Does ADHD medication affect sleep?

[Whoopsiveovershared]

Ds had his first day of ADHD meds. Now he won't asleep!. He has been taking melatonin for a few years, and is usually asleep by 815. Now its after 9 and he is still wide awake in his room.
Could it be related to the new meds?
Thanks

[Allthewaves]

Yes they can affect sleep. My ds takes his at 8am and they start wearing off around 1am. I won't give him a top up as it keeps him awake when we do. Also it does take body time to adjust. It was a good couple of months before ds side effects wore off

[Whoopsiveovershared]

Thanks, I guess we will just keep on for a few weeks and see what happens.

[Waitingforsleep]

Hi I will reply in more detail
Later, I did start a thread called ADHD medication thread. Would you mind posting and bumping it and maybe others will start to chat there too?
No worries if you prefer this one as I don’t want to make you do that if you don’t fancy :)
Will post later as a few months down the line with three meds now!