I started taking Vyvanse a few days ago. I've noticed that after the initial buzz I get after about an hour or so after taking the drug I start feeling bummed out. But it's not quite being bummed out or sad or depressed but close...sorta. The closest thing I can compare it to is the feeling you get when you have to go to work when you have an umplesant co-worker or boss you know you're gonna have to endure for the next 8 hours. I'm not saying that's how I feel about the impending side effect but what the side effect feels like, as if it's Monday and in 20 minutes I gotta go work with someone unplesant. Plus it's very subtle. I mean it's not even as prominent as the situation I just gave. It's so subtle as not to interfere with anything but more of an annoyance especialy in contrast to the previous period when I get that buzz. That and it lasts for quite a while. Also, I don't feel it all the time. For example, If im engaged with a task or something the feeling goes away but comes back when I'm not doing anything or get interupted at my task.

The drug helps tremendously with my attention and concentration and I'm willing to take the bad along with the good, but I'd like to know if any of you get the same side effect and how you would describe it or what you would call it because I wanna mention it to my doc if it persists. Is is anxiety because I don't belive I ever had anxiety before bad enough to notice it to know what it feels like. I'll want to ask if spreading my dosage over the course of the day will help or if it's something that goes away as I get used to it.

Also, because the drug helps so much I'd be willing to go with less of the "up" feeling even if it dosn't change the annoying feeling any bit since I think the most annoying thing is the contrast between the two and having the negative effect be right after the "up". So if I had less of an "up", the annoying feeling probably would'nt be as annoying.

Sorry if my description was vauge, hence the post.

Cheers.

If I understood what you were trying to say in that post it seems pretty normal...the euphoria is gone so naturally you feel kinda...eh...I'd like to tell you the euphoria eventually goes away, but for me it hasn't. I still feel that happiness for about 3-4 hours after I take my medicine. I don't really have a "bummed" feeling until later at night when I'm tired...kinda like oh...it's gone now and I have to go to bed...how sad.

*shrugs* who knows...my medicine wore off 3 hours ago...maybe your just thinking about it too much...? I noticed once I stopped thinking and trying to journal my reactions to the medicine all the time...eventually I didn't notice those little things.

I would run this by your doctor. It is possible that there is some underlying low level depression or anxiety, but without considering any other symptoms you are having as well as your history I am just speculating. Also, there are many medications out there for ADD and Vyvanse might not be the right fit for you.
Good luck

Well it's deffinately much less noticeable today. I think the bulk of it is what blueyeyore said about journaling my reaction and paying too much attention to it.

Today we are interviewing possible roomates, 7 people scheduled for an hour each back to back. Normaly I'm very shy and not say a word but I'm pretty lax so I know its working on some level. Actually I've heard the same hour long sales pitch my girlfriend gives 11 times in the past 2 days so I'm very tempted to take over just to mix things up.

But yeah I'm not too worried since it's only noticeable when I take time to sit and think about how I'm feeling but not when engaged in study or any sort of activity. Just curious to see how other people would describe it to help me be as clear as possible to the specialist. After posting I looked up Anxiety and now I know for sure it wasn't that. Besides, since I've lived in such a "bla" state for 8 years dealing with the problem and being pretty much "straight-edge" and don't do drugs and hardly drink recreationaly, and naturaly not being a "feelings" kinda guy, I'm not as accustomed to drugs that alter how I think or feel nor as apt to identify/explain their nature or origin as some other people. I think it's just me overthinking and misenterpreting my mood when the euphoria wears off. Because of this I'm leaning twoards asking to raise the total daily dosage but separating it between 2 doses of lower mg a few hours apart to lower the euphoric intensity but stave off the rebound a little longer since the drugs durration appears to be shortening every time I take it.

Just trying to be as objective as I can. It's a nightmare of mine to be misdiagnosed due to me not taking the care to acurately explaining how I'm reacting to the drug. That, the stigma of having numerous (non-existing) mental issues to deal with, the wasted time, energy, money, and stress you put your body through by taking unneeded meds is simply something that needs to be avoided so I'm just doing everything I can on my end to see that it is.

BTW thanks for the replies. Greatly appreciated.

P.S. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE how I'm able to write these long threads now. It's like I'm one of those smart boring people.

I concur... lol

P.S. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE how I'm able to write these long threads now. It's like I'm one of those smart boring people.