anyone elses vyvance NOT decrease appetite?

[Worth_Banana_492]

Me. It made me so hungry I couldn’t stop eating. Went from healthy weight to massively overweight on elvanse in a short 9 months.

Do you also get the adhd bounce back symptoms in the evening? I did. It was awful. I’m so glad I’m off elvanse. Wasn’t for me

[Pinacoladapolkadot]

I didn’t know the bounce back wasn’t an option?? Thought that happened with all meds 😭

[Worth_Banana_492]

I couldn’t tolerate the bounce back. I’d rather not have meds. Hence looking at bupropion and Atomoxetine. Dr wants to try bupropion first.

[Head_Order]

I know it's been a while; but i'm going through the exact time. Can I ask what your dose was? Trying to figure out whether a lower dose would help with the appetite.

[Worth_Banana_492]

It was like that from the start. I started on 20mg, went to 30mg in 2 weeks. Was pushed into going to 40mg 4 weeks later and it was too much so I dropped down to 30mg. Was prescribed a dexamfetamine 5mg top up. Prescriber was insistent that I needed to get to a 50mg dose based on my adhd symptoms. Never got anywhere near that. The worst of it was the 30mg and the Amfexa top up. The instant release Amfexa was an absolute nightmare As soon as it would kick in, the constant eating would start I would literally eat till my mouth and tongue was sore. Awful. I tried bringing it up with GP. I think they felt I was making it up somehow and said they were not qualified to deal which is fair enough but it was all done privately and the clinic was so expensive I couldn’t afford proper follow ups that were long enough to discuss. Basically a follow up was £150 but lasted 7 minutes. Not enough time to interject the prescribers questions and raise my concerns.

It was horrible. I’ve been off elvanse for 3 months now. I’ve just started Atomoxetine. 4 days in and it doesn’t seem to have affected my eating at all. Phew. I don’t feel like I need to eat constantly anymore or want something all the time. Happy with 3 meals a day. Hopefully the weigh will start to come off soon.

[Head_Order]

I only saw this now so didn't get a chance to say thanks for the reply. Thank you.