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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 603965" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>He's been on 40mg long acting Ritalin for years? or on the long acting Ritalin for years, and it's currently at 40mg? Kids grow. Has the dosage been changed?</p><p> </p><p>If the night-time waking is new with the addition of a medication, it "might" be related. Definitely worth discussing with psychiatrist.</p><p> </p><p>Medically - the GP would be looking for things like thyroid problems, for example. Typically just an annual check-up sort of thing plus some blood-work. We've never had a sleep study - others around here have, usually it's an overnight stay hooked up to monitors etc. It can pick up things like restless leg syndrome, or sleep apnea.</p><p> </p><p>A comprehensive evaluation is typically 4-6 hours (or more) of testing, usually done over more than one day. Sometimes done by one person such as a neuropsychologist or a PhD-level psychologist with a specialty in testing, or may be done by a team such as through a children's or teaching hospital. Then the data is evaluated and a report provided - this can take weeks to get back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 603965, member: 11791"] He's been on 40mg long acting Ritalin for years? or on the long acting Ritalin for years, and it's currently at 40mg? Kids grow. Has the dosage been changed? If the night-time waking is new with the addition of a medication, it "might" be related. Definitely worth discussing with psychiatrist. Medically - the GP would be looking for things like thyroid problems, for example. Typically just an annual check-up sort of thing plus some blood-work. We've never had a sleep study - others around here have, usually it's an overnight stay hooked up to monitors etc. It can pick up things like restless leg syndrome, or sleep apnea. A comprehensive evaluation is typically 4-6 hours (or more) of testing, usually done over more than one day. Sometimes done by one person such as a neuropsychologist or a PhD-level psychologist with a specialty in testing, or may be done by a team such as through a children's or teaching hospital. Then the data is evaluated and a report provided - this can take weeks to get back. [/QUOTE]
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