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Originally Posted by Melmo
So I talked to my dr about the dexedrin he last gave me to try, and told him that it just made me dizzy. I also brought up the fact that the Ritalin did make me hyper but that I was focused at the same time. He said it was not necessarily the Ritalin that made me focused but just a side effect of the high energy that gave me the focus to do everything I needed to do. But he still gave me a prescription for 30 tablets and a refill of 60 for methylphenidate sr 20mg. One in the am and one around noon or so if needed. I took the first one yesterday morning and it is definitely working, I love the energy and focus. They did tell me not to take any later in the day because it could affect sleep but of course I didn't think it would be a problem and I took one at 6:45pm tonight because I was getting ready to put my kids to bed and I had a ton of cleaning to do. Well its now almost 2am and I am still awake and not even tired so....don't think I will be doing that again. Plus side, got cleaning done.
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One of the biggest challenges with stimulant based medications like Ritalin or Adderall is trying to decide at what time of day to take it or not take it. It's even a bigger challange when you have a family and responsibilities don't end at 4 or 5pm. The same with students, they need to be focused during class time then homework/studying goes well into the night especially for college students. As you found out sleeping is what suffers. It's a trial and error thing. I work a night shift job so my main goal is to get through my shift, I try hard to get all my other responsibilities done by noontime, I take my last dose about halfway through my work shift and usually that helps me until late morning. Usually by that time I feel tired enough to lie down but falling asleep isn't what happens. Depending on how the day went or other life challenges my mind starts up with the racing thoughts which keeps me from sleeping. The one thing that has suffered since taking meds has been sleep. It's usually 4 hours here 3 hour's there. But without the meds I most likely would have all the time in the world to sleep.