ADHD medications are stimulants and although they calm individuals with ADHD, one of the side effects is trouble sleeping. But ADHD itself can cause difficulty sleeping so it can sometimes be hard to know whether insomnia is caused by the medication or whether it from the ADHD. According to Dr. Ari Tuckman, "Some people wind up with sleep problems as a side effect of their medication, but many of them already had sleep problems."
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