Vyvance/Loretta

[Guest guest]

My psychiatrist mentioned Vyvance to me. She said 3 wks. ago that so far the

FDA had only approved it's use in teens. She thought the approval for adults

would be coming soon. So I might be trying it if this Focalin XR doesn't pan

out. Are you having any side effects Loretta?

Jeanne in WI

. I have started on Vyvance, but it's a children's dose and though it seems

like it could be effective, I think I need to be on a higher dosage. THen I

think I

will work on my organizational skills and procrastination... All I know is,

it is important to not reuse the brain, I need to schedule down time and give

myself extra time to do a task.

Loretta

[Guest guest]

Hello Jeanne!

I hope this day finds you relatively well. Well I started taking it

the last week of April, and the first day the Vyvance made me feel

like I could hyperfocus on things. For example, I was at my DH's band

practice and everyone was talking and there was a lot of noise in the

room. Usually this makes me confused as to what to focus on, it all

sounds like noise. But this day, a fly went past me, and I found

myself being able to focus on the sound of the fly's wings, and when

my eye caught the fly's flight, it was as if it slowed down because I

was able to watch it fly around the room-- like in the matrix or

something. It was strange, as if the noise had been turned down. I

havent really been able to focus much since though. The only things i

notice is maybe a headache toward the end of the day (but not every

day), and when it stops working after 12 hours, I feel like sleeping

again. Otherwise everything seems to go fine...

Loretta

>

> My psychiatrist mentioned Vyvance to me. She said 3 wks. ago that

so far the FDA had only approved it's use in teens. She thought the

approval for adults would be coming soon. So I might be trying it if

this Focalin XR doesn't pan out. Are you having any side effects Loretta?

> Jeanne in WI

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for telling me how it's going for you, Loretta. I think maybe this

Focalin XR might be working for me. Time will tell.

Jeanne in WI

I hope this day finds you relatively well. Well I started taking it the last

week of April, and the first day the Vyvance made me feel like I could

hyperfocus on things. For example, I was at my DH's band

practice and everyone was talking and there was a lot of noise in the room.

Usually this makes me confused as to what to focus on, it all sounds like noise.

But this day, a fly went past me, and I found myself being able to focus on the

sound of the fly's wings, and when

my eye caught the fly's flight, it was as if it slowed down because I was able

to watch it fly around the room-- like in the matrix or something. It was

strange, as if the noise had been turned down. I havent really been able to

focus much since though. The only things i

notice is maybe a headache toward the end of the day (but not every day), and

when it stops working after 12 hours, I feel like sleeping again. Otherwise

everything seems to go fine...

Loretta