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Sleep and ADHD Medication Use: A Clinician’s Guide to Mitigating Side Effects in Children
Sleep problems, such as insomnia, are a common side effect associated with ADHD medications, especially stimulants. In other words, ADHD symptoms and the first-line interventions to treat those symptoms both elevate an individual’s risk for poor sleep.In their work to achieve ADHD symptom reduction with minimal side effects, clinicians should titrate while evaluating a patient’s environmental and familial conditions, screen for primary sleep disorders, and, throughout treatment initiation and maintenance, encourage good sleep hygiene.
