Ok so my daughter was prescribed vyvanse which I hear is similar to addys which I have taken wen I was in junior high for recreational use and I'm wondering what the come down is like off of vyvanse is it similar to addys or not plz give me advice I dnt want to give my child something that can have her spun
I have never taken Vyvanse myself. If I'm not mistaken, it is a slow release of the dextroamphetamine which we discussed a little in the post above yours.
I've read very mixed reviews and it's hard to tell from those reviews if the person is using it as intended or trying to abuse it.
I've seen reports that it works great, almost like an airplane flight. 4 hour hour ascent, 4 hours at altitude, 4 hour descent.
That said, I've seen more users complain of harsh come downs. And even MORE complaints of inability to get to sleep at night because it's not wearing off in time.
I don't know you're daughter's age. But, I have some experience with my son who is now 9. We started looking into having him tested for ADHD when we was 7.
The doctor started slow, trying some of the less potent meds. I can't recall the names but there was one that made him pissed off all the time and lash out at his baby sisters and one made him an emotional rollercoaster.
Then we landed on the Ritalin skin patch. And, that worked sooooo good. Especially because we could control it. It only worked when the patch was on. So, we could patch him before school and pull it off when he got home or after baseball practice.
Unfortunately, the adhesive on the patch irritated his skin to the point where it became an issue.
Then, we started him on Quillivant XR which is essentially the oral equivalent to the patch and THAT has been the medication he has taken for almost a year now. He takes it at 8 am and it wears off around 6:30 pm. His schooling has improved dramatically, he isn't playing in the dirt out on the baseball field, and no harsh crash.