Vyvanse questions.

This is my second day on vyvanse. Yesterday I felt amazing until about 400pm, except that I tried to eat lunch and it kept making me gag. (took it at 1015am) and then i just started freezing for no reason. This is VERY unlike me, I'm always hot. My family even jokes and calls me a "space heater" because I'm always burning up! VERY talkative for about 3 hours after meds kicked in (they kicked in about 1145).When I started freezing, I put on a ton of clothing, finally got warm, then got really hot. Goosebumps for no reason (even when hot!). Didn't wear off COMPLETELY until about 9pm. Ate half a sandwhich around 1045pm, as much as I could before I couldn't force anything else down bc of gagging.

Couldn't sleep much last night, only about 6 hours (divided in half by quite a few hours of wake time in between. also odd for me bc generally i require a good bit of sleep...) Headache today. Cold chills and hot flashes all day. Hubby says my skin isn't really cold, it feels normal. Although to me it feels like someone is freezing me from the inside out. Also, torso will feel hot and legs will feel cold and all prickly like im getting goosebumps. I'm also so tired today. I actually got frusturated earlier, which suprised me! Was able to eat cheerios and milk this am, and now am eating dry graham crackers with no sign of gagging.

My question is, has anyone else felt this? Is this just side effects that will go away or do they mean that the meds don't work for me or that I'm having a bad reaction to the meds? i saw on the vyvanse site that "fly like symptoms" can mean overdose. I'm only on 50mg a day, so I don't think it could be that. I just consider the chills, then hot flashes a flu symptom, but again I have never had the flu......

Side effects usually go away or lessen in a few days as your body adjusts. If they don't, then u should tell ur doc... Since it is a stimulant, it should be in and out of your system in 8hrs or so (at longest). If the symtems go away as it wears off, then it is probably side effects.

Oddly enough, I never thought of that. I still feel some very very slight effects of it, and I took it just before 7 this am.....it lasts a good while in me. But I have noticed the later it gets, I still feel calm and have less anxiety- but namely the chills and hot flashes have mostly stopped.

I would give it a few days to adjust...

Another question. Why in the WORLD would this med last from 7am until about 12am? I never metabalize meds fast- but that's rediculious. Example: I get my gums numbed at the dentist (at about 1030am) to get a tooth filled (with only 1/2 a syring of "numbing medicine" mind you) and my cheek, mouth, toungue and ear is still numb at 5pm. LOL

Is it an extended release capsule/pill? Those last 8-12hrs and if u metabolize slowly, then that could be why. Otherwise, the short acting stimulants are out of ur system in 4-6. But again if you metabolize slowly, then they can last longer...

Yes, I believe all Vyvanse is extended release?... Not sure. This am i opened the capsule, poured it into about 8 oz of water, stirred up and drank about half. So far, I'm getting the same calming effect in the same amount ( - 8 minutes) of time. VERY very subtle coldness in legs. NO GOOSEBUMPS!

Last night was awful and this is what really drove me to take half. Around 130am i felt that if hubby went to sleep something bad would happen. Like I couldn't trust myself... odd. Scary as crap. Started to panic. Had to take a xanax :/

But the doc started me on 50mg, from what I read that is a lot. I was on Adderall when I was...18?... but that has been so long ago and I was on Depakote 3x/day at the same time so I really have no idea how the Adderall effected me.

One good thing, so far I actually have some motivation (not a lot, but atleast I don't dread getting up!) today so maybe 50mg was either too much, or too much to start out on. But, clearly from how I'm going on and on my concentration isn't the best, yet. haha

I read somewhere that u are not supposed to open the capsule. It is made a certain way as to release just enough into your system for u to feel somewhat immediate relief and the rest let into your system gradually as time goes on. By taking it in powder form, u are releasing too much into your bloodstream at once.

I would talk to ur doc. It sound like maybe the starting dosage was too high... But I wouldn't split it if I were u.

My doc said if my dosage were too high, then i needed to stir it in water and drink half or 3/4 of it. The way that vyvanse is formulated, you CAN'T get it to effect you until your liver (i think!) has broken down the molecules. That's why its less likely to be abused than Adderall, Concerta...etc. Believe me, I'm VERY VERY careful with my medicine and would never do ANYTHING* my doctor hasen't said to do.

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-1483...anse+Oral#uses
look under the "uses" tab

Lol ok... ya im rly careful with meds too...

I think its a good personality trait! haha

What meds are you on for your adhd or add? What type do you have?

I'm on strattera for combined type ADHD. Previously tried methalfenidate (methalyn) and concerts. What are you on?

Sorry meant concerta*

Oh whoops haha ADD moment there. This whole thread is you talking about vyvanse haha! Lol