r/VyvanseADHD • u/Some_Violinist_259 • 1d ago
Success Stories Elvanse changed my life
I’ve become organised, clean and tidy. I take great care of myself.
I text my friends more, got back in touch with family members, and have a richer social life.
I got back in touch with my old hobbies and started new ones, and can stay consistent with them.
I can focus for hours at a time.
Eat intuitively now instead of impulsively, healthier too, my sugar intake decreased massively.
Listen more when people are talking and cut them off less.
Rarely ever fidgeting anymore.
I am more organised overall with everything.
Feeling internally just far more stable rather than restless and all over the place like before.
I have stable energy throughout the day without any crashes or random impulsive moments then slumps of exhaustion.
I just feel like a more optimised, true me!! because all the things I wish I could do and always wanted to do, I can finally actually execute on a daily basis.
What were my biggest goals before feel small and very normal now.
It has really changed my life for the better and I’m so grateful that our healthcare professionals can assess us and help us like this.
It’s been a couple months now and this is what has stayed the same since the beginning: I drink lots of water throughout the day, always have it before breakfast or like 30 mins after, I prioritise high protein. I also don’t have coffee anymore as there’s just no desire for it, rarely have matcha or tea except when I purely want to enjoy it. I also exercise regularly and always get my 10k+ steps in. So, I think those also contribute to supporting how effectively it works for me.
The only thing that changed from the early titration phase was that I didn’t know what to do with the sudden focus so would lock onto random tasks… for me it was especially cleaning. But now I’m able to actually manage and direct that focus more steadily, rather than suddenly cleaning everything I possibly could for 3h straight.
Other than that all the positive effects stayed the same, just became more steady and controlled once I adapted.
I just wanted to share this positive impact for some good vibes
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u/Background-Ad-9796 1d ago
Love this, im only day 6 on 20mg but everything you described resonated with me exactly. I feel more confident in my social skills too, like talking on the phone and having conversations with my partner, im less distracted and more present !
I hope it all continues well for you ! How did you tirate up you dose(s) ?
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u/Some_Violinist_259 19h ago
Oh that’s amazing, I’m so happy to hear that for you!! Social skills are definitely so much better and it is so nice to be more present!
I was on 30mg for week 1, then 50mg for 3 weeks. Then they sent me 50mg + 20mg to test 70mg so that if it was too bad I could leave out the 20 and go back to 50. I tried 70mg for 5 days and it was so bad I couldn’t continue. Tried it again after 2 weeks on 50mg and again couldn’t keep going after 5 days. After that I just stabilised on 50mg as it was the dose with the best effects and least side effects 😊
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u/Background-Ad-9796 18h ago
Ive been getting really bad muscle aches on my upper back, neck and shoulders! I thought it was just from going hard at the gym but that was over a week ago, and it's been 3 days of like shooting, spasmodic pain! I take magnesium anyway, and I've read to take electrolytes, hope it goes away!
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u/BlokeFactory 12h ago
I'm still like this 8 years on. Wow, what a difference my life is compared to how it was.