Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
Advice needed please,
Right my little man is 2 and half years old. With suspected Autism and ADHD ? We are on the list for a MDA and currently receiving support from the child development centre.
So one massive issue is sleep, we can get him…
We have just been informed that our GP can no longer prescribe melatonin as it is now classified as a 'Red' drug and can only be prescribed by a hospital consultant. It is interesting how this coincides with the research recently completed for…
That sounds like a lot! and I bet you lost sleep. But I had thought less is more with this - 1mg is typically more effective than 3 according to research. Hopefully you have a doctor monitoring the use since it effects their hormones? As a parent, I probably…
hi. I wonder if anyone has found the 2mg Circadin doesn't have an effect? Paediatrician said we can double the dosage to 4mg but that doesn’t work. Lovely daughter is still up and down stressing about getting to sleep. When we doubled the dosage the Paediatrician…
Both my children have been prescribed melatonin. They both have ASD. My son is at the severe end of the spectrum, he only sleeps for about 3 hours at a time. My daughter is 11 and HF. She can sleep for 11 hours but takes hours to fall asleep gets more…
I've just seen my alternative therapy Doctor (he diagnosed me with M.E. years ago). He's prescribed me with a few months worth of melatonin supplements to help with my sleep disturbances. He said there is a lot of evidence that melatonin deficiency is…
Hiya,
My husband wants to put my 11 year old daughter on anti anxiety medicine. I want to see if any supplements.She is already taking omega 3s, magnesium and vitamin D//K
1 . Has anyone tried Gabba supplements or 5HTP or L-theanine for their ASD child…
my son is due to start melatonin as soon as I collect his prescription. I was just looking for some reassuring advice as I am terrified of giving him a form of medication even tho I know it is naturaly produced in our body already. I'm scared of side…
Hi,
My little man has been on regular melatonin for over a year now for some serious sleep issues.
Since having it he now falls to sleep without to many issues so long as routine is strict. However he still regularly wakes through the night to eat (another…