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Adult daughter showing signs of agression on vyvanse

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My son is 12 and I will be 40 at the end of this week. We are okay taking Vyvanse...or better than when we take nothing to treat ADHD-Combined type. My daughter, however, is a totally different story. She emotionally distanced herself and withdrew from even being hugged. It hurt me and I watched her carefully but what you described is very similar to the effect it had on her. Scary stuff when it's your child. WT hay! Our doctor recommended taking her off immediately and I waited a couple extra days for the Rx to clear her system before returning to titration. Sigh.. She takes 18 mg of Concerta and since it's summer break is on a medication vacation! If she doesn't need to concentrate, I'd rather have her sunny disposition any day than the solemn child she is on any ADHD Rx. She's pretty spunky and bubbly no matter what. If you want my advice, always, ALWAYS get a second opinion. If you have a gut feeling, trust it. I also found we benefit greatly from behavior therapy. This is a commonly recommended treatment plan for ADHD and I can tell you that it WORKS for my children and me. I hope this helps. There is nothing worse than watching your child emotionally detach from you. It's that attachment that nurtures and protects them and it's scary to see them push away something you know they need. God bless you! I'm praying for your family and you.

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*UPDATE* I am an adult. I just got completely off of vivance after taking it three years. I titrated down from 75 starting in feb where I was smoking like a train and angry anxious no feelings or affection no desire to be around others and depressed ZERO ENERGY to 50 smoking less and less of all other dide effects....And then to 20 then ZERO side effects. Smoke free. Anger free and am slowly getting my NORMAL FREAKING ENERGY BACK! Lost a relationship but it wasn't worth my time anyway since I told him I was withdrawing off of this stuff and he might as well have been taking it because he became way too much for me to deal with without the medication. My youngest is entirely off of his concert a or any add med and I am homeschooling him. He tried vyvanse and became ultra whiny, ocd and paranoid so YES those can be side effects. We both gained like 30 pounds each stopping all these trashy meds but I think that is our liver recovering from this poison. My withdrawals were terrible but I did it! My last daily pill was April 19! I tried 20 last week because I was SO FATIGUED for two months but it was awful. After sleeping two days after that last one I have slowly gained my energy back and am having more good hours than bad!! It can be done! Also! Memory is much better. If you are taking this be SURE to take magnesium when you come down and calcium I'm the mornings. They deplete your body causing anxiety and snger!!

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My husband has been on Vyvanze for 5 yrs. he was also on Cymbalta, Wellbutrin and now Fetzima. The past year has been horrible! He also chose to drink beer and tequila with all of this plus heart meds, cholesterol meds, thyroid meds, metformin. OMG! Recently, he totally lost it at a friends house. He screamed, raged etc. he doesn't remember anyof it except for our friend telling him to leave. His psychiatrist is now detoxing him off cymbalta and Wellbutrin. He has been totally off Vyvanze for 5 days and is already calmer and nicer. The goal is to get him off of ALL of this crap,except for Fetzima. The issue now is that his blood pressure is always high....possibly a side effect of withdrawals from Cymbalta. The psych broke his Fetzima dosage in to 2 separate doses. 40 MGS in the morning and 40 MGS. In the afternoon. The psych says he may be "ultra metabolizing" the Fetzima. What a nightmare! Has anyone heard or experienced this?

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Please please check into youngevity products. It has changed my sons life!

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I have given this great thought since July 4, 2014 and have decided it is important to share our experience with Vyvance. Our 22 year old son had been taking vyvance for 4 weeks, consistently. He and some friends went to the beach for the day and were consuming Alcohol. When it came time to drive home from the beach my son would not relinquish his keys to his friends and went into a rage. He was physical and verbally abusive to his friends. His friends called us stating that our son was scaring them and was totally out of control. Fortunately, we were able to get him home. The night turned into the worst night of my entire life. We wound up calling the police and I honestly thought that I would need to Bakeract him into a facility. He destroyed two of our kitchen chairs, smashed them into pieces. He was enraged, belligerent, wired, and more frighteningly if you spoke to him on the phone you would not know he was under the influence. We asked him to walk one of the grout lines in our kitchen which he did forwards and backwards. It was if he was violently manic. He was finally able to settle down around mid-night. He was up the next morning at 9:00, still nasty,and non-remorseful. He remembered every detail from the prior evening. I then started to suspect that it was the combination of medication and alcohol, which evidently, with all the information I have been able to find it seems to be a common occurrence. When my son was 13 we tried him on wellbutrin and the same behavior was present. Meaness with no remorse. Here is the piece that is very concerning to me. This incident occurred on 7/4/14, on Monday July 7 a letter from our pharmacy (costco) was sent to my son from the manufacturer of Vyvance. A letter of warning and all the side effects of the drug. I believe that there are bigger issues with this medication than anyone is aware of at this point and that the company is trying to limit their liability with the receipt of this letter. Please let everyone who you know uses this drug to be very very careful.

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I googled "Youngevityabetteryou products" and could not find exactly what you were speaking of.
I would SO appreciate you letting me know what products you were giving your child, and where I can find them to research and learn about them on the internet.

Could you email me at: {edited for privacy}

Many thank you's in advance....

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My son has been on vyvanse for about 2 years and it has been a nightmare for 90% of it. his aggitation has in creased into full blown violent attacks on me. My son is an otherwise loving young man with a vibrant spirit. This medicine changes him. Unfortunaly he needs it for school, he is so terribly impulsive he can not concencrate, however when the meds wear off towards the end of the day aggitation begins. When he is off for the summer he is fine. I want him off of this horrific medication

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Can you try something else. It's so stomach wrenching. My son did the best on adderall. None of it's any fun. Please see my post. I truly believe that it is going to be linked to violent attacks. For my son at the age 22 when this happened it could have ruined his entire adulthood.

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I give him the Beyond Tangy Tangerine and omegas

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Thank you Donna I will be looking into something different however this is his forth medication so far the best for concentration.

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My 5 yr old granddaughter was put on Vyvance because Ritalin did not work. It has really helped her in school controlling her impulsive behavior but she does not eat. I get a good breakfast in her before she gets the pill but she goes all day till dinnertime not eating or drinking a thing. She is skinny about 45 lbs. The one thing I am concerned about are the increasing meltdowns almost nightly. She will be so good all day go out to like a party or something come home and you can see her aggression starting. I try to just ignore it then I get louder she gets screaming uncontrollably hitting things and just unable to stop until she literally passes out. I am 56 I raised my 3 children her mother my daughter died last year after battling brain tumors for 15 years she had no business getting pregnant in her condition or marrying the convict she did but that's water under the bridge. So I am raising my granddaughter alone her father is in prison for about 10 years I have lost my daughter and also my husband. I have 2 adult kids still at home my daughter just got married and they live with me along with my son. I just don't know if I can go through all this again. Been through it 19 years with my son. I am on the 4th mental health/ behavioral health facility. Any advice you have on these meltdowns?

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My daughter at age 10, high IQ, was having focussing issues. She started taking Vivance and made straight As in school. She's now 16 and has taken Vivance every school day for over 5 years (not weekends or holidays). She loves the medication and we have never increased her dosage from 20 mg each a.m. BUT, she is a BEAR on it! She is hugely irritable and mean-spirited and her behavior negatively impacts our entire family. Grades are very good, and she's a leader at school, but at home as she comes off the meds she is a BIG nightmare! We've been attributing her nasty behavior to the stresses of school because during the summers she is much more at ease, well now I realize she is more at ease because she isn't putting that evil med in her system. We saw the doctor this week, and my daughter is switching to a new med in a few weeks over Christmas break when the semester ends, which my daughter is reluctant to do because her focus is so good when she is on Vivance. I hate this medicine. It makes my child angry and mean, even though she makes excellent grades in demanding high school courses.

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Please, as the parent of a 23 year old, a college graduate, and now employed at a start up internet platform company. The grades are just not the important. I know it goes against every competative bone in "your" body. She is a person, not a grade. You deserve to enjoy her in the last few years she will be home. She deserves to enjoy her family likewise. In the end, fullness of living is found in connections with others, most importantly her family. Take less of a GPA, and more of the wonderful daughter she is. My intention is not judging it is more of not making the same mistake i did.

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I'm 16 I started taking vyvanse 20mg during the summer and noticed some slight side effects - aggression (especially if drinking), irritability, and over thinking/sadness. It wasn't too bad until school started I got up 30mg then 40mg now I'm on 50mg - I was trying to go the whole school day w/out the awful come down. My grades are perfect but I would not talk to anyone - I lost lots of friends, I never went to lunch and was so depressed/ stressed out all the time :(. I decided to go off it when my heart rate got way too high and my friend told me I was so different on the meds. I've been off it for 2 days and I already feel happier!! School is harder but I don't hate people and I don't feel sad all the time! I can't believe I was on this medicine 4 so long being so depressed - although I need another medicine option for ADHD.

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I lost my 25 year old son April 12, 2013 to suicide. He was on Vyvanse and I found in his journal an entry stating that the Vyvanse made him suicidal. I have been to devastated until now to do anything about it knowing that there's nothing I can do to bring him back. However, if our story will bring awareness or help even one person by preventing them from hurting themself or someone else I want to help. Lets do what we can to stop these drug companies from such negligence.

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Good choice! It's hard to come off it when grades are good but there are many more medicines to try! Vyvanse even at as little as 20mg can really take a toll and most people don't realize it's the medicine. Good luck hope if goes well!!

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Wow You're not kidding!!! This is a horrible medication it's really scary! The anger, the sadness, the crying. I felt numb. This medicine is horrible You're right no one should take it!!! My children are my lives and my joy and this monster drug took that feeling away! It's got me messed up

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I know someone taking this medication and is also pounding down wine and vodka. Her anger and physical attacks are out of control. Falling down drunk she drinks uncontrollably till she passes out. Goes to bed at 3:ooam and sleeps until noon every day.

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My husband is on vyvance vegans and is also showing aggression and acts like everyone is out to get him. He used to be very loving caring conciterate etc but now he's showing physical aggression, he is becoming violent towards myself and his mom. What can I do? I can't take it anymore! I want my husband back and not this person he has become on these pills. I don't recommend vyvance to anyone after seeing the effects first hand with him. I nor his mom can deal with the physical violence, he did pit his hands on me I stopped him from putting his hands on his mom.

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I'm wondering if it is being over prescribed for the wrong reasons? I have adult add and more than likely have had it all my life and it is just life changing. I do notice more impatience but I have leared to be very controlled ans recognize the effects it can cause before it's a problem. Easier for an adult for sure.

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