gain from telling you that it hurt me, they have everything to loose.

best of luck,
me

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... Is it possible the pregnancy hormones are also contributing to your fatigue etc...? It's a big possibility that the majority of what you are feeling is general 1st trimester 'symptoms' more so than withdrawal... either way, I hope you feel better soon!

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Well said, Jeff

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The people having issues with Vyvance have probably either been misdiagnosed with ADD or have additional medical conditions that need to be separately treated. A low dose of Vyvance will probably help calm a person with ADD down as their brain will get the stimulation it needs to stay focused. One without ADD will probably feel over-stimulated.

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That quack may save your life..being only 12, your parents obviously have your best interest at heart. You may think you need it now..long term may prove otherwise..mention alternative treatment to your parents and alter your diet..sometimes that is all that is needed.. good luck to you and remember..all that glitters is not gold:)

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I was taking 50mg of vyvanse and my mom took me to a quack that took me off vyvanse and I hate the quack and my mom loves him but now I cant focus I'm on 40 of to focaline and it's not working but I want to be back on vyvanse with the focaline I'm failing and it doesn't concern my parents and for the first time in my life I'm worried about njask My parents refuse to put me back on vyvanse they thought it made me mood swingy but I think it's puberty because I'm 12 but they don't agree with me but I know what's good for me I'm the only one how do I make my parents put me back on vyvanse

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I am so glad I read your post and the other ones regarding the effects of Vyvanse. I have been acting so hostile to others and told my husband we had to go to counseling or the marriage was over. After hearing from others that I seem disconnected and uninterested in others, a warning bell went off and I quit taking this drug, that was supposed to be a wonder drug. I would rather be a scatterbrain that an unpredictable recluse.

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Ha that's a lie cause I just meet this kid today who started doggin me for some as soon as he found out I took it..

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