Okay I have just started taking the dexedrine and am finding I am having a really hard time getting my sleep down right with it.

The first day I had started taking it I did fine, never felt so alert in my life and it felt so smooth. I went to bed that night aking seroquel and I had the hardest time waking up, feeling kind of hungover all day. I had been taking seroquel for about a month and didn't have that problem at all before. SO, I told my doc and she told me to stop taking it.

The exact night I stopped taking the seroquel, I couldn't fall asleep! So I couldn't call my doctor about it since it is the weekend and I bought some melatonin. The melatonin is kind of having the same effect the seroquel had, but I find it a bit easier to operate when I finally get my butt out of bed. Then later in the day I feel kind of drowzy again, I guess since the med is wearing off? I still find it very hard to fall asleep though, so I take the melatonin.


It's only been a few days into this process, so it's very hard to judge and make decisions with meds. I just want to be able to sleep right though and be able to function. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow, but if anyone has gone through this and has any suggestions for atleast tonight, please give!

Hi - new to this forum - but I too am having strange problems taking Dex. I had previously taken Adderall but we cant get it in the UK - believe it or not. My psych prescribed up to 80mgs a day so i started at about 10mg X 3 a day - and felt totally comatose. Like you I wondered if it was the meds wearing off but i dont think so. It seems to come on about an hour after I take a dose. Far from feeling good and energised I feel so tired and also pretty depressed and spaced out - and am v confused about this - I have gone down to 10mg on waking 5mg at about lunch time - and then at about 5pm - I feel so crappy on it it is hard to know which is come down and which is Dex - it seems totally paradoxical and i need some advice from anyone who has experienced this at starting Dex...Does this wear off and if so how long should i tough it out. At 5mgs I feel little effect but just feel edgy - ANY IDEAS.

Re-sleeping and waking up try and take morning Dex while in bed and wait for it to do whatever - maybe if you took your last dose earlier in the afternoon your sleep problems wouldnt be so bad - dont know - or tranx.

Anyone else have suggestions??? Really like to hear from someone who has been through any similar problems I THINK WE NEED SOME EXPERTISE HERE- very dispirited by this..:confused:

How long have you been taking dex?

I know that insomina was a problem when I started taking dex. Again, you'd have to disucss with the doctor about the timing of your dose.

Are you taking the long acting dex or the short acting? The short acting dex has the benefit of only working for a few hours, so it might be easier to control.

I think I started taking it on wedneday. I'm taking the short acting dex.