I took ritilin for a very long time. I now take 30 mg of Adderall XR. Difference for me is that I'm good for about 10 hrs instead of just 3 or 4 from ritilin. Sleep will be an issue for sure. I have a question for you about your dosage. Do you take adderall once or twice a day? If you are taking it twice a day I expect that you will have severe sleep issues. The stuff works for me as one dosage of 30 mg and it lasts for about 10 hours. then I can sleep. If I were to take it in the middle of the day some time, I would never get to sleep. I have heard of doctors prescribing 2 times a day dosages. Every time I have heard of that, it is accompanied by trouble sleeping.
As for your sleep aids, I also have a small bit of experience in that dept. I had Lyme disease which created some of those problems for me. I used a combination of Ambien and Klonopin (sp?). Either drug alone was not effective. The 2 together hit me with a one two punch that had me incapacitated within 15 minutes. Klonopin is an anti-seizural I believe. It was prescribed that way by my doctor, so I would suggest checking with yours before trying something like that. But it did work... VEry effectively. My suggestion with that is to take it and get in bed. That way you wont wake up in 8 hours wondering how you fell asleep at the kitchen table. Also, don't fight it. when it kicks in you can fight it and whenever I did, I had... well lets just say rainbows and itty bitty people poking me...
Cheers
Rob
I am 22 years old and was diagnosised w/ ADD about 3 years ago. I