Struggling with Low Energy Levels and Weight Gain

Still a valid comment! Vyvanse saved my life literally at the same time that my prescriber tried to end it by-proxy by prescribing me vraylar and giving me a microsleep while driving after a full day-long battle with NMS and psychosis

Im sorry, I just now realized you said vraylar, not vyvanse, and I can't delete my comment 😔

Ps: 🔎"psychology today + the folate factor" 👍

I had a TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE experience on ONE dose of Vraylar and now I have permanent neurological damage and muscle tics, look up "antipsychotic tardive dyskinesia" and then ask your psych when you go back why they didnt warn you about that for a drug that was going to cost you over $2000/month for the rest of your twitchy, sweaty, narcoleptic life. Ugh """" Vraylar. Vyvanse for the win. +1. ❤️‍🩹

I'm on vyvanse and it definitely does things. Lots of people experience it different ways. I get really hyper, determined, focused, happy etc. There are some days where it doesn't do anything, dunno why. But yeah it can be a great tool for getting energy especially if you mix it with caffeine. (careful with the caffeine though too much with vyvanse might cause anxiety attack.)

I was suffering from severe fatigue that I thought was medication related when I eventually found that I had a very low iron level. After getting with a lady I know who is well versed in herbs, and alternative treatments, I'm feeling much better. An iron supplement would be sufficient for me I'm sure. I prefer trying to find something a bit more natural although I do still find that I'm taking entirely too much prescription medication.

Serequel is a big weight gainer for myself as well. People who have anorexia because it gives people an appetite too!!! I loved 🥰 the sleeping 😴 side of the serequel but I was 😟 becoming dependent on the medication 💊 to sleep my depression away, there’s good 😌 about serequel and bad to this medication 💊 too. I took it for 5- years and regret it every day I look 👀 into my mirror 🪞 and see a 34- year old woman 👧 who is obese and miserable 😩 I literally was 189 lbs and now after all the years of this medication 💊- Serequel I weigh in at 515 lbs on my Dr 👨‍⚕️’s- scale. Omg 😱 and after 3- Pregnancies and taking this medication really quickly made me quickly downward spiral 🌀 in my weight. But;*** What does not work out for me/ Or another, Might work different for someone else. And just be Honest with your Dr 👩‍⚕️ because especially if you’re Dr 🧑‍⚕️ and you have a trusted relationship just be honest and let your Dr 👨‍⚕️ know you look 👀‘Ed…. Up ⬆️ your new Medication 💊 and aren’t really agreeing with what the pill 💊 is about and I’m sure she/ he will explain your medication 💊 better to you and/ Or will give you a better suited medication for you. Good 😊 Luck 🍀 ✌️ ✌️.

Depressing days I feel like I have no energy at all. I remember taking Serequel I gained so much weight,I would fall asleep 12 noon everyday no matter where I was. I got off that quick. Coffee should be enough for energy because caffeine can make some people feel like they are having an anxiety attack. Try getting more sleep and stick to a regular sleep routine.

Physical therapy is helping me with this problem. My PT said that I have to set a step goal for the day and just walking around the house for a while a couple of times a day, after a few weeks, I started feeling a lot more awake when I'm awake. I also take a lot of green tea

✋ I am so fatigued but I know it originates as a symptom. I myself am also on this journey and don’t have helpful advice since I don’t have any experience either. It appears to me that you have to fix the complication/disease/problem first to actually get your energy back.