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Old Aug 29, 2015, 08:00 PM
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I definitely have ADHD. But I am wondering if taking frequent naps is a symptom any of you experience? Maybe I'm just tired lol.

I'm not medicated for my ADHD right now.
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Old Aug 30, 2015, 11:33 AM
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I do. Sometimes it is because I get overwhelmed by my responsibilities and just want to escape the world. Othertimes, I am just lazy... but I think I do nap excessively
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Old Aug 30, 2015, 12:00 PM
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I do. Sometimes it is because I get overwhelmed by my responsibilities and just want to escape the world. Othertimes, I am just lazy... but I think I do nap excessively
I get overwhelmed by my responsibilities as well and it does make me go to sleep instead.
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Old Aug 30, 2015, 03:02 PM
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I just am always tired. I would love to take frequent naps, but I have other things to do. I am a night owl also though, so I stay up a lot of nights. Even if I have 12 hours of sleep, I will feel tired after 3 hours awake. It sucks.

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Old Aug 31, 2015, 06:04 AM
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As soon as I have to concentrate on something difficult, I just want to lie down and fall asleep. It sucks.
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Old Sep 01, 2015, 01:04 AM
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Old Sep 01, 2015, 09:52 AM
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I am always tired. My ADHD makes it difficult for me to fall asleep at night. I also find I get overwhelmed. With ADHD we are always taking in stimuli-it's harder for us to shut off. I Think we're constantly in a state of hyper-awareness which makes us more tired.
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Old Sep 01, 2015, 10:24 AM
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I had a horrible time falling asleep when I was on Adderall.
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How about when you're not on stimulants. Is anyone sleepy then (and with reasonably consistency achieving decent sleep each night)?
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How about when you're not on stimulants. Is anyone sleepy then (and with reasonably consistency achieving decent sleep each night)?
That is what I mean. I am not on stimulants right now and so now it is incredibly easy for me to fall asleep...too easy. I can lie down at any time of day and fall asleep right away...and I will sleep for a long time. When I'm manic, it's a different story. But right now I'm not manic so sleep comes super easily to me right now. A lot of times I don't need to take my sleeping pills.
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Old Sep 09, 2015, 08:07 PM
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I am always tired. My ADHD makes it difficult for me to fall asleep at night. I also find I get overwhelmed. With ADHD we are always taking in stimuli-it's harder for us to shut off. I Think we're constantly in a state of hyper-awareness which makes us more tired.
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When not medicated, I find myself completely exhausted by the end of the day at work. I find myself trying so hard to focus and concentrate on things that it tires me out by the time I get home leaving me no energy for anything else.
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