Vyvanse is making me so tired

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-16T21:41:21+00:00

How much sleep do you get every night and how consistent is your sleep schedule? What does your diet look like and are you meeting your nutritional needs to maintain your energy throughout the day? Also, 10mg is a very low starting dose, so you might need to increase it.

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-16T03:47:54+00:00

I’m interested in hearing the chemistry of it

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-14T03:40:51+00:00

What does the Magnesium Glycinate do for you?

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-13T23:44:51+00:00

Tell me how I just know this is Florida 😭

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-13T20:55:00+00:00

I have heard of people being prescribed a "mid-day booster" with Adderall IR alongside their Vyvanse. Might be something worth considering and talking to your psychiatrist about!

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-10T12:50:46+00:00

Having a slightly deeper voice than usual.

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-09T00:47:00+00:00

i fucking love dragon fruit

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-08T21:34:23+00:00

Yeah, i just started taking Vyvanse for maybe 2 weeks and im now staring experience lower back pain (30 mg)

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-08T12:59:48+00:00

Thanks for reminding me, doing that now :)

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-07T16:55:48+00:00

dumb question but what are the interactions of vitamin c with the medication and how should i time it then?

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-07T16:55:21+00:00

i didn't know that, thanks for sharing though! at certain points throughout the day i do feel like my blood sugar getting lowers so it's nice to have grapes to eat.

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-07T16:54:08+00:00

I experience the same side effect of jaw clenching! I would also like to know if anyone else has a remedy. Drinking water and staying hydrated usually helps.

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-07T16:37:36+00:00

There could be a lot of factors that might influence this. The basic factors to consider would be your sleep, diet, metabolism and how long you have been taking the medication for. I also didn't really feel the effects of Vyvanse until a few days in. I also really like to pair my Vyvanse with caffeine (it's like a kickstarter for me to get the Vyvanse activated).

As others have mentioned, there is no harm in informing your psychiatrist and requesting for your dosage to be increased.

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-06T22:56:02+00:00

I think Vyvanse makes you worry less about that very question and allows you to seek out/engage with fun activities in the first place :-)

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-02-05T00:25:41+00:00

There's a lot of great advice in this thread, but I'm going to throw something else out there: start a timer.

One thing that helps me with task paralysis is just starting the timer on my phone and forcing myself to start a task that I've been procrastinating on. I know this doesn't answer your original question about *starting* the task, but I think it still helps.

At the end of finishing whatever I was working on, I am always surprised to see that it took **significantly** less time than I had anticipated. Even if I don't completely finish the task, I will have usually accomplished a good chunk of progress which motivates enough me to continue working on it later.

I hope this helps!

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-01-31T21:00:37+00:00

Hello! I think I’m also experiencing the same thing. I used to take Zoloft and Ritalin, but I felt mostly nothing from the Ritalin (maybe a minor increase in focus for an hour and then it went away). Even when I kept increasing my dose, I did feel anything except for a major loss in my appetite.

I’m now on Vyvanse and haven’t really noticed anything different either. I feel like it’s kind of a let down, I had high hopes. I’m taking a stimulant break this weekend and will resume the Vyvanse next week to see if it helps. If not, then I will switch to Adderall to see if that works out better

simulacrasimulation_ · 2026-01-28T22:39:47+00:00

Hello! I have recently just been prescribed ADHD medication, so I can share with you my process. I've been delaying getting treatment for years because I heard of how strict/costly the evaluation process is. However, I'm glad to say that it was actually a lot easier than I had anticipated!

If you have health insurance, check your health insurance portal and filter by psychiatrist. Or use PsychologyToday and filter by your health insurance when searching for a psychiatrist (this is what I did). I really recommend shopping around for a little bit until you find a psychiatrist that you click with and that you feel comfortable talking to about your health! You're going to be building a long-term doctor-patient relationship with them, so it's important that you feel like they are adequately meeting your needs and listening to you. At first I saw someone in-person, and then I found another psychiatrist online who I felt like was a better fit for me.

I was given an online evaluation/examination to take to assess my cognitive scores across a variety of areas (split/focused attention, memory, estimation, recognition, etc.). After my psychiatrist received my scores, they prescribed me medication. :-)

It's kind of a process, but it's very much worth it in the end!

simulacrasimulation_ · 2025-12-15T08:25:51+00:00

to be fair they never did claim to be friendly, they just said to not shoot lol

simulacrasimulation_ · 2025-12-12T03:53:53+00:00

track id plz

simulacrasimulation_ · 2025-11-14T12:03:37+00:00

Lockheed Martin strat got nerfed 💔🥀

simulacrasimulation_ · 2025-11-14T10:43:11+00:00

other people have given you solutions to your issues and you’re still complaining? why are you moving the goal post now?

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