Comments on: Vyvanse – The New Medicine for ADD/ADHD http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/ A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:58:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Krystal http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-166930 Krystal Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:42:06 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-166930 I take Vyvanse with strattera and I love it. I wonder how well i could have done in school and work if i took these at an earlier time. I'm more focused and plus ive lost 43 lbs snce i started taking it! College is a breeze for me because of these medications! Seriously. I take Vyvanse with strattera and I love it. I wonder how well i could have done in school and work if i took these at an earlier time. I’m more focused and plus ive lost 43 lbs snce i started taking it! College is a breeze for me because of these medications! Seriously.

]]> By: Paul http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-165865 Paul Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:07:53 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-165865 I am a 190 lb - 40 year old male and started taking 20 mg Vyvanse 2 weeks ago. The effects have been VERY positive for concentration and energy (I used to be often tired during the day). BUT...I have had some short periods of chest pain half of the days on this medication. Today I had heart flutters (palpitations?) and it worried me. I will go to see Doc. about this. I am SO discouraged. After 40 years of "living in a cloud" I finally find something to help me concentrate etc. and now my heart doesn't react well to it....AHH!!! I will try other medications, but judging by the comments I have read, I guess I should not get my hopes up. I am a 190 lb – 40 year old male and started taking 20 mg Vyvanse 2 weeks ago. The effects have been VERY positive for concentration and energy (I used to be often tired during the day). BUT…I have had some short periods of chest pain half of the days on this medication. Today I had heart flutters (palpitations?) and it worried me. I will go to see Doc. about this. I am SO discouraged. After 40 years of “living in a cloud” I finally find something to help me concentrate etc. and now my heart doesn’t react well to it….AHH!!! I will try other medications, but judging by the comments I have read, I guess I should not get my hopes up.

]]> By: Matt http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-163907 Matt Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:29:36 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-163907 Is it bad to consume vyvanse if you have high anxiety?? Is it bad to consume vyvanse if you have high anxiety??

]]> By: Wendy http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-163856 Wendy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:28:05 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-163856 Hi, My 7yr old son was on ritalin for the past 4yrs (started at a low dosage, but worked up to 55mg total in a day, 15 at 7:30am, 15 at 10:30am , 15 at 1:30pm and 10 at 4:30pm), but as of today (march 3 2010) he has started on Vyvanse .... They have started him off at 30mg .... I have been hearing good things about this med, I am just curiouse, has anyone else had there child on ritalin, and then switched to Vyvance, if so, how was the change over? I am very nervouse that things are going to be rough for a bit till we have the right dosage of meds in him, and to be honest I don't know how much rough it can get, he has been rough to handle for a few weeks now, and that is the reason for the change over, as the dr felt the ritalin was effective to him, and also it will be alot easier because now I don't have to worry about the school missing a dosage .... Thanks in advance for any and all advice .... Hi,

My 7yr old son was on ritalin for the past 4yrs (started at a low dosage, but worked up to 55mg total in a day, 15 at 7:30am, 15 at 10:30am , 15 at 1:30pm and 10 at 4:30pm), but as of today (march 3 2010) he has started on Vyvanse …. They have started him off at 30mg ….

I have been hearing good things about this med, I am just curiouse, has anyone else had there child on ritalin, and then switched to Vyvance, if so, how was the change over?

I am very nervouse that things are going to be rough for a bit till we have the right dosage of meds in him, and to be honest I don’t know how much rough it can get, he has been rough to handle for a few weeks now, and that is the reason for the change over, as the dr felt the ritalin was effective to him, and also it will be alot easier because now I don’t have to worry about the school missing a dosage ….

Thanks in advance for any and all advice ….

]]> By: Maria http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-161203 Maria Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:41:24 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-161203 I am 46 years old and for the first time in my file i am taking medication for add. I was told that taking medication could be like using eye glasses for the first time and to be able to see clearly. It has been one week since i started taking adderyl and i can se about a 20% improvement in my concentration. I am only taking 5 mg twice a day because i do not like taking medication. I do not even take aspirin when i have a headache. I will start taking 10mg twice a day and then on Tuesday March 3rd i will take vyvanse 20mg. I prefer to take small doses first. The first two days taking adderal i was not be able to stop doing things around the house and was 50% more productive at work but the 4th and 5th day I was extremely tired after work and my heart rate increased by 20%.I will take tomorrow 10mg in the morning and 5mg. at night and March 1st i will take for the first time the maximun doses recommended by my doctor of 10mg. twice a day. I will continue posting to share with others how this medicine is working. I am 46 years old and for the first time in my file i am taking medication for add. I was told that taking medication could be like using eye glasses for the first time and to be able to see clearly. It has been one week since i started taking adderyl and i can se about a 20% improvement in my concentration. I am only taking 5 mg twice a day because i do not like taking medication. I do not even take aspirin when i have a headache. I will start taking 10mg twice a day and then on Tuesday March 3rd i will take vyvanse 20mg. I prefer to take small doses first. The first two days taking adderal i was not be able to stop doing things around the house and was 50% more productive at work but the 4th and 5th day I was extremely tired after work and my heart rate increased by 20%.I will take tomorrow 10mg in the morning and 5mg. at night and March 1st i will take for the first time the maximun doses recommended by my doctor of 10mg. twice a day. I will continue posting to share with others how this medicine is working.

]]> By: Pat http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-150556 Pat Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:59:10 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-150556 My 11 year old son was taking strattera 40mg per day at morning and lunch with very limited improvement over the last 2 years. We have now added 30mg of Vyvanse to the mix. He is having all the typical side effects: insomnia, nightmares, irritability later at night. What is the impact of mixing these 2 drugs? My 11 year old son was taking strattera 40mg per day at morning and lunch with very limited improvement over the last 2 years. We have now added 30mg of Vyvanse to the mix. He is having all the typical side effects: insomnia, nightmares, irritability later at night.
What is the impact of mixing these 2 drugs?

]]> By: Chrissy http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-150459 Chrissy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:23:37 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-150459 Hi my son is 9 yrs old and has been on Vyvanse since Oct of 08... Totally done a turnaround in his schoolwork, being able to focus in school and behave.... I do not give him his medicine on the weekends.... The problem I am having is he does not want to eat,,, he is a picky eater anyways but this medicine is not making it any easier..... His current weight is 61.4 lbs,,, and he is 4' 6 inches tall.... I take him to the store with me, tell him pick out anything you like and he just tells me all the time I am not hungry....On the weekends when he doesnt have his medicine he pigs out and eats anything in sight, but once Monday rolls around we're back to the same not being hungry again for the week.... any suggestions???? Hi my son is 9 yrs old and has been on Vyvanse since Oct of 08… Totally done a turnaround in his schoolwork, being able to focus in school and behave…. I do not give him his medicine on the weekends…. The problem I am having is he does not want to eat,,, he is a picky eater anyways but this medicine is not making it any easier….. His current weight is 61.4 lbs,,, and he is 4′ 6 inches tall…. I take him to the store with me, tell him pick out anything you like and he just tells me all the time I am not hungry….On the weekends when he doesnt have his medicine he pigs out and eats anything in sight, but once Monday rolls around we’re back to the same not being hungry again for the week…. any suggestions????

]]> By: Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-148099 Dr. Kenny Handelman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:20:40 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-148099 JPC - Thanks for providing such great information. You can really help a lot of people by sharing all that you've gone through. I appreciate it! Dr. Kenny JPC – Thanks for providing such great information. You can really help a lot of people by sharing all that you’ve gone through. I appreciate it!
Dr. Kenny

]]> By: jhon http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-5/#comment-147935 jhon Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:13:11 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-147935 The doctor gave me ritalin long time after suffering from back pain, I did not take importance to I found chronic fibromyalgia, and after evaluating and conduct a comprehensive this icon in order to feel pain, until no stamina, after many doctor visits and many tests review told me that the most appropriate to ease the pain were ritalin, vicodin or oxycodone, but I asked my doctor to prescribe me the most effective and less addictive and prescribed ritalin, have already taken this medication 2 years and though it causes some kind of anxiety I control myself properly, I have no problems so addictive, I think if they know their anxiety is effective restraint, this is good because these narcotics findrxonline indicate that opioids can be very dangerous. The doctor gave me ritalin long time after suffering from back pain, I did not take importance to I found chronic fibromyalgia, and after evaluating and conduct a comprehensive this icon in order to feel pain, until no stamina, after many doctor visits and many tests review told me that the most appropriate to ease the pain were ritalin, vicodin or oxycodone, but I asked my doctor to prescribe me the most effective and less addictive and prescribed ritalin, have already taken this medication 2 years and though it causes some kind of anxiety I control myself properly, I have no problems so addictive, I think if they know their anxiety is effective restraint, this is good because these narcotics findrxonline indicate that opioids can be very dangerous.

]]> By: J.P.C. http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-4/#comment-147572 J.P.C. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:47:57 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-147572 Ok, the number of deaths associated with driving is less. Vyvanse is highly safe overall, as noted in the article on Clinicaltrials.com. Ok, the number of deaths associated with driving is less. Vyvanse is highly safe overall, as noted in the article on Clinicaltrials.com.

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