Schizophrenia and ADHD and stimulants

Medications
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I have been taking vyvanse for ADHD and as a bonus it helps my daytime tiredness. I have taken it for a few years and never knew it could be bad for sz. I also worry because I drink caffeine with it and I heard that could hurt your heart. But I get too tired without caffeine. I skipped my afternoon vyvanse dose today. I’m nervous to continue vyvanse honestly.

Is anyone else on a stimulant successfully? Should I be worried?

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Stimulants can worsen sz but not in everyone.
Talk about it with your Dr if its making your symptoms worse. Strattera has the lowest psychosis risk among ADHD stimulants. I wanna try it but my pdoc refused. He said a bigger no to Adderall, said that I will end up hospitalized if he puts me on it.

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