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Can Vyvanse 20 Mg Pill Overdose Cause Harm?
I was going to take some melatonin so I would be able to go to sleep tonight, but I let my mind wander and I ended up taking my 20 mg Vyvanse pill instead. I take it every morning at seven AM, and I needed to take it tomorrow especially so I could focus for a practice SAT exam. What do I do? I know the dangers of overdosing on these kinds of drugs because of a paper I wrote for class recently, but I don t know what to do. Can you help?
Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query.
I understand that you must be going are worried about the possibility of overdose with Vyvanse. You have mentioned that you are taking Vyvanse 20mg once a day in the morning. However, you have taken another 2omg pill of Vyvanse in the night also. In this situation, I would advise you to skip tommorrow morning's dose because if you do so you could experience side effects.
The side effects of everdose include anxiety, restlessness, palpitations, increased sweating, agitation, confusion, etc. Especially, considering the fact that you have an exam tommorrow, it is important that you avoid such side effects since it could affect your concentration and performance.
In the future, pleae ensure that you take the correct dose at the correct time in order to prevent such problems. You can use a pill box to ensure that there is no confusion in taking your medication everyday.
Wish you all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MBBS., DPM., MRCPsych.(U.K.)
Consultant Psychiatrist
I understand that you must be going are worried about the possibility of overdose with Vyvanse. You have mentioned that you are taking Vyvanse 20mg once a day in the morning. However, you have taken another 2omg pill of Vyvanse in the night also. In this situation, I would advise you to skip tommorrow morning's dose because if you do so you could experience side effects.
The side effects of everdose include anxiety, restlessness, palpitations, increased sweating, agitation, confusion, etc. Especially, considering the fact that you have an exam tommorrow, it is important that you avoid such side effects since it could affect your concentration and performance.
In the future, pleae ensure that you take the correct dose at the correct time in order to prevent such problems. You can use a pill box to ensure that there is no confusion in taking your medication everyday.
Wish you all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MBBS., DPM., MRCPsych.(U.K.)
Consultant Psychiatrist
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