I recently started taking Vyvanse, it’s been about a week. It really does make things easier to do. Previously I had taken it for about a week and everything was going well but then I started getting anxious and depressed. Quit it for a while, started it up again and the same thing is happening. Anybody else experienced something similar? Does it go away?

  • LoKout@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Tell your doctor exactly what you are saying here. There are two general strains of ADHD meds, and even amongst those two the variants tend to have certain side effects.

    For me, I had very similar side effects from vyvanse. It did make me very conscious and able to live totally in the moment, which was wonderful. However, it also gave me bad anxiety. For some time my Psych tried to counter that with anti-anxiety meds, but it did not work, so I was switched to Concerta. Concerta and Ritalin are from the same strain, and if Vyvanse is not agreeing with you, it may be a great reason to switch.