RE: What do you think causes night waking?

[Guest guest]

I wonder if this is a reaction to the Melatonin? My son responded to Melatonin well for a while, helping him get to sleep, but after he was on it for a while he would get to sleep then just wake up in the middle of the night, wired. We even tried slow-release Melatonin, but it wasn't any better.

Apparently this can be a common side effect with Melatonin. We figured this out recently when my husband had the same reaction Melatonin.

My son has been night waking for over a year now. He just wakes and starts video talking. I

have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do you think causes it?

We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is waking more. Right now I am on

a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.

gfcfmom

[Guest guest]

Hello

How much taurine do you give ? Do you give

it just before sleep ? together with the melatonin ? My son needs to take also

his tablet of LDN just before sleep.

We did the amino acids test at metametrix

and indeed it showed that our son needs taurine. My DAN ordered the amino acids

powder custom made but meanwhile I would like to give the taurine since school

will start in two weeks ( after 9 weeks of holiday).

Thanks for your advice !

Katia ( mother of a 7 year old autistic

son who is improving a lot since we started DAN protocol a year ago)

Belgium, Europe

From:

mb12 valtrex [mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf Of dana pope

Sent: zondag 17 augustus 2008

17:06

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Re: Re:

What do you think causes night waking?

When the liver is stressed trying to detoxify, it

will cause a person to wake up in the night and have trouble going back to

sleep. My boys did this forever. Melatonin and 5HTP helped them

to go to sleep but they would still wake up any where from 1am to 5am ready

to go.

We added in Liver Life by BioRay and now they sleep

12-13 hours every night.

Dana

and Garrett, just turned 4, SCD 2 years

Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder

From: Fithen

<baylee7499>

Subject: Re: What do you think causes night waking?

To: mb12 valtrex

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 9:16 AM

Hi,

Melatonin helps you go to sleep, not stay asleep. My son would both lie

awake for hours before falling asleep, and would also wake up in the

middle of the night, perfectly happy, singing and talking to himself.

Using a melatonin/magnesium combo at night helped him stay asleep,

giving taurine at night helps him stay asleep. Within a week of adding

taurine to his nighttime supps, he stayed asleep for 10 hours for the

first time in his life. I know some others have also had success with

this - it's worth a shot.

>

> My son has been night waking for over a year now. He just wakes and

starts video talking. I

> have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do you

think causes it?

>

> We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is waking

more. Right now I am on

> a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.

>

> gfcfmom

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

We give 500mgs of taurine at night before bed, along with

melatonin/magnesium and our probiotic. You can start at a lower

dosage than this though, I think the Kirkman's brand comes in 300 mg

capsules. Most of our kids are deficient in taurine.

One night last week my husband forgot to give my son these supps

before bed, and sure enough, at about 3am he woke up singing " Twinkle

Twinkle " which continued for over an hour. Without the taurine he

can't stay asleep.

Hope this helps you :-)

>

> Hello

>

>

>

> How much taurine do you give ? Do you give it just before sleep ?

together

> with the melatonin ? My son needs to take also his tablet of LDN

just before

> sleep.

>

>

>

> We did the amino acids test at metametrix and indeed it showed that

our son

> needs taurine. My DAN ordered the amino acids powder custom made but

> meanwhile I would like to give the taurine since school will start

in two

> weeks ( after 9 weeks of holiday).

>

>

>

> Thanks for your advice !

>

>

>

> Katia ( mother of a 7 year old autistic son who is improving a lot

since we

> started DAN protocol a year ago)

>

> Belgium, Europe

>

[Guest guest]

Could be reflux.

Pamela

From:

mb12 valtrex [mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf

Of gfcfmom

Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:58 AM

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: What do you think causes night waking?

My son has been night waking for over a year

now. He just wakes and starts video talking. I

have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do you think

causes it?

We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is waking more.

Right now I am on

a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.

gfcfmom

[Guest guest]

The same thing happened with our son after a year of taking slow

release melatonin. I took him off of it - after a few days, he slept

better, then started waking up again at night, so we put him back on

it and now he is fine. I now plan on giving him a break from

melatonin every few months for about a week.

>

> > My son has been night waking for over a year now. He just wakes

and

> > starts video talking. I

> > have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do

you think

> > causes it?

> >

> > We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is

waking more.

> > Right now I am on

> > a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.

> >

> > gfcfmom

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

In our experience,

night wakings often correlate to a need for antifungals.

It means the yeast has taken control.......

Especially if night wakings are paired with giggling.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

There is a time-released melatonin, I believe. Also, I have read that

those who go to sleep but wake up may do better with 5-htp than melatonin.

Debi

[Guest guest]

can mean he has yeast issues or phenol issues as well

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What do you think causes night waking?

My son has been night waking for over a year now. He just wakes and starts video talking. I have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do you think causes it? We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is waking more. Right now I am on a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.gfcfmomNo virus found in this incoming message.

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slow releast treats both GOING asleep and staying asleep

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Re: What do you think causes night waking?

Hi,Melatonin helps you go to sleep, not stay asleep. My son would both lie awake for hours before falling asleep, and would also wake up in the middle of the night, perfectly happy, singing and talking to himself.Using a melatonin/magnesium combo at night helped him stay asleep, giving taurine at night helps him stay asleep. Within a week of adding taurine to his nighttime supps, he stayed asleep for 10 hours for the first time in his life. I know some others have also had success with this - it's worth a shot. >> My son has been night waking for over a year now. He just wakes and starts video talking. I > have heard from many ASD parents that this is common ... what do you think causes it? > > We've tried melatonin but it's not helping, if anything, he is waking more. Right now I am on > a supplement break to see if it something else we are giving him.> > gfcfmom>No virus found in this incoming message.

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