Recent Behaviour Changes

Hi! Has he always had explosive behaviors or is this new since starting Vyanse?

Interesting. We were on Ritalin la and had crazy violent child. Been on vvyanse AND Seroquel, much much better.

medications DO help! you must fine the right one(s) for your child. my son has ALWAYS taken intuniv which helps wuth outbursts and impulsiveness. my son is 10 and has taken meds since age 5. he did not do well on vyvanse. it made him very emotional. when he was younger methylphenidate and tbe intuniv seemed to work best. each child is different. there are several options. sometime adjusting the milligrams is the key

We had to add a medication in addition to vyvanse to help with the explosive behavior. The vyvanse was for his hyperactive behavior and to help him focus on daily tasks.

Please don't let the school pressure you into medicating your child. You will more than likely go through a bunch of different medications and the may or may not have a positive effect. Request an IEP or 504 Plan witch will put modifications into place for a variety if reasons including behavior, movement and academic for focus and attention, and even modified school and homework.

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Completely understand what you are going through. 2 months ago we were in same situation and I was so angry with the school for indirectly pressurizing us to start medications. We were even ready to move him to a private school with less kids. But then we realized if he really does have ADHD just changing the school will not help. Also he started saying he didn’t want to go to school, he was a bad kid etc. That completely made me want to try medicine. And it has been such a big change for him at school. He was in principal office almost everyday and close to being suspended before but after meds he is the star student!!

We tried vyvanse at first which did not give good results and was very inconsistent. Then switched to Focalin XR which has been amazing for him. The mornings and evenings are still crazy at our house but school has been great!

Don’t worry.. once you figure out the right medication for your son school will be much better. I’m still so mad at the school for putting pressure on us. But I feel it was the right decision as my little boy is happy at school and that’s the most important thing!