After several years using Concerta, my 11-yr old daughter's ADHD medication was recently changed to Vyvanse. Before starting the Vyvanse, she was complaining of being nervous and anxious a lot. She would describe it as her heart beating very fast and she felt like she was shaking inside. I told her doctor and she prescribed Vyvanse and an anti-anxiety medication. How safe is it to take both of these medications together? Should I be concerned about side effects?
5/ 5/09 1:31pm
Leesa
Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.
You don't mention what type of anxiety medication your daughter is taking, however, the link below provides a list of medications that may cause interactions with Vyvanse.
If you still have questions, please contact your doctor or your pharmacist, they should be able to provide additional information on possible interactions.
I hope this helps
Eileen
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The medication prescribed is the generic for Prozac. The doctor has now increased the Vyvanse but I still haven't given my child the Prozac yet. I wanted to see how the increase of the Vyvanse affected her first. I'll check out the Vyvanse website for side affects. Thanks so much!