Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Kathy: Thank you for your kind reply to my post and everyone else's. You have so much to offer! seems most upset about his inability to sleep. That's producing the most stress for him right now.I just brought up the idea this morning to him that his cleaning seemed to be an ocd compulsion. He was able to admit this and seems to be open to working on it. Hopefully we can nip this in the bud before it gets too big. The p-doc suggested giving him Benadryl at night to help him sleep. Has anyone else ever heard this? Does it work? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 , Yup-Benadryl is great. My 9 year-old son takes 1/2 of a 25 mg tablet (12 mg) with his Zoloft at night, and it works wonderfully. I think the recommended dose is 25 mg in his age group, but 12.5 works fine without him feeling too groggy the next day. lisa in southern illinois Re: Digest Number 2307 Kathy: Thank you for your kind reply to my post and everyone else's. You have so much to offer! seems most upset about his inability to sleep. That's producing the most stress for him right now.I just brought up the idea this morning to him that his cleaning seemed to be an ocd compulsion. He was able to admit this and seems to be open to working on it. Hopefully we can nip this in the bud before it gets too big. The p-doc suggested giving him Benadryl at night to help him sleep. Has anyone else ever heard this? Does it work? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Hi yes my daughter has taken Benedryl off and on since her onset. I give it to her about an hour before she needs to be asleep, and it seems to make her drowsy enough that the worries and thoughts and etc. don't have much chance to get going before she nods off. Both her ped and her psychiatrist--who first suggested we try this before moving on to other meds to get sleep back under control--said it was a benign drug and could be given indefinitely. My ped also said I could safely give more than the dose on the package if needed, but all this time later I no longer remember how much more. One warning--some kids have a paradoxical reaction to Benedryl, becoming hyper and wired rather than drowsy. If you've never given this med before you may want to try it out tonight or some other evening when it won't matter too much if he's up late... :-) Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- > Kathy: Thank you for your kind reply to my post and everyone else's. You > have so much to offer! seems most upset about his inability to sleep. > That's producing the most stress for him right now.I just brought up the idea > this morning to him that his cleaning seemed to be an ocd compulsion. He was > able to admit this and seems to be open to working on it. Hopefully we can nip > this in the bud before it gets too big. The p-doc suggested giving him > Benadryl at night to help him sleep. Has anyone else ever heard this? Does it > work? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 One warning--some kids have a paradoxical reaction to Benedryl, becoming hyper and wired rather than drowsy. If you've never given this med before you may want to try it out tonight or some other evening when it won't matter too much if he's up late... I actually take about 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of Benedryl at bedtime to make sure I'm up on time in the a.m.! It doesn't keep me from going to sleep - I'm not sure anything will - but I'll wake up every hour and it's easier for me to get up in the a.m. (Been doing this lately as since daylight savings time here, my body hasn't adjusted and I'm sleeping later/not getting up with alarm) It gets my heart to racing a bit too, but, as I've said before, Nyquil does me the same way. My reaction might be from the fact that I'm a coffee-addict and the caffeine doesn't mix well with Benedryl/Nyquil. I gave my kids Benedryl for the purpose of making them sleepy, easier to go to bed. I'll say it worked some but the effect seemed to wear off when I gave it to them on a regular basis; or perhaps I needed to increase the dose, I just didn't want to do that. Now that allergy season is here, I might give it a try again and see how it goes at bedtime for the kids. Anyway - everyone reacts different to OTC meds too I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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