Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 > What did you give him? If you dont mind my asking. There are lots Melatonin first -- which we've had great success with -- then Benedryl. When those didn't work I used our script for chloryl hydrate. (She gave the OK to mix these.) I have asked our ped about using other things but this is the med she's familiar with. She said if it doesn't work she will call some specialists & ask their advice...but it does work. This is the first time I've used it to get him to sleep, tho I have given him half a dose a couple of times when he woke in the middle of the night. I asked her specifically about Ambien, & she looked it up & agreed it sounded like a good med for him, but there was no pediatric dose given so she was not comfortable giving us that. What is trazadone? What other meds are there? Should I try to find a better med for him, or stick with this since it worked? It knocked him right out and he slept very well. Soundly, but he dreamed, and not so deep I couldn't wake him, so I think it's the right dose for him. What do you think? I don't know what I'm doing here... -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 Sara, What did you give him? If you dont mind my asking. There are lots of options for medications and herbal supplements for helping qwith sleep. I have 2 kids who dont sleep very well. Greggory is the better of the 2 and we give him melotonin to help him fall asleep. It doesnt keep him asleep though and so he does still wake up but he will fall right back to sleep in our bed and then we carry him back. This can happen 4 or more times a night though and so I will be talking to the dr about this. Alec is taking trazadone to help him sleep. Seems to work for him. He fell asleep about 25 minutes after taking it and slept all night! Thank god! Jacquie H > I realized yesterday that Mikey's sensory issues keep him from knowing when > he's tired. He can't feel " tired " till he's falling over. That's why his > sleep is so erratic, & why he can't go back to sleep if he wakes after a few > hours -- he's rested enough that he's not falling over anymore, so he > doesn't know he needs more sleep. > > Oh. > > So, um, now what? > > I drugged him last night. I always feel guilty about giving him anytyhing, > even Tylenol, and here I am sedating him. He was asleep in 10 minutes & > slept 8 1/2 hours. *sigh* I kept waking up to make sure he was still > breathing. > > > -Sara. > wife to Matt > SAHM to nurslings > Mikey, 9/14/99, autistic spectrum? and > Gabe, born at home 5/17/01, GERD > http://home.earthlink.net/~thebyks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 > if it works and you are comfortable with it then I don't see why > you would change. If something might work better, or was generally a safer med. Chloryl hydrate is a pretty heavy-duty sedative. It's what they give kids before an MRI or serious dental work. He's on a very light dose & does not appear to have any side effects from it, though one possible effect is stomach pain or headache & I don't think I'd know if he had those. Mikey just turned 2 so I don't think he is old enough to try the other kinds of meds like you mentioned. My friend's 4 year old is on...prozac I think... & it has worked wonders for him. We'll consider it when he's a little older. I like the child psychiatrist idea. That's a good one. We are seeing a psychologist...I could ask my ped to confer w/a p-iatrist on the med issue, I bet she would do that. But then again...it works & he has no side effects...should we change? I don't know. I hate this. Oh and it tastes frigging awful. You are supposed to mix it with a full glass of jiuce or milk. This child doesn't drink a full glass of anything all day. I have been mixing it with stevia (a natural sugar alternative) and getting it to taste like bad cough syrup, which is a great improvement. I'm thinking about trying it in a little pop...he loves pop but he can't have the sugar...he acts just awful on sugar but if it's going to knock him out....anyway I'm rambling. Thanks much. -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 Does that sound familiar or what? Maybe that is why has such a hard time going to sleep. He has nights where he stays awake till 2 or 3 in the morning!!! Don't feel bad about drugging him unless you do it every night, but I would talk to your Dr's about his lack of ability in falling asleep on his own. 's will be addressed when he goes to the psych. Childrens NyQuil is one of my best friends!!! > I realized yesterday that Mikey's sensory issues keep him from knowing when > he's tired. He can't feel " tired " till he's falling over. That's why his > sleep is so erratic, & why he can't go back to sleep if he wakes after a few > hours -- he's rested enough that he's not falling over anymore, so he > doesn't know he needs more sleep. > > Oh. > > So, um, now what? > > I drugged him last night. I always feel guilty about giving him anytyhing, > even Tylenol, and here I am sedating him. He was asleep in 10 minutes & > slept 8 1/2 hours. *sigh* I kept waking up to make sure he was still > breathing. > > > -Sara. > wife to Matt > SAHM to nurslings > Mikey, 9/14/99, autistic spectrum? and > Gabe, born at home 5/17/01, GERD > http://home.earthlink.net/~thebyks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 Sara, if it works and you are comfortable with it then I don't see why you would change. Keep an eye out for side effects(I know you are) You are lucky to have ped who is so easy to work with. My husband takes ambien right now. Works great for him. We decided to try trazadone because we are trying to kill 2 birds with one astone. First of all let me say we are going to a child psychiatrist. He is the one helping use decide what meds to try. We also work with our family dr(who is fabulous!) and he also helps with suggestions. These drs work great together. Trazadone is a serotonin uptake inhibitor. (antidepressant) It has the great side effect of sleep. We were looking for something that might help Alec settle down durring the day and focus. He is also on risperdal. Clonidine worked very well for a while for sleep. But then it didnt work at all. Alec has a super tolerance for drugs. The risperdal was suposed to help him sleep as well but it didnt do a thing! We also tried benedryl but that didnt work a lick! My husband was passed out at half the amount we gave Alec. What is the medicine you gave ? Whats it for? Is it for sleep or is it a side effect you are using it for? Just wondering:) Jacquie H > > What did you give him? If you dont mind my asking. There are lots > > Melatonin first -- which we've had great success with -- then Benedryl. > When those didn't work I used our script for chloryl hydrate. (She gave the > OK to mix these.) I have asked our ped about using other things but this is > the med she's familiar with. She said if it doesn't work she will call some > specialists & ask their advice...but it does work. This is the first time > I've used it to get him to sleep, tho I have given him half a dose a couple > of times when he woke in the middle of the night. > > I asked her specifically about Ambien, & she looked it up & agreed it > sounded like a good med for him, but there was no pediatric dose given so > she was not comfortable giving us that. > > What is trazadone? > > What other meds are there? Should I try to find a better med for him, or > stick with this since it worked? It knocked him right out and he slept very > well. Soundly, but he dreamed, and not so deep I couldn't wake him, so I > think it's the right dose for him. What do you think? I don't know what > I'm doing here... > > > -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 Alec was only 18 months when we put him on clonidine. Its pretty safe. A blood pressure medication. Really helped him alot. I couldnt get anything down alec that tasted bad. He would vomit it ro spit it out! Is it a liquid or a pill? Alec is 3.5 yrs right now and we just started the new drugs about a month or so ago. Maybe a Psych would have a better idea. There are lots of drugs that give sedation as a safe side effect.And most child psyhc use some drugs that werent designed for children. Its their specialty! It helps to have a dr who is familar with unfamilar things:) Jacquie H > > if it works and you are comfortable with it then I don't see why > > you would change. > > If something might work better, or was generally a safer med. Chloryl > hydrate is a pretty heavy-duty sedative. It's what they give kids before an > MRI or serious dental work. He's on a very light dose & does not appear to > have any side effects from it, though one possible effect is stomach pain or > headache & I don't think I'd know if he had those. > > Mikey just turned 2 so I don't think he is old enough to try the other kinds > of meds like you mentioned. My friend's 4 year old is on...prozac I > think... & it has worked wonders for him. We'll consider it when he's a > little older. > > I like the child psychiatrist idea. That's a good one. We are seeing a > psychologist...I could ask my ped to confer w/a p-iatrist on the med issue, > I bet she would do that. But then again...it works & he has no side > effects...should we change? I don't know. I hate this. > > Oh and it tastes frigging awful. You are supposed to mix it with a full > glass of jiuce or milk. This child doesn't drink a full glass of anything > all day. I have been mixing it with stevia (a natural sugar alternative) > and getting it to taste like bad cough syrup, which is a great improvement. > I'm thinking about trying it in a little pop...he loves pop but he can't > have the sugar...he acts just awful on sugar but if it's going to knock him > out....anyway I'm rambling. > > Thanks much. > > -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2001 Report Share Posted October 5, 2001 I know nothing about melatonin, Sara, but maybe if this is helping him sleep thru the night it will help his body stay on a schedule so even if he wakes up, his body will know to go back to sleep? I don't know, just guessing. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2001 Report Share Posted October 5, 2001 Ummm have you checked out his schedule in the day time! I find if Ben has had a busy then he will have problems unwinding at night....his brain just can't process it all! Hope it helps! At 02:33 PM 10/4/2001, you wrote: >Does that sound familiar or what? Maybe that is why has such a >hard time going to sleep. He has nights where he stays awake till 2 >or 3 in the morning!!! >Don't feel bad about drugging him unless you do it every night, but I >would talk to your Dr's about his lack of ability in falling asleep >on his own. 's will be addressed when he goes to the psych. >Childrens NyQuil is one of my best friends!!! > > > > > > > > > I realized yesterday that Mikey's sensory issues keep him from >knowing when > > he's tired. He can't feel " tired " till he's falling over. That's >why his > > sleep is so erratic, & why he can't go back to sleep if he wakes >after a few > > hours -- he's rested enough that he's not falling over anymore, so >he > > doesn't know he needs more sleep. > > > > Oh. > > > > So, um, now what? > > > > I drugged him last night. I always feel guilty about giving him >anytyhing, > > even Tylenol, and here I am sedating him. He was asleep in 10 >minutes & > > slept 8 1/2 hours. *sigh* I kept waking up to make sure he was >still > > breathing. > > > > > > -Sara. > > wife to Matt > > SAHM to nurslings > > Mikey, 9/14/99, autistic spectrum? and > > Gabe, born at home 5/17/01, GERD > > <http://home.earthlink.net/~thebyks>http://home.earthlink.net/~thebyks > > >Yahoo! Groups >Sponsor<http://rd.yahoo.com/M=210672.1513963.3091383.1442549/D=egroupweb/S=1705\ 061616:HM/A=655211/R=0/*http://www.prostateinfo.com/piyc> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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