Clonidine did not work in keeping him asleep. We tried it for 2 weeks with no success. Discontinued. Benadryl with melatonin is what we’re giving him now. It helps him fall asleep very easily, although kept him asleep about 50% of the time. He’d wake around 2-3 am looking for mom or dad and have difficulty falling back asleep. We’ve started locking him in his room at night after bedtime routine (with melatonin and benedryl and picture schedules) and he’s stayed asleep the last 2 nights! 12 hrs last night! Fingers crossed for continued success.
He slept all night and is happy and full of energy today. Thank you!
We are having a heck of a time trying to get Sara to drink her juice lately. She tastes everything. She has been off the intuniv for 3 days now and is manic!! Only sleeping 4 hours per night… no one has slept in about 4 days and she is disrupting the whole house. Stims have increased. She is happier and not tired that’s for sure. Anxiety is gone, too. She is talking A LOT… constantly like before but it’s more meaningful, not just scripting. Please let me know where to go from here.
Geri has been sleeping well so I will continue with the nystatin 3 times per day for a month,
as you suggested…
His sleep is far better than before! Rarely, does he wake up in the middle of the night after a bad dream! But he does fall asleep immediately.. on an average, he gets 9 hours of sleep daily! His speech is better than before.. he has more number of words… Understanding is also better now! I have also started LDN from the past two months! His mood and sleep is much better!