kim75062
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as most of you know my little guy has issues with stimulants and seems to metabolize them faster then they can safely be given.
The doctor thinks that vyvanse may work better for him then the others because of the long duration of the effects. And positive results from his sister taking the same medication for a few years.
His sister (now 14) started vyvanse when she was 9-10 after many failed attempts at other stimulants also. She is not impulsive and all over the place physically like her brother, she gets lost in her own head A LOT. She did not get the anger/tantrum side effects of the other stimulants like her brother but she became VERY depressed and had suicidal thoughts at that young age while on ritialan, adderal and concerta? (I think) not at the same time obviously but 3 separate failed attempts to help the problem.
I took her off of it over the summer last year (same as every summer) and kept her off of it through out this school year to see if she no longer needed it. Her grades were ok the first half of the year but have been up and down since January and she is struggling to focus on anything. She has managed to pass her classes and has some very good grades in a few subjects but the struggle she is going through to achieve it just not fair to her so she was started back on it also.
My one concern is that my little guy may have bipolar (his dad does) and his sister does not.
if anyone has any personal experience I would love to hear it
The doctor thinks that vyvanse may work better for him then the others because of the long duration of the effects. And positive results from his sister taking the same medication for a few years.
His sister (now 14) started vyvanse when she was 9-10 after many failed attempts at other stimulants also. She is not impulsive and all over the place physically like her brother, she gets lost in her own head A LOT. She did not get the anger/tantrum side effects of the other stimulants like her brother but she became VERY depressed and had suicidal thoughts at that young age while on ritialan, adderal and concerta? (I think) not at the same time obviously but 3 separate failed attempts to help the problem.
I took her off of it over the summer last year (same as every summer) and kept her off of it through out this school year to see if she no longer needed it. Her grades were ok the first half of the year but have been up and down since January and she is struggling to focus on anything. She has managed to pass her classes and has some very good grades in a few subjects but the struggle she is going through to achieve it just not fair to her so she was started back on it also.
My one concern is that my little guy may have bipolar (his dad does) and his sister does not.
if anyone has any personal experience I would love to hear it