Sos! Took too much?
I usually take 80mg vyvanse, around 8am. I didnt sleep well last night so it was hard to wake up this morning, but my boyfriend witnessed me taking my usual dose at 8am which is 80mg. BUT, i fell back asleep. Around 9:30 i woke up again and realized i needed to start getting ready for work so i, unknowingly, took what i thought was my first dose of 40mg as thats what i grabbed from my medication box. So all in all, i completely forgot i took 80mg at 8am, woke up at 9:30 in a groggy haze, took 40mgs and my bf asked me why i was taking more and i had JUST swallowed the 40mg. So now i have 120mgs of vyvanse in my body rn.
(Context of dosages* i had 40mgs leftover from last rx, and we upped my dose to 80mgs this month, i keep all my meds in a box, bc i will misplace them if not, and i usually have a pill keeper for each morning of the week but i keep forgetting to fill it, and this morning was the punishment for forgetting to fill it as i grabbed two different vyvanse bottles.)
The only side effects i’m having rn, is jitters and anxiety, and i’m making it worse bc i feel so bad i accidentally took too much. If i have a true medical emergency i will go to the ER, but is there any way i’ll be fine?? I’m very anxious about this and i feel so embarrassed by my mistake.
Please be kind, i’m already freaking out and i feel so stupid for this mistake and this is the first time it’s happened to me and i feel already terrible that i’m having to post this and ask for advice. If i wasn’t terrified of being punished for this mistake i would ask my psych or dr. I know this is a post you read and facepalm, but i genuinely would appreciate any help or advice at all.
Posted Jul 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC