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A member asked:

Doess that "high" feeling you get when you first start taking vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) go away? and when it does are you suppose to feel something when you take it?

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Dr. Letha Cole answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Psychiatry

Dose too high: Perhaps you are taking a higher dose than you need. The other possibility would be that you do not actually have add. If you do and you are on the appropriate dose, you should feel able to focus but not high.

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Answered 12/30/2015

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