Vyvanse | ADHD Information

My 9 year old son's doctor has prescribed Vyvanse for him.  I'm just trying to see who has their child on this and what they think of it.  We haven't started him on it yet - we are waiting until the weekend to start it so we can watch him.  Thansk.

 

My son has been on Vyvanse since August 07.  He is eating better, rebound is minimal and it lasts until 6 or 7 in the evening. I wake him to give him his meds and let him go back to sleep. He gets up about 30 minutes later. He is continuing to grown and gain weight at a regular rate. 

He was on adderal XR and had terrible sleeping problems and it supressed his appetite. He was very skinny. 

hi, My dd is 5 yo. She has a severe case of adhd. We went through about 4 different medications before getting to vyvance. She had really bad side effects on the other meds. She started taking Vyvance about 5  months ago. At first she didnt have much of an apitite and she was a little out of it. But these symptoms did go away after a week or so. She has been taking it with success for 5 months . But I have notice all of her old behaviours have been returning for about a week now. I am so upset and I called her Dr. today and she is changing her med to concerta. Here we go again. I was so hoping that she could just change the dose but she cant. Hailey is to young. I really liked vyvance for Hailey. She was improving in school,,behaviour, social skills and in working with her therapist. But for the last week its been like she is not on any medication at all. Just remember every child is different. Vyvance did have the least side effects of all the ones Hailey has tried. Good luck....I HAVE A 9 YEAR OLD BOY ON VYVANSE AND HE IS DOING QUITE WELL AT THE TIME. MINIMAL SIDE EFFECT, SLEEPS BETTER, WORKING ON THE EATING ALTHOUGH NOT EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM. WE LOVE IT BECAUSE HIS FABULOUS 9 YEAR OLD PERSONALITY HAS NOT CHANGED, JUST THE BEHAIVIORS.I had forgot about the personality. My son still has that corny 12 year boy sense of humor. reruho39577.5167361111 Serious Side Effects and Serious Concerns, but still on Vyvance

I am a 24 year old girl who has tried a number of ADD medicines, including ritalin, adderall, and concerta. Vyvance has been the only ADD medicine I have taken on a regular basis, so I can't accurately desribe the side effects of the others or compare them.

I weigh 118 pounds and was started on 60mg. The first day I took Vyvance I could have sworn I just blew a gram of cocaine (and I would know). The feeling was EXACTLY the same, it was scary. I did notice that it says all over the packaging that people with a former drug addiction should not take the drug, and now I know it's because it feels uncannily similar to the feeling of being on a lot of cocaine. The coming off effects were not as dramatic though.

I was taking the medicine at 9AM and wasn't able to sleep until 3 or 4 so I asked my doctor for a lower dose. BTW when speaking with my doctor, I discovered that Vyvance is made by the same people who make adderall. I am very familiar with pharmaceutical companies and know that when a drug starts to lose its patent, it will play with the doses and molecules to basically create the same drug but file a different patent to protect its rights. Since Vyvance is twice the dose of adderall, I think it is just half as strong which is why you would take twice as much.

SIDE EFFECTS:
Heart: I am scared to death that I am going to over exert myself so I have cut physical activity out of my life while taking Vyvance. I am worried that if I increase my heart rate, I might have a heart attack or something.

Vision: I have noticed blurry vision if I stay awake after 12AM.

Mood: I am incredibly anti-social, intensely focused, moody, irratible, snap at people easily, but even weirder I have had the first suicidal thought of my life on Vyvance. I can honestly say I am a very happy person and never actually considered suicide, the first week I took Vyvance, I noticed myself conjuring these thoughts of my death and memorializing myself and what people would say at my funeral. THIS REALLY FREAKED ME OUT. I am constantly in a bad mood, but I am taking Vyvance so I can get my work done, which it is accomplishing amazingly.

Appetite: After switching to 30mgs which I currently take (and am on right now), I was happy to find the appetite suppressing qualities remained, which any 24 year old girl can appreciate. However, I found myself becoming aneorexic, (which really is defined as less than X calories per day), as I was probably consuming between 500-800. for example, I have not eaten lunch for the past 3 weeks and am finding that I don't enjoy food as much and am eating because i know I need the nutrition.

Based on the experience I have had, I am very concerned that children are prescribed this medicine. It does allow me to focus on my work, which it great, but the negative personality effects are dramatic and out of character. I went from being a happy cheery person to insanely focused on my work and unable to tear myself away from it, and being grumpy and unpleasant to be around. I notice that i don't want to talk to anyone.

IF YOU NOTICE IRRATIBILITY, ANGER, OUT-OF-CHARACTER BEHAVIOR PLEASE BE WARNED. I felt the same symptoms and if there are more similiarities with your child and my experience, I don't think children are capable of handling it. I think its good for adults though that can differentiate normal behavior and irration thoughts.






SarahH0639587.9176967593Hi Sara, My daughter who is 5 was on vyvance for 5 months. She did really good on it until it simply just quit working. I hope you have talked to your doctor and he has since taken you off this medication. I notice over the past year that vyvance had the least side effects for Hailey. She has tried about 5 other meds and she had bad side effects to most of them.  We have been on a rollarcoaster ride. It is really hard to find the one that is right for you. But when you do Im sure it will all be worth it. Did you tell your Dr. you were feeling suicidal? He needs to know that. You can try another med and hopefully these bad thoughts and side effects will go away but you will still be able to focus on your work. Please dont continue to take that med just because it helps you focus. You should be the same person you were before and with the personality changes , this is really a red flag that this medicine is not for you. However Im sure there is something out there that will help. Just keep looking.....Thank you for sharing, because it alway helps parents like me to know what our children might be  feeling and what to watch out for. Big Hugs and if you ever need an ear...Im here for you. Becky