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Hi My 5 Y/o Autistic Son Was Diagnosed With ADHD The Psychiatrist Wants To Try 5mg Of Vyvanse But I’m Unsure Can Someone Tell Me Their Exper

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Los Angeles, CA
February 27
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I'm not familiar with that medicine. Really it takes a lot of trial and error. My oldest son was on methylphenidate. Later on we needed to address his aggressive behavior, so our pediatrician added guafacine. Well, we had trouble getting the methylphenidate and he was off it for a few weeks. He was still on the guafacine. We found out the methylphenidate was making him aggressive.

He has done so much better on the guafacine. He needs it two times a day but I feel like his personality isn't subdued liked when he was on the methylphenidate. I hope you find something that works!

February 28

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