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Anxiety and depression on Vyvanse (self.adhd)

submitted 8 months ago by notthoughtsjustcrabrave to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Perhaps you should ask your doctor to try a different medication, sometimes some meds just don't work for you in some way or another.

When I was trying to find something for my anxiety back in the day (in my early 20s) I tried quite a few things that either didn't work like I wanted or made it so much worse. To the extent I gave up on trying to find things for it for years.

Now I just take my ADHD meds (Straterra) and since I've started it (about a year ago) I haven't had any issues with my anxiety (went for a few panic attacks a month to none) so I'm not even trying anything for the anxiety.

[–] notthoughtsjustcrabrave 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I didn't have much luck with straterra. Didn't feel much of a difference on it. I keep procrastinating getting in touch with my Dr, dunno why. I should probably switch medications, but I was hoping it was just my body adapting to it or something. Might ask to try Ritalin next. Do you have any experience with that?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 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.

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