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Ask HN: Supplements and vitamins that help with ADHD
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Re: Ask HN: Supplements and vitamins that help with ADHD
#22Prescriptions free drugs/“supplements” that are just drugs: phenylpiracetam and most other racetams. Huperzine A. Caffeine. Ephedrine. Supplements: magnesium, B vitamins. Vitamin D (from sunlight) The right dose of phenylpiracetam, caffeine, and Huperzine can be just as effective as low dose adderall in my experience. Although the side effect profile is completely different: less hyperfocus, little impact on appetite…
> Sleep 8-10 hours per night
How do you do this??
Around 4am my brain switches on and I am awake. It is running thinking about problems I was working on the previous day, or just random stuff (that I forget by 6am). I try breathing exercises, meditation but nothing gets me back to sleep.
I have pretty good sleep hygiene, do little after 7pm as I'm so tired and in bed before 10.30pm and fall asleep quickly. And then wake up early.
I'm so tired and it's impacting my performance during the day.
Re: Ask HN: Supplements and vitamins that help with ADHD
#23Prescriptions free drugs/“supplements” that are just drugs: phenylpiracetam and most other racetams. Huperzine A. Caffeine. Ephedrine. Supplements: magnesium, B vitamins. Vitamin D (from sunlight) The right dose of phenylpiracetam, caffeine, and Huperzine can be just as effective as low dose adderall in my experience. Although the side effect profile is completely different: less hyperfocus, little impact on appetite…
> Sleep 8-10 hours per night How do you do this?? Around 4am my brain switches on and I am awake. It is running thinking about problems I was working on the previous day, or just random stuff (that I forget by 6am). I try breathing exercises, meditation but nothing gets me back to sleep. I have pretty good sleep hygiene, do little after 7pm as I'm so tired and in bed before 10.30pm and fall asleep quickly. And then w…
What helps me is no caffeine after 12 (noon) and being ok with only starting work at 10, or working from home on random days where I had trouble falling asleep the night before. Of course not everybody has that luxury.
I have always been a night owl and don’t wake up early usually. Like many other people with ADHD once I’m asleep I am very hard to wake. So my problem has always been falling asleep, not staying asleep.
It sounds like your natural sleep habits are a bit different so I’m not sure what to suggest. Maybe try taking naps? I also wonder if maybe the rest of the world waking up (like the garbage truck coming, street cleaners, etc.) are waking you up at that specific time.