Withdrawal From Vyvanse (Page 5)
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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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Hey jack not sure who your wanting to talk to.. I've been posting on here about vyvanse recovery for a couple years now and I'm sure you have read some of my posts. My email is {edited for privacy}. Email me any time

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Denise,

I would talk to your doctor as soon as possible because I don't think Vyvanse should be given to a child who is 5 years old. He might be better off taking Ritalin or something else like that, because Vyvanse in my opinion would be way too strong for someone his age to take. Taking any narcotic and stopping it cold turkey will cause severe withdraws. My advice is to find him a more suitable medication as soon as possible.

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Hi I am really inspired by your comments about vyvanse and I am currently managing a serious dependency and would love to email you if possible, could use your perspective

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I am 27 and have been taking 50mg of Vyvanse for nearly 4 years and there have been pros and cons. The positives (intended and unintended) include increased productivity, ability to complete tasks consistently, weight loss, increased organization, and increased confidence-most likely do to better performance.

The negatives include anxiety, agitation, depression, teeth grinding, social withdrawal and awkwardness, and lack of caring about personal relationships. I have always been a well liked, outgoing person, but the consequence of being hyper focused on one task means not caring or worse, being irritated, by anything or anyone that is getting in the way of completing that task. Additionally, part of my job is presenting to clients and partners which was much more difficult when I took Vyvanse. I had a very difficult "getting my words out".

I am 5 weeks pregnant and stopped taking Vyvanse 4 days ago when I found out. As someone mentioned below while I recognize that first trimester fatigue is rough I feel that the Vyvanse fatigue is what is really killing me. All I have wanted to do is sleep, watch netflix, and up until today I have had an insatiable appetite. Honestly, I am panicking about how I am going to continue a successful career without Vyvanse and wouldn't have the "courage" to stop if it didn't affect my unborn child.

I will post again when I feel the withdrawal symptoms have subsided.

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Amy--wondering how taking him off the Vyvanse went. I know it was 2 years ago now. My son will be 8 and has been on it almost 3 months. I hate what it's done to his personality and appetite and how he is at night when he comes off it. I hope you can let me know. The doctor said we could give it or not give it. We did have him off it actually over Christmas break because we wanted him to enjoy Christmas. It was a good strategy. But I started giving him half doses a few days before it was time to go back to school because he just seemed like he needed "something." I gradually increased it within the past month and now he's back to his 20mg dose. I feel like it is now ineffective as his teacher even reports he is back to how he was in September (he started the meds in Nov.). I refuse to increase I'd rather just take him off. He'll be seeing a psychiatrist in the near future but I can't wait that long. So I'm just wondering how it's been for your son.

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Hey Mac.. You can rest assured that your son will be ok!! It just takes time to heal .. God is in the business of healing and helping people get there life back after addiction. Turn to him during this time for comfort and healing. I went through hell with vyvanse and God pulled me out if it, i am now clean for close to 3 years! Do not give up, there is hope! Read my past posts on here to get a idea of how bad I was, and today I am doing better than ever! I'll keep y'all in my prayers!

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My son has been taken vyvanse for four years. At first seemed to help him tremendously but then I truely think it led to him isolating himself. He was always outgoing and confident and it led to him being anxious and withdrawn. This is not a teenager, he is 23. After much discussion he has been off of it for 40 days and the withdrawals are awful. We finally convinced him to talk to a Dr. to come off of it the right way. YOU CAN NOT TRY TO COME OFF OF IT BY YOURSELF. His side affects were extreme fatigue, irrational talk of doom and gloom, depression, sleeping all the time, and talks of suicide. And this was a kid who has always made friends easily, been a social guy and was always confident. Not any more. I wish I would have never had him put on it.

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Denise,
You might want to discuss synaptol with your child's doctor. I am trying it for my daughter and her clinician has seen some kids that has worked with. I will post if it works. I also think there are alternatives. Sorry for your situation. I have been through a lot with my child and it's very difficult.

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I started some of these medications for my daughter but have switched to some more homepathics meds. My daughter was very resistant so I decided to honor her feelings. We have had success with HTP and will start some homeopathic ADD drugs soon. I have always been supportive of psychotropic meds but have changed my mind recently. I think there are alternatives.

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Hey bud , I did pretty much this same taper off and it ended up going good. It will be hard for the first couple weeks but you will make it and you will be fine! I took 2 70 mg pills for a very long time and eventually got completely off the drug at somewhere around 30 mg per day. I feel great now and I owe it all to God for helping me see the light on the other side of this darkness called vyvanse. You can be assured that Jesus will help you to get your life back on track if you will turn to him during this time. I battled with this drug for way to long, and for a while I thought I would never be right without taking it but that was all a lie ! Life is so much better without vyvanse bro and you will soon see that ! Hang in there and be strong! God has your back, he will get you through this ! You can holler at me anytime on here as well if you want, I have been posting in here for about 2 years and you can go back through the old posts and read what all I went through! You will be ok! I'll be praying for you!

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legaly taking 140 mg and coming down 40 mg at a time how should i do this and what should i expect with withdrawal

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vyvanse actually tends to help me drive, without it im too distracted!! it may be the cause of the accident depending on how vyvanse effects her, it effects everyone differently, however vyvanse does increase my anxiety, i have been on and off it throughout highschool and college, im 19, i fear long term after effects of vyvanse so i tend to stay away from daily consumption although its hard being adhd, but not being on meds seems to pay off in the long run so its worth the struggle

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Hello all. I had been on vyvanse for quite sometime (about 4 years) and had an insurance issue one time and had to take myself off of it. I am now on it again after about a 2 year gap. One of my roommates stole 9 of my pills. I am currently taking 60mg. Withdrawal symptoms have consistently been the same for me; Extreme lack of energy to the point where I physically cannot do anything but sleep and eat. I also want to eat everything and anything. For me, withdrawal symptoms are the worst for the it at two days. After that, I am more functional, but just need a couple hours more sleep than usual. For me, I can manage going to work after two days, but I really need the first two days of being off meds to sleep and to do l, basically nothing.

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YES! I have been contemplating stopping this med for about 6 months now. All I want to do is stay home and watch TV. Nothing sounds fun or worth the effort.
On days where I forgot to take it, I slept all day. It was awful. So, I feel I have to wean myself off of it. I'm a 45 yr old female.

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I have been taking it for 4 months and my prescription plan forced me to quit. I have been chronically tired, drained, depressed, and have a lack of motivation. I feel completely tanked and have been eating like crazy, sleeping for extended hours, and watching endless hours of TV.
I think it's a major side effect of quoting (chronic fatigue).

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No get off n stay off drug is no good once long term effects and withdrawal kick in trust me I've been fighting it for 2years.

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But its not good to go off cold turkey. Get back on the medication, wean off slowly, and try something else. Why make the withdrawal harder now or later. I get not staying on but...

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You both need to listen to what your saying. The withdrawals only get worse and the benifits get less! You are asking for trouble if you stay on the meds.

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That's terrible that happened! Its probably withdrawal from such a high dose to nothing. Keep trying to get fluids into him and hopefully he has no obligations for a few days. Get the Meds back asap I suppose :( Good luck!

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My 15 yr old son has been on vyvanse for yrs. He is now on 70 mg. Someone, I think I know who came into my home and took 12 of them. I would have never for a minute thought that this ex foster child of mine would do this but that is no longer the issue. Now my son has been 2 days without it and is throwing up so bad that it stopped up the toilet. I don't know if this is withdraw or what and I can't get a copy of the police report and try to replace them until tomorrow.

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