In May I changed to Vyvanse, I was taking 100 mg/day of Ritalin and it just was not working at all, plus insurance wanted me to switch to generic-horror. We upped the dosage a few times and every time we upped it we had an initial day or two of a better focus and then it levels off. In today’s culture, more and more people are working for more than 8-9 hours, and you need to keep the busy days running along. Press J to jump to the feed. Vyvanse stopped working after one day? Vyvanse not working after day 1. Does anyone else take Vyvanse and not have it kills your appetite? A Subreddit for discussing prescription psychostimulants (Adderall, Vyvanse, Focalin, Ritalin, etc.) He also receives behavioral therapy and I get parenting “therapy” from a psychologist. However, this productive window is getting smaller and smaller. First, let’s take a look at how long Vyvanse gives you in a standard dose. The first day or two we noticed a difference in his attention and then it stopped. My son was place on Vyvanse and Clonidine about 8 months ago and the Vyvanse was not working for his ADHD. Having read some other related pages along with this thread, maybe I’ll ask about Concerta and if that doesn’t work, look into the MTHFR mutation, since it seems relevant to my mental health conditions anyway. Took another one about two hours ago or so, and I think it might have done a little bit, but nothing like day 1 was. A few hours after a person stops taking Vyvanse, it starts to leave their system, which leads to a chemical imbalance in the brain. It works but after about 2-3 months it fades and we up the dose. So my question is, is that what y’all think it is too? Hi, I am experience the same problem. We upped the dosage a few times and every time we upped it we had an initial day or two of a better focus and then it levels off. He was referred to a cardiologist and they found that he has a heart murmur and something enlarged in his chest. Now there are days when it still does work, but then there are also days when it doesn't work or I can't feel it in my system at all. The “goodness” wore off after about a week. Individuals with ADHD are … Each time I added 10mg (starting with the first dose), I noticed that my head seemed clearer, like it was easier to think, prioritize, and I was less irritable. Intuniv was added a couple of weeks ago. I thought this was our ticket. I've been noticing more and more that in the morning, about an hour after I take it, I unbelievably focused and productive. If there’s anything I’m doing wrong, please let me know. I've been on Vyvanse for the past 8 years if I can remember correctly. Feeling sleepy after taking Vyvanse is considered a paradoxical reaction because Vyvanse wakes most people up. Ok, so last Wednesday (8/29) I was prescribed Vyvanse 30mg. Hoping it sticks this time. I thought maybe I somehow built up a tolerance already somehow, so I skipped Saturday and tried again Sunday. They seem to think we are going to need a higher dose of meds. The first few days were great minus the nasia (just like years ago starting out). (2013). However, these small doses may not be enough for one to carry out the daily list of chores, needs, and wants. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I’m having the same issue with Vyvanse (for adult ADHD). One sign of overdosing is a medication lasting longer then it should. We ended up taking him off Vyvanse because it was starting to make him moody and incredibly anxious. Perhaps Methlyphenidate is a better option (as is often the case for children). Dosage was upped to 27 mg. Almost everyone does well on one type or the other, but not both. I should mention that sometime after that first stretch of taking it, it didn't make me feel so mellow anymore. Copyright © 1998 - 2021 New Hope Media LLC. When a few symptoms improve, this is a good indication that medication is working. I joined this group just so I could ask this same question. All rights reserved. The buzz was nice, I could get work done and the crash wasn't as bad as it had been. There are two types of stimulants: amphetamine (Adderall, Vyvanse, Evekeo…) and methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Quillivant…). Amphetamines, in my experience, are a lot more sensitive to diet than Methylphenidate and cause more dehydration, and perhaps his food/fluid habits conflict. does vyvanse stop working after a while?what should i do? People who take Vyvanse may feel tired or irritable or have other symptoms several hours after taking the drug. These are my thoughts on this problem of vyvanse not working some days. If I take it in the afternoon my morning sucks and I have to suffer in the evening. You may feel the medication working within a few days, but it usually takes a few weeks to achieve the full effect. It's supposed to be slow-release, right? I’m trying to be patient but its so frustrating waiting and waiting for something to stick. I almost drove back to my psych NP’s office just to hug her for fixing all this stuff I’ve dealt with my entire life. If appetite for dinner is persistently down from a long-acting medication, it may need replacement by … You may consider genetic abnormalities (like MTHFR) and food sensitivities as the potential culprit for medication failure if you have the same experience with methylphenidates. I normally would have given up as soon I was looked at it. With Vyvannse I really didn't notice too much and stopped it cold turkey and started on a generic Adderall that I take 1-2 times a day depending on what I am doing and I am finally sleeping about 8 hours a day. Our mission is to be your trusted advisor, an unwavering source of understanding and guidance along the path to wellness. I managed to get a 2 hour nap in about 2 hours after I’d taken the pill. The doctors don’t suspect anything else other than severe ADHD ( non hyperactive). You must be logged in to reply to this topic. My doc ended up raising me to 50 mg Vyvanse from 30 mg Vyvanse, and it’s worked so much better than it did on 30. If you abruptly stop taking Vyvanse, your withdrawal symptoms can last approximately three- to four weeks, depending on the individual. ADDitude Community Moderator, Parenting ADHD Trainer & Author, Mom to teen w/ ADHD, LDs, and autism. That does sound like it might be the best bet for me, my day runs from 8 am - 10 pm a few times a week, so I’d kinda need a booster I think, I’ll definitely talk to her about it. We are now trying Dyanavel XR. It even improved my long-time depression. I work several varied shifts and I have symptoms throughout the day if I don't take it early in the morning. Don’t have to outright ask for a dosage increase, just describe the situation, and they should know the best thing to do for you, I don’t think our situation is too uncommon. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. Dose was upped to 36 mg. Again, he had several good days and then went back to his old ways. To tell whether a medication is effective, it is important to understand what it is designed to do. I can’t confirm for sure if raising your dosage will be effective for you, but I’d like to say it’s been effective for me. Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) for ADHD seems to have stopped working Posted by caromango @caromango , Jan 4, 2018 Diagnosed with adhd (with pre-existing anxiety) and prescribed Vyvanse ~2 months ago, gradually increased dose from 30mg to 60mg. That is, maybe he’s not getting enough water and the dehydration is effecting his mood, or eating acidic foods, etc. I am an adult with ADD and vyvannse helped but wasn't as consistent for me. Due to my blood pressure being high, my new doctor wanted to start me out on the smallest dose available. Most people on this site have tried to stop Vyvanse after having been on it for 3 to 5 years on a “normal” dose. He started on 1 mg and is now on 3 mg. To anyone still following this post, there is a common misconception of Vyvanse not working anymore after a few weeks, or needing a higher dose as your body is become used to it, not immune. Weird, I wouldn’t expect that maybe the dosage is too high, I’d only guess too low. This is all based on my own research and experience with the drug, I'm by no means an expert. When I stopped taking the Vyvanse I felt exactly like I did before. Question. Thanks in advance for trying to help! Freaking amazing when it works. I'm on 40mg of cymbalta (duloxotone, "off label" for ADHD, an SNRI), and on my second month of 30mg vyvanse. Ask your dr if you can get a prescription of 15 mg twice a day (BID). He is now on guanfacine too. So I am now on Celexa and Vyvanse. Vyvanse not working - posted in Vitamins, Supplements and Nutrition: Hey guys! and topics directly related to them. For a few days, I was highly optimistic. Does this reaction seem to be something that happens a lot? After a few days a felt better, but I also exercised and ate healthy. Today’s Monday and I didn’t take any today, and I don’t plan to take any more until Thursday, just to see if maybe a tolerance really is the issue. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose to get the desired results. The first week will be the Vyvanse crash period. It can really screw up your day if you don't get enough sleep. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5. Login. Talk to the doctor about trying a methylphenidate next (sounds like you maybe have if Quillivant is the next medication to try). Now, in the past couple of days, the Vyvanse doesn't seem to be working very well anymore. Same thing happened. You may not have an intense energy increase anymore, but if you were in the right dose you should have never felt any kind of euphoria in the first place. Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page in order to complete this form. That is 9 years on the same dosage. I found that I work better with a straight dose of Adderal a few times a day. Also with me, taking 50 mg and 20 mg separately makes all the difference in the effect versus taking a single 70 mg pill or 3 20 mg pills, Idk why. So today is day #6 on 20mg of Vyvanse, after stopping the drug a few years ago due to loss of job/insurance. Good luck and I hope you find something that works for you! 30 does seem a little low but we are all different. The ability of Vyvanse to help me focus is impressive, as I can sit down to work for hours at a stretch, and same is the case with housework or other tasks. The weather in the Big Apple reminds me of my days in New York’s rustbelt. 60mg worked well for about 1.5 weeks and now I don’t feel like it does anything. Usually, but not always, that improves after a few days or weeks and is not a big problem. Thanks! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. He is so very moody, defiant and difficult. It’s a volatile drug, the only reason I could think that it would not work after day 1 is that the dosage is too high or not the most efficacious for you as a start off dosage. After a month went up to 50. It appears JavaScript is disabled in your browser. Started at 10mg and now up to 60mg. This gives me strong focus when I am getting organized. However, this effect wears off after about 3 days, give or take, every time I increase the dose. Get a free issue and free ADDitude eBook, plus save 42% off the cover price. I think it's all just temporary; I'm sure you'll feel physical withdrawals go away soon. We decided to start trying medication for my 7 year old son a few months back. Its less about the moodiness at this point and more about why the drugs stop working after a few days on them. Hi y’all, first off thanks for clicking and trying to help :) Ok, so last Wednesday (8/29) I was prescribed Vyvanse 30mg. Dosage for BED is up to 70mg per day. We started on Vyvanse. I was taking 20 mg instant release Dex divided into two doses and it wasn't helping much. The exact length depends on the individual. Hope it works. Here’s a lot more detail on ADHD medication: A Patient’s Primer on the Stimulant Medications Used to Treat ADHD. Since 1998, millions of parents and adults have trusted ADDitude's expert guidance and support for living better with ADHD and its related mental health conditions. Edit: After taking it Thursday, it seemed to do a little bit, but nothing compared to day 1. If it remains a problem, a lower dose or shorter-acting morning medicine may be needed. I feel I’m like a machine. Sleeping is still irreplaceable! The same thing is happening where the meds seem to work for a day or two and then level off. I just got prescribed Vyvanse today, same dosage of 30mg. I was diagnosed with ADD a few weeks ago and received medication the day before yesterday. I have been on vyvanse for a good while but it seems not to be working anymore. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I should also share that I do not do the whole drug holiday thing. I’ve noted it with many foods. I started on 40 and it was great. When the effect of a drug runs opposite to what you might expect, this is called a paradoxical reaction. If you’ve been on a high dose for a long time, though, you’ll experience withdrawal symptoms longer than that. Still nothing and I even took a long afternoon nap. I took 70 mg after a few months. Up until the past year, it worked perfectly for me. He is 9 and is ADHD combined. My son did not respond to any type of stimulant for his ADHD. Anyway, I took another one the next day, Friday, and it didn’t seem to do anything at all. When you're unemployed and 33 with ADHD, any efforts to reinvent yourself can... My son is almost 38 years old he did no display any signs of ADHD on the checklist as a child although was... Hello, I have tried various ADHD medications over the past 2 years, and the best to work for me so far is... My son has received his diagnosis of ADHD combined. The 24 inches of snow and... I’m in month three of unemployment, and month one of no health insurance, and no ADHD medication. We started on Vyvanse. Questions/Advice/Support Got diagnosed with ADHD, took my 30mg Vyvanse pill yesterday, turned into Superman for the day but barely ate, went to bed but I got bad insomnia from the med, slept a total of 5 hours, and now today I took the meds and they just didn’t work? I’d mention the issues you’re having to your doc, and if your doc is anything like mine, they’ll be glad to help. After a lot of research and thought, I went back to the Doctor and discussed switching to the Brand Name Adderall - thinking that perhaps the generic was just not as effective for me anymore.After going about my normal routine of 15mg x3 to no avail, I stopped splitting them in half, and instead would take at the full, normal dose - 30mg, 3 times a day. I scheduled the appointment and told him I'd been self-medicating and decided I needed to stop. Your use of this site is governed by our, Medication stops working after a few days, Was Vayarin a Proven ADHD Treatment? I’ve been on 2 X 60mg Vyvanse per day, morning and afternoon, plus 15mg dexamphetamine as booster for evening. And dehydration can be a distraction that essentially results in less effectiveness rather than moodiness. Im prescribed it and I was so excited for the appetite suppression, but that has not happened for me. Definitely refrain from all citric acids within 1-2 hours of taking ADHD medication. Vyvanse drove me bonkers. It could stop working after you build up a tolerance for it. Home › Welcome to the ADDitude Forums › For Parents › Treating Your Child › Medication stops working after a few days. How Long Does Vyvanse Last? To try and keep balance naturally, I drink warm lemon water about 2 hours after taking my dose and the last few days my ADHD is out of control, and the Adderall stops working right after the lemon water. I started out on the maximum of 1 x 70 mg per day, but that fizzled by noon. I ran out of the Focalin XR so I gave him Vyvanse 70 mg and Intunive 4mg today, as directed by his Psychiatrist, that I had left over from the last time he was on it and his teacher texted me to say he was much better. Questioning Nutraceutical Clinical Studies, HELP with Helping My Newly Diagnosed ADHD Son, This topic has 8 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated, This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by. We are on Wellbutrin and Guanfacine to manage his ADHD symptoms. I was previously on 60mg after a year of adjustments and it was great! I dont know if my doctor will change me because she says vyvanse is a longer acting form of adderal. If you take it everyday then it may wear off and you will probably have to get a higher dose. It was around noon when i took it with a sip of tea along with lunch. It made me feel capable. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Its possible that it is causing you sleep problems. I haven’t had to increase the dose of my Vyvanse since 2007. I used to take Vyvanse. I put together this kids' lego set. I'm going to request 60 at my 3 month check up. When I took adderal it seemed to work alot better and last longer. Hi y’all, first off thanks for clicking and trying to help :). We’re you able to find the problem ? He has been having chest pains and rapid heart beat while on these meds. I still have times when it doesn’t quite seem to work, but most of the time, I’m happy and satisfied with the results I get on 50 mg VS what I got on 30 mg. Read this with a grain of salt. Nope, only good for about 4-5 days. Diet can reduce effectiveness as well (not eating enough as well as eating foods too acidic, especially anything high in Vitamin C). Before this she couldn’t tell any difference. They switched him to Concerta and upped his Clonidine to .3mg. I’m at a loss. My son did great the first couple of days on Concerta 18mg. Hi! This is … American Psychiatric Association. Thank you. Once I get started I can usually sail through the task until the next dose. I can stay on this routine for a few days, but if I start finding myself tired or not focusing well, I stop and sleep. it took almost 2 years of trial and error to find the correct dosage. In June, my doctor increased the dosage to … Potentially going up even more would help even more, but tbh I’m a bit worried about how addictive I’ve heard meds like this are and kinda want to stay as low as I can while getting something resembling a somewhat normal life. MTHFR: Another Piece of the ADHD-Genetics Puzzle, Penny By the way can you sleep on vyvanse … In my brief but eager research about ADD and Vyvanse, it appears that quite a few doctors are prescribing more than 70mg./day, or they are prescribing 70mg./day plus a small booster dose of an instant release med like dex or adderall IR. Would you mind telling me how often you take it and why you need to keep going up on dosage? Vyvanse should work 10 to 12 to 14 hours. The first day or two we noticed a difference in his attention and then it stopped. His teacher never noticed anything other than him being anxious. I managed to be perfectly fine on 30mg every day for five days after scheduling an appointment with my doctor and not taking any over a weekend. I’d really like to have another one of those perfect days, but I guess I can be satisfied with having just one. Vyvanse is an amphetamine and central nervous system stimulant. I took my first dose Thursday morning and I was over the moon, I finally felt like a normal person, my anxiety finally got under control recently, gender dysphoria being managed, depression getting stomped, and now with Vyvanse my ADHD symptoms had essentially disappeared. It’s not exactly a cure-all, still gotta do some work myself, but I think it’s very worth it to try to get it to work properly, it helps a ton. It seemed to work for me. Any ideas why? I just want to stop with this awful fidgeting, concentration issues, tired all the time, and feeling the need to always be moving a mile a minute all at the same time. Vyvanse just stopped working? We have upped it twice already and the same thing happens.I will say that on this medication the last time we upped it his teacher could tell a different but for only a day or two. Being histamine intolerant, my diet is limited. So, I've been on Vyvanse for about 3.5 years (30mg), and while I've become somewhat acclimatized to what "normal" feels like since I first took it (I never get that euphoria like the first time), I am well-aware when I've taken it vs. when I haven't. She told me that I could take it every day, but also that a lot of people don’t take it on the weekends when not really needing it. We ended up taking him off Vyvanse because it was starting to make him moody and incredibly anxious. He still does neurofeedback once a week but is struggling in school mainly because he can’t focus on anything. I loved feeling capable!! How much Vyvanse are you guys on as a maintenance dose? One reason you might not feel it is that it is spreading the benefit over time. Our next step is quillavant if this doesn’t work. So that is something that you need to get under control before you start switching doses. I took one 30mg pill as soon as i got it from the pharmacy, eager to test it out since i have heard such good things about it from my doctor. I keep telling her and her supervisor that anything with Methylphenidate does not work for him.
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