Does anyone know of a good sleep medicine to take? I have been taking Adderall XR 20 mg for about 2 months. I don't have ADHD, but my doc is using this cause it is a stimulant and I have severe fatigue due to having Multiple Sclerosis. So far, this has been a great help during the day. Originally, I was taking this in the morning, then Trazodone at night to help me sleep. The problem with the Trazodone is, I have to take the max prescribed dose (I can take 1-3 50mg) for it to make me sleepy, and then I literally can't get out of bed in the morning. (by the way, I was still getting 10-12 hours of sleep normally, so I don't think the problem was I wasn't sleeping enough). I have stopped taking the Trazodone because of this. Plus, I'm not too happy about taking antidepressants when I don't have depression.

Any ideas of a good sleeping medication that would be helpful, and not make me feel so bad in the morning? I really don't want them to take these pills away since they have helped so much. I was taking Focalin 10mg prior to the Adderall, but we needed to up the dose to 20mg, and my insurance wouldn't approve it, and it was to expensive to pay out of pocket. Thanks everyone!! :D

I have a similar problem with Adderall, most likely because I work during the day and go to school at night-so those recomendations to not take it so many hours before you have to go to sleep just doesn't work for me. I had been on Trazodone for sleeping for a while, but it messed up my blood pressure to the point where I had gotten up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and I fainted and smacked my head on the bathroom counter. I couldn't stop taking the adderall because work and school would otherwise be impossible so my pdoc gave me a script for Ambien which works, but I only take it if it is a last resort. I find that benedryl works just fine (I take 2) and Unisom also works. This and making myself stick to a regular sleep-wake up schedule has worked for me. Good luck!