Hi girlies,

 

I start Evlanse (called Wyense or something in USA) next week, had anyone had experience of these meds and what do they do etc? Also will I lose weight, I've put 3st on and I want to look like Lana Del Ray now. 
 

I had the impression that you'd take them and an hour later you'd feel this song :

Also apologies if this is already a thread 

I take Concerta.

 

Might take a little while to get used to. Don't drink too much caffeine after taking your pills, unless you want your heart feel like it's bursting   It's not a miracle drug that suddenly solves all your problems, you still have to make an effort yourself. I personally didn't lose any weight due to the medication right away, but it's much easier because it's easier to control impulses. Be mindful when drinking because you get drunk easier on the medication. I don't do hard drugs, but I would imagine it's a bad idea to mix it. Take it in the morning because it can be hard to fall asleep at night if you take it too late. 

 

Many people have to adjust their dose and brand of medication at the start, so if it doesn't work after a couple of months, talk to your doctor to get it adjusted before you give up. 

 

It has overall helped me a lot, my life would've looked very different if I wasn't medicated.

I've been prescribed adderall extended release and Ritalin before. 
 

definitely prefer adderall to get that euphoric feeling like you're on crack. You don't really get that feeling with Ritalin as much. 
 

both worked for me but I stopped taking them when I started taking Wellbutrin (bupropion 300mg) to treat my depression. It feels like you're on adderall so I didn't want to be TOO stimulated taking both at the same time. 

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by Supernatural94

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but in all seriousness, this medication changed my life completely for the better. be aware for any changes that make you uncomfortable and always consult your primary physician. Finding the right medication for you may be a long journey. 
good luck❤️

I take vyvanse everyday. Take it in the morning in an empty stomach and then have a high protein breakfast about 35 mins later. 
 

You shouldn't feel overstimulated/on edge, the correct dosage will quiet the excess noise in your brain and allow you to focus on the task at hand.
 

Stimulants do suppress your appetite but at the end of the day it's still calories in calories out for weight loss. If you have a life time of bad habits/aren't educated on how to make right nutritional choices it's a bit silly to hold onto hope that adhd meds are what's gonna shed the weight. Because they do wear off eventually and the hunger comes back.

 

Record your experiences if you're trialling different meds/dosages and advocate for yourself if something isn't working. Also remember! The meds aren't there to give you motivation, they're there to aid in allowing you to focus! you still have to choose to focus on the right things.

 

Best of luck 🤞

I have combination type ADHD and took vyvanse and started on 30mg and went up to 50mg. I think the max is 70-80mg

 

Stuff I noticed is that it didn't fiix attention span issues at all but helped with emotional regulations. I wouldn't say it suppresses appetite but it definitely gives you the necessary dopamine to not compulsively eat if that's one of the ways you get your fix by snacking even when you aren't hungry, which was the case for me. I can barely eat when vyvanse has kicked in

 

Downsides is it making anxiety worse. I normally go to sleep to calm down my nervous system but once you're wired on vyvanse you can't do that so one episode I had I was strung the **** out for 7-8 hours in a perpetual quasi-panic attack and I instantly stopped taking it since then

 

 

People's experiences are so variable that it's hard to say. It's mostly trial-and-error and communicating with your doctor.

I started with Ritalin, then short acting Dexamphetamine and now Vyvanse.

 

Medication is a tool, not the end all be all. You still have to eat regularly, excersize, stick to a routine and to a schedule but medication helps implementing these things into your life with a bit more ease. It takes the edge off.

 

Always have a protein breakfast when you take it. And yes it does surpress appetite a lot. I was very overweight when I started Vyvanse and I've since lost 40 KG (88 IBS).

 

 

I take Adderall and I absolutely love it. 
 

It's funny cause in movies you see regular people hype it up as if it's some type of cr*ck (which it kind of is). But then you see people who actually NEED it to function like me and it literally saves you.

 

You start realizing just how much you needed it because your emotions are more regulated, you stop waking up everyday feeling like your mind is scrambled, you sleep so much better. You obviously have MORE energy too and are able to get sh*t done that you otherwise would get so distracted from. I also use to wake up everyday with this bodily sensation of anxiety and tingling. It was annoying af.

 

I remember when my ADHD was getting so bad before I started taking medication that my moods were rapid. I was so quick to anger, and so easily irritated and would get so mad at myself for forgetting and doing dumb sh*t that I felt wasn't normal at all. It got to a point where it really just became such a hindrance to my life and would make me VERYYY upset. But as soon as I started taking medication everything felt NORMAL. Not only that but I did start losing weight too because I just didn't feel as hungry as usual. Slightly because I wasn't as anxious as usual and I'd eat to cope with the anxiety. Also I'm INCREDIBLY active so I workout all the time which would make me eat more lmao!!!

 

So all in all, it's amazing. At least with what I'm taking. My Mom takes Vyvanse and she absolutely LOVES IT. It changed her life completely and she's emotionally in such a better headspace now. Like truly you're gonna wonder why you weren't on it in the first place. 

I take Vyvanse and it's absolutely worth it. My life improved in every possible way after that.

 

I have also taken Concerta which worked for the most part. I also tried Ritalin but it felt very overwhelming for me

I was also horny all the time while taking ADHD medication 

I have bad anxiety, so I'm too afraid to take a stimulant. I take Intuniv (extended-release). It has helped but it's nothing special. If stimulants didn't have a record of making anxiety worse, I'd probably want to try Concerta. 

Thanks guys that's really insightful I am on titration up to 4 weeks 50mg. I want the focus and I would like the euphoria part too

Adderall sounds good maybe I'll pretend it's not working I want that one @cuteboyzay hihi 

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by Mr. Stratus

I've taken Adderall in the past and then went a few years feeling like I was ok without it but I just started Vyvanse because I've been feeling things getting a little out of control and overwhelming. It's definitely helped me so far. It has given me just the kick I need to actually do things I've been putting off for months.  It also actually HELPS with my anxiety. I'm able to look people in the eye and have a conversation without losing my train of thought and getting anxious because of it. Wishing you well and I hope you have a great experience! 

i gained weight because i had to start eating a lot more (aka have breakfast) to battle the stomach cramps

 

i used to get a lot done but after f*pping on them, i need to take a break for a couple of weeks otherwise i get very horny on them (very annoying, DO NOT EJACULATE ON THESE MEDS). really that's my golden tip.

 

if im not passionate about what im doing i still wont get it done. i got my meds in a very high stress high reward time in my life, and now its the complete opposite. sometimes i feel like the meds arent working but then i remember that the situation is entirely different

 

oh i fall asleep on them very easily. in fact i take them and my body realizes how tired i am so then im able to very easily take a nap. this i was able to do only after i got used to them. i basically never take the meds

 

i also feel waY less coherent on them somehow (speech wise), so i avoid them for exams or when i need to socialize or present something. but otherwise they really help me get my work done.

I was diagnosed as a small child and I've been on Adderall for years now as an adult. To some degree it really does feel like you're taking something hard for fun, even after continuous and on-label use. It actually took me over a year to work up to taking it every day because I didn't like the way it made me feel, I'm not big on drugs other than weed. Somebody else mentioned emotional regulation improving and that's 100% true for me. It's not a silver bullet that fixes your mental state and attention span, but where previously I would lose whole nights of sleep during college to uncontrollably procrastinating to the point where I'd frustrate myself, if I have something I really need to do now and can't focus in on, it's not easy, but it's possible now without spinning my wheels in place for 8 hours straight.

 

Remember to eat food while it's active, you'll feel like ass between the combination of hunger and coming down.

 

I have an oomf who also has ADHD and says that Adderall and Vynase aren't that different but that he prefers the latter, for what it's worth. They both break down into the same active in your body, Vynase just takes a few more steps to get there so it lasts longer and shouldn't have such an immediate high then crash.

 

I have another oomf who hates all the medications and has been just as successful at managing through seeing a specialized therapist.

 

26 minutes ago, kataraqueen said:

i used to get a lot done but after f*pping on them, i need to take a break for a couple of weeks otherwise i get very horny on them (very annoying, DO NOT EJACULATE ON THESE MEDS). really that's my golden tip.

This happens to me on rare occasions where I get supernaturally h*rny on it 

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by Sheep

There really insightful gays and girls  I'll let you know how I get on myself :-)

I might be in the minority here but after three years of continuously taking Vyvanse, ditching them in the long run was the better decision for my mental health and relationships.

 

In the beginning, the stimulants worked a charm, and I would rave about them like some of the other posts on here. The crash was still there in the evenings, but it was manageable. Getting tasks done and having improved executive functioning made me feel like it wasn't my fault all along that I was so inconsistent in multiple avenues of my life. My grades in university improved dramatically because I was finally able to sit down for long periods of time, I was better at my part-time job, and I could stick to an exercise regimen without feeling overwhelmed.

 

But the stimulants can really nuke your personality if you're a people person, and it wasn't until I realised just how dull and empty my personal life was that I could see the damage they were doing in that area. My theory is that because they increase the amount of dopamine in the brain, you get a sense of reward from completing mundane arbitrary tasks, therefore you're less inclined to reach out for things like interpersonal connection or sex because you're so stimulated and carried away with your to-do list (at least in my experience).

 

In the beginning I felt super confident on them socially, but overtime they I believe they made me increasingly anxious and paranoid, and I would frequently forget words in conversations. I also became less reactive and more zombie-like and just "blank." I just began to feel stupider on them.

 

Another downside to them is that, while they can increase your focus, they also can hinder perspective on the bigger picture of things, since you become so zoned in on the thing in front of you. (the amount of time I would waste in the "research" or "organisational" stage of a task as opposed to just completing it with efficiency is laughable). 

 

Bear in mind as well that drugs like Adderall and Vyvanse are amphetamines at the end of the day, and therefore have profound physiological and psychological effects that we don't fully understand, even at moderate doses. The brain adapts around consistent use of the drug with time, and produces less of its own dopamine since it continues to get it from an outside source. Because of the shortage, I was left without my meds on numerous occasions and was a more dysfunctional mess than I ever was before I took them. (and I mean non-functional!). It is common as well to go through a short period of depression and anhedonia after cessation of the drug if you do decide to quit.

 

I don't know what your personal situation is - whether you have a 9-5 or are up to your eyeballs at school - but my advice would be to implement behavioural strategies or lifestyle choices as much as you can before introducing these drugs. And if you are deciding to use these drugs, maybe go with a short-acting amphetamine like ritalin or adderall so you can still feel normal at the end of the day, ONLY using them for work or extremely daunting tasks. 

 

I don't want to stigmatise the use of these drugs, and I recognise that they are the best crutch for some while living in this highly demanding world. However, I don't believe most of the patients prescribed them as adults have anything intrinsically wrong with them. It is just another tool in the shed to adjust to an economy that is not designed for the needs of the majority of people.

 

Since quitting them, I have my personality back. I enjoy music again. I cry at movies again. I feel more connected to my body, and to others in general. Yes I have to live with my ADHD self more, but I'm learning to like that part of myself as opposed to medicating it. If anything, the best thing the stimulants taught me is that I CAN do the things I want to do. Once I could prove that to myself, I was ready to let them go. But I really hope whatever decision you roll with is the right one for you!