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What Causes Sleeplessness While On Guanfacine And Adderall For ADHD?

my grandson is almost 6. he has ADHD and takes 5 mg Adderall in the morning befor school. he takes two 1 mg pills of quanfacine at night .he does pretty good until bedtime 7:30. then he is hungry ( so we feed him) then put him to bed . he can t seem to wind down to go to sleep. Lately it s been taking a couple of hours to get him to sleep. He can t stop moving around .
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Hello,

Both Guanfacine and Adderall drugs can cause Insomnia. Why is he taking Guanfacine? Is he irritable or abusive?

Some parents give melatonin to their children who have difficulty sleeping with consent from the pediatrician. It is over-the-counter. Your grandson's age need 10 to 11 hours of sleep a night. To run, play, go to school and learn optimally.

Non-medical things that might help include: having a bedtime routine like reading to him (and he reading to you) with a dim light while he is in bed; do not use the bed during the day(no reading, video games, playing with toys) only for sleeping.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Arnold Zedd
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What Causes Sleeplessness While On Guanfacine And Adderall For ADHD?

Hello, Both Guanfacine and Adderall drugs can cause Insomnia. Why is he taking Guanfacine? Is he irritable or abusive? Some parents give melatonin to their children who have difficulty sleeping with consent from the pediatrician. It is over-the-counter. Your grandson s age need 10 to 11 hours of sleep a night. To run, play, go to school and learn optimally. Non-medical things that might help include: having a bedtime routine like reading to him (and he reading to you) with a dim light while he is in bed; do not use the bed during the day(no reading, video games, playing with toys) only for sleeping. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Arnold Zedd