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-> Our Challenging Children (gifted, ADHD, sensitive, defiant)
cuties' mom
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 Mon, Feb 22 2016, 8:44 pm
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Ds just started clonidine tonight. If your child took it, what should I expect? I'm not a big fan of behavior meds in general, but dh and I are averaging 3 hours of sleep a night since ds wakes up during the night and doesn't go back to sleep. Melatonin wouldn't help since he falls asleep at bedtime without a problem. What side effects did your kids have?
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imasinger
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Mon, Feb 22 2016, 9:39 pm
I've had a couple of kids on it. No side effects, just a really solid sleep. (Sometimes oversleeping at the beginning.)
We eventually weaned off it when kids slept better on their own.
Hatzlacha!
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Mama Bear
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Mon, Feb 22 2016, 10:27 pm
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Makes them sleepy. he might be cranky the first 2 weeks as his body adjusts.
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cuties' mom
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Tue, Feb 23 2016, 6:33 am
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Thanks. He was still up most of the night so maybe it takes time for it to work or maybe he's fighting the effects.
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imasinger
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Tue, Feb 23 2016, 6:47 am
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Is it possible that he is on a super low dose, to see how he tolerates the med, and it's not enough to be therapeutic?
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cuties' mom
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Tue, Feb 23 2016, 5:39 pm
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When the dr. prescribed it, he said he will increase the does after a week in order to make sure ds doesn't have a negative reaction to it.
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imasinger
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Tue, Feb 23 2016, 5:50 pm
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So, there's your answer. He's on a subclinical dose right now to check for side effects. The doctor will help you adjust it to therapeutic levels once it is clear that DS can tolerate the med well.
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Mama Bear
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Tue, Feb 23 2016, 7:52 pm
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my son takes trazadone for sleeping.
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