Re: Sleep disorders and ADD

[Anonymous]

I know that my eyes have closed, briefly, at least once while driving, and that scares the crapola out of me. GameGuy, I don’t drive long distances without my husband anymore (and long distances equals more than a 10 minute drive around town). I am definitely distracted at times when driving, probably more so than a “normal” person, though, so I’m anxious to get through this assessment process and hopefully get a resolution to the driving too. The ADHD specialist remarked on how dangerous it was for someone with ADHD to be driving untreated. I’ve had enough close calls that his remarks sent a bit of a chill up my spine.

I have also driven on autopilot too. It’s very scary.

Nellie: YES, the ritalin really helped with my sleep. I was alert all day only 10mg every 4 hours. Even when I took another 10mg in the early evening (like 6 pm), I was still able to get to sleep at night, and I slept through the whole night for the first time in a long, long time. That’s partly why I am finding it so frustrating to not have meds at the moment. Dr J here cautioned me about the risks (both legal and physical) of taking unprescribed meds.

My mom had narcolepsy (undiagnosed ADHD) and she took Ritalin and Dexedrine at different times, I guess she was trying them out at the time. But later in life she still had lots of trouble sleeping. So I am a little worried that it’s not going to help completely if I also have a sleep disorder. But I’ll wait to see what is diagnosed and recommended.

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