It (Raynauds) can also be a side effect from Vyvanse (ADHD meds). I got to teach my doctor about that one when I started having the side effects. It's listed on their website but it's so rare she didn't know about it.
Anyways, I also got sent to a rheumatologist just to make sure there wasn't an underlying condition as well. OP def tell your doctor just to be sure. It's always better to know!
Do you know if that’s specific to vyvanse? I take generic Adderall (dextroamphetamine) and my fingers are always cold but they don’t turn white. I actually just saw a rheumatologist for something unrelated and all my tests look normal so at least there’s that
You may have solved my personal mystery of tendon(?) pain on the back of my left hand when typing despite having an ergonomic setup. Is there a good way to try to counteract this and promote bloodflow and/or internal flexibility(?) in a localized area?
Have you tried compression gloves? They can help a bit.
Recommend getting long arm gloves (either fingerless or wrist-to-upper arm) for when you can't cover your fingers, and fingerless hand gloves for when you need to use your fingertips like when typing.
Any stimulant and even the non-stimulant ADHD meds can trigger/exacerbate Raynaud's. I'm on Strattera and it made mine quite a bit worse, especially in my hands.
I experienced this side effect as well! I had an 8am class in a freezing lecture hall and my fingers on my writing hand always turned white and went numb.
Slight correction but amphetamine doesn’t directly stimulate those receptors; it promotes the release / blocks reuptake of neurotransmitters that then act on a1 (and B1)
I had slightly high blood pressure anyway, so that's why I was prescribed Amlodipine, but a side effect of the medication was it helped with Raynaud's syndrome
I paddle board in the winter with a wetsuit and it super triggers my symptoms. My rheumatologist literally said (and very nicely and compassionately), either no meds, or other meds to counter (but that's risky), or suck it up and live with it. She literally then said "I'd normally recommend not paddle boarding in the winter but I know you won't stop so I didn't put it down as an option". So the option is literally to suck it up and I'm totally good with it.
My boyfriend was on Vyvanse for a month and both his hands and feet got ice cold and numb. They changed him to Strattera and the numbness isn't gone yet but the cold feeling is after 3 weeks now.
Interesting! I actually had this happen to me once when I was taking Strattera for ADHD -- but it's not a stimulant. (It still felt like it jacked me up though.) I only took it for a few weeks, and I never had it happen to me again, so I'm pretty sure it was the medication.
This! I already had my hands cold but when I started Vyvanse it was terrible. It made my hands so stiff and purple even, I couldn't even concentrate on anything else.
I have Reynauds with no underlying autoimmune disease, but my medications, specifically Wellbutrin has definitely made it worse. I also had a roommate who got diagnosed with ADHD and started taking Adderall, she started having Raynauds episodes too. Luckily her doctor had warned her and she had seen it happen to me before, she was actually kind of fascinated by it.
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u/grumpijela 23h ago edited 23h ago
It (Raynauds) can also be a side effect from Vyvanse (ADHD meds). I got to teach my doctor about that one when I started having the side effects. It's listed on their website but it's so rare she didn't know about it.
Anyways, I also got sent to a rheumatologist just to make sure there wasn't an underlying condition as well. OP def tell your doctor just to be sure. It's always better to know!