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List of drugs that cause insomnia

acyclovir (ZOVIRAX, SITAVIG, XERESE)
alcohol
amantadine (GOCOVRI, OSMOLEX)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
caffeine
cimetidine (TAGAMET, TAGAMET HB)
dapsone (ACZONE)
felbamate (FELBATOL)
flurazepam ()
furosemide (LASIX, FUROSCIX)
gabapentin (NEURONTIN, GRALISE)
hydrochlorothiazide (MICROZIDE, HYDRA-ZIDE)
interferons
levodopa (LARODOPA, DHIVY)
levofloxacin (LEVAQUIN)
levothyroxine (SYNTHROID, LEVO-T, LEVOXYL, NOVOTHYROX, THYRO-TABS, UNITHROID, LEVOTHYROID, TIROSINT, EUTHYROX, THYQUIDITY, TIROSINT-SOL, LEVOLET, ERMEZA)
linezolid (ZYVOX)
lovastatin (ALTOPREV)
methyldopa (ALDOMET)
methylphenidate [immediate release] (RITALIN, METHYLIN, METADATE, QUILLICHEW ER)
methylprednisolone (MEDROL, A-METHAPRED, DEPO-MEDROL, SOLU-MEDROL)
moxifloxacin [eye drops] (VIGAMOX)
nicotine (HABITROL, NICODERM, NICORETTE, NICOTROL, PROSTEP, COMMIT, THRIVE, NICODERM CQ)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
phenytoin (DILANTIN, PHENYTEK)
prednisolone (PRELONE, ORAPRED, FLO-PRED, PEDIAPRED, OMNIPRED, ORAPRED ODT, PRED FORTE, PRED MILD)
prednisone (RAYOS, PREDNISONE INTENSOL)
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
pseudoephedrine (SUDAFED, ALLEGRA-D 12 HOUR ALLERGY AND CONGESTION, SUDAFED 12 HOUR, SUDOGEST)
quinidine (DURAQUIN, QUINAGLUTE DURA-TABS, QUINIDEX, NUEDEXTA)
rimantadine (FLUMADINE)
risperidone (RISPERDAL, PERSERIS KIT, RISPERDAL CONSTA, UZEDY)
theophylline (BRONKODYL, CONSTANT-T, ELIXOPHYLLIN, QUIBRON-T-SR, SLO-BID, SLO-PHYLLIN, SOMOPHYLLIN-CRT, SOMOPHYLLIN-T, SUSTAIRE, THEO-24, THEO-DUR, THEOLAIR, THEOLAIR-SR, UNIPHYL, THEOCHRON)
topiramate (TOPAMAX, TROKENDI XR, QUDEXY XR, EPRONTIA)
triazolam (HALCION)
venlafaxine (EFFEXOR XR)