Withdrawal From Vyvanse (Page 18) (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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I withdrawled from Vyvanse exactly a month ago. I have been prescribed to it since it became available on the market, 8 years ago or something. I have ADD and it helped me to focus but the side effects were horrible. On the weekends when I didnt have work or school, I would not take Vyvanse because I felt my body needed a break. When I didnt take it, I would sleep the entire weekend away. I hated my sleep patterns and all the negatives that were associated with Vyvanse. I asked my doc if I could withdrawl from Vyvanse on my upcoming vacation and he said since I was on such a low dose I could try it. I brought a few pills with me on the cruise just in case I had bad withdrawl symtoms or wanted to excessively sleep but I did not need one. When I got back from the cruise, for 3 weeks I was the happiest and healthiest I had been in years. It has been a month now, and my energy is a little down and I am having a hard time focusing. My parents were really concerned because I have a year and a half left of school before earning my degree and they think I should have waited. I am turning to natural substances such as magnesium or whatever else can help with concentration and focus and I will see how I do. If I cant find anything, I will have no choice but to get back on the meds a few times a week until I graduate college. I cant afford not to finish, I have come so far!! If anyone has suggestions on natural ADD remedies, please let me know!!! And if you have anymore questions regarding withdrawls, I would be willing to offer more advise. Thanks =)

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Callie, I'm so sorry to hear that. :(

I mentioned depression as a possibility because poor personal hygiene, social withdrawal, and falling grades are all signs of depression. And tbh I was a little skeptical about the addiction at first. No offense, but we get accused of being addicts a lot. There is so much bad info on ADHD meds and most people don't understand them.

If he was taking it for two years without any problem and then suddenly in the third year started abusing it, then something must have changed. Peer pressure maybe? Or academic pressure? Something in his personal life causing stress? It's really hard to say, but there is definitely something wrong and you are right to be concerned. Abusing amphetamines that way is very dangerous.

I can't really help you because this is too far beyond my experience. I am not a mother and I have never been an addict, or had to deal directly with someone who is.

My advice would be to check with your local addiction and mental health services and ask them about what you can do. Or, if you have the same doctor as your son, try making an appointment to see him and talk about it. Let him know what is going on. You could also talk to the pharmacist who fills his prescription.

For online resources, try Dr. Charles Parker's website, corepsych.com. for more info about Vyvanse in general. (I don't know if he has anything on there about addiction, I've never looked for it.)

That's all I can think of at the moment. Gotta go do that boring housework that I am trying to avoid now. Good Luck. :)

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I just read your post although it was a couple of years ago now that it was written. I have an opiate addiction as you did for well over 10 years and have now been on suboxone for wow about 4 yrs.now.... my appointment with my Dr. Was one week ago and didnt have the funds so i nursed my last strip till thursday to go on friday only to find out when i called in hoping to see him the next day that he was leaving in an hour and would be out for 10 days, i was like HOLY S***!!! So i got money to borrow till the next day since he was leaving and i called back. I was told he was walking out of the door and would not wait 30 mins. for me. Now i'm left to suffer and detox for a week i didnt know who to blame, myself for not having the finances to make my original appointment date or him for not waiting 30 mins. for me. Anyway so back to looking for hydrcodone... my mom gave me a few which only lasted me a couple of days so I went to her for more instead of the streets only for her to tell me not to harrasse her about it, so guess I'm just on my own now ...Im thinking "I work every night and I have to pack and be out of my house in one week what the heck am I going to do"? So i knew i had taken vyvanse before and lasted me like 12 hours and it was great, so YES today I bought 10 from a random person I knew was a dealer from seeing him in and out of the place I work all night long on a daily basis. I've been reading a lot of posts since I took it. I do love how i feel when I take it, I want to do things and be around people like i used to when I was taking lortabs only this is better cause it lasts longer. Ive always felt different and out of place until I started taking meds. Everyone likes me and my personality and i'm not socialy shy like I always was as a child and teen. I am 38 now and started poppig pain pills on a regular basis since I was 20 which did begin innocently needed for pain due to Fybromyalgia Syndrome until realized i was dependent when I didn't take one day and felt like crap. So continued daily till decided to get help by getting on methadone at 32 which I hated and so now suboxone since 34. I will be taking this 70mg. vyvanse that I bought for a week till my Dr. Appointment next monday I cant help but wonder if this is what i needed all along and had never been diagnosed for ADD should I speak to Dr. Bout switching since it helps so much or should I stick to my Suboxone as long as I need to. He told me probably indeffinately because taking opiates for 10 plus years messed up my opiod recepters thats why i dont feel normal without suboxone blocking them. Sorry took up much of your time but your story is very similar to mine. I hope have time to respond with some advice. O one more thing, should i worry about addiction after one week of taking this 70mg. Vyvanse? Thanks

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Hey Penelope! First off you need to quit thinking that you need to be on a med to survive. The dr keeping you on suboxone for as long as he had is not the right thing to do. You can make it without suboxone and the last thing you want to do is start up a vyvanse addiction to go along with your suboxone addiction. Vyvanse in the long run messed up my life way worse than opiates or suboxone. Suboxone is a bad drug In itself despite what the drs say about it. The correct way to use it is to keep a patient on it for a few months then take them off. I know I'm telling you this knowing raft even myself was on it for over a year but I'm telling you so you will know that the drs are doing the wrong thing by putting patients on it and keeping them in it for long periods of time making them think they need it to survive. If your opiate receptors where messed up then you could take Vicodin or lot tabs and get no feelings whatsoever off of them. Despite what preppie say suboxone is one if the strongest opiates out there, it just works on the pleasure receptors in the brain differently therefore causing not as much high at low doses but preventing withdrawl. You are not getting withdrawl because you are basically still taking an opiate. Vyvanse my friend is a killer and if you can read all the horror stories on here about what it has done to people you can see that it clearly is something you do not need. Anyone who has a history of drug abuse will not be able to take vyvanse without developing a dependence to it bottom line. If you decide to take those you are asking for trouble. The only thing you need to survive and get your life back on track is Jesus Penelope, he is the only one who can give you a happy life, it does not come from pills and meds and I tell you this from experience . I have tried every drug in the book and until I found Jesus nothing could satisfy the emptiness I had. I'm not trying to tell you that you need to just stop everything cold turkey but I'm telling you that you need to start seeking god and not another drug. Little by little he will help you get out the bad in your life and replace it with good things that will last. I understand how terrified you are right now so I just urge you to pray to him tonight and ask him to give you strength and peace to make it through this week. I can tell you this with full confidence, if you make it the 10 days you will be without suboxone you will not need it anymore when those 19 days are up. If you decide to use the vyvanse I urge you to only use it for a few days then leave it and the suboxone alone for good and get your real life back. You can do this Penelope and I promise you Gid will help you if you will trust in him. He has delivered me from so many addictions and now I use what he has done for me to help people like you know that there is hope in being free from meds and drugs and that hope is Jesus Christ! Don't give up hope and loose that mindset that you have to have a med because you don't! You are a child of God and all you need is the life and love he has for you and it does not involve vyvanse or suboxone! Write back if you need anything!

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Can I ask how long it took
You to find energy after coming clean off pain killers .... Anything like feeling like no energy after stopping vyvanse? Anna

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Thank you for that. I really needed the reminder to push your self a little more each day. I have been catching myself just laying on the couch all day and only getting up when my daughter needs me lol. Was losing hope!

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No problem hope you feel better soon Anna
Theresa, your husband will be fine soon and your lives will be back to normal again! Just try to stay strong through this so that you can be supportive for him. I know that he will be needing you to be there for him as much as possible for the first couple of weeks, but y'all can both rest assured that things are gonna get better, and hopefully when it's all over it will bring you all closer together seeing how much you need each other and can count on each other through times like these! I'll be praying for you all and one thing I know is that God is faithfull, so be full of hope!

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I am 15 and just stopped taking this drug. Vyvnase is made with amphetamine(s) (ingredients to meth). I stopped the drug after I was taking 120 mg a day for a solid year. For about week, I had awful stomach pains, vomiting, hallucinations, and couldn't sleep at all. Surprisingly (not really) these are all symptoms of withdrawn from meth. How much of this was your son taking?

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...and now she's addicted to Xanax. The addiction and/or withdrawals from Xanax are deadly. Bad idea.

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Yes I think so but I'm not a replacement for a doctor. Those withdrawl symptoms can last for like over a year for your energy to return to normal. People in NYS told me I am better off without it, they have seen folks on this med that look the same as schizophrenia. I wish your son the best of luck with getting better.

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My son is on 15 mg xr addrall and has been on it for a year. He can't do any school work or home work with out it he is major adhd and this is last resort. He him the most intelligent student in his class but without his meds he's the last. He needs it to learn but can't even do simple chores at home without it. I need advice how to help him. I don't want him addicted at 9 years old. Off his meds he's has no side affects but back to his normal hyper self and only getting half of everything done

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I agree ,adhd meds on off my whole life. I was on 70 mg by sense for almost three years. I'm done with school now ...It's been 5 months , if I could go back I wouldn't take mare than 20 mg ( despite my weight) and only for a year. I fear the long term effects , now that the short terms are done.

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Im still in high school and i take the 70mg everyday and i suppose you could say that its about equal, when i take it, i do stay focused most of the day and it helps me to stay awake in class and do my work, but i also feel as if my face were molded, its like i can't get a smile or any other expression other than "sad "on my face. i constantly get asked "whats wrong?' or "are you ok?' and its kinda annoying and it's almost like i'm in a depressed state when im on it. When i'm not on it, i'm really tired (although i sleep nearly 11 hours a day) and i sometimes can't walk straight but i'm able to laugh and be happy, unlike when i take it......my feelings about it are sorta mixed, i don't like taking it but i know i need to because it provides the "attention keeping" that i don't have. i have adhd and it does help. but it may not help others :pp byee

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You will be ok... This was probably just a for sure sign that your body does not agree with this medication and its taking a few days to filter it completely out of your system.. Just rember how bad it made you feel the next time you have a urge to take it! Work hard at studying and pray to God to help you and you will see that he is all you need, not some medication that will eventually kill you! I'm proud of you for seeing so soon how bad the medication is and I pray that you continue to make good choices in your life from now on!

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Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, although before this happened i was always thinking about how amazing it was, i will never take it again. I really appreciate your response.

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Hang in there. I withdrew by pouring out the capsule too. Just know u will probably have 2 s***ty weeks. If u r young, probably sooner. Hydrate and exercise. Good luck. I so feel ur pain.

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Can fruit help strengthen your neurotransmitters quicker?

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I took 240 to 300 mg of vyvanse a day for a week . now im off cold turkey. iIcant hardly move , pain in body and stomach. I'm 57 ...how long will this last im very ill and cant move, so weak. I made all corrections. please send answer.

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You should be ok within a couple days bud.. You need to try to move around some and be as active as you can. The longer you sit around the worse it will be. You took more than what you should have, but you will be ok. Don't use it anymore or you will find yourself in this situation again.

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I wouldn't put my 5 year old son on any of these meds. IMO, it's a bit young to diagnose something like ADHD. I would check for dyslexia before anything. Check his letters and numbers often. Maybe he's frustrated or maybe he's just being a kid. What were his symptoms fit this diagnosis? I'm not diagnosing by any means. Just a thought and what I would personally do for my own son. I have a 9 year old. I pray my son never has to be on any of these drugs and never becomes addicted to anything.....good luck!

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