What is the most important information I should know about VYVANSE?
VYVANSE is a federally controlled substance (Cll) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep VYVANSE in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away VYVANSE may harm others, and is against the law.
Tell your doctor if you have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines or street drugs.
VYVANSE is a stimulant medicine. Some people have had the following problems when taking stimulant medicines such as VYVANSE:
1. Heart-related problems including:
- sudden death in people who have heart problems or heart defects
- sudden death, stroke and heart attack in adults
- increased blood pressure and heart rate
Tell your doctor if you have any heart problems, heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems.
Your doctor should check you carefully for heart problems before starting VYVANSE.
Your doctor should check your blood pressure and heart rate regularly during treatment with VYVANSE.
Call your doctor right away if you have any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking VYVANSE.
2. Mental (psychiatric) problems including:
In Children, Teenagers, and Adults:
- new or worse behavior and thought problems
- new or worse bipolar illness
In Children and Teenagers
- new psychotic symptoms such as:
- hearing voices
- believing things that are not true
- being suspicious
- new manic symptoms
Tell your doctor about any mental problems you have, or if you have a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression.
Call your doctor right away if you have any new or worsening mental symptoms or problems while taking VYVANSE, especially:
- seeing or hearing things that are not real
- believing things that are not real
- being suspicious
3. Circulation problems in fingers and toes [Peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon]:
- Fingers or toes may feel numb, cool, painful
- Fingers or toes may change color from pale, to blue, to red
Tell your doctor if you have numbness, pain, skin color change, or sensitivity to temperature in your fingers or toes.
Call your doctor right away if you have any signs of unexplained wounds appearing on fingers or toes while taking VYVANSE.