Vyvanse Study

[charliegirl]

Thanks for the update. It sure helps to hear about how the different doses are affecting her.

[lisacap]

I am just wondering, how is she sleeping and eating on the med? The doctor mentioned maybe trying to switch Christian over to that, but for me it sounds like way to much of a haul, in having to wait a week at a time to up the meds, and having him have to stop his meds now for a week.... What is the highest dose that they allow them to take? Do you know? He already takes over the recommended dose of Concerta, so I don't know if that would be even worth me trying to switch. Especially now that the school year has already begun. He takes 72 mlg's of the Concerta and the highest dose they make is 54...
I am vey happy that you are seeing some success...we aim for perfection but very rarely get it.....

[kellyh]

Actually, since Megan has been taking meds (since January), she actually goes to sleep way way way easier. Before that, she could take up to 3 hours to go to sleep...and she was in bed by 8-8:30! Now, most nights, she's asleep in 20 minutes. I think her brain is actually able to slow down and sleep comes so much easier for her. As to her appetite, well, sometimes she's just not hungry. I don't push. But if she wants and ice cream cone, and it's close to supper, I try to get something in her before it, but if not...ice cream it is. She's a really picky kid, too. Not quite as picky as my 10 year old daughter....but darn close. I'm trying to push milk on both of them right now. I've bought Megan the little chocolate milk packs that you can put in a lunch for school and she likes those. And then other times....you can't get enough in this kid. So she eats till she's full. I do try to keep her on a 3 meal a day and snack schedule though. I don't want her eating when she feels like it because that just isn't going to fly in school! :-)

Vyvanse is not dosed the same as Adderall XR. I forgot the explanation I received, but right now the trial she's in is to study the non-FDA approved doses of 20, 40 and 60 mg. The FDA HAS approved the 30, 50 and 70 mg doses. She's currently on 50 mg. I know that a benefit of Vyvanse is that it isn't absorbed through the liver. It's absorbed through the gut and that's a good thing (from what I'm told). From reading posts from other adults taking Vyvanse on another board, they say that it's a much smoother drug than some of the others where BANG, there's the effect. The Vyvanse has a smooth release and let down instead of a peak and a drop.

Megan hasn't really had any issues with it at all. In the 5 weeks she's been on it, she's had one sore tummy that she's mentioned to me and no headaches.

Well, if we reached perfection, I think I'd faint. Not to mention, who really wants a perfect child....we'd have nothing to complain about!