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> One thing I love about Vyvanse is that it really does have an all-day effect. I'm wired, active, and focused from the moment I take it in the morning, until 1
by chrsig 4y ago
> One thing I love about Vyvanse is that it really does have an all-day effect. I'm wired, active, and focused from the moment I take it in the morning, until 11pm or so at night. Unfortunately this also means that it takes a lot of self-discipline to keep a good sleep schedule, which isn't something us ADHDers are very good at, especially as the medication wears off. On just Vyvanse alone, I have a hard time falling asleep and sleeping well.
Interestingly, adderall not having an all day effect is something I like about it. I take an XR in the morning and have a smaller IR in the afternoon. It gives me the flexibility to not take one or the other if I'm not feeling up for it.
> Melatonin is ridiculously safe. It basically has no detrimental effects in large doses. As a result, nutrition companies are in a war to make ever bigger over-the-counter doses because those sell better. But unfortunately while 5mg isn't toxic, it also makes me sleep 10 hrs and wake up groggy. As a result it's hard to find over the counter melatonin that is in the real dosage I want, 0.3 - 0.5 mg.
My sleep doc has advised ~0.5mg a couple hours before going to sleep. As I've come to understand it, taking it too soon before sleep is what causes the grogginess.
> However I found that Costco sells kids melatonin gummies with a 1 mg dosage, which is the smallest you can find on the market without paying extra. I just cut/bite the gummies in half to take approx 0.5mg a night. It's perfect, and I'm sorry it didn't work for you :(
I found some 1mg flavored chewable tablets that're easy to split in half. I've found the same brand at my grocery store and on amazon