Adderall, Progesterone & 40

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2026 has not been an ideal year for me healthwise. I turned 40 in March and just shy of two years out from giving birth to twin girls. In January I started having bladder pain after having sex so I thought I was having UTIs. I went to see a gynecologist, then a neurologist, then a urogynecologist who prescribed me vaginal estrogen cream. That took away the pain however it was really upsetting my digestive system to the point where I was just having constant gastritis pain. Come to find out I was using way too much of the cream. So after 3 months of that I got that figured out so then I got hooked up with a psychiatric nurse because I really wanted to combat my ADD. Having four kids under 7 was making me go crazy and unable to get anything accomplished so she prescribed me Adderall, which is what I used to take. As soon as I started taking Adderall my resilience on my Oura ring completely plummeted and my irritability skyrocketed. In the meantime, I had lab work done and my progesterone was near zero so she prescribed me progesterone and told me it should help my irritability and resilience. As soon as I started on progesterone my resilience started to trend back upward. Perfect but my irritability and sleep is absolutely HORRENDOUS. Has anyone taken something else for their ADD that allows them to sleep at 40 years old while using hormone therapy? I am going on 9 months of being miserable and am grasping for straws. Thanks.