Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 Happy 4th of July to those of you in the U.S. I want to thank all of you who have so kindly given your thoughts as to possible reasons for, and possible solutions for my sons difficulties falling alseep. As those of you who have been around for a while may remember, Tommy has severe AD/HD along with OCD. I noticed the change in his ability to fall asleep after we started Concerta,(the 12 hour form of Ritalin) last September. This med has worked wonderfully for him and in many areas of his life he is able to approach normal behavior and is improving all the time (especially socially). It was not an option to remove Concerta or use something else (all the others had already been used with not much success!!!) Last week Tommy attended Vacation Bible school in the evening. He was also attending Extended School year in the morning which meant that the Concerta would wear off in the middle of Bible school. His psychiatrist had given me a prescription for the shorter acting Ritalin to use on just these occassions when Tommy would need to be out later than his meds would be working. Lo and behold....not only did the small dose of Ritalin help him to control his behavior and attend in class...he also had much less trouble falling asleep!!!!! I emailed the p-doc and he said that this is not an unusual situation - the trouble falling asleep is more related to settling down than it is to insomnia and very often kids who have AD/HD are helped to settle by a small does of their stimulant. We are currently trying this approach to see if it helps in the long term. I find this rather intriguing. Have a good day! in Southeastern PA __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 Hi , it's intriguing to me too. When I read your original post I was sure in my own mind that the stimulant ADHD med was probably causing the problem. But it makes sense in a way that a bit more of it, to settle and focus him, would make it easier for him to drift off to sleep. I hope your son has continued success with this method. Sleep problems are so distressing to our kids (and us too of course! LOL) Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: " Joye " <cjoye16@...> > Lo > and behold....not only did the small dose of Ritalin > help him to control his behavior and attend in > class...he also had much less trouble falling > asleep!!!!! I emailed the p-doc and he said that this > is not an unusual situation - the trouble falling > asleep is more related to settling down than it is to > insomnia and very often kids who have AD/HD are helped > to settle by a small does of their stimulant. We are > currently trying this approach to see if it helps in > the long term. I find this rather intriguing. Have a > good day! in Southeastern PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Yeah ! I am so glad to hear that your son is getting to sleep easier! Our sons are so much alike that I printed out your post in case my ADHD, OCD, Concerta taking son needs help with his sleep in the future! Amy in Ohio _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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