User Reviews for lisdexamfetamine oral

Out of all the stimulants I've tried (Adderall XR 20mg, Concerta XR 54mg, Vyvanse 40mg), there is nothing that compares to the effectiveness of Vyvanse for ADHD symptoms. I'm in graduate school, and Vyvanse has been, by far, the most effective medication for focus and motivation. Additionally, as someone who struggles with comorbid mental health issues, Vyvanse helped me complete tasks when I wouldn't have done them otherwise. However, patients with Bipolar could be tipped into Mania, but I believe that goes with any stimulant. I didn't start taking stimulants until college, so I don't know how it would affect kids. I was on Vyvanse (40 mg) for roughly two years but switched to Concerta because of cost, and my appetite was relatively nonexistent. It could also make me zombie-like, but not nearly like Adderall did. My appetite isn't much better now but has improved since the switch. When Vyvanse goes generic, I will switch back ASAP. Read More Read Less

I’ve been taking Vyvanse for about 4 years now. I slowly worked my way up to the max dose of 70mg. Each time the dosage went up I felt better and better in the sense of being able to focus, function and concentrate. I started noticing weird things about 2 years into it while at max dose. For example, house cleaning, I would start in my bedroom and see something that needed to go to another room like a cup to the kitchen. I would take the cup to the kitchen and then start doing dishes and get totally side track. At the end of the day neither my bedroom or kitchen was 100% clean. After the Vyvanse I could actually stay on track and complete tasks in their entirety. Fast forward 4 years and I’m not o my back to the pre-Vyvanse phase in my life but it seems to be severely worsened. Im not able to hold I formation in my head for longer than 30 seconds. Im always losing things and forgetting where I put something I had just seconds before. My kids pointed out that I am constantly moving my big toes on both my feet. Like always! It’s like nervous fidget? I don’t know honestly. Now that they’ve brought it to my attention I notice it constantly. Even when I’m public or just standing in place, even with my shoes on. Im very insecure about it now and when I do notice, I make it a point to stop but only mere seconds later I’m right back at it! My biggest concern is time perception. So pre-Vyvanse, the things that I were able to accomplish in an hour, for example, now takes me several hours. Im late, and not just a few minutes late, but excessively late, to everything. Time gets away from me! I work from home now and Ive noticed that if I’m doing something, anything at all, I will literally feel as if an hour has passed and then when I look at the clock, it’s been closer to 3 hours! I’ve tried to stop the medication and the side affects mentioned on this site are NOT even close to reality. I stopped for 2 days and I had severe withdrawals. Im talking no energy at all whatsoever, sweating profusely, laid in my bed sweating and vomiting like a dang crack addict (like in the movies where people go through withdrawals due to heavy drug usage!) it was miserable and I learned then that I am very much so highly addicted to this medicine. It has ruined my life, relationships, makes me irritable and confrontational! I have no desire for intimacy nor do I want to even think about sex! I know I have a problem because I won’t even tell my doctor what I’ve written here for the fear of him taking it away from me! I want him too but the addiction does not! I’d stay as far away from this drug as humanly possible! Read More Read Less

I started on 20 mg now I’m on 30 it’s a small dose but I still feel very strange on this almost as if it’s slowly killing me, my liver hurts after taking it and I sometimes think about strange things

Able to stay awake during the day and sleep at night. A little "wired" the first 30-45 mins after taking the drug.

Best medication i've been on! Comes on very smooth and do not get anxious or jittery like i did with Methylphenidate. Lasts long and helps me function the best i have my whole life.

have been taking for about year now and am very glad that i switched from focalin

I switched from Adderall to Vyvanse 2 months ago. I took 20mg 2xday Adderall for 11 years. I was unable to get much more than 6 hours of efficacy from the 40mg total. I now take 60 mg Vyvanse 1 per day in the AM. I love the 1x dosing. Vyvanse gives me a good 12 hours of ADHD symptom relief. Vyvanse does not work as well as Adderall but well enough to keep me happy. The trade off of a little less effectiveness for 2 times longer relief is well worth it ... for me. Some people love Adderall, others hate it. Same for Vyvanse. I tried Strattera for a month. It raised my BP, nothing more. I hated Strattera. Yet I know a few people who swear by it. Moral to my story: The only way you can determine with certainty how you'll react to a particular medication is to try it under your doctor's direction.Read More Read Less

I have been on over one dozen medications throughout the last 20 years for ADD/MDD and it has only been Vyvanse that, at last, secured a permanent difference. Second, I would say that only Dexedrine was anywhere near as helpful.

3 blood pressure medications well control otherwise high blood pressure, but sedative side effects nearly unbearable. 40 mg. Vyvance acts as perfect counter agent.

newly prescribed

As an adult this medication has been exstremly helpful. I can focus and the energy is amazing.

I've been on VyVanse (60mg) for 5 months now. I have been able to compare the medication in 2 different scenarios during this time. For 4 of the months, I was working 40 hours a week landscaping. Prior to the meds, I had constant racing thoughts and never seemed to be able to focus on something long enough to finish it. The meds stopped the racing thoughts and seemed to "zone me in" on the task at hand. That was fine when I was working and physically exhausted at the end of the day. Now I am back in school. My class schedule ranges from 9am-7pm some days and doing extra work until midnight or later. I wake up around 8am and take the medication, but feel that it looses its "zoning" effect by 3 or 4pm. I feel like I am gradually building a tolerance to it (I also have a history of drug addiction, mainly thc and xanax though). At this point in time, the meds peak then wear off while I still have half of my day to finish out. I am now experiencing insomnia (I'm writing this at 4am). There are days that I don't take a dose and the effect usually ends up in extreme exhaustion. I didn't take it over the weekend and sleep from Sat. noon until Monday 9am - waking occasionally to have a meal. I don't know if it's due to the fact that I am no longer working a physically exhausting job that would put me to sleep at 1030pm every night, but the insomnia is starting to interfere with my daily routine. I am seeing a doctor tomorrow to see if he will put me on adderall 10mg 3x daily, or 20mg 2x daily. I would much rather peak and crash throughout the day at my own descretion, knowing that I can get a good night's rest.Read More Read Less

The concept of the drug was interesting, it becomes a stimulant only after oral ingestion. Thinking it would work well, stop the "LOOK" at my pharmacy, and be useful were soon found to be false for my system. It felt like ritalin XR, kept me awake but not helping th ADD.

this medicine worked fantastics for me in the first 2 weeks. the last 3 weeks, i needed to raise the dosage and my body never had the same response.