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Have You Been Prescribed A Stimulant? (Vyvanse, Adderall)

A MyLupusTeam Member asked a question 💭
Dayton, OH

Has anyone been prescribed a stimulant such as Vyvanse or Adderall for concentration/fatigue issues while on a specific medication? If so, did you consult your rheumatologist or family doctor?

August 15, 2016
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A MyLupusTeam Member

I'm on cellcept and yes vivance for the same reason...yes we can have it...it works kind of ...it does give you energy....i have aps syndrome severe....so I doesn't take care of all my problems......good luck to you

August 15, 2016
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have. Adderall. It helps a lot but it does make me dehydrated which causes me to hurt more sometimes and it gives me wicked mood swings.. I’ll be fine until someone annoys me and then I will lash out more than I’d normally react without being on it. I currently don’t have anymore and I am struggling to stay awake- I get a lot done while I’m taking it.

January 17, 2019
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have not no but I'm on lorazepam and hydroxine

August 17, 2016
A MyLupusTeam Member

I have been prescribed 2 and had problems with both. Ritalin has a sick kinda feeling. I heard nurses and other people call it a "dirty" feeling? I kinda understand what they mean if it means felt like I had some contaminated chemical. I had better concentration. I was more awake, and got tons done usually. It made me hurt everywhere, noticeably. I got the ride of my life when I took it one day with an opiate increase. I can't take that with any drug combination opiate or narcotic wise. I have the severe chronic lymph flare, I still have it around here just in case. But I skip it most the time. And my ADD is back to what it was before.

I also took adderal for one month as an alternative. It did a lot of the same. Definitely smoother.
It competed with some of the same receptors my other meds did and I had to again, stop that one. And these are DIFFERENT receptors than the Ritalin! I guess this class of medicine will always give me this problem. I have temporary stopped trying to find a good medicine. Maybe I can learn something here.

August 17, 2016
A MyLupusTeam Member

I'm on cell Cept as well and I suffer from fatigue, I wonder if these stimulants interfere with your sleeping at all?

August 15, 2016 (edited)

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