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A member asked:

Is it okay to take antibiotics with vyvanse? taking antibiotics with lysine can increase the levels of both drugs. vyvanse is composed of lysine and amphetamine, as a prodrug. when i take my antibiotic acne medicine and vyvanse, the effects are huge?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

More info needed.: If you tell us the name of your antibiotic we can do a drug interaction check with Vyvanse. You would need to repost to do this. Or just go on-line & insert the names of the medications on a free drug-interaction checker.

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 9/28/2020

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