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I got diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.

I also had sleep issues, but never bad enough to seek help for them. Fortunately, the ADHD meds fixed the sleep issues, too.

Have you tried taking some L-Tryptophan in the evening? For some people it works wonders for sleep and mood. L-Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that you can buy over-the-counter. Your body needs it to make melatonin and serotonin amongst other things.



My sleeping issues were never bad enough either until my team started having daily 9AM meetings. Ugh

I haven't tried L-Tryptophan! But I'll give it a go. My medication hasn't really started taking effect yet but hopefully I don't have to take sleeping medication once it does. Thanks for the suggestion. :) Hopefully that helps also.


L-Tryptophan is a pre-cursor to melatonin. See eg https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/07/10/melatonin-much-more-th...




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