Stimulants recent irritation on comedown from vyvanse

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In 2001, I was prescribed 18 mg concerta and upped my dose to 27 mg about four years later. Then about three years later I switched to 20 mg focalin. The focalin only worked for two years and then my doctor put me on 30 mg of vyvanse. In fall of 2011, my doctor also prescribed me 10 mg adderall as a redose in the afternoons or for days when I only need to concentrate for a short period of time. I have never really had any of the bad side effects caused my vyvanse, and actually really enjoyed this amphetamine, especially in comparison to concerta.

Recently, as in the past two months, I have become very irritable in the late afternoon usually around the time I would start coming down. Until now, I had never even experienced a comedown from amphetamines. The only thing I have found to help is to smoke immediately when I become irritable. This only helps until the weed high wears off and then I become irritable again. I don't want to quit because I have an extremely difficult time concentrating and getting any work done without it, but the irritability has become a problem.

Does anyone have any idea why I am just now experiencing comedowns and irritability? Also does anyone have any suggestion on how to make the comedowns more bareable or to lessen my irritability? I don't want to start taking benzos because I don't want to become addicted. Thanks!

 

[methkite]

Thats just the price you pay. Weed, beer, benzos,etc. is the only way i can cope with the anxiety and irritability. and the comedown. if your taking it as intended youll be ok. just live a normal life and after awhile the effects will subside. When taking as intended food and sleep will work

I just have a drug problem and a mentality that makes it hard for me to just 'take one in morning'. it ends up like 5 a day. then i crash for about two weeks

 

[pissedoff]

I was wondering about Vyvanse because I started on Ritalin and had really bad irritability then iwas switched to adderall xr and same thing and the benzo thing scares me a little but my doctor just prescribed me klonopin for the next 10 days till my next appt. and i gotta say it helps immensly with the crashes. I know its so addicting but the crashes are so awful and i take the adderall as directed{no abuse} but .05 low dose klonopin has really helped!

Totally not worth it! I used to be a meth addict kicked that found I had ADD and normal dose gives no high but helps you get your shit done for the day! Being a recovering addict I understand the struggle of wanting to take more. My advice is taper down to normal dose every day and if you have to use a benzo while your doin it that will help. keep benzo at lowest dose. Be completely honest with your doctor about your addictions so they can monitor and keep it in check. My heart goes out to you but please taper down.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Vyvanse is a prodrug for dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine). It is effectively extended release dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine Spansule, been on the market FOREVER).

The best way to deal with an amphetamine comedown is to make sure you're taking yourself before and during the amphetamine experience. Eat as much as you normally would (or as close to as much as you normally would), increase your vitamin and mineral intake and increase your fluid intake. Amphetamines dehydrate your body so you need to compensate with fluids and electrolytes.

Another good thing to do is go out and get some vitamin C tablets from your local pharmacy. Take 1000-2000mg when you're coming down with a meal. It will help "soften" the blow of the comedown. There are lots of other supplements to look into to help make the comedown easier and reduce the stress that amphetamine use puts on your body.

Using a benzo or another downer/depressant (alcohol included) on the comedown is effective but doing that on the long term will more than likely cause you to have two addictions instead of just one. Cannabis helps a lot - I recommend a nice sedating strain for amphetamine comedowns, and it also helps with getting your desire to eat to return.

Finally, look into acquiring some melatonin supplements. It is a natural sleep aid that helps your body maintain a more consistent sleep cycle. It is also a powerful anti-oxidant. I recommend taking 3mg or so 30-60 minutes before you plan on going to sleep (you should basically be done with the amphetamine comedown at this point).

 

[GBM]

Do you live in a place where medicinal marijuana is legal? If so my best recommendation would be to head over to a dispensary and pick out the heaviest indica/indica dominant bud they have in stock.

Personally I smoke cigarettes while on amphetamines to keep my nerves in check. If you don't currently smoke I would recommend you do NOT start. I had been a smoker since before using amphetamine salts, its a terrible habit and should be avoided if you can though.

A small dose of ketamine always left me feeling euphoric as hell. Even after I come down, and even the next day, I feel absolutely amazing!

Sometimes I'll take some Zopiclone to get to sleep after a large dose, but it isn't something I take daily (to avoid addiction).


Try picking up some Calcium and Magnesium Citrate Tablets. These will help with the negative effects of the comedown significantly. I find it really helps calm my nerves, and the magnesium citrate works as an excellent muscle relaxant (Bruxism be gone).

There`s a lot of ways to tackle an amphetamine comedown I find, try a few out and see which one works best for you. Vyvanse has by far the smoothest comedown for all the Rx Amps, so it shouldn`t be a hard battle to beat.

 

[opandamonium420]

It's just a major side effect of amphetamines, i used to take adderall, and then was prescribed vyvanse I would get so irritable that my doctor put me on abilify as well as the vyvanse which helped control my mood a little but the best thing for it was for me to just smoke a fat bowl after school. irritability is just a price you have to pay for the added concentration.