Re: Vyvanse – feeling calm with new med

[Carrie]

Amphetamines can possibly cause a UTI. I was concerned that I was having urine retention because it was increasingly hard to go to the washroom… I think I may go to my doctor to see if there is any urine remaining in my bladder after I go. We dont have a bladder scanner at work or I would test myself hahaha But I may be having problems because I can’t go to the washroom in a public place if there is anyone in the same room as me. Even if I have to go so bad Im about to pee myself I just cant do it. Its called Paruresis (shy bladder syndrome).

Last year in college I had about 9 hour days, I wouldnt drink water so I wouldnt have to go to the washroom. I sometimes went 7-8 hours without going to the washroom because of this. I finally told a few close friends who then would block the outside door so I could go. Anyways, back on topic (can you tell my meds have worn off? hahaha)

Sugargremlin – Yeah… My pms is severe. I wrote it in another post. I will see how the Prozac works. Im a little hesitant with SSRI’s. Especially since SSRIs increase serotonin levels, and so do amphetamines so I will be very careful and hope not to get serotonin syndrome hahaha I even asked my Dr. I told her I was worried about the interaction, she said the PC would flag it… Well it flagged the Adderall, but she said not the Dexedrine, which doesnt make sense because dextroamphetamine is a part of Adderall… Sure enough, once she printed it out and I read the bottom it said “Warning: Interactions with Dexedrine” I know what im suppose to be looking for, so thank goodness for that!

KrazyKat – I asked if I could take them TID (3 times a day), currently I take 15mg BID (twice a day) and I think the maximum suggested limit is 40mg/day. I would only be going over by 5mg… Im gonna give these some time and then I may just do it on my own and then tell the Dr. how it went and ask for it, thats what I normally do. Its only for the dreaded day shifts. Evening shifts aren’t bad. I may in the end just give in and ask for Vyvanse, but right now im just so fed up with all these meds.

I may stop the ADD meds all together and stick with the Prozac. Ive been thinking a lot about it, and my PMS/PMDD is the biggest strain on my life. I have managed quite well with the ADD part. Was it easy? No… Frustrating yes but really it hasnt hindered me… Besides in school, feeling like a failure, though I didnt fail I just knew I could do better and blah blah blah. We all know that story. But im not in school right now. My pms on the other hand puts strain on my relationship with my husband, and my poor kids see my mood swings, going from incredibly hyper and happy to within seconds throwing things and being verbally abusive to my poor husband who’s done nothing, and then become very depressed because of what I did to my husband and feel I have no control over it.. and then repeat. At times ive been so low that I just stayed in bed. I wanted to sleep forever thinking the normal depressed/suicidal things “im a horrible wife, im a terrible mother! Everyone would be better off without me” blah blah blah! The day my period hits im back to 110%. Its only those 1-2weeks before. And half the month is too much!

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