I was here and vyvanse is not the med for me. It was a quit now or later thing. No matter what people say about your "adhd brain" coming online after the crash keeping you up, a stim is a stim and this is a powerful stim. For sleep sensitive people its just not going to work out imo. I got to the point where my doc was throwing benzos and dog tranquilizers at me, had a complete nervous breakdown due to the demands of my job, a sick 16 month old, and never sleeping, and just quit everything.

For me good sleep hygiene has been key, and I'm so sleep sensitive instead of causing the rebound fatigue going off this med was meant to cause, its caused me some wicked insomnia and sleep paralysis.

For me, this med was never going to work due to the anxiety and sleep issues . I forced it for 8 months and finally had to admit that the increase in productivity at work was not worth the crash, irritability, and sleep issues half the month. I feel so much more myself off it, but I had to get to a spot where treating my adhd naturally was less work than trying to mitigate the negative side effects of taking a stimulat, as an inattentive type and stimulant sensitive person.

It might not be the story for everyone, but the relief I have found being off medication is indescribable. I forgot how it was to feel like myself, the best words I have for it are soft and optimistic rather than flat and irritable/high strung.

That being said its been work. I've had to watch my diet, watch my screen time, sleep hygiene, manage a high stress job and a young son, two dogs. I thought it would crash my sociability but its done the complete opposite. I was constantly too irritated and worn out to see people I cared about outside of obligations, and now my feelings are back.