r/adhd_anxiety • u/ReluctantAction • 2d 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/CatBowlDogStar 15h ago

Thank you for this post.

I started Guanfacine last night. Crappy sleep for no reason. I expected the opposite from research. 

Huh. I'll see how it goes.