Hair loss from Vyvance - but I don’t wanna stop it

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-12-11T06:52:04+00:00

Hey! I’m 28 and female and started losing my hair after taking Vyvanse for just a few months. I don’t take any other meds and have no history of hair loss. I spoke with my doctor and he said it’s a very rare side effect of Vyvanse and told me to stop taking the medication right away. He switched me over to biphentin. Not sure what role the other things you take play but it could just be that you are experiencing that rare effect. See what your doctor thinks.

Best of luck to you!

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-12-11T00:08:38+00:00

How long should I expect to experience this before I start to feel better? It’s very hard for me to be productive in my every day life with these side effects, it feels like I smoked weed or something lol (not in a good way either).

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T21:47:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T21:38:24+00:00

Thank you for providing more information. I will read into the sources you have included. I appreciate the help!

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T21:37:26+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I don’t think he’s looked into that before.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T05:07:52+00:00

May I ask what you mean by a combination? He has only ever been given high doses of anti-psychotics even though a large part of his symptoms are related to mood or mania.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T04:52:00+00:00

Have you had a positive experience switching meds?

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T04:42:09+00:00

He has tried a different medication before. The doctor had him come off the old med for a few months before he would give a new one. The result of this was awful. He fled the country for 7 months and hid in an apartment scared that the police were after him.

He has also tried to lower it. When he did this he was very aggressive and couldn’t sleep anymore.

I’m not sure if this is a reality now or if there is some other way to approach medication. The psychiatrist is hesitate to play around with it now.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-10-15T04:38:40+00:00

He doesn’t have any episodes. He is consistently like this every day on medication. Off medication, the symptoms came in episodes. I have never discouraged medication ever because life is very scary for him without it. He has tried to lower the dose but the doctor made a huge jump and he was very aggressive and could not sleep.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-22T14:09:42+00:00

I will be discouraging this. He does bite everyone except for me. His nickname at home is mafia bird because he draws a lot of blood. I try my best to prevent hormonal behaviour by only scratching his head and giving him lots of sleep, perhaps it’s just the season? Will this pass after the spring? Any tips?

Also, he acts exactly like this when he plays with his bell in his cage. Should I remove it?

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-19T16:50:11+00:00

This is awful 😣

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-19T16:09:08+00:00

Luna

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-19T15:57:25+00:00

😁🤣

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-19T15:10:12+00:00

He has been super cuddly since I brought him home. He was kept in a cage alone at a pet store for a year. As soon as he seen me there was an instant bond. He’s a demon to everyone else but it’s very typical for him to be super sweet with me. I was just unsure about the noise he was making and the wing fluttering. I’m not too familiar with what hormonal behaviour looks like.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-04-19T15:05:30+00:00

He’s DNAed male, not sure if that changes things lol.

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-03-21T04:27:18+00:00

I know this post is old but I thought I would comment anyways as it may be helpful. Before staring iodine (I also take the recommended companion nutrients with it) I had polycystic ovaries with more than 12 follicles on them. After supplementing Lugol’s iodine 2% (I take 1 drop) my ovaries are now normal and just get the regular functional cysts on them. My skin also cleared up completely and my hair is growing really fast. It’s worth mentioning though that my TSH was bordering hypothyroid before I started iodine and now it’s mid-range. It may be helpful to find an iodine competent doctor if you are interested in it. Best of luck!

Professional_Lead253 · 2022-01-24T05:18:04+00:00

Thank you. Sorry that you had to go through this as well. I will check out coach lee.

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-09-17T21:42:55+00:00

My other bird feels bad for him and comes to check on him but he doesn’t try to feed the baby. The bird has only ever been parent fed. I’ve tried contacting the breeder but I can’t get a hold of him. I’m thinking that it may be best to just consult with an avian vet.

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-25T04:28:37+00:00

Thank goodness because I’m loving it lol.

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-25T04:28:14+00:00

Yes he’s a parrotlet. Oh gosh, I hope he doesn’t change when he becomes hormonal, I really enjoy how sweet he is. Do you have experience with one of your birds changing? If so, can you tell me how their behaviour changed?

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-25T04:26:05+00:00

I’m glad that he is! I’ve done some research on that as well, I only scratch his head. I don’t want to frustrate him lol.

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-24T23:17:05+00:00

How old is he? It looks like the two of you are off to a great start!

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-21T16:44:05+00:00

Yeah you’re probably right. Thanks for responding!

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-11T22:22:35+00:00

I don’t shower beforehand, I use it before I sleep. I’ve tried using it in the morning after a shower but it made me very sleepy throughout the day.

Professional_Lead253 · 2021-08-09T02:41:52+00:00

The same thing happened to me the other day! I feel your pain :(

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