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BE VERY CAREFUL giving Zoloft if he indeed has sleep apnea. If he stops breathing in the night and he is on sleep meds, he won't wake up and start breathing again, he'll just suffocate.
It would make more sense to get the cause of the apnea taken care of and the sleep will take care of itself.
BE VERY CAREFUL giving Zoloft if he indeed has sleep apnea. If he stops breathing in the night and he is on sleep meds, he won't wake up and start breathing again, he'll just suffocate.
It would make more sense to get the cause of the apnea taken care of and the sleep will take care of itself.
In all honesty, I would be real hesitant to give any kind of medicine that promotes sleep until he is evaluated by a pediatrician/ENT. Stormy night is right. If he has the apnea, it seems to me it may be dangerous to give any kind of sleep medication.
Zoloft is not a sleep med. It is an anti-depressant. There so many warnings about their use on children. Specially the risk of suicide. I am very surprised your daughter is on them.
Your son should not be waking up in the middle of the night. There is something physically wrong with him that causes him to wake up. Have that checked out first. Then try therapy for the anxiety.
It can tonsils and the adnoids. I had sleep apnea as a child caused by enlarged tonsils. Sleep apnea can be very dangerous and should not be taken lightly, it can cause you to stop breathing while sleeping. You can die from it. It could be why he is waking up so often.
Take him to an ear,nose,throat specialist they will be able to tell. And it is better to have your tonsils out younger it hurts a lot less.
Please do not start him on Zoloft... I was given this when I was a teenager and really messed with my mind because it was not what I needed. My four year old is doing the same exact things that your son is doing also which results in her being crabby and tempermental durring the day from lack of good sleep. She is extremely healthy, takes vitamins, and eats well, it's just the night time that freaks her out for some reason and I don't even know what started it. It does make sense to seek professional guidence from her pediatrician though. Sometimes we think that we SHOULD have ALL the answers for our children when we actually need to come to terms with the fact that we need a little extra help. Good luck and hope you get it figured out hun :-)
It can tonsils and the adnoids. I had sleep apnea as a child caused by enlarged tonsils. Sleep apnea can be very dangerous and should not be taken lightly, it can cause you to stop breathing while sleeping. You can die from it. It could be why he is waking up so often.
Take him to an ear,nose,throat specialist they will be able to tell. And it is better to have your tonsils out younger it hurts a lot less.
All true. I currently have apnea. It really can kill a person.
Apnea is also a cause of children bedwetting. Here's a link to my post on the topic of children and bedwetting due to apnea which explains how apnea causes this issue.
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People who say put him back in bed without talking are right. You can't just try it once and give up. You need to do it every time he gets out of bed every night for as long as it takes and stick to it. NEVER give in and let him sleep in your bed or you will undo everything.
Also, let him know before he goes to bed that if he gets out of bed more than once than he will be going to bed immediately following dinner the next night and stick to this as well for as long as it takes. You are the parent and you really need to take control of the situation.
Last edited by RogerAnthony; 08-28-2011 at 09:50 PM..
Reason: Oops just realized this post is old, but can't delete my reply.
People who say put him back in bed without talking are right. You can't just try it once and give up. You need to do it every time he gets out of bed every night for as long as it takes and stick to it. NEVER give in and let him sleep in your bed or you will undo everything.
Also, let him know before he goes to bed that if he gets out of bed more than once than he will be going to bed immediately following dinner the next night and stick to this as well for as long as it takes. You are the parent and you really need to take control of the situation.
this thread is 3 years old. A kid getting out of bed 15 times/night is not just a disobedient kid. Something else is going on. I hope the OP saw a doctor about it and got it resolved.
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