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ADHD meds and insomnia
MostIneptThatEverStepped · 10/02/2022 15:07
Does anyone take stimulant meds and have terrible trouble getting up sleep?
I think I'm very sensitive to them and I only take them a few days a week and a very low dose.
Despite that I often can't sleep till 2 or 3 am--and I like my sleep 😂
It also makes the procrastinating at bed time worse as I'm just not tired.
Anyone else have similar? I sometimes take melatonin to help me fall asleep but I often wake up a couple of hours after wide awake again!
allfurcoatnoknickers · 10/02/2022 15:23
Do you have trouble sleeping on the days you don't take the medication? If so, it's likely the ADHD causing the insomnia.
My doctor told me never to take my meds after 2pm.
I'm the exact same though - terrible insomnia due to ADHD. I have to knock myself out with sleeping pills, but then often wake up feeling groggy and heavy headed.
MostIneptThatEverStepped · 10/02/2022 15:38
@allfurcoatnoknickers not usually, I did a bit before I started HRT.
I can't have caffeine for the same reasons, too sensitive to it. Probably shouldn't really take stimulants at all but it has been getting so hard to focus at work, if I couldn't take them at all I don't know what I'd do!
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