The doctor should check your child’s height and weight often while on Vyvanse, and may stop treatment if a problem is found.

if your child is having slowing of growth (height or weight).

Call the doctor right away if any signs of unexplained wounds appear on fingers or toes while taking Vyvanse. Fingers or toes may feel numb, cool, painful, sensitive to temperature and/or change color from pale, to blue, to red.

if you or your child have circulation problems in fingers and toes (peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud’s phenomenon).

Call the doctor right away if there are any new or worsening mental symptoms or problems during treatment. New psychotic symptoms (such as seeing or hearing things that are not real, believing things that are not true, being suspicious) or new manic symptoms may occur. New or worse behavior and thought problems or new or worse bipolar illness may occur.

if you or your child have mental (psychiatric) problems, or a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression.

Call the doctor right away if you or your child have any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking Vyvanse. Since increases in blood pressure and heart rate may occur, the doctor should regularly check these during treatment. Your doctor should check you or your child carefully for heart problems before starting Vyvanse. Sudden death, stroke and heart attack have happened in adults taking stimulant medicines. Sudden death has occurred in people with heart problems or defects taking stimulant medicines.

if you or your child have heart problems, heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems.

Serious problems can occur while taking Vyvanse.

sensitive or allergic to, or had a reaction to other stimulant medicines.

taking or have taken an anti-depression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within the past 14 days.

Tell the doctor if you or your child have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.ĭo not take Vyvanse if you or your child are:

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