Has anyone used Vyvanse for Binge Eating Disorder?

Do you have to take this or other BED meds forever or will I ever be normal without it?

I have been taking Vyvanse for 3 weeks now and it's still not working. I'm fine all day but I still wake up with a strong urge to eat between 11pm-2am. My Dr. upped my dose from 20mg to 30mg at 9am but I feel like it wears off before bedtime. My pharmacist suggested taking 30mg this morning and 20mg with dinner. Has anyone here had a similar experience with the wearing off effects? I've read that the standard dose for BED is 50-70mg. My biggest concern is the potential side effects. So far I haven't had any trouble sleeping (aside from the waking up to eat which is what I'm taking the med for). I have a very healthy heart (been a distance runner for 16 years). Please share your thoughts and experiences with me. I woke up really depressed yesterday. I'm in 2 different kinds of therapy and seeing a psychiatrist. I'm not trying to use this as a "cure all". I just need help.

Hi Daniche, Vyvanse 30mg, was an answer to prayer for me after a lifetime of struggling with B.E.D. Right away I felt calmer, had more energy, was more focused, motivated, and most of all found that food was no longer an issue!!! My weight began to drop and life was the best it had ever been. After 8 months, I found my BP starting to rise higher and higher. Suddenly it was in the stroke zone. Although I was on many more meds at that time, my doctor said I needed to come off Vyvanse immediately. That was 2 weeks ago. Today I'm like cinderella who had to leave the ball. The depression is back, the constant need for food is back, no more energy or motivation, and strangely my BP remains high! I don't know if Vyvanse caused this or not. I see a new doctor tomorrow. I'm now on Topamax but it is nothing like Vyvanse was for me. Once we get my BP back down, I hope we can try me back on Vyvanse to see if I can tolerate it without BP problems. Truly, for me, it is an answer to prayer. Best of luck!

I've gone through and read lots of these posts. Thank you to all who have shared. It makes me feel like I am not alone in this. I am 33 and was just prescribed Vyvanse (for BED) this past week. I am on day 4 of 30mg. I binged last night before going to bed and then again this morning. Before that I haven't binged and have definitely noticed a decreased urge to binge overall. However, I am wondering if upping the dose would help. I see the psychiatric nurse practitioner again in another week to see how I'm doing. I am wondering how to go about asking her to up the dosage without coming off like a pill head. Lol Any and all feedback, advice, or tips would be very much appreciated. I know it's been a while since people have posted on here but I am hoping it reaches some of you. Thanks in advance and happy new year.

Starting today for add and bed as of this year. Nervous, high anxiety last 2-3 years, causing depression and bed. Prescribed 20mg but mixed half capsle contents in juice so could be at only 10 (ok per prescrber website, to mix with juice or yogurt for kids etc). Just dont wanna feel crazy fuzzy head. All the anti anxiety, depression meds cause such weight gain, hope Vyvanse helps combat. Really appreciate this blog and comments.. feel not alone. Sometimes it really hard. Thank you

Hello! Just started taking vyvanse today for BED. Have struggled with ED since I was abut 12, (am 33 now) and over the last 5 years have gained about 50-60 lbs. I have been working out and trying to watch what I eat... but the binging always make me go up instead of down. I will lose a lb or 2, then gain 3. I am reading all these things saying vyvanse is not for weight loss ect. But I think if I didn't binge I would be losing weight right?? I think I should be! Has anyone been on this drug for more then 6 months? Have you lost weight with exercise? My Dr. Said.some ppl have been in it for a year and that is fine as long as it's still working for me... but he told me to not expect weight loss.

Hello - I just started vyvanse (today), along with Trazodone for BED, depression and anxiety. Anyone know how long a patient is typically on Vyvanse treatment? I know there are strict regulations since this is a controlled substnace
Day one I noticed more energy - but I am not sure how soon these meds kick in, also, I am working on a project that requires a lot of movement and physical labor (much different from my desk job). Thanks for those who comment or share... this is all completely NEW to me.

I am now at 60mg Vyvanse daily. I have been taking it for binge eating disorder and I truly feel the effects. I am on here to learn of some of the side effects. I have been taking the medication since April and progressed from 30mg to 60mg increasing by 10mg each month. I believe the doctor will leave me at this level. I definetly feel the difference from when I forget to take the medication (ie: forgot over a weekend) and I could feel the cravings coming on whenever I would see a McDonald's commercial or Dairy Queen. Between the medication and training myself to eat at regular intervals and eat properly, this has had a big effect on me. Currently I am down 30lbs since March but more so I have started to feel in control again.

Yes I currently take 50mg... I have lost 50 po7nds since april 20th 2016... It gives me tons of energy and curves my appetite... I started at 30 but had to have the dose increased.

I was initially prescribed 30 mg and my world of binging as I knew it within 1-2 weeks ceased. I finally knew what it was like to feel normal. What a gift! I lost over 25 lbs. without trying just by living life instead of obsessing about food, weight, calories and all the guilt and shame that binge eating brings. After about 5 months 30 mg wore off and the binging started again and I put on about 8-9 lbs and then my doctor put it up now to 70 mg. I'm better but not like it was during that first round. I get restless so try to cut bk on caffeine. Definitely give it a shot. It's worth it! Good luck

I'm on vyvanse 70 mg for binge eating along with Fitzuma for depression and lamotrigine for mood stabilizer for my bi-polar. The only thing I feel with vyvanse is it helps me to stay alert at work because I don't sleep well at night and makes me talk and talk. That's it. It doesn't seem to help my binge eating. I've put on so much weight, I have about decided to just go off all of it. Maybe the manic highs will give me some energy to get this weight off. Gaining so much weight has depressed me a favor so much. Nothing's working. Just ready to give up trying.

I am on it now. I'm taking 30 milligrams. Yes it does work like a diet pill but when it gets close to the evening time it's starting to wear off and that's when u have to use self control. I exercise a lot to keep weight down but i don't like being out of control and I worry about not being able to exercise and still binge eating

Yes and it worked for me for 4 months felt like a "normal eater". It wore off so my psychiatrist just raised my dose from 30-70 mg. it's been over a week and I feel it starting to kick in again. I lost 20 lbs without trying just stopped binging. Now need to start exercising again and get stabilized. Have some insomnia and a bit hyper but worth it!

Hi. Yes I was initially prescribed 30 mg and most recently went up to 70 mg. I felt as if I entered a new world... the world of what "normal" people must feel like with food. My obsession with food lifted, my triggers, my night-time eating, my stops at fast food places, my shame, my compulsory need to have sweets and/or carbohydrates or sweets to get through my feelings all lifted. This lasted for about 4 months, just enough to lose about 20 pounds without counting calories, dieting or obsessing about food. I ate differently and ate what I wanted and when I wanted. The only downfall was it made me hyper but I'd take hyper any day than the hell of binge eating. Then these feelings subsided and slowly the binging crept up again to a point where I gained 10 lbs. in a month. My psychiatrist just raised the dose a week ago and I'm praying it helps