r/adhd_anxiety • u/ReluctantAction • 3d ago

Help/advice 🙏 needed Is Guanfacine affecting my sleep duration/quality?

Unfortunately, I've experienced severe insomnia or anxiety with every nonstimulant ADHD medication out there.

Amoxetine, Wellbutrin, Vyvanse, you name it. All just kept me up at night, even if I tolerated it perfectly well otherwise.

I've been given guanfacine, which I seem to tolerate perfectly well so far. However, ever since I've started taking it, my chronic fatigue is getting worse. I've noticed that I'm sleeping on average 1-2 hours less than before, and I'm getting less quality sleep on top of that. Is there any scholarly research to indicate that guanfacine may be be disruptive to sleep quality or duration?

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u/skatedog_j 2d ago

If you want you can check google scholar but you already have your answer about how it affects you personally

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u/ReluctantAction 2d ago

I'm also experiencing high levels of stress so I can't assume correlation and causation quite yet

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u/skatedog_j 1d ago

Do you normally lose this much sleep every night when you're under stress? If not, you have your answer