Comments on: Vyvanse: The New ADHD Medication http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1 ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sylvia http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-173597 Sylvia Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:48:18 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-173597 My 80 lb 9 year old has been on 30mg of Vyvance for 1 month. It was prescribed for the purpose of focusing. Though he experienced nausea and fatigue for the 1st 3 days it cleared up. His ability to focus was immediate, within the first 1 1/2 hrs. It lasts 12 hours. This has given us a new life. I hesitated for over 2 years to put him on any meds. His diet is practically junk free (he might get a sweet once every 2 weeks, thankfully he doesn't crave junk), he eats organically grown produce daily. We even grow our own garden. He gets 10 hours of sleep nightly. We've tried several therapies, but nothing worked. It's a physiological condition that needed to be addressed. Thankfully the doctor was careful to prescribe a medication that was specific to his need. It's like a miracle for us. My 80 lb 9 year old has been on 30mg of Vyvance for 1 month. It was prescribed for the purpose of focusing.

Though he experienced nausea and fatigue for the 1st 3 days it cleared up. His ability to focus was immediate, within the first 1 1/2 hrs. It lasts 12 hours.

This has given us a new life. I hesitated for over 2 years to put him on any meds. His diet is practically junk free (he might get a sweet once every 2 weeks, thankfully he doesn’t crave junk), he eats organically grown produce daily. We even grow our own garden. He gets 10 hours of sleep nightly. We’ve tried several therapies, but nothing worked. It’s a physiological condition that needed to be addressed. Thankfully the doctor was careful to prescribe a medication that was specific to his need. It’s like a miracle for us.

]]> By: derms http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-173038 derms Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:52 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-173038 Folks, I have been on Ritalin since the 1st grade, im now 35. No major side-effects, only when coming down i get a bit moody. I'm currently an educator and I work with many kids and parents that are have these same issues. Remember this is METH and if you do not have ADD these drugs will make you hyper. I am concerned with how many of you are talking high doses 60, 70ml...wow! I take 10ml twice a day. My take: Those children that it was working for at first; they may not be taking it and spitting it out when you are not looking. Diet: kids taking these meds need to be on an eating routine because they work with your metabolism. so if a child eats very little one day it may be in the body then out very quickly. Lasly, look at it from the kids point a view: they feel bad that they have to take a drug to be normal...can be hard for for me at times as well. Light at the end of the tunnel: I have two college degrees, undergrad and masters and working on a third. Folks, I have been on Ritalin since the 1st grade, im now 35. No major side-effects, only when coming down i get a bit moody. I’m currently an educator and I work with many kids and parents that are have these same issues. Remember this is METH and if you do not have ADD these drugs will make you hyper. I am concerned with how many of you are talking high doses 60, 70ml…wow! I take 10ml twice a day.
My take:
Those children that it was working for at first; they may not be taking it and spitting it out when you are not looking.

Diet: kids taking these meds need to be on an eating routine because they work with your metabolism. so if a child eats very little one day it may be in the body then out very quickly.

Lasly, look at it from the kids point a view: they feel bad that they have to take a drug to be normal…can be hard for for me at times as well.

Light at the end of the tunnel: I have two college degrees, undergrad and masters and working on a third.

]]> By: We are having the same problems http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-168377 We are having the same problems Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:05:44 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-168377 Adhd medicine is simply just the LOWEST POTENT version possible of METHamphetamine,or SPEED would be more accurate i guess? Cause i mean when you think of it being at all related to Meth (which we all hear about how dangerous meth is and to never never try it and how bad math labs are) which meth is simply the MOST POTENT version of amphetamines. Who would put there kids on speed? The system that didn't educate you enough about what drugs are, where or how there made, what drugs are related to each other, what each drug does to the human body while on or off it (this would include over the counter stuff), what drugs you can or cannot overdose on how much does it take, i could go on and on and on but really all we get is the positive uses of the drug and some "may" cause side effects of the drug.(aka this is going to happen plus a bunch other stuff were to afraid to put on here) every SINGLE drug (yes alcohol and your poisonous cigarettes are drugs to, don't forget aspirin) that's legal has so many side effects that people wouldn't even consider putting them into there body, but majority of people have this has this fucked up view on illegal and legal drugs that in which any thing legal, cant be to bad. but hell it's legal im sure everyone will be fine haha, typing this with the sensation of having to go piss so bad? but i was on here, hoping that's a common problem with this medicine? wow vyvanse is cleary still working and clearly messing up other body's Adhd medicine is simply just the LOWEST POTENT version possible of METHamphetamine,or SPEED would be more accurate i guess? Cause i mean when you think of it being at all related to Meth (which we all hear about how dangerous meth is and to never never try it and how bad math labs are) which meth is simply the MOST POTENT version of amphetamines. Who would put there kids on speed? The system that didn’t educate you enough about what drugs are, where or how there made, what drugs are related to each other, what each drug does to the human body while on or off it (this would include over the counter stuff), what drugs you can or cannot overdose on how much does it take, i could go on and on and on but really all we get is the positive uses of the drug and some “may” cause side effects of the drug.(aka this is going to happen plus a bunch other stuff were to afraid to put on here)

every SINGLE drug (yes alcohol and your poisonous cigarettes are drugs to, don’t forget aspirin) that’s legal has so many side effects that people wouldn’t even consider putting them into there body, but majority of people have this has this fucked up view on illegal and legal drugs that in which any thing legal, cant be to bad.

but hell it’s legal im sure everyone will be fine haha, typing this with the sensation of having to go piss so bad? but i was on here, hoping that’s a common problem with this medicine?

wow vyvanse is cleary still working and clearly messing up other body’s

]]> By: Nicky http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-166359 Nicky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:20:11 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-166359 I'm a 38 y/o female who has suffered from depression my whole life. After the birth of my second child i was introduced to anti-depressants. They helped me feel better but there was still something missing.Finally,I went to a physician who wanted to try me on a medication for add and boy did it improve my life. I tried numerous ones like metadate and adderall xr,which helped but when you first take them you feel so euphoric and then when they wear off you crash HARD. I had a lot of GI discomfort and always headaches with them.I'm a nurse so one day i spoke with the Shire Pharmaceutical Rep that markets vyvanse and he suggested that I ask my MD to try it. I took his advice and it was the best thing that I could've done for myself. Vyvanse is evenly dispersed throughout the day so you dont crash like you do with the other meds. Vyvanse has fewer side effects than the other ones on the market.I can focus,complete projects,and it has changed my personality. I have so much confidence and it makes me feel happy not to mention it lasts longer than any other amphetimine I've tried. For me, vyvanse is the best drug ever made and i only wish that i had it when i was in school because I would've been more academically successful. I can't praise this drug enough!!! It is truly a miracle drug.It makes me feel like life is finally worth living. I guess if I had to say something bad about this drug it would be that it makes me talk too much but I like talking to people so it doesn't bother me.My friends on the other hand might feel like choking me! LOL Thank you vyvanse! I’m a 38 y/o female who has suffered from depression my whole life. After the birth of my second child i was introduced to anti-depressants. They helped me feel better but there was still something missing.Finally,I went to a physician who wanted to try me on a medication for add and boy did it improve my life. I tried numerous ones like metadate and adderall xr,which helped but when you first take them you feel so euphoric and then when they wear off you crash HARD. I had a lot of GI discomfort and always headaches with them.I’m a nurse so one day i spoke with the Shire Pharmaceutical Rep that markets vyvanse and he suggested that I ask my MD to try it. I took his advice and it was the best thing that I could’ve done for myself. Vyvanse is evenly dispersed throughout the day so you dont crash like you do with the other meds. Vyvanse has fewer side effects than the other ones on the market.I can focus,complete projects,and it has changed my personality. I have so much confidence and it makes me feel happy not to mention it lasts longer than any other amphetimine I’ve tried. For me, vyvanse is the best drug ever made and i only wish that i had it when i was in school because I would’ve been more academically successful. I can’t praise this drug enough!!! It is truly a miracle drug.It makes me feel like life is finally worth living. I guess if I had to say something bad about this drug it would be that it makes me talk too much but I like talking to people so it doesn’t bother me.My friends on the other hand might feel like choking me! LOL Thank you vyvanse!

]]> By: warren http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-164409 warren Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:21:16 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-164409 My son is 6 and in the first grade, he has been on this medication for about 6 months now, he started out the first grade doing well for about 6 weeks, over the past 3 weeks he has been disruptive at times, failing to follow instructions, coloring on his desk, pushing paper on the floor and not picking it up, when punished or sent to the office, he just clams up and shuts the motor down, anyone have any suggestions, he is on 40mg I think, should we increase the dosage??? My son is 6 and in the first grade, he has been on this medication for about 6 months now, he started out the first grade doing well for about 6 weeks, over the past 3 weeks he has been disruptive at times, failing to follow instructions, coloring on his desk, pushing paper on the floor and not picking it up, when punished or sent to the office, he just clams up and shuts the motor down, anyone have any suggestions, he is on 40mg I think, should we increase the dosage???

]]> By: Jamilla http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-164194 Jamilla Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:36:49 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-164194 by the way I am a 25 year old female taking 60mg daily of vyvanse and cannot wait to go back to my original medication dexedrine. Ritalin, adderall and all the other medications available do not work for me. by the way I am a 25 year old female taking 60mg daily of vyvanse and cannot wait to go back to my original medication dexedrine. Ritalin, adderall and all the other medications available do not work for me.

]]> By: Jamilla http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-164154 Jamilla Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:54:41 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-164154 Nick, do not ask for this medication for depression. If you want to recevie ADD/ADHD medication go through the proper testing to ensure that you have the disability. Stimulants aren't a joke, believe me I've been medicated for over 15 years on different types of medications to treat ADHD. Only one pill has successfully worked for me and it's an oldschool medication that they generally don't perscribe anymore called Dextroamphetamine Sulfate aka Dexedrine. I have been on vyvanse for about a year maybe a little less and I feel worse than I ever have in my life and wouldn't wish this feeling upon anyone. I work in a fast paced enviornment and with my previous medication was able to function very well and be calm and collected and of course had the ability to retain information and accurately explain this information to others. Since I've been on vyvanse this is not the case. I have EXTREME anxiety, intense mood swings to the point that my loved ones won't even speak to me during them coupled with extreme frustration and some other nasty effects. I constantly feel hot and like somebody is rushing me to do things. I get so frustrated that I just want to scream and have absolutely no way of composing myself and believe me I've tried everything. I thought that it was suspicious that everytime I requested another prescription from my doctor that they called me back and asked if I had any side effects and this is exactly why. This drug is definitely not for everyone and in my personal opion nobody should take this medication and suffer in the ways that myself and the others whom have posted their stories on this page have. It's hard enough to deal with having an LD since 5th grade and actually going through the proper testing and being diagnosed unlike the other people who may put their 5 year old on medication for being a kid (not trying to offend anyone but seriously medicating children that young with 40 or 50 or more mg of this drug or any other stimulant is just plain sick) we shouldn't have to deal with the ridiculous side effects that are coupled with these medications. I feel sick in my own skin, constantly hot, constantly angry and constantly frustrated. I have no reason to be hot, anxious, angry or frustrated but everyday about 30 minutes after I take this medication I want to rip my skin off and poke my flippin eyes out. ****Parents try any alternative available before subjecting your child to this medication. Nick,
do not ask for this medication for depression. If you want to recevie ADD/ADHD medication go through the proper testing to ensure that you have the disability. Stimulants aren’t a joke, believe me I’ve been medicated for over 15 years on different types of medications to treat ADHD. Only one pill has successfully worked for me and it’s an oldschool medication that they generally don’t perscribe anymore called Dextroamphetamine Sulfate aka Dexedrine. I have been on vyvanse for about a year maybe a little less and I feel worse than I ever have in my life and wouldn’t wish this feeling upon anyone. I work in a fast paced enviornment and with my previous medication was able to function very well and be calm and collected and of course had the ability to retain information and accurately explain this information to others. Since I’ve been on vyvanse this is not the case. I have EXTREME anxiety, intense mood swings to the point that my loved ones won’t even speak to me during them coupled with extreme frustration and some other nasty effects. I constantly feel hot and like somebody is rushing me to do things. I get so frustrated that I just want to scream and have absolutely no way of composing myself and believe me I’ve tried everything. I thought that it was suspicious that everytime I requested another prescription from my doctor that they called me back and asked if I had any side effects and this is exactly why. This drug is definitely not for everyone and in my personal opion nobody should take this medication and suffer in the ways that myself and the others whom have posted their stories on this page have. It’s hard enough to deal with having an LD since 5th grade and actually going through the proper testing and being diagnosed unlike the other people who may put their 5 year old on medication for being a kid (not trying to offend anyone but seriously medicating children that young with 40 or 50 or more mg of this drug or any other stimulant is just plain sick) we shouldn’t have to deal with the ridiculous side effects that are coupled with these medications. I feel sick in my own skin, constantly hot, constantly angry and constantly frustrated. I have no reason to be hot, anxious, angry or frustrated but everyday about 30 minutes after I take this medication I want to rip my skin off and poke my flippin eyes out. ****Parents try any alternative available before subjecting your child to this medication.

]]> By: tiffany http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-164140 tiffany Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:23:25 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-164140 im a 17 year old female i agree 100% with kait at the top. i went from d's and f's in school to all a's and b's on my report card. i get a little mad when i have a b i think it should of been an a. before vyvanse i was excited to have a d or c. cause it was passing. my gpa was terrible it ranged around the percentage for a f. now it 3.6. it has helped me lose weight too. it decreases my apatite. but for some reason i hate being on it i would not reccomend it. i can feel the difference when im on-off it. its a day by day thing so if i forget to take it one day o i can tell. i will hae to read or do my assignments in the hall way to avoid the classroom. and i eat all flippin day. its been bad too though. it decreases my apatite where im not hungry so i forget to eat or drink water i have dehydrated 3 times now. first you get sick 2 your stomach like a anxious feeling then your ears start ringing then i get light headed and blurry vision. and start sweating really bad. my skin turns pale white and lips turned like purple or yellow. i do not reccomend this at all, all day i feel anxious about something and sleepy but cant sleep. i dont know everyone is different im a 17 year old female i agree 100% with kait at the top. i went from d’s and f’s in school to all a’s and b’s on my report card. i get a little mad when i have a b i think it should of been an a. before vyvanse i was excited to have a d or c. cause it was passing. my gpa was terrible it ranged around the percentage for a f. now it 3.6. it has helped me lose weight too. it decreases my apatite. but for some reason i hate being on it i would not reccomend it. i can feel the difference when im on-off it. its a day by day thing so if i forget to take it one day o i can tell. i will hae to read or do my assignments in the hall way to avoid the classroom. and i eat all flippin day. its been bad too though. it decreases my apatite where im not hungry so i forget to eat or drink water i have dehydrated 3 times now. first you get sick 2 your stomach like a anxious feeling then your ears start ringing then i get light headed and blurry vision. and start sweating really bad. my skin turns pale white and lips turned like purple or yellow. i do not reccomend this at all, all day i feel anxious about something and sleepy but cant sleep. i dont know everyone is different

]]> By: Katie http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-162721 Katie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:11:02 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-162721 Im 18 & just started on vyvance. I have notice that it does not last all day and my body always hurts. but it does help me finish my tasks so thats all i care about Im 18 & just started on vyvance. I have notice that it does not last all day and my body always hurts. but it does help me finish my tasks so thats all i care about

]]> By: Nick http://www.myomancy.com/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1/comment-page-4#comment-158733 Nick Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:01:50 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2007/05/vyvanse_the_new_1html/#comment-158733 Hi, I am a pharmacy student going to school an a full ride. I have suffered from depression for a long time with no help from several medications and therapists. I know this is horrible but in a last ditch effort to stay awake to study I bought Vyvanse from a friend. Since taking this medication I feel happy again, suffering from depression since 3rd grade, I have never felt normal until now. Now I want to get a prescription for this medication but do not know how to approach my physician. Any suggestions? Hi, I am a pharmacy student going to school an a full ride. I have suffered from depression for a long time with no help from several medications and therapists. I know this is horrible but in a last ditch effort to stay awake to study I bought Vyvanse from a friend. Since taking this medication I feel happy again, suffering from depression since 3rd grade, I have never felt normal until now. Now I want to get a prescription for this medication but do not know how to approach my physician. Any suggestions?

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