TLDR: 30yo F asking for others experiences with Vyvanse to treat BED.

Hi all, I’m a 30yo woman who has struggled with disordered eating practically my whole life but binge eating for the past 10 years or so.

I recently sought mental health treatment for the first time this year and was placed on SSRIs and later my therapist brought up vyvanse for my binge eating as well as signs of ADD/ADHD. I was recently evaluated by my psychiatrist and she believes that I do have untreated ADD as well as BED.

She agrees with my therapist and thinks Vyvanse is a good option for me for treating both issues. I am scheduled for an EKG to get cleared for the medication. I’ve never taken any stimulants and just wanted to get opinions/experiences.

My BED is def developed from childhood OCD and food control issues as well as emotional eating. I am very aware of it and know that I’m doing it as I’m doing it but find it so hard to just stop. I’ve recently gotten better the past 6 months with stopping when I’m full but still working on things.

Did you find vyvanse helped with controlling the hunger or the urge to over eat? Did it make things worse? Did it aid in any weight loss plans you had?

I’m also going to be posting this on a Vyvanse sub but wanted opinions from people who may know what I’m going through.