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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 236481" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Hey Janna,</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child switched from adderall to vyvanse in December. His issue was that he needed a little something more for focus and the up from 10 to 15 mg in adderall (difficult child has always been able to get by on a low dose) was causing a little lower frustration level. His psychiatrist suggested this medication because it's makeup is different.</p><p> </p><p>With the adderall he was getting a punch in the morning and then another punch in another punch in the afternoon. The vyvanse delivers a smooth release throughout the day. Another benefit of the adderall is that kids can't smoke or snort it (which my easy child says is a money maker at her school - $5 a pill) because it's wrapped in an amino acid and has to be digested in order to be absorbed by the body. Many of his psychiatrist's teens like the vyvanse because they say it "makes them feel more like themselves". </p><p> </p><p>It does last longer, which means my difficult child doesn't eat real well until later in the evening. He's a pretty skinny kid, but I do like the medication so far and so does he. He says it doesn't make him feel like such a zombie in the morning like the adderall (I suppose that was the first punch of the medication). He was put on 40 mg which is close to the equivilant of 15 mg of adderall.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a link to their website so you can look up the chemical make up, studies, etc.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.vyvanse.com/" target="_blank">http://www.vyvanse.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>Good luck!</p><p> </p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 236481, member: 805"] Hey Janna, My difficult child switched from adderall to vyvanse in December. His issue was that he needed a little something more for focus and the up from 10 to 15 mg in adderall (difficult child has always been able to get by on a low dose) was causing a little lower frustration level. His psychiatrist suggested this medication because it's makeup is different. With the adderall he was getting a punch in the morning and then another punch in another punch in the afternoon. The vyvanse delivers a smooth release throughout the day. Another benefit of the adderall is that kids can't smoke or snort it (which my easy child says is a money maker at her school - $5 a pill) because it's wrapped in an amino acid and has to be digested in order to be absorbed by the body. Many of his psychiatrist's teens like the vyvanse because they say it "makes them feel more like themselves". It does last longer, which means my difficult child doesn't eat real well until later in the evening. He's a pretty skinny kid, but I do like the medication so far and so does he. He says it doesn't make him feel like such a zombie in the morning like the adderall (I suppose that was the first punch of the medication). He was put on 40 mg which is close to the equivilant of 15 mg of adderall. Here's a link to their website so you can look up the chemical make up, studies, etc. [URL]http://www.vyvanse.com/[/URL] Good luck! Sharon [/QUOTE]
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