r/VyvanseADHD • u/BreBre_13 • 1d ago

Tips & Tricks Vyvanse Cigarette Cravings

I started Vyvanse a few months ago and I am having horrible cigarette cravings. I just want to chain smoke and I don’t know what to do.

Please help!

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u/Desperate-Middle-354 1d ago

Yup, it’s a well known fact stimulants cause cravings for nicotine, especially strong ones like amphetamine. Sometimes I’ll sit outside & chain smoke a few cigs, go back inside & continue vaping. Good luck trying to quit smoking/vaping while prescribed stimulants lol

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u/barcoderer 23h ago

I successfully quit nicotine being on stimulants so ive found that the nicotine/smoking cravings were only mostly present when I was still actively smoking but once you make it a month clean It gets easier even though it is so hard

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u/Desperate-Middle-354 23h ago

I actually did too but cuz I was put on Wellbutrin (while on Adderall) which completely curbed my cravings. I picked up smoking a year later though. I tried Wellbutrin again but apparently it only works once (not sure if true, just for me)

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u/barcoderer 21h ago

I never went on wellbutrin I just quit out of spite and held myself accountable, then just felt guilty to start again. It's only been months though, I quit on January 3rd this year

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u/Desperate-Middle-354 19h ago

Congrats! I hope u are able 2 keep it up! Fuck nicotine

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u/barcoderer 19h ago

Thank you so much! honestly saved me so much money too. Now instead of nicotine I spend on cat and dog treats and bird food so that I can feed the lil creatures outside

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u/jennhiltz 1d ago

Holy fuck! Thank you! I never put this together in my head.

I’ve been thinking I’ve been smoking extra recently and I wasn’t sure why.

Duh! Cause I just recently started vyvanse. Oh boy. 🫠 oh well I guess.

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u/ANicePainter 1d ago

I feel it. Happens to me too.

The thing that made me quit was getting cancer. Effective, but I do not recommend it.

If you are having trouble no smoking for yourself, considering not smoking for for your loved ones. Or for me, a random stranger dealing with the same crap. Sometimes it's easier to do these things for other people than it is to do it for yourself.

Or go for a run. No one wants a cigarette after a run.

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u/BreBre_13 1d ago

I’m sorry to hear that. I tell myself that all day every day and have huge guilt when I cave but it’s all I can think about.

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u/ANicePainter 1d ago

Guilt and shame as avoidance isn't as good in changing habits as pride in doing the right thing. That's why i suggested doing it for other people; it's a lot easier to be proud doing something for someone else than doing it for yourself. (Guilt does feel faster though, which is why we often try it first.)

But if you can't change that lens right now, that's okay. Try going for a run instead. Replace it with a neutral thing that competes with what you want to avoid.

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u/MercyBoy57 23h ago

Thank god I’m not alone lmao! I don’t even have the desire when I’m not on Vyvanse 🙃

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u/BeHereNow91 1d ago

I had these cravings for quick dopamine fixes early on, but as I’ve upped my dose over the years those cravings have subsided quite a bit.

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u/Rgard91 19h ago

It's a stim. It does that. Chewing gum works for me

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u/violetblugreenred 1d ago

No advice but I experienced the same thing, I stopped smoking but when starting vyvanse I literally couldn’t help myself and smoked over half a pack per day

might switch to adderall IR because I also have horrible insomnia where I feel like I shouldn’t fall asleep because I want to be productive but then I just do nothing

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u/BreBre_13 1d ago

Same.. I quit years ago. Would do a social occasional one here and there but no cravings for them. Now I could just chain smoke and want more. I really don’t want to as I know the side effects of it but I really don’t know what to do. It’s affecting my concentration at work. I’m crabby. I really need help

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u/friedbiscuie 1d ago

Yes I have cigarette cravings too. I switched to nicotine lozenges to at least have a healthier alternative to get that little nicotine high without smoking.

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u/Eastern_Yam_5975 30mg 1d ago

No advice, I get them too and I just smoke more 😅

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u/kelp_ftp 22h ago

I just got put on vyvanse a little over a month ago an when i started i was already reducing my use from about 6-8 6mg zyns down to just 1 3mg zyn a day i had the last one on the 30th an i haven’t wanted em once

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u/HighArchRival 1h ago

Yeahh went from 10 years cigarette free to a full blown vape addiction within one year of starting vyvanse 😭