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How worried should I be about sleep issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 557285" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It is common for drug exposed kids to have sleep issues. We adopted my son Sonic at age two. He and us didn't sleep for two/three years. It seemed as if he never slept. Melatonin helped for a while, but it seemed to wear off. Naturally, we felt it was important. We were exhausted!!! But he didn't seem affected by it. He reminded us of the Energizer Bunny: He took a licking and kept on ticking! Nothing slowed him down. </p><p></p><p>I don't know about your child, but my son would melt down the most when he was frustrated and sometimes when he was overstimulated andl, yes, tired. But the tired part was only one aspect of what made him melt down. In his early years, it honestly didn't take much.</p><p></p><p>If it makes you feel any better, he outgrew the sleep problems and is a good sleeper today, as a young adult. He got a lot of interventions and rarely shows difficult temperment these days...keep the faith!</p><p></p><p> Is your child on ADHD stimulants? That can make the sleep issues even worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 557285, member: 1550"] It is common for drug exposed kids to have sleep issues. We adopted my son Sonic at age two. He and us didn't sleep for two/three years. It seemed as if he never slept. Melatonin helped for a while, but it seemed to wear off. Naturally, we felt it was important. We were exhausted!!! But he didn't seem affected by it. He reminded us of the Energizer Bunny: He took a licking and kept on ticking! Nothing slowed him down. I don't know about your child, but my son would melt down the most when he was frustrated and sometimes when he was overstimulated andl, yes, tired. But the tired part was only one aspect of what made him melt down. In his early years, it honestly didn't take much. If it makes you feel any better, he outgrew the sleep problems and is a good sleeper today, as a young adult. He got a lot of interventions and rarely shows difficult temperment these days...keep the faith! Is your child on ADHD stimulants? That can make the sleep issues even worse. [/QUOTE]
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