Adderall XR & Waking Up

Here's one for you - when do you get into bed?  Do you give yourself enough time to wind down after the meds are wearing off?

You need to give yourself - forced is what I have to - to become tired and get the adequate sleep to be awake in the morning.

I find that where pre-meds I needed 7 hours to get to sleep, sleep and wake up it's now 9 hours minimum.  I have to cut my coffee 2 hours earlier, and make sure my activities are low energy and sleep enabling.  Where I would watch TV to get to sleep , now I switch it to something boring like the weather channel or public broadcasting and let it bore me into sleepiness.

I've been able to avoid sleeping in the majority of time - but the wish to be active more tends to make me think I can do it.  I have to remember every day that the extra time isn't an option.

I wish to not need sleeping pills and that helps too - I want to do it as naturally as possible.  Hard to do on shift work but so far so good and it's been over 10 months now.

Good luck to you - and do let me know if you are making that extra time for yourself!

-Glen