Hello out there - our 7-year old son was diagnosed with ADD back in August and we started meds last Friday, Adderall XR - 10 mg. I joined today because the last 2 nights he's had a hard time falling asleep. I found a few posts about taking a supplement and landed on the Brain MD Restful Sleep supplement with (among a few other additives), melatonin and magnesium. We'll definitely try it for him (and maybe us?!). We're curious if we should discuss changing the dosage with his doctor? Or adding a second (half?) dosage toward the end of the day? Have any of you changed dosage to address sleep issues?
In our research we've learned that it's really not a 24 hour dosage. Thankfully we can't tell when it wears off, there is no obvious drop or major change in his behavior but he's his normal crazy self during bedtime routine so we know it's not in his system by bedtime.
I know starting medication can be scary, I was so nervous. And the first day rocked his world...I had tears in my eyes all day as he shut down and didn't eat much. But each day has been progressively better and we definitely see a difference. We will try this for 10 days and then try Ritalin to see if one stimulant works best over the other. We have kept a journal and documented what we see and have asked him for his reaction as well.
Looking forward to a community of advice and support!