I took Ritalin for a very short amount of time and have been taking Vyvanse for 7ish years. Vyvanse suites me better personally. I know it’s different for everybody. Ritalin didn’t give me the focus/clear(er) head like Vyvanse does. And the first day I took Ritalin, I crashed so hard that evening/every day I took it, it was terrible, I was upset and crying and just miserable. Vyvanse has never given me a crash like anything close to that. I can get a bit tired after 14 hrs but never crash. Vyvanse helps my OCD too, it makes my head clearer. It’s one of the reasons I like it so much. I think they still have it, but they used to have a a coupon that brought it down to $30. It’s the most expensive of my meds at that price still, which is the price of mine with insurance. But for me it’s worth it for how much it helps. But ya gotta work best with your priorities. But if you haven’t, I recommend trying to look for that coupon! It’s more expensive than others bc there is no generic.

How do you handle the costs of Vyvanse? We have insurance and it cost me $360 for one month.

Oh my goodness! That’s so much! With insurance mine is only $30. I also work for the health dept so i am lucky on that one. This is what I used to use though- https://www.vyvanse.com/coupon Hopefully this can help you even if a little bc that is an absolutely ridiculous price. I honestly don’t think it could be my priority at that price!! That’s like a car payment, holy moly! I’m so sorry!

Really? That’s great news! Yeah.. 4000+ is hella expensive for one pill. I know there are other good meds out there that ppl swear by too. And although Ritalin didn’t work for me- it does help people. I should say, i’m bipolar as well so that could be why it made me emotional lol. Also the main ingredient in Ritalin (methylphenidate) is also in concerta which is longer acting (similar to Vyvanse in that respect), which could help more too. My younger brother likes it and has been on it for longer than I’ve been on Vyvanse. I hope that coupon can help and you stay on it! But don’t worry, there are other good meds out there!!

Thanks, I will look into it.