My son is ADHD and does not sleep!
By minnie0923
@minnie0923 (136)
United States
January 27, 2012 8:28pm CST
Okay so my son is ADHD and he does not sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. Oh sorry is 9 and is on a non-stimulate medication. The medication works really well, but he does not seem to sleep that much. He always looks well rested in the morning, but I hear him every couple of hours getting up, playing for 30 minutes and then he goes back to bed. I was wondering if maybe he is sleep walking/playing. Has anyone else have a similar problem or a way of figuring out what is going on? I already talked to his doctors and they are not concerned since he is much calmer on the medication, but he is on the second floor and I would hate for him to hurt himself trying to go down the stairs if he is sleep walking. Thanks for any help.
1 response
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
29 Jan 12
Can you insist on a sleep study? I've read where people come in and sleep in a lab where they are hooked up to computers so that doctors can see what their brains are doing.
I know my son wakes up every 2 or 3 hours, but he usually just murmurs to himself for a few minutes and then falls back asleep. I think this is normal, it's just how long his sleep cycle is. But he doesn't wake up enough that he gets up and plays.
@minnie0923 (136)
• United States
29 Jan 12
Yeah it gets really confusing. It makes it to where I do not sleep so well because I think he is up and then I go and check on him. I might have him see a new doctor just to make sure that there is nothing I can do beyond keeping an eye on him.
