Guest guest Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 My daughter has been dx with AS. It seems a lot, if not all, of these children have a hard time sleeping - mine included! I am still waiting to find a doctor who can answer all of my questions, so in the mean time I'm turning to you all who have personal experience with what we are going through. I purchased some chewable 1 mg tablets, and have given my (almost) 6-year-old AS dd one tablet three nights in a row. I then decided to split one tablet in half, and it worked just as well. My question is: Is it okay to give melatonin every night? On the nights she has had it, she has fallen asleep unbelievably easily and has slept soundly all night long. She woke up happy and ready for the day AND she even has taken 1-hour naps on those days - Heaven!! I give it to her at about 7:45 and by 8:15 she's fast asleep. MUCH better than the nights she doesn't get it when she can't turn herself off long enough to relax and fall asleep. She has kept herself up for hours and hours before. Needless to say, in the morning she has to be dragged out of bed and everything is a struggle. She is a grouch when I pick her up from school at 12:30, and although she is obviously exhausted, she won't nap. I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A FORUM FOR MEDICAL ADVICE IN LIEU OF SEEING A DOCTOR ... I just want to know what other parents of AS kids with sleep problems have been advised to do. We have a psych appt on Friday, and I plan on asking him about it - but if he's like all the other doctors I've taken her to, he may poo-poo the more natural route and suggest a prescription med or downplay the issue. Thanks to you all! Andie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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