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About a month ago I was diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed Vyvanse. Being the fact that I am a highschool student, the motives of me taking this were questionable. My starting weight was 117 lbs. I am 5 ft. 1 so I’m small. I started on 30 milligrams a day.

The first day I did not eat breakfast because I never eat breakfast. I took the pill at around 7:40. At around 9 that morning I could really feel it kick in. I had never been so focused in my entire life. I did notice that throughout the whole day I had no appetite whatsoever. If you actually knew me you would know that I ate like a horse. I do have a very high metabilism though. I felt no need to eat so I didn’t.

At around 4 that afternoon, I felt like I had been hit by a bus. I did start to notice that the more I did notice that the more I ate t throughout the day, the faster it wore off.  The level of focus I had earlier had completely worn off. I had a headache and was very irritable which is unlike me, I am a very bubbly and happy person. I tried to eat that night but after I ate I ended up throwing up. I started Vyvanse about 2 weeks before my finals. I had never done well on state exams nor could I ever focus. After 4 days of taking Vyvanse, I couldn’t feel the “kick in” anymore. I still had motivation to do things but I didn’t have the burst of energy I had before. I did end up acing my finals and I know that if it wasn’t for Vyvanse I wouldn’t have been able to do so.

I didn’t really eat a lot. The doctor told me to get a scale and track my weight weekly. I was 117, then 114, then 111. I had a small appetite after I got adjusted to the medicine but it wasn’t like my normal one. My mood swings were TERRIBLE and Vyvanse did throw my cycle off completely. After my finals it was winter break. I was on it the entire time but I couldn’t “feel” the medicine at all.

It was time for my monthly ADHD visit at the docotors office. When they took my weight I was 109.8. I had noticed myself getting bonier. A lot of my friends and family thought I was sick because of the way I looked. I told my doctor about the side effects and the way I couldn’t feel it working anymore. My dosage got upped to 40 milligrams.

My level of focus has been sharper than before and I’m constantly full of energy. Before Vyvanse I had trouble sleeping. The doctor said it could make that issue worse. It didn’t. I take the pill at around 7:40 every morning and it wears off at around 7 that night. I do feel a “crash” as some might call it but the “crash” puts me to sleep. My body is able to shut down.

I am now 107 pounds and my main concern is that I’m about to get to 100 pounds or below. Before Vyvanse I had a “thick” build and I was okay with it. I was never one of those girls who wanted to be “pencil thin”. I still have no appetite (I do get forced to eat) and I know my stomach has shrunken because it doesn’t take a lot to fill me up.

My stomach is very flat, my cheek bones are sunken in, and  my collar bones and shoulder blades are a lot more visible.

As much as I love the level of focus I get ( I am able to maintain an A  or B average in every class and my GPA is a 3.5) , I am still a 15 year old and everyone says it’s not healthy for me to lose weight the way I am. I am being accused of being anorexic or belemic. Should I stop taking Vyvanse or force myself to eat? Help is needed.

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