Does Dextroamphetamine Keep You Awake?

It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills. This medication is also used to treat a certain sleeping disorder (narcolepsy) to help you stay awake during the day.

Does dextroamphetamine affect sleep?

Dextroamphetamine sulfate, administered in dosages up to 20 mg, prolonged sleep latency and delayed the onset of the first REM period. Dextroamphetamine sulfate did not affect total sleep time, the constituent EEG sleep stages, or the amount of eye movement activity.

Is dextroamphetamine a stimulant?

Dextroamphetamine is in a class of medications called central nervous system stimulants. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain.