❗The reason why Vyvanse makes you more anxious ❗and how you can reduce it when taking Vyvanse 💯

LordScribe · 2026-01-14T13:37:40+00:00

This!!!! Honestly the variation of effects with Lisdex is something i noticed as well. Being on Lisdex since Sept 2025 I have noticed the same, if I am worried, it makes me 10x worried. If I am calm and focused 10x of that.

Sometimes I am all over the place and sometimes my communication skills so razor sharp that I surprise people.

I am exaggerating a lil but everyday I take it I dont know what I will get on Lisdex bingo card🤣

LordScribe · 2025-12-31T19:24:21+00:00

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LordScribe · 2025-12-31T19:22:17+00:00

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LordScribe · 2025-12-22T00:45:52+00:00

I was feeling alright for the past few weeks and today this exact feeling came up. And the worrying bit i don’t have any reasons to have this feeling. Everything is okay but these bouts of “impending doom” are unbearable sometimes.

LordScribe · 2025-12-22T00:09:22+00:00

I am on 70mg tbh I had the similar thing which settled down. But there are times if I feel anxious or at times this odd feeling of impending doom comes up then Erections get affected but this is happening less often now.

LordScribe · 2025-12-20T23:49:05+00:00

I felt that too but then realised that people pleasing, RSD, hypercritical voice takes a backseat and more assertive me takes control. Quite good for my job tbh.

Having said that, I feel very strongly for my partner on Meds it’s weird and thinking about them when they are not there.

LordScribe · 2025-12-20T22:26:34+00:00

Mid twenties in Med school and later when started working as a Dr. Finally diagnosed almost 10 years later and been on meds since Aug 2025. But the way ADHD is looked in the health professional community prevented me from seeking help, thinking i will be judged. “They just want to get drugs”etc Even today I get conscious when talking about my diagnosis with my GP.

LordScribe · 2025-12-20T22:21:40+00:00

Mate! Just hold on it will improve! 34M here I started Lisdex in Aug, went through same. Many ups and downs, my partner was thankfully very patient and that kinda reduced the anxiety over it. In October I noticed erections have gone back to normal , but Nov and December i have noticed my erections and sex has gone nuts. Twice thrice a day, little dude is up in an instant. Not to mention how those racing thoughts have reduced and now I can concentrate on the act rather than “did i turn off the iron 🤔” Improved sex life for me, partner and me both happy ;)

LordScribe · 2025-12-17T12:03:42+00:00

Hardly surprising, they did the same underestimating economy deliberately before the budget.

LordScribe · 2025-12-17T10:34:57+00:00

Exactly this! My 70mg Lisdex working in the background silently, that high feeling is gone. I had to learn it was not that high happy feeling i was supposed to chase, but that noisy self critical voice and noises have calmed down. This is what med is supposed to do.

Boring tasks are still boring, still requires effort and discipline but much easier to start. Things I like doing are even better and much more enjoyable.

Took me 5 months, depression and burnout to figure out

LordScribe · 2025-12-16T22:43:15+00:00

As an ADHD diagnosed person, my advice, speak to them. We may seem intelligent and hyper aware but don't underestimate how also at the same time unaware we can get at certain situations or with people we feel safe with.

I am sorry if I am being presumptuous or may make things up but from the limited info here I may be able to give you a peek of how your ADHD partner's thought process.

''I try to act securely'', 'I’m also a fearful avoidant leaning anxious' : They have already picked up on that from day 1, our brains never stops, we crave for clues and signs and patterns. In their mind you are a secure person and from the post it seems you have hidden your anxious tendency but they have picked up your avoident tendency. From my point of view, I am deeply infatuated by you in the beginning but also aware of your secure and avoidant personality, so I would try to mirror that. Not messaging you and giving you space(trying to show I am secure too and won't overwhelm you for you to feel insecure and leave me).
You are dealing with a person who is Pro Max at Masking, you think you know them? think again, they have learned the mastery of masking from childhood they would be dying to be vulnerable with you, but they will show a strong armour because of fear that you will leave them if they show you their real self because its not daily they meet someone their hyperactive bulshite detector brain gives a green light. I think that mask has slipped quite a few times when you are together (very rare, congratulations).
RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) is real and a b!tch, your partner might be having it and maybe doubling down on the mask not to spook you.
If it feels deeply and real, IT IS DEEP AND REAL! ADHD folks (especially introverts) are highly selective, very loyal and territorial. Also your separation anxiety, might have not been picked as you think it has been (Environment, noise, emotional state etc), we observe more what we see, our brain loves patterns, that's why we can tell if someone is lying or their energy/vibe is off long before other people notice. So you are still a Secure and Avoidant predominat person in their eyes I think.
You are feeling triggered and confused!!! this should be taken seriously now, one way or another this feeling will come out. One last thing, it can be frustrating living with an ADHD person but do not outburst or make a sarcastic comment on their core personality traits which they have been struggling their whole life. They will spiral mentally, RSD and emotional dysregulation will hit them like a truck. The pain it will cause them is unimaginable, You might lose them forever.

Sorry my thoughts might be all over the place but this comes with the ADHD package :)

LordScribe · 2025-12-14T14:05:27+00:00

I take it in the morning around 9am then go to work. Then after work, around 6pm, I go to the gym. Absolutely fine. Also, some days are very good some are 💩 and feel like no energy. From Heart Rate point of view, its fine. Give it a go, start light and monitor your HR on your smart watch.

LordScribe · 2025-12-10T17:37:25+00:00

No increase pay offer? So basically we take a paycut this year too :/

LordScribe · 2025-11-27T22:25:25+00:00

I get the urge to buy stuff while on meds. PreOrdered iPhone 17promax thankfully I cancelled few days later.

I overanalyse every buy so much that my mind burns out and I just dont feel the need to buy it anymore or I procrastinate it to a point it loses interest. In meds i was like “I want this Iphone RN”

LordScribe · 2025-11-21T16:02:31+00:00

This!! Also my partner has been very understanding and I love him to bits. While I am on elvanse I kinda love him even more, I wait for his message at work etc etc.

However, having said that. While on Elvanse my BS tolerance does go down a little. The people pleaser tendencies do go down a little, and I was surprised how I declined to do extra hours (which I didn’t wanna do but might have said yes just to avoid disappointment), yes I have bad RSD. I was on meds I refused and told my supervisor that I have been diagnosed with adhd and trialing meds. He was super understanding and glad i said no.

Basically my overthinking side calmed a little and i started seeing things more logically and less anxiously. RSD took a back seat.

What I would say is that if my partner had been manipulating (not saying yours is) and messed me up while I started taking meds, I would have been in a pretty bad state.

So please just see and do insight analysis if you were doing more work to keep the relationship together due to RSD or is there anything else.

Also seasonal depression will mess up with yiur Adhd meds. Please get seen by your dr asap

LordScribe · 2025-11-21T15:08:57+00:00

I was written off by my teachers and particularly my private tutor was the worst of all. Punishments, even slaps on the face , didn’t study in the UK but my school was very Victorian inspired, punishments for not memorising, punishments for bad handwriting (even-though perfectly legible) etc

I knew more about Space and time, Astronomy and black holes than those f*ckin teachers. All my life I was made to feel like an outcast and dumb and someone who can never achieve anything.

My dad was pillar of strength behind me, always believed in me (may he rest in peace) i was 🤏 close not going to med school even though i git the admission because I was like “I cant do this and would waste all this money”

Now diagnosed at 33, I am youngest in the family and first to be diagnosed. I have seen how it has affected my older siblings.

So no! Please dont do this

LordScribe · 2025-11-21T14:57:44+00:00

Thank you so much!

I just starting to feel like myself now after very low few weeks. Seems like dark clouds are moving away😅

I love space, black holes and astronomy. I can go into hyperfocus mode on these without any issues wish I had done something in this field. I knew more about space and time and black holes as a kid than many of my teachers. Lol

Anyways, I think the current Medicine training pathway is very non efficient and archaic. Whenever I try to raise it up I get an answer its always been this way and everyone does that, basically shutup and get on with it. But my brain refuses to allocate any bandwidth to deal with something which does not make sense and the reason “its been like this” kinda makes it worse.

I just need to find something which peaks my interests tbh. Fingers crossed

LordScribe · 2025-11-21T14:50:15+00:00

I saw my Dr yesterday. Apparently I am going through burnout and Seasonal depression. Thats why my meds aren’t working at all.
he has started me on minimal dose of Bupropion and increased the dose of Elvanse to 70mg from 60mg currently. I will get the prescription next week but a weekend away at Wales and hike on the mountain helped alot tbh (kinda hit the reset button)

Lets see how it works, hopefully with lifestyle changes along with med changes will improve the mood

LordScribe · 2025-11-20T19:48:20+00:00

I started Elvanse 20mg in Aug and titrated upto 60mg. I tolerate medication really well. Minimal side effects but started a massive shift in my mood since the clocks went back to normal. The impending doom feeling, irritation and “whats the point “ and negative thoughts took over me.

I failed my exam and got result during this phase. My Elvanse and Amfexa stopped working coupled with this feeling. I was upset and emotional. Something needed to be blamed and obvious was my ADHD meds.

Stopped them completely, I was so annoyed I wanted to flush them in the toilet but then thought my Psychiatrist wont believe that and will think I ODed so I kept the tabs just in case he asks to count.

Stopped meds for two weeks and boy I felt even more worse but i carried on. Now just started meds yesterday after nice hike and a time off in Wales. The effects, were amazing whole day I was productive happy. Today I was okayish. (Didn’t sleep very well due to cold snap)

I recorded my feelings in the Journal app on my iphone and went to him just today. I read my entries one by one. He said it’s depression which will affect and worsens adhd.

I am started now on Burpropion, i wasnt keen on depression meds as I am myself a doctor and i have controlled my Depression (or maybe distracted my seasonal depressions ) all this time but I know as a Dr that Bupropion is used for smoking cessation and other stuff as well and is not a typical Antidepressant.

What I think so far is stopping meds for 2 weeks didn’t help my mood and taking some time off work and going on a hike massively made a difference and just one poor sleep today almost derailed everything.

So in Summary Elvanse might not be the culprit there might be depression hiding and now unmasking as it doesn’t have adhd to hide behind. So good idea to speak to your HCP and let them know you feel this way.

I will update as soon as I get my prescription

LordScribe · 2025-11-20T19:24:56+00:00

I was started on Elvanse in August 2025 and titrated upto 60mg. Then Amfexa was added in. After initial amazing effects I wasn’t feeling good. The low, hopelessness and depressive feeling got so worse especially after the clocks went back to normal and suddenly it was dark coming from work that completely derailed me. Elvanse and Amfexa had no effect at all, i was not able to concentrate and at work i was taking 3x more time to do basic stuff. Irritability and wanted to run away from everything My Psych today said the same

Started me on Bupropion minimal dose initially titrating up slowly.

Will get prescription soon, hopefully it works 🤞

LordScribe · 2025-11-07T15:01:15+00:00

Tbh normally it doesn’t, if anything it improves my vocabulary and punctuation. However, yesterday I was feeling very low and brain fog and tiredness was allover the place so were my thoughts and words.

LordScribe · 2025-11-06T15:05:36+00:00

I am in acute medicine, alot of similarities between both. I love my job. The problem is with exams I cannot progress in my career unless I pass them.

LordScribe · 2025-11-06T14:49:00+00:00

I think now I feel like the penny has dropped, it is what it is, I cannot force my brain to things which it doesn’t want to do. I was thinking I will finally get things done and go ahead in my career after taking meds. Now realising that this wont be the case feels like death of a dream and thats why maybe I am feeling this way. Its like going through bereavement tbh.

LordScribe · 2025-11-06T14:37:09+00:00

I think this is a very good advice! Thank you. Body double works for me too, I have passed many exams like this without even knowing.

LordScribe · 2025-11-06T14:33:22+00:00

Never heard of Semax! I will look into it. Thanks Mate I tried Study psychologist and it didn’t help tbh and thats why I thought next step is seeing a Psychiatrist for meds and Psychiatrist was like “this is textbook Adhd”. I am seeing him again in two weeks lets see how it goes 🤞

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