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DG DISPATCH - AAN: ADHD Treatments Effective In Patients With Sleeping Disorders By Cameron Johnston Special to DG News TORONTO, ON -- April 26, 1999 -- Sleeping disorders are frequently present in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A new study now suggests that psychostimulants used to treat ADHD do not impair the person’s ability to sleep - and in some cases, might actually be beneficial. The research was presented last week (April 23) at the American Academy of Neurology in Toronto. When three different psychostimulants - Adderal, Dexedrine and Ritalin -- were used in adults with ADHD (up to half of the children who suffer from ADHD as children will carry the condition into adulthood) the average time for the subjects to fall asleep was reduced by 75 percent compared to the time it took without these drugs. While there were no significant differences in the rates of sleep disruption whether the subjects took one medication or the other, there were significant differences among patients who took Ritalin four times a day as compared with those who took it five times a day. According to William Dodson, a Denver, Colorado neurologist who conducted the study, all three medications were equally effective at improving morning waking and alertness, and therefore any of them should be considered for these patients. Insomnia in these patients should be considered a direct result of the ADHD, and not a primary symptom in and of itself, he said. E-mail this page to a friend or colleague! To print, use this version