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New Meds for my lil man

MarkyvSr

Hi my lil man has been diagnosed with autisim just recently and the doctor has given us melatonin to help with his sleep but im a lil unsure what to expect from this and i am a lil concerned to give it to him, does it help, will he be ok etc etc. If any other parents use this could i have a lil advice please.... Thanks in advance...

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  • Hi.  I don't have experience of melatonin.  However a friend of mine uses it for her 7 year old.  All I know is that as soon as she gives her son his nightly dose she is assured that he will be asleep within 10 mins, and he won't wake up until morning.  So he gets a goods night sleep and so does she.  As to any side effects or long term dependency I don't really know.  I don't know how melatonin adjusts as it were for a childs changing wake / sleep cycle as they mature.  Artifically creating sleep would to some degree worry me.  On the other having a frazzled out mum who has been up most of the night is not good either.  Her GP has suggested that she starts to cut down on the dosage now, but she hasn't .. I can sort of understand why and won't judge her for doing so.  

    My children where diagnosed when they were early teens so I had years and years of disturbed sleep.  They were never given melatonin and both now sleep really well.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Hi.  I don't have experience of melatonin.  However a friend of mine uses it for her 7 year old.  All I know is that as soon as she gives her son his nightly dose she is assured that he will be asleep within 10 mins, and he won't wake up until morning.  So he gets a goods night sleep and so does she.  As to any side effects or long term dependency I don't really know.  I don't know how melatonin adjusts as it were for a childs changing wake / sleep cycle as they mature.  Artifically creating sleep would to some degree worry me.  On the other having a frazzled out mum who has been up most of the night is not good either.  Her GP has suggested that she starts to cut down on the dosage now, but she hasn't .. I can sort of understand why and won't judge her for doing so.  

    My children where diagnosed when they were early teens so I had years and years of disturbed sleep.  They were never given melatonin and both now sleep really well.

    Hope this helps.

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