I wanted to share a brief update (although I'm too long winded to ever be brief)!! I realized that I was somewhat fearful about Vyvanse, I've had negative experiences with every drug I've ever been given and while I wanted to bask in the happier, more productive way I felt, I was anxious.

I decided to do a little experiment figuring at the worst a little high blood pressure wouldn't kill me in a couple of weeks. I recently had stopped taking a BP drug called Benazapril and Atenolol because I could not tell a particle of difference taking them. My husband has had two open-heart surgeries and we both monitor our BP religiously. I didn't consider that I was doing anything foolish but I always find it confusing when taking multiple prescriptions trying to figure out which one is a problem.

Anyway, I told myself that for one week I would take only the Vyvanse and my hyperthyroid medication and I'd document my blood pressure and pulse carefully. Something I find intriguing has happened.

My BP is the best it has been in 3-4 years. It is almost perfect. My pulse is good about half the time but elevated the other half...which, no doubt, comes from the hyperthyroid problem. I never got anywhere close to normal BP with Benazapril and Atenolol.

I feel good. I'm not hyper, my appetite is normal, I'm also sleeping better than I've slept in years and my BP is practically normal. I feel calm, content, happy, productive and I can think, I'm paying attention, I feel connected to whatever is happening. How can you explain a stimulant drug apparently calming a body to the point where BP is almost normal?

I'm keeping detailed records about my BP/pulse. I see my psychiatrist next Wednesday, have thyroid tests the following Wednesday and see my endocrinologist the third Wednesday. I'm on a roll but I'm anxious to share what seems to be happening. I feel like a different person and truly believe if my thyroid was either totally under control with medication or maybe even removed the heart rate/pulse problems might cease - which is also my cardiologist's opinion.

See there - I said it would be brief!!