Re: Re: Hope I don't lose my mind/BJ

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Not yet. We are waiting for the results of a sleep study to determine if she

has narcolepsy or sleep apnea. She takes Vyvanse which is similar to adderall

to wake her up but yesterday that didn't even work. It usually won't work if

she hasn't had at least 8 hours of sleep and sometimes she stays up late doing

something obsessive as she did again last night. She woke me up at 2:40 in the

morning and wanted me to buy some book to download on the treatment of acne in 3

days. Said I had to do it right now -- that there was a special. I wouldn't

let her buy it and after much wrangling finally got her into bed. Then I have

trouble getting up when I've been up for hours in the middle of the night.

She's still asleep now and it's 10:20 am.......Bren

Beth wrote: >>Well, I can't get her up again.

How awfully frustrating . . . you must be totally at your wits end! Has anyone

been able to give you some constructive advice to help her?

Beth

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The sleep specialist thinks she may have obstructive sleep apnea caused by

extremely large tonsils or narcolepsy. I'm just trying to make it until

Thursday when we see the sleep specialist again. She sees the ocd doc on Wed.

so this should be a big week. I guess I a little nervous about all this and

what they're going to tell me about medicines......Bren

Connie wrote: Bren,

I can certainly relate to how frustrating it is when they won't get

up in the morning. I have a 20 year old daughter and a 17 yr old son

(OCD). On the weekends and days they don't have to go somewhere like

school, they will not get up before noon. The only way I can get them

out of bed is by being a completely obnoxious pest (usually I solicit

help from our dog as well). All of my friends that have teenagers and

I have come to the conclusion that teenages are nocturnal animals.

However, based on what you have written in your posts about the

sleep study and possible apnea, it sounds like her sleep issues are

more than just normal teen stuff. My father-in-law has sleep-apnea and

he wears a mask at night that keeps his tongue from sliding to the back

of his throat (or something like that). It made a big difference for

him. I hope you get the results from the study back soon and they find

something to help her sleep better at night. You and your daughter are

in my thoughts and prayers. Hang in there.

Connie

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Judy and anyone else with adult OCD,

I'm sorry that I can't remember what you've written about your own

disorder before, but I was wondering...how does your own OCD impact

your child's attitude about his/hers? I am a compulsive eater, and my

daughter is on a diet right now. I feel very guilty that she is working so hard

and I am a total failure at weight control. Are you in treatment for yourself?

Re: Re: Hope I don't lose my mind/BJ

Hi,

Connie you are absoulutely right!!!!!

I'm going to add in my two cents here too. I have OCD also, and I have to drag

myself out of bed for a couple of reasons.

One is because I need meds to sleep ,(I would be up all night without them) so

the next morning I'm exhausted from them,and literally feel " hung over " and

secondly, just the thought of getting up means I have to start all the rituals

all over again, and it is so exhausting!!

I'm 39 yrs old, so than when I wonder why I can't get my dd out of bed, I think

of how I feel as an adult.

Hugs

Judy