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Vyvanse overthinking help!!!

Hello , I'm 21 and have taken ADHD  med (adderall and now vyvanse ) my whole life (since I was 6)  it helped me amazingly all in elementary-10th  I quit taking it everyonce in a while for a few months  because I hate it I hate taking pills but this past year I have started collage back and I need my medicine for school!! I take it around 8 am It helps me great for about half the day but around 1pm it's like I can't stop thinking about what I need to do next and constantly repeating what I need to do next and can't focus on what I'm actually doing in the moment  for example I repeat over and over in my head ( when you leave here you will go home study cook shower look over notes and rest) well when the rest time comes it's starts a new one (you will sleep wake up get dressed eat ) ext.  and I need help to fix this it is driving me crazy but if I don't have my Medicean I will fail!  I want to be able to just watch tv at the end of my day and actually watch it and not sit and repeat things over and over in my head... I want to be able to focous on what I'm dining not what's next     Helpppoo
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189897 tn?1441126518
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Its really pretty simple.  Vyvanse should last you 10 to 12 hours.  If it doesn't the dose is too small.  Doctors usually start you with a small dose and wait for feedback because everybody is different and need different amounts.  Give you doc a call and tell him that it stops working for you after 5 hours.  You could just take another dose, but then you would finish your prescription too soon.  So you do need to contact your doctor.  Hope this helps.  Please post if you need any more info.
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