RE: Re: Phenergan - Sleep

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Hi Just thought I would give an update on what happened when we gave phenergan to Luke. We gave it to him at 8:45pm – but he didn’t fall to sleep till 10:35pm and his intrusive thoughts were much worse. He did sleep till 7am, but when he woke his intrusive thoughts were much more intense and he seemed quite groggy and very moody. I won’t be giving this to Luke again because although he got a little more sleep, it just wasn’t worth it because of the intense intrusive thoughts. I have just been reading on the internet that some people can’t sleep when they eat coconut oil before bed. I have been massaging Luke’s feet with coconut oil every night for the past few weeks. I remember along time ago when he had an IgG test that coconut was very high. I wonder if there is a link with not sleeping – though I am probably clutching at straws! Tonight I will avoid coconut oil to see if there is a difference! Nicola From: Autism-Biomedical-Europe [mailto:Autism-Biomedical-Europe ] On Behalf Of zaSent: 14 June 2012 08:19To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Subject: Re: Phenergan - Sleep 5htp didn't settle eddie at all.dr g mentioned phenergan last year when eddie was unsettled and it gave us some respite and some sleep. obviously that doesn't give you a solution as to why this is going on, but it might let you re-charge your batteries.i bought mine in local chemist and explained that dr g had recommended it, they won't give it out without good explanation,k>> Hi> > > > My son Luke is really struggling to sleep at the moment and melatonin seems> to make his intrusive thoughts (OCD) worse the next day - plus it doesn't> work particularly well. Last night we tried time release (kirkmans)> melatonin and he settled a little sooner but still woke at 5. On average he> is getting about 6 hours sleep a night which for a 10 year old is not> enough. He looks really tired and it is obviously effecting his mood, his> appetite and his levels of energy. Plus I am also sleep deprived!> > > > Luke tells me he finds it difficult to relax (when I ask him). He is> currently on acyclovir which I think has affected his sleep.> > > > I have just spoken to Dr Goyal and he has suggested either 5htp OR phenergan> (anti-histamine).> > > > What I would really like to know is what are people's experiences of the> above 2. I want to try one of them tonight but wondering which may be the> best one to try first.> > > > Would really appreciate some feedback from people.> > > > Thanks> > Nicola> > > > > > _,_._,___>