This is Day 2 of Vyvanse 20mg for my 6 1/2 yr old daughter.  She has done pretty well today, just a couple of emotional meltdowns.  I gave her Vyvanse at 7:30 this morning.  By 1:00PM, I had her at Target and she was skipping in the aisles.  At 3:30, she was skipping around the house and standing on her head.  We tried a small amount of homework at 4PM.  She threw her pencil when she got frustrated.  It's like she has no medicine in her.  Does this mean she needs a dosage increase to the 30mg or is it too early to tell?  I'm very interest to hear from her teacher tomorrow after school.

Any advice would be much appreciated. 

sounds like she needs 30mg. i had my son on 30 and tried a lower dose just by emptying a little out of the capsules and noticed a huge difference. he is bouncing off the walls and fidgeting and acting really wild. i know he needs to go back to 30. on 30 he does not act like that. he listens very well and there are no signs of adhd. it doesnt wear off for 10-12 hours. with the lower it wears off 7 hours later. i think u should try the 30 and see if theres a difference.

kim

It takes a couple of weeks to tell how it is going to fully work but you probably will need an increase to a higher amount.

My DS has been on 30mg for 8 months and we just upped it to 50mg and is working long and well.

Teacher said before lunch she could tell a difference.  She saw my dd go back and check her work to make sure she did it correctly, which she has never done before.  She seemed more focused.

But, after lunch, she said she was lethargic and zoned out.  She was not focused at all.  We just got home from school and she is in quite a grumpy mood.   I called her pediatrician.  They told me to give it until Friday, which will be Day 7.  If she is still this way, give them a call back.

OK, last night was horrible.  She was bouncing off the walls all evening.  During homework, she threw her pencil, her book bag, and a shoe, then bit the couch in frustration and this was at 3:45 when the Vyvanse should have still been working.  My dad stopped by for about 15 minutes. He is the type that doesn't understand ADHD.  Even though he won't say it, I know he's the type that thinks if you bust their butts enough, they will be fine.  My dd made a scene and I had to ask my dad to leave.  He walked out the door angrily and I haven't talked to him since.

The doctor told me not to call until Friday if she's not better on the 20mg.  Is this considered rebound from not having a high enough dose.?  She is almost better off not taking anything if she is going to be like this in the evening.  I AM SO FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!  Should I call the doctor now? 

This is so new to me, I don't know what to do.