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Then add in the use of powerful stimulants (e.g. Adderall) to power through a workday, only to have that cause insomnia that night, and a wrecked sleep schedule for the following 3 days.

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If you really have ADHD and aren't abusing Adderall, it should help you sleep better:

https://stephaniesarkis.com/blog/study-finds-that-stimulant-...

Yup I absolutely fall off a cliff if I'm consistently consuming a stimulant. That includes caffeine. It's actually a problem where I have to be careful that I'm not having it too early (as opposed to late) in the day otherwise it will wreak havoc on my life.

in my case I need to take it at a perfect time where it stops working just after I go to bed. Take it too early and it will stop working before I go to bed and I won't fall asleep because my mind will distract me from it. Take it too late and I technically will sleep, but I won't actually feel rested in the morning.

Nah, I'm taking a very minimal dose (adjusted) and I know that my sleep is less deep and shorter. Without medication I sleep around 8 hours, with 6:30-7 hours.

The best that helps sleep in my experience is doing sports. Lots of it.

When are you taking it? There are a lot of studies that indicate that stimulants HELP sleep.

You should re-evaluate what is happening to you as it is not an ideal situation: it may be possible you have something else instead of ADHD (or together with ADHD) or you maybe taking it too late in the day.

https://aasm.org/journal-sleep-methylphenidate-can-have-slee...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41397339/

Caffeine too, and forgetting to take medications on time and taking them later in the day.

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