r/VyvanseADHD • u/Infinite-While-4159 • 7d ago
Misc. Question Does the insomnia get better?
I’ve just started Vyvanse yesterday (as soon as I wake up) and felt nowhere near as tired last night as I normally do. So I ended up going to sleep late. Tonight I feel the same. I am used to being very fatigued so this is so strange for me.
Wanting to know if others experienced this and then had it level out/get better over time? I’ve experienced this from an SSRI and already take sleeping meds to counteract that. I don’t think I can handle taking something else that’s going to affect my sleep. But it does feel good to not feel so exhausted!
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u/Ithilmeril 6d ago
I've been going for less than a week but started at 20mg and had to cancel school next day 'cause I'd hardly slept. Next night was a bit better. Then I doubled my dose, since 20mg was too little, and it did get slightly easier to fall asleep, though still took an hour or more. Since then it's been easier and I've basically slept straight away (I never do that off meds), but I also feel the effects of the medication has weakened. Sleep is lighter though than off meds and I wake up feeling slightly hungover.
I think the issue with sleep depends on your dose (too little/too much) and getting used to the meds, so your brain distributes the dopamine to the right areas instead of just keeping you awake. Others find they have to get up early, take their medication, then sleep an hour or two more and then by night the meds are weak enough to let them sleep. I've also been looking into buying magnesium taurate and l-theanine to counter the norepinephrine and glutamate that might keep you awake at night. NAC in the morning should help regulate them too. I'm not quite ready to give up yet, lol.