06 May 2008, 11:30 pm
StephEv wrote:
Any good ideas out there for over-the-counter sleep aides? Our son is 9, autistic & diabetic, refusing to sleep the past 6 weeks or so til about 2 a.m. & has to wake up at 6:30 a.m.! Don't know how he's functioning--I'm certainly not. We've used Melatonin, occasionally & sporadically, over the past 2-3 yrs., even tried increasing dosage on it a little lately, just not working anymore. Stevie is bright-eyed, super tense, (as in body-stiff, wired, won't relax) at night. Last night was up til 6 a.m. this morning., had to take to school an hour late to let him have a little sleep. I need to buy something today!! !
I have this problem when the seasons change, I don't know about a 9 yr old, I don't think they would have the same problem as I do...
But I get seasonal depression, so during the first several weeks of the weather changing (getting warmer or colder) my sleep patterns get all out of whack.
I don't know if that would affect most people with AS or not, but since most of us are sensitive to our environment, that could have a (large) affect on top of the other things we deal with.
Just wanted to throw that in there.
Thanks.
(and thank you Mage for suggesting that tylenol ... I didn't know it had benadryl in it so I may try it
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