I know this should go in SN but I need an answer now :)

[sparklygothkat]

DD1 has ADHD and is on Equsym (15mg a day) But she is still terrible at sleeping,she doesn;t go to sleep till about 10-11pm, and is awake 2 hours later. Its draining for us and I don;t know what to do

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do you get respite

yes 8 hours on a saturday during the day, atm we are in talks about overnights

My BIL is on that and he has the same problem. Can your Dr not prescribe something else?

I will have to try and get an appointment, its really hard to get one with the ADHD clinic here

Would melatonin help? It works for ds2 (ASD) but I don't know if would help with ADHD.

dunno, can I get that from the GP??

Hi
no I don't think you can from GP. Try health food shop. It helped my son get a good routine going
Please please PLEASE don't be grumpy with me if you think this is rubbish or have already tried it ! I am only suggesting something that worked for me - my son had EXACTLY the same sleep issues and now he sleeps fine. We completely changed what he ate in the evening and that gave us first nights sleep in three years. No chocolate, no milk no additives and no apple or blackcurrant juice. Seriously if you've heard it a millions times and or think it is crap apologies !!! ( new member & not done archive on SN)

I think melatonin is pescription only in this country and certainly last year only from hospital consultants rather than gp. It could really help as it is a chemical we naturally produce to induce sleep.