Re: Help with my daughter's sleep

[Guest guest]

My daughter is 9 also and has had sleeping problems forever. I tried the

melatonin, didn't work.She has taken up to 3 tablets of the benadryl. My p-doc

said if that doesn't work, stop the benadryl because it can actually do the

opposite.

She needs sleep medication or will not fall asleep. The trazadone works ok

for my daughter.

Hope this helps

Hugs

Judy

[Guest guest]

I would talk to your Dr. about giving her something else. I had a

sudden onset of insomnia about 2 years ago now and it's TERRIBLE not

being able to fall asleep. I started having anxiety about it. I've

tried A LOT of different things over these 2 years. 3 mg.s of melatonin

worked for me for about a week. Then it made me feel all weird and

groggy, but I still couldn't fall asleep. I don't know what your Dr.

would prescribe for children for sleep, but I remember reading some that

have a medication added just for sleep. Was the Zoloft given at night

so it could help her? Maybe the removal of that has spiked her anxiety

just enough so that she can't sleep. I've tried 2 things that have

helped long term and that was Klonopin or Lunesta. (Not at the same

time, of course!) Benedryl didn't help much. I'm sure she's

frustrated--I know I am!

Dina

[Guest guest]

I would talk to your Dr. about giving her something else. I had a

sudden onset of insomnia about 2 years ago now and it's TERRIBLE not

being able to fall asleep. I started having anxiety about it. I've

tried A LOT of different things over these 2 years. 3 mg.s of melatonin

worked for me for about a week. Then it made me feel all weird and

groggy, but I still couldn't fall asleep. I don't know what your Dr.

would prescribe for children for sleep, but I remember reading some that

have a medication added just for sleep. Was the Zoloft given at night

so it could help her? Maybe the removal of that has spiked her anxiety

just enough so that she can't sleep. I've tried 2 things that have

helped long term and that was Klonopin or Lunesta. (Not at the same

time, of course!) Benedryl didn't help much. I'm sure she's

frustrated--I know I am!

Dina

[Guest guest]

Hi, just to comment that Benedryl will help at first with my kids,

for like a few days, but then wires them up a bit or something; won't

help with sleep. Does me similar, I can't take a full dose. I may

get sleepy but makes my heart begin to race and has me waking

practically every hour. Now my sons don't wake up at night but it

did quit working to help sleep. Just our experience!

I have some melatonin but we've never used. I do believe 3mg is what

I read for max dosage. When does she take her vitamins (what time of

day)?

>

> My 9 year old daughter is having a really hard time falling

asleep. She

> is now just taking just vitamin supplements (she was on Zoloft and

> Straterra months ago). Last night I gave her 3 mg of Melatonin at

about

> 7:30. I put her to bed at 8:20. At 9:00 she was still wide awake,

so I

> gave her one Benadryl tablet. At 10:00, she was still up and

extremely

> frustrated (she knew she needed to get up at 6:00 this morning), so

I

> gave her 1/3 more of a Benadryl tablet. This has been an ongoing

> problem for years; she now goes to bed saying " I am not going to be

able

> to fall asleep " . I feel so guilty giving her Benadryl, and

thinking she

> is going to grow dependent on that. But then, I feel like I need

to fix

> her problem, as she is getting really frustrated and has anxiety

about

> going to bed. What else can I do for her? Are there any other

vitamins

> out there that help with sleep? Is 3 mg of Melatonin the maximum I

can

> give her?

>

>

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, just to comment that Benedryl will help at first with my kids,

for like a few days, but then wires them up a bit or something; won't

help with sleep. Does me similar, I can't take a full dose. I may

get sleepy but makes my heart begin to race and has me waking

practically every hour. Now my sons don't wake up at night but it

did quit working to help sleep. Just our experience!

I have some melatonin but we've never used. I do believe 3mg is what

I read for max dosage. When does she take her vitamins (what time of

day)?

>

> My 9 year old daughter is having a really hard time falling

asleep. She

> is now just taking just vitamin supplements (she was on Zoloft and

> Straterra months ago). Last night I gave her 3 mg of Melatonin at

about

> 7:30. I put her to bed at 8:20. At 9:00 she was still wide awake,

so I

> gave her one Benadryl tablet. At 10:00, she was still up and

extremely

> frustrated (she knew she needed to get up at 6:00 this morning), so

I

> gave her 1/3 more of a Benadryl tablet. This has been an ongoing

> problem for years; she now goes to bed saying " I am not going to be

able

> to fall asleep " . I feel so guilty giving her Benadryl, and

thinking she

> is going to grow dependent on that. But then, I feel like I need

to fix

> her problem, as she is getting really frustrated and has anxiety

about

> going to bed. What else can I do for her? Are there any other

vitamins

> out there that help with sleep? Is 3 mg of Melatonin the maximum I

can

> give her?

>

>

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I give my 11 year old ds benedryl (2 tablets) almost every night to

fall asleep. It has really helped since december of last year. He

also has allergies which it helps with too. I too was concerned about

giving it to him but I have checked with the pediatrician,

psychiatrist, and pharmacist and they all reassued me that it is safe

for him to take for this long and that he will not become addicted. It

really works well for him and I have not noticed any side effects.

He also takes Zoloft, 50mg in am and 25mg in pm.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/5/2006 6:06:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

@... writes:

Hi, just to comment that Benedryl will help at first with my kids,

for like a few days, but then wires them up a bit or something; won't

help with sleep.

-

Yes, this is true of any allergy medication like this. For some people it

actually causes excitability every time they take it. Other's get that

reaction after a couple days on it. It just depends on the person. You

especially

have to watch this with kids.

LT

[Guest guest]

Just passing this on, although I know nothing about it...yesterday my

daughter's therapist said she uses valerian (natural supplement) to

help her fall asleep, she says it works great for her.

>

> My 9 year old daughter is having a really hard time falling asleep. She

> is now just taking just vitamin supplements (she was on Zoloft and

> Straterra months ago). Last night I gave her 3 mg of Melatonin at about

> 7:30. I put her to bed at 8:20. At 9:00 she was still wide awake, so I

> gave her one Benadryl tablet. At 10:00, she was still up and extremely

> frustrated (she knew she needed to get up at 6:00 this morning), so I

> gave her 1/3 more of a Benadryl tablet. This has been an ongoing

> problem for years; she now goes to bed saying " I am not going to be able

> to fall asleep " . I feel so guilty giving her Benadryl, and thinking she

> is going to grow dependent on that. But then, I feel like I need to fix

> her problem, as she is getting really frustrated and has anxiety about

> going to bed. What else can I do for her? Are there any other vitamins

> out there that help with sleep? Is 3 mg of Melatonin the maximum I can

> give her?

>

>

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We struggled for years getting my youngest daughter to sleep at night. We

have a very strict bedtime and bedtime routine and we try to get her up every

morning at around the same time so that her sleep pattern does not get messed

up. She takes a small amount of Clonidine about an hour before bedtime and is

able to fall asleep. I understand that Clonidine has been used for helping

children fall asleep for years and is considered to be quite harmless. I know

that without it, there is no sleep for ! Good luck! Kelley in NV

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/6/2006 9:07:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

mdonlon@... writes:

>>my daughter's therapist said she uses valerian (natural supplement) to

>>help her fall asleep, she says it works great for her.

I've never heard of it -- but I'm going to check it out (for me!!)

LT