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Mar 16, 2015, 07:53 AM
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Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: Eastern US
Posts: 472
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Originally Posted by Hyperagitate
Has anyone changed from Concerta to Vyvanse?
My Concerta doesn't last long enough for me. I don't know if I should ask for ritalin at the end of the day. He said he won't increase the dose any higher..
Experiences on Vyvanse?
If I could switch to Adderall XR I would but I'm not even going to mention it to my psychiatrist which is sad having to be careful asking for medications for my illness.
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I'm on vyvanse, recently switched from Adderall XR bc the Adderall XR wasn't lasting long enough for me and I was having to take two doses and often forgetting the second dose and it still really wasn't lasting long enough. I'd been on it a really long time, however, like 7 or 8 years. I was on concerta briefly several years ago and it just didn't work well for me.
I really like vyvanse. It seems like it's a lot "smoother". I don't notice it taking effect or wearing off, it's more like all of a sudden I realize I've been able to concentrate the last hour or so without difficulty. I sleep better, I don't get the occasional heart palpitations I got on adderall. I had really bad headaches the first week or so but other than that, no real side effects. I'm pleased with it.
It does take quite a bit longer to kick in, for me almost two hours, so I take it as soon as I get up. That's the only real downfall I see with it.
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