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Old Jul 09, 2016, 03:03 PM
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Does anyone have a good system or plan for what to do when your meds wear off for the evening (and you are still awake and alert, but you're now your non-medicated ADHD self) to help you to NOT do (or say) stupid things or make poor decisions?

Also, do you have any strategies (and/or medications) that help you fall (and stay) asleep?

I currently take my 12 hour meds and then take a 4 hour booster med (crossing over in the 11th hour to avoid the rebound of coming of my original meds). But that still leaves me with several hours where I am unmedicated each evening and those are usually my toughest times (where I tend to do and say more stupid things than I'd like). Not always, but enough.

I also take a (prescribed) med to sleep but it takes awhile to work and sometimes I need to take an additional pill to help me fall asleep (prescribed 1-2 per night as needed), but I still usually only sleep around 5 hours total (which is why I had horrible side effects from using the generic version of Lunesta, I think, because I NEVER got the required 7 hours of sleep no matter what I did!)

Thanks for any ideas that you can provide!
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