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Teen Can't Sleep
My 13yr old girl has ADHD and possible Bi polar. She has days in a row of not getting to sleep at night, sometime up until 3:30 am and has to get up for school. She is experiencing memory loss and cant concentrate. what can i do to help her.what type of expert should she see. She takes a med to help her sleep but it does not work lately.
cjstacey
cjstacey
I will ask my daughter and get back to you. Thank you for your answer back.
cjstacey
cjstacey
some doctors are WAY too liberal medicating children, the drugs are stimulants, making sleep hard.
1st I would back the dosages down
2nd I would consult a different psychiatrist & find out if the diagnosis is valid
3rd, i would medicate ONLY when all manors have been tried. I think pharmaceuticals and kids should be a last time resort.
The sleep med builds tolerance.
What medicines and what dosages is she on?
1st I would back the dosages down
2nd I would consult a different psychiatrist & find out if the diagnosis is valid
3rd, i would medicate ONLY when all manors have been tried. I think pharmaceuticals and kids should be a last time resort.
The sleep med builds tolerance.
What medicines and what dosages is she on?
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