Kapvay and Insomnia: What Users Say

• Mel...
• February 26, 2016

For ADHD "My son was diagnosed with ADHD in 1st grade. He's now in 6th. We've tried so many meds... Concerta, Intuniv, Focalin, Metasomethingoranother, and more. The stimulants caused massive mood swings. And the other stuff just didn't work well either. He's now on Kapvay, the generic form of it, and so far, so good. He takes 0.1 mg in the morning, and we just increased the evening to 0.2 mg. The only trouble we've had is sleep. He falls asleep but wakes up by 4 a.m. And then, doesn't fall back to sleep until 6 but has to be awake by 7:30. So, right now, he's texting me to bring him coffee. Not sure what to do about the lack of sleep, but I'm really happy with how he's responding otherwise. The mood swings have lessened. Now they just seem tween-typical."

• sus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2016

For ADHD "My granddaughter started Kapvay, and she is almost 10 years old. She has been diagnosed with ADD. She was using Intuniv, but 1 mg was not enough for attention, and 2 mg made her so, so tired. Started Kapvay, and WOW…cannot sleep…huge blister on her lip…legs hurt so bad. She is almost 10 but small, she weighs 47 pounds (she was a 2.8 lb preemie-11 weeks early). Have to stop medicine. I also read that it was not a great choice for ADD alone."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2017

For ADHD "My son has used various stimulants for 5 years. Still struggling because of impulsivity and super high metabolism, the doctors wanted to add non-stimulants. We started with Intuniv, which dropped his blood pressure way too low (75/43), so we stopped after 2 weeks. Tried Clonidine IR, and it worked GREAT the first 2 days, then fine (not great, just fine). The doctor changed to Kapvay for long-acting effects, but we stopped after 2 weeks because he got awful insomnia (took 2-3 hours to fall asleep instead of his usual 15 minutes). Last night, we went back to Clonidine IR - he fell asleep quickly and slept great! I give Kapvay a 2 because it decreased his impulsivity a bit, but the insomnia was awful, he got more aggressive/emotional, and really affected him negatively."