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 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jay http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-7/#comment-866972 Jay Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:36:42 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-866972 Hello, thanks for all the post very helpful. I take 40mg of vyvanse and it last about 6 hrs. So I have went to putting the pill in my butt and it last 10 hrs. Why? Hello, thanks for all the post very helpful. I take 40mg of vyvanse and it last about 6 hrs. So I have went to putting the pill in my butt and it last 10 hrs. Why?

]]> By: anon http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-7/#comment-860522 anon Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:45 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-860522 I have been taking vivance for a couple months now. I had been taking adderal for years (2 10 millagrams per day) however I noticed that I was having terrible come downs off the instant release and was feeling very anxious although it really helped me get things done. Now I am taking 30 millagram vivance and the come down is not as bad although I feel somewhat deppressed while I am on it rather than anxious. I'm not sure if this is the right medication for me. I'm also diagnosed for anxiety so this may have something to do with these anxious and depressive side effects. I have been taking vivance for a couple months now. I had been taking adderal for years (2 10 millagrams per day) however I noticed that I was having terrible come downs off the instant release and was feeling very anxious although it really helped me get things done. Now I am taking 30 millagram vivance and the come down is not as bad although I feel somewhat deppressed while I am on it rather than anxious. I’m not sure if this is the right medication for me. I’m also diagnosed for anxiety so this may have something to do with these anxious and depressive side effects.

]]> By: Christy http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-859778 Christy Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:29:13 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-859778 I took concerta before Vyvanse and Ritaline. Vyvanse didn't work on me worth crap, except it made me more and more dehydrated; yes I do have ADHD. My grades started becoming failing grades because vyvanse wasn't helping me focus and what not. But now that I'm back on concerta, my grades are A's and B's once again. I honestly wouldn't recommend Vyvanse to anyone I know because it's so useless. Also, concerta and ritaline are in fact NOT addictive. My two older brothers and myself have taken them both and we're perfectly fine. I took concerta before Vyvanse and Ritaline. Vyvanse didn’t work on me worth crap, except it made me more and more dehydrated; yes I do have ADHD. My grades started becoming failing grades because vyvanse wasn’t helping me focus and what not. But now that I’m back on concerta, my grades are A’s and B’s once again. I honestly wouldn’t recommend Vyvanse to anyone I know because it’s so useless.

Also, concerta and ritaline are in fact NOT addictive. My two older brothers and myself have taken them both and we’re perfectly fine.

]]> By: Ann http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-837943 Ann Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:41:51 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-837943 Hi. My son has not been on Vyvanse for over a year, maybe close to two. The insurance would no longer pay for such an expensive medicine and he is on Adderall (generic, just 20 mg) and doing just fine - luckily it wears off a lot sooner than that Vyvanse which kept him up half the night because he could not sleep. Luckily he did not have any ill effects from it as some people do have. So with this said, please unsubscribe me from this site. Thanks for the help in the past! Hi. My son has not been on Vyvanse for over a year, maybe close to two. The insurance would no longer pay for such an expensive medicine and he is on Adderall (generic, just 20 mg) and doing just fine – luckily it wears off a lot sooner than that Vyvanse which kept him up half the night because he could not sleep. Luckily he did not have any ill effects from it as some people do have. So with this said, please unsubscribe me from this site. Thanks for the help in the past!

]]> By: emily http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-836256 emily Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:13:38 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-836256 I'm 39, was taking generic adderall 10mg 2x/day for the past year or so, but needed something that would last longer into the evening because I work full time and go to school, so I just started 40mg Vyvanse yesterday. I'm a regular and enthusiastic coffee drinker and that hasn't seemed to cause any trouble in the last two days, but I had some chocolate and just about crawled out of my skin, got all twitchy and feeling like I needed to yell and run around in a circle. Kind of funny but really uncomfortable and defeating of the purpose. I don't know if it's the chocolate/theobromine or the sugar in the chocolate but I've never had a reaction like that before. I had to take one of my low dosage Xanax (.5mg) to calm down. It Then I was fine and could sit down to read. Any bad chocolate trips out there? I will see the doctor in a couple weeks and talk to him about it, meanwhile I'll avoid chocolate and see if that was really the trigger or if it was just some kind of random spike that will happen regardless. I’m 39, was taking generic adderall 10mg 2x/day for the past year or so, but needed something that would last longer into the evening because I work full time and go to school, so I just started 40mg Vyvanse yesterday. I’m a regular and enthusiastic coffee drinker and that hasn’t seemed to cause any trouble in the last two days, but I had some chocolate and just about crawled out of my skin, got all twitchy and feeling like I needed to yell and run around in a circle. Kind of funny but really uncomfortable and defeating of the purpose. I don’t know if it’s the chocolate/theobromine or the sugar in the chocolate but I’ve never had a reaction like that before. I had to take one of my low dosage Xanax (.5mg) to calm down. It Then I was fine and could sit down to read.

Any bad chocolate trips out there? I will see the doctor in a couple weeks and talk to him about it, meanwhile I’ll avoid chocolate and see if that was really the trigger or if it was just some kind of random spike that will happen regardless.

]]> By: Diane http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-834222 Diane Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:06:56 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-834222 Thanks for all the insightful comments about Vyvanse and all the other meds for ADHD. I do things with two neighbor boys ages 6 &7 (outings, swimming, hiking) to give them a change from their "all day video marathons" that their family seems unwilling and unable to manage. I can tell when they haven't taken their meds and it is not a comfortable situation for either myself or them when they are so hyperactive and unfocused. I too am worried about their side effects of weight loss, melt downs and lack of sleep. All of the posts have really given me extra ideas for helping these children when they are with me. Thanks! Thanks for all the insightful comments about Vyvanse and all the other meds for ADHD. I do things with two neighbor boys ages 6 &7 (outings, swimming, hiking) to give them a change from their “all day video marathons” that their family seems unwilling and unable to manage. I can tell when they haven’t taken their meds and it is not a comfortable situation for either myself or them when they are so hyperactive and unfocused. I too am worried about their side effects of weight loss, melt downs and lack of sleep. All of the posts have really given me extra ideas for helping these children when they are with me. Thanks!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-833853 Cathy Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:20:11 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-833853 Hi Michele, We just started my 13yo son on Vyvanse this week. I feel the same way as you after reading the other posts....relieved and scared....although I think I felt that way at his initial diagnosis too. I was (and still am to a point) a huge opponent of ADD and medicating. I still believe it is hugely over diagnosed and medication seems to be the easy way out. Now I am faced with my own child being diagnosed with it and I have to say my eyes have been opened. Although I still feel the diagnosis and medication are an easy way out, I do feel that if I can help my son deal with his struggles, I need to consider what I would not have considered in the past. I was told by two different people (who do not know each other) in similiar terms that if my child had diabetes we would help him with medications (one person also used Strep as their example). This really hit home for me. Of course I would give my child medications for these issues, so why wouldn't I for ADHD? Because it is a psychotropic drug? Yes......but if it helps him with his struggles, I want to try it. I still feel he needs to take responsibilty for his struggles (making lists and "stress ball" in class to help him not talk so much). He also has adjusted his studying skills. Because I feel deeply that when all is said and done, he is who he is and we love him for it, and we want HIM to love himself for it. If the medicines help him see the potential in himself, how can that be bad? My son is also showing decreased self-esteem, and at such a tough time in life (puberty which is hard enough on it's own!!) and if the medication will show him he is so much more, than I say write that prescription lol! And I say that for your son as well. I do not know if you have faith in your life, and I will not get preachy....but there is a Christian song that I love and I listen to it to give me strength, and I have had my son listen to it (but he just rolls his eyes lol). If you so choose, listen to You Are Beautiful by Mercy Me. It is all that I want to say to my son during this difficult time for him. Good luck on your road of ADD discovery, and I hope the best for you and your son. Hi Michele,

We just started my 13yo son on Vyvanse this week. I feel the same way as you after reading the other posts….relieved and scared….although I think I felt that way at his initial diagnosis too. I was (and still am to a point) a huge opponent of ADD and medicating. I still believe it is hugely over diagnosed and medication seems to be the easy way out. Now I am faced with my own child being diagnosed with it and I have to say my eyes have been opened. Although I still feel the diagnosis and medication are an easy way out, I do feel that if I can help my son deal with his struggles, I need to consider what I would not have considered in the past. I was told by two different people (who do not know each other) in similiar terms that if my child had diabetes we would help him with medications (one person also used Strep as their example). This really hit home for me. Of course I would give my child medications for these issues, so why wouldn’t I for ADHD? Because it is a psychotropic drug? Yes……but if it helps him with his struggles, I want to try it. I still feel he needs to take responsibilty for his struggles (making lists and “stress ball” in class to help him not talk so much). He also has adjusted his studying skills. Because I feel deeply that when all is said and done, he is who he is and we love him for it, and we want HIM to love himself for it. If the medicines help him see the potential in himself, how can that be bad? My son is also showing decreased self-esteem, and at such a tough time in life (puberty which is hard enough on it’s own!!) and if the medication will show him he is so much more, than I say write that prescription lol! And I say that for your son as well. I do not know if you have faith in your life, and I will not get preachy….but there is a Christian song that I love and I listen to it to give me strength, and I have had my son listen to it (but he just rolls his eyes lol). If you so choose, listen to You Are Beautiful by Mercy Me. It is all that I want to say to my son during this difficult time for him. Good luck on your road of ADD discovery, and I hope the best for you and your son.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-833792 Cathy Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:51:34 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-833792 Hi Sherri, My 13yo just started taking Vyvanse this past week. I was just wondering how your child is doing? I am very excited to see if this will help my son, but scared as well of the possible side effects, especially the weight loss. He is on the lighter side of his age group to begin with. I would appreciate hearing about your experience because it looks like we may be just a few months behind you. Thanks! Hi Sherri,

My 13yo just started taking Vyvanse this past week. I was just wondering how your child is doing? I am very excited to see if this will help my son, but scared as well of the possible side effects, especially the weight loss. He is on the lighter side of his age group to begin with. I would appreciate hearing about your experience because it looks like we may be just a few months behind you. Thanks!

]]> By: Lisa3kids http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-832653 Lisa3kids Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:45:36 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-832653 My son is 7 and was diagnosed last fall with ADHD and dyslexia. On the recommendation of our Dr. we started 20 mg of vyvanse 3 days ago. We are keeping a journal of how things are going in the home and are in daily email contact with his teacher. On the one hand, it feels like a science experiment and is heart breaking in that we did not want to go down the medicinal road, but decided to give it a try because he is struggling in school academically and socially. in educating myself as a parent, i know that a drug may help but may not necessarily be a cure all. What use to take him a half an hour at school takes 2 minutes in his math, and his teacher notices marked improvement in his focus in reading. At home, his language seems to be more clear, and he seems to think more about what he says before saying it out loud. he had one major melt-down inconsolable crying talked about going to heaven it was scary as we had never seen him act like that. he normally falls asleep by 8:30 but that night it was not until 10:30 after my husband climbed in to bed with him and lay beside him that he calmed and fell asleep. His appetite also went down so on night 2, we made his favorite foods mac and cheese and fruit salad, made an effort for an early bath, and everything went great. After the first melt-down occured we did call the doctor and he suggested coincidence, so this is why we have started to keep a journal. my best advice to another newby parent is educate yourself as much as possible, be extra vigilant at supporting your child, and know at the end of the day you and your child are really doing the best you can with the info you have. are the benefits worth any side-effects your child experiences? Medicating your child is like any other parental decision and everybody has there own opinions, but we are responsible for the well being of our son, we live with him every day not the doctor, so I'll read, but ultimately you have to do what feels right for your own family. Doctor wants us to stay on 20 mg for the first week, then go up to 40 mg. i am hesitant to do this. I know the goal is to figure out the correct dose but worry that we will go to high. I'd rather up to 30 mg instead of doubling guesss I'm a minimalist, plus my husband travels a lot for work, we have two other kids, and it scares me to think what I will do alone if he has another larger melt down and its me alone with my son and his two sisters. My goal in using medication is to help him focus enough at school to make the learning easier and to help him figure out how to learn to manage himself with other strategies. would i like to go without medication, ultimately yes, but he will have to decide that for himself when he is older. good luck parents, and read all you can read dealing with distraction which I thought was excellent, and now reading taking charge of ADHD for parents. may look at a support group just because this whole thing is overwhelming. My son is 7 and was diagnosed last fall with ADHD and dyslexia. On the recommendation of our Dr. we started 20 mg of vyvanse 3 days ago. We are keeping a journal of how things are going in the home and are in daily email contact with his teacher. On the one hand, it feels like a science experiment and is heart breaking in that we did not want to go down the medicinal road, but decided to give it a try because he is struggling in school academically and socially. in educating myself as a parent, i know that a drug may help but may not necessarily be a cure all. What use to take him a half an hour at school takes 2 minutes in his math, and his teacher notices marked improvement in his focus in reading. At home, his language seems to be more clear, and he seems to think more about what he says before saying it out loud. he had one major melt-down inconsolable crying talked about going to heaven it was scary as we had never seen him act like that. he normally falls asleep by 8:30 but that night it was not until 10:30 after my husband climbed in to bed with him and lay beside him that he calmed and fell asleep. His appetite also went down so on night 2, we made his favorite foods mac and cheese and fruit salad, made an effort for an early bath, and everything went great. After the first melt-down occured we did call the doctor and he suggested coincidence, so this is why we have started to keep a journal. my best advice to another newby parent is educate yourself as much as possible, be extra vigilant at supporting your child, and know at the end of the day you and your child are really doing the best you can with the info you have. are the benefits worth any side-effects your child experiences? Medicating your child is like any other parental decision and everybody has there own opinions, but we are responsible for the well being of our son, we live with him every day not the doctor, so I’ll read, but ultimately you have to do what feels right for your own family. Doctor wants us to stay on 20 mg for the first week, then go up to 40 mg. i am hesitant to do this. I know the goal is to figure out the correct dose but worry that we will go to high. I’d rather up to 30 mg instead of doubling guesss I’m a minimalist, plus my husband travels a lot for work, we have two other kids, and it scares me to think what I will do alone if he has another larger melt down and its me alone with my son and his two sisters. My goal in using medication is to help him focus enough at school to make the learning easier and to help him figure out how to learn to manage himself with other strategies. would i like to go without medication, ultimately yes, but he will have to decide that for himself when he is older. good luck parents, and read all you can read dealing with distraction which I thought was excellent, and now reading taking charge of ADHD for parents. may look at a support group just because this whole thing is overwhelming.

]]> By: Michele http://www.addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/comment-page-6/#comment-791295 Michele Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:10:19 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/vyvanse-the-new-medicine-for-addadhd/#comment-791295 My 14 year-old son was just prescribed 30 mg of Vyvnase today and after reading the comments I'm not sure if I should be relieved or scared. I never wanted to put my child on medication, especially since I don't like taking medication at all. I'm appreciate of all the feedback and comments especially from the teens taking this medication. I'm almost in tears because I really don't know what to expect, but I know I have to do something to intervene. He's now on academic probation, which can be a catalyst to academic disaster, low-self esteem and only God knows what else. I pray that this medication works, with very little side effects. This is such a hard decision, but I can't watch my child continue this self -sabotage through no fault of his own...and do nothing to try and save him! I will check back in with the blog often as we get further into this medication. All, thanks for sharing! My 14 year-old son was just prescribed 30 mg of Vyvnase today and after reading the comments I’m not sure if I should be relieved or scared. I never wanted to put my child on medication, especially since I don’t like taking medication at all. I’m appreciate of all the feedback and comments especially from the teens taking this medication. I’m almost in tears because I really don’t know what to expect, but I know I have to do something to intervene. He’s now on academic probation, which can be a catalyst to academic disaster, low-self esteem and only God knows what else. I pray that this medication works, with very little side effects. This is such a hard decision, but I can’t watch my child continue this self -sabotage through no fault of his own…and do nothing to try and save him! I will check back in with the blog often as we get further into this medication. All, thanks for sharing!

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