[Jan 20, 97 - 08:25] MaryAnn Kochanko of 1:267/124.1 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
MK>      Do you have any information on those that have ADHD that have 
MK> insomnia?
Nope, my son complains of insomnia but in reality he falls asleep as soon as 
his head hits the pillow and he sleeps like a log; so I never looked into it.
MK> My son who is taking Ritalin for ADD non-attentive type has for the 
longest 
MK> time suffered from insomnia as long as I can remember.  20mg sustained 
MK> realeased in the am and 10mg at noon. I was dosing him with a
MK> small dose of melatonin to sleep at night, but then though well maybe its 
MK> all in his head so I replaced them with a placebo when he asked for his 
MK> "sleeping pill".  No sleep in two nights ever since I stopped the 
MK> melatonin.
MK> Any help or advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
The only advise I have for you is caution: it's recently been discovered that 
there is a "clock" in the eyes which is independent of any in the brain, and 
no one knows what effect if any melatonin might have on it.
Whacky thought: does your son find it possible to sleep when Ritalin is in 
his body?  Perhaps an SR at bedtime would work?
Jerry Schwartz
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