I was diagnosed with ADD at age 50 and was prescribed 5mg fast acting Adderall twice a day. Although it has been somewhat helpful to focus, I am having an incredibly difficult time falling asleep. With just a few hours of sleep, I am a complete wreck the next day and it just spirals downhill from there.

Looking for some advice from the group.

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Honestly confused you would be diagnosed "ADD" as that's no longer in the DSM. That aside, stimulant medication can absolutely cause this, which is why I personally cannot take Vyvanse — it made my already very bad insomnia nearly a manic state. If possible, I'd recommend limiting when you take it. So if the fast-acting should "wear off" within 4 hours (so you're no longer noticing the normal effects but it hasn't yet been fully metabolized), and you go to bed at 10pm, try not to take any after 2pm each day. Then you'll have an extra 4 hours between when it "stopped working" to finish metabolizing before you sleep. Alternately, ask your doctor if there are non-stimulant medications (like Strattera, purely as an example, not a recommendation) that you can try. Good luck!

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Tell your doctor what’s going on. Maybe you can try out just once a day, or the xr version. Otherwise, did you try any of the non -stimulants?

When do you take your second dose?

1pm.

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Make sure you’re not adding caffeine to your day. I switched to decaf coffee and take an XR first thing in the morning. I don’t have trouble sleeping anymore.

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