I think Vyvanse isn’t made to be taken on and off. It also can cause you to become jittery on the days you take it, especially if your dosage is too high. You should maybe try a lower strength (possibly 10mg or 20mg less) but take it every day. I suggest you read on this subject and talk to your doctor.
So interesting. I'm also on Vyvanse (daily) and on quite a low dose and now I've been on it for a while it has stopped making name feel like superwoman and now I just feel like me but way less anxious. I hadn't thought about the on/off thing and whether I am shutting down the warm bit of myself to be efficient. I actually think it's the opposite for me. I wasn't warm off the Vyvanse, I was anxious and avoidant and scattered. But for me ADHD only part of the jigsaw puzzle. Thanks for the article and provoking some reflection.
This is a perfect description of life on and off Vyvanse! I took it for a couple of months, and I also discovered I had to do it only on days that I wanted to really get things done. I found that if I took it on a day when I didn't have much to do, I would feel murderous anger rising up in me at the fact that there were no Pac Man dots for me to chomp. So I'd chomp my husband's head off instead. Another thing about me is that I'm addicted to the taste and ritual of really good black coffee. The dynamic duo was too much to bear. I gave up the meds and now I treat my coffee the way that you treat the Vyvanse... I have days I don't indulge, and other days I just binge and chomp.
I think Vyvanse isn’t made to be taken on and off. It also can cause you to become jittery on the days you take it, especially if your dosage is too high. You should maybe try a lower strength (possibly 10mg or 20mg less) but take it every day. I suggest you read on this subject and talk to your doctor.
So interesting. I'm also on Vyvanse (daily) and on quite a low dose and now I've been on it for a while it has stopped making name feel like superwoman and now I just feel like me but way less anxious. I hadn't thought about the on/off thing and whether I am shutting down the warm bit of myself to be efficient. I actually think it's the opposite for me. I wasn't warm off the Vyvanse, I was anxious and avoidant and scattered. But for me ADHD only part of the jigsaw puzzle. Thanks for the article and provoking some reflection.
This is a perfect description of life on and off Vyvanse! I took it for a couple of months, and I also discovered I had to do it only on days that I wanted to really get things done. I found that if I took it on a day when I didn't have much to do, I would feel murderous anger rising up in me at the fact that there were no Pac Man dots for me to chomp. So I'd chomp my husband's head off instead. Another thing about me is that I'm addicted to the taste and ritual of really good black coffee. The dynamic duo was too much to bear. I gave up the meds and now I treat my coffee the way that you treat the Vyvanse... I have days I don't indulge, and other days I just binge and chomp.
This was lovely to read.
Hi Nell. Welcome! And thank you.
Wow, this is so validating and lovely. Thank you!
lol. unfortunately, not much downside. Except beng dependent on another checmical. The addict in all of us is super attracted. :)