Does anyone else have trouble keeping a set sleeping schedule? No matter how hard I try, I can not keep a normal schedule. My sleep is often scattered and stretched between napping periods.

This is really affecting me because I'm usually VERY tired while in class. Is there something I can do to get to sleep on a normal schedule? Perhaps sleeping pills or something (how would that work with Strattera)?

Whatever you do, don't take Straterra at night. I tried that and my brain wouldn't "shut up"! My body was so exhausted, but the thoughts would not calm down. It made me extremely tired the next day because my brain did not fall asleep until hours after I first laid down. Just try to go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time everyday. That helps, although, I struggle everyday. Good luck!

My sleep is often scattered and stretched between napping periods. Hi Max,
Just doing the ADDer Pounce on an important piece of information. My advice? DON'T NAP.
I doubt this is all you need to do, but any sleep information I've ever read always includes: DON'T NAP.

One of my favourite books on the subject is Sleep Thieves, but I'm not sure if it's still in print.

I've had problems with insomnia / sleep schedule since I was young. Adding Amphetamines to this doesn't seem to help much. One thing that seems to work for me is Melatonin ( pretty obvious wide spread suggestion ). Also I sometimes take Benedryl but that can leave you feeling off in the morn. 5-htp / l-Tryptophan work for me in combination with the Melatonin that's your best bet. If you drink half a glass of water then put a pinch of salt on your tongue and wait for it to dissolve without it touching the roof of you mouth you will fall asleep without much trouble. I forgot who mentioned that to me so use it at your own risk! Could have been an old wife or something like that.

PS. Their are a myriad of pills your doctor can prescribe, ( obviously ) but try it on your own first. Oh, I almost forgot. I second on nixing the naps and make sure that if you can't sleep at night don't get into bet at 7:00 am! Stay awake until it's time to go to bed at night.

Always,
Matthew

I work nights and take care of my son during the day. I understand your problem. There is a medication that just came out called Lunesta, I believe. You may want to mention it to your doctor. It is a non-narcotic and is suppose to have a low occurance of addiction.

My son's Dr. tried him on both Ambien and Lunesta. Both had bad side effects---with both he would get up and wander at night. He would have complete conversations with people, make phone calls, etc with no memory of this the next day. I see these things as potentially very dangerous. What if you got in a car? What if you are the primary care giver for a child? Or what if there is an emergency during the night? Anyway, he still has sleep problems, but is trying meditation CD's right now with some success.