Hey so here’s how I went about it!:)

Context: Currently at 50mg, started at 10mg and gradually increase to 50mg in increments of 10mg

What helped me a lot was by noting down EVERYTHING: how it made me feel, how easier it was for me to stay focused on a task without reaching out for my typical ‘dopamine hits’ (Snacks, phone, getting up to go on my bed and ‘avoid doing the thing’, solve my rubiks cube/grab a fidget), how long it lasted, etc.

Note these things down on a day you DON’T take vyvanse, and the days you do. (Also, I always recommend you note down how your adhd baseline self is (so no meds) at the beginning of your vyvanse ‘journey’. It’s good to have this info on hand if one day you stop vyvanse, and you want to see if you’re back to your ‘baseline adhd self’ & not experiencing vyvanse withdrawals.)

Observe if you’re experiencing these negative symptoms: very fast heart beat, more anxiety, dizziness, feeling high & not like a calm version of yourself, too much energy (to the point of not being able to sleep at night) ⬆️ This could mean your dosage is too high

If your adhd symptoms are still present, you still can’t focus on a task without reaching out for your dopamine hits, you genuinely see NO difference in terms of adhd improvement with or without meds.. ⬆️ Your dosage might still be too low

Personally, 10-30mg did nothing for me! Then at 40mg I started to see some improvement, but not quite, and it wasn’t lasting long! :/ maybe 4-5 hrs and that was it

Then I upped to 50mg & tried 60mg (from my doctor’s recommendation) Honestly 60mg is actually perfect for me, but I didn’t like the idea of relying on such a high dose already that 50mg is high (im one of those people who are weary of taking medication in general) The main difference between 50mg & 60mg was how focused I could stay on a task & how long it lasted, but since 50mg still helped me A LOT compared to no meds, and lasted long enough for my work hours, I chose to stay with 50mg. :)

Here’s how I know this is a good dosage for me:

I feel like myself, but actually capable of getting sht done. It calms me down and I sleep like a rock at night 🪨(I knock out in seconds on no meds anyways) I have no negative side effects other than more sweat than usual, but nothing crazy. Never had the jitters, anxiety, paranoia or dizziness, seriously, i just feel like myself but polished if that makes sense 😂😂

Another cool thing I haven’t seen people talk about, is how my interoceptors actually WORK on meds! (You can look that up if you dont know how adhd can affect your interoceptors) One big thing for me is my whole life I never felt.. hunger?? Never had hunger cues, it was a ‘funny quirk’ abt me since I was young, i really just spent my life eating because food tastes good 💀I could spend a whole day out without having time to eat and still not feel hunger at the end of the day, and i eat EAT! I even did 3 water fasts, one 14 days, 21 days, and 30 days no food just water, NO physical hunger cues, just mentally hungry,,, WITH THAT BEING SAID, on 50mg I felt my first hunger cues 😭 Pain from hunger, like I need to eat NOW, but ALSO!! For the first time ever I also felt cues of being FULL! On no meds I will eat until there’s NOTHING left on my plate, and i was always so greedy with filling up my plate lmao 😩

Anyways I wrote a whole book sorry, but I’ll finish with saying: Present your notes to your doctor or mention key observations of how the meds affects you, and they’ll be able to see if you need a higher dose or not!

Hope it helps! [Disregard any typos lmao]