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Have Fibro, Fatigue, Lack Of Energy. Can Vyvanse Be Taken To Treat Fatigue And Treat Fibro?

I have fibro and I am on a lot of meds to treat it and I was wondering if vyvanse could be a possibility to help me with the chronic fatigue because I have no energy to do anything during the day. I recently quit my job because of the fibro and now the fatigue is really getting to me! Being a nurse I know this is not a typical drug to use to treat fibro but I know that it could be beneficial in giving me energy to function as a mom and wife and perhaps allow me to work again
Tue, 27 May 2014
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There are FDA approved medications for fibromyalgia. Vyvanxw however is not one of them. Vyvance is an amphetamine and is habit-forming. It can produce acute psychotic events if used inappropriately. It would not be the first medication I would recommend for your situation. I strongly suggest seeing the specialist with an interest in fibromyalgia. preferably one associated with an academic tertiary medical center. I would suggest avoiding alternative and complementary treatments especially until you have exhausted all the conventional therapies. Fibromyalgia is not a well understood condition and unfortunately there are lots of cash only treatments designed to make the prescriber wealthy more than they are designed to make the patient better.
thank you for your confidence. I hope you feel better soon. I know how frustrating it is to not be able to work because of the fatigue associated with an autoimmune condition. Bbut I would hate to see you do something that would further damage your health or endangered you psychologically.
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Have Fibro, Fatigue, Lack Of Energy. Can Vyvanse Be Taken To Treat Fatigue And Treat Fibro?

There are FDA approved medications for fibromyalgia. Vyvanxw however is not one of them. Vyvance is an amphetamine and is habit-forming. It can produce acute psychotic events if used inappropriately. It would not be the first medication I would recommend for your situation. I strongly suggest seeing the specialist with an interest in fibromyalgia. preferably one associated with an academic tertiary medical center. I would suggest avoiding alternative and complementary treatments especially until you have exhausted all the conventional therapies. Fibromyalgia is not a well understood condition and unfortunately there are lots of cash only treatments designed to make the prescriber wealthy more than they are designed to make the patient better. thank you for your confidence. I hope you feel better soon. I know how frustrating it is to not be able to work because of the fatigue associated with an autoimmune condition. Bbut I would hate to see you do something that would further damage your health or endangered you psychologically.