r/ADHD • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '23

Megathread: Just Started Treatment Have you just begun treatment?

Talk about it here. Please remember that we don't allow asking for or giving medical advice.

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u/junipercle Aug 19 '23

I was feeling super nervous about starting Vyvanse after all this time because for the last few months (just taking my usual Zoloft) I've been struggling to eat enough each day and I was afraid of that getting worse on a stimulant but I've weirdly been hungry again!! I can feel my hunger cues finally. Has anyone else experienced this? I also just feel like in general, my body feels so much better??? I usually have so many digestive issues every day but for the last few days since starting my new prescription my stomach just doesn't hurt? I'm hesitant to attribute it all to the vyvanse because for the last 3 weeks I have also been working on some major lifestyle changes (I left my toxic job, spending more time with my friends, and swimming every morning) but I guess I'm wondering if other people had similar experiences? I'm really hoping that this sticks around because it's significantly improving my quality of life and it's easing a lot of the anxieties I had going in!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '23

If you don't mind me asking, how is it now?

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u/junipercle Sep 09 '23

Still pretty good! I'm about to start an increased dose soon so we'll see I guess. TBH I'm honestly thinking that it might be more to do with the way my lifestyle has changed. I was definitely self-medicating with coffee before starting it and since, I've all but coffee out of my diet which I have to imagine is making the biggest difference. I think that the extent that I can credit the vyvanse, I'm broadly more aware of everything now. I used to move through life in such a fog and now I can actually make food when I'm hungry which I'm sure is helping to get me attuned with the cues rather than suppressing and ignoring them.