Posted by Novelagent on February 7, 2013, at 15:01:10
In reply to Med for slowing down CNS from stimulants to sleep?, posted by Novelagent on February 7, 2013, at 14:42:44
I think remember reading in a newspaper article about kids with ADHD and one of the additional meds one kid took was an alpha blocker? Was it clonodine? In his case, it wasn't for hyperactivity, it was to help him sleep from the stimulant. It was clonidine or some other alpha blocker. Anyone know if it works?
> I'm on Dexedrine 10mg 3x/day, but to get the job done for my science courses or to crank out a paper, I sometimes could use a higher dose-- I once had a doc prescribe me 20mg 3x/day, still within the daily dose guidelines, and that worked really well.
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> Only thing is, I can't sleep if I take doses higher than what seems to be 30mg-- I currently take 10mg at 7 AM and 20mg at 11AM and none afterwards. Even when I take maybe 30mg at 11AM, it keeps me up all night, even though I use trazodone and melatonin.
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> I'm sure Seroquel would do the trick, but I'm already on monthly injections of Invega Sustenna 156mg. I can't recall if Ambien fights off stimulant-induced insomnia. If I have to get a reading or paper done that requires extra focus, I take 4mg of Klonopin at bedtime with 50mg of trazodone.
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> Please don't judge, I'm mostly experimenting so I can work with my doc to adjust my meds and take them as prescribed.
> I'm switching soon to a clinic at a hospital with docs that have one who published a journal article on the need for sone adults to take higher doses of stimulants.
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> The question is, how do I get to sleep with the doses that have efficacy for me? Anyone gave any experiences? Thanks!
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