Vyvanse Overdose

i have taken vyvanse, and adderall (adderrall) (unprescribed) on a couple of occasions to help me with my school work, but this afternoon i had one of the worst experiences of my life. i had purchased a 70 mg vyvanse pill, took 1/4 of it yesterday and the other 3/4 this morning, so today i was on about 50 mg. after school i was with my friend and started to experience terrible muscle contractions in my hands, forearms, feet, and calfs; i couldn't move my hands or feet AT ALL and it felt as if i was clenching those muscles as hard as i could and i could NOT stop this. I began to feel nauseous, and started vomiting. after i emptied my stomach onto the side of the road i felt much better, the nausea, and contractions subsided, and as of right now i feel fine, but it seems to me like i overdosed on the drug and i don't know if this can hurt me later on or even cause me to die tomorrow. I have no intention of ever taking this medication again, and I do feel ok now, but i have read that vyvanse overdoses can lead to death, and i just want to make sure im actually OK. PLEASE HELP ME IM SCARED AND I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO GO TO MY DOCTOR WITH THESE QUESTIONS (I weigh about 103 pounds, im 5'4 and 17 years old)

[Sandman2]

   I'm not a doctor.  But all of these types of meds do leave your system fairly quickly (which is why you have to take it every day).  So I think you will be ok.
    However, I hope you have learned a very important lesson.  That is a huge dose for someone your size - so it was dangerous.  Furthermore, those meds can be addicting.  And finally - I know from personal experience that ultimately it hurts your study habits/grades much more than it helps.  The best method is good study habits.  While the energy high you get during the studying is great - it rarely translates to better grades and frequently can wind up with worse grades.

[ujujujujuju]

thanks for the help and i hope your right, but trust me i have definitely learned my lesson. im never going to take anything like this again, and your right when you get used to studying with help from the high you get from drugs like these it makes it much harder to get things done without them.

[margypops]

Good post sandman,in my opinion ujujujuj  this is exactly why these drugs should not be given out to children simply for the reason of helping them concentrate ..What are doctors thinking ..

[specialmom]

Doctors don't prescribe these medications knowingly for those who just want good grades and to study.  There typically must be a diagnosis involved of add/adhd.  And these drugs don't work on people that don't have add/adhd.  Otherwise, it is just speed and all the side effects.  People that have add/adhd have a completely different reaction than those that don't.  It doesn't hype them up.  

I'm sorry that you used someone else's meds-----------  that is NEVER a good idea. Do not play around with drugs.  Even if prescribed for you rather than buying them off of a friend, drugs are to be taken carefully.  Not to share with friends.  

Hopefully and I'm sure you'll be fine but obviously, don't repeat this.  good luck (no grade is worth a drug overdose)