Son Diagnosed With Mono, But Has Trouble Falling Asleep! Posted: 12-10-07 22:16pm
My son has had difficulty with falling to
sleep at a normal hour for about a year
now. When we are heading to bed around
11pm, his body isn't ready to sleep until
1 am or 2am. I believe he has delayed
sleep phase syndrome. Once he is asleep,
he sleeps straight through.
About a month ago, it became much more
difficult awakening him in the morning and
he slept 15 hours straight, so I brought
him to the doctor. He was diagnosed with
mono, along with the doctor feeling he has
a sleep disorder. He has an appt. on
1/17/08 for the sleep disorder
consultation piece - but, right now we are
trying to deal with the mono piece.
My son is trying to deal with the mono,
but, no matter how tired he is, he just
can't fall asleep. He needs to sleep, but
can't. We have tried dimming lights,
Tylenol Simply Sleep, burning lavendar,
sleepytime tea, etc....but, nothing really
seems to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions or advice
they can share? The 1/17/08 appt. is so
far away!!
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MandMs
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Posted: 12-12-07 03:07am
Does he feel irritable, disoriented,
lethargic, and like he hasn't benefited
from his lengthy sleep or he doesn't feel
sleepy again until his next "night"?
Is he falling asleep at about the same
time every "night", no matter what time he
goes to bed?
Does he feel most alert and function best
and is most creative in the evening and at
night?
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gerette
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Posted: 12-12-07 07:46am
When he is up, he is not irritable or
disoriented, but is tired. He is able to
function - but, looks exhausted.
Yes, he is falling asleep around the same
time each night - regardless of what time
he tries to go to bed. He'll lay down at
a "normal" bedtime, but then ends up
getting up because he can't fall asleep.
Yes, he is most alert and functioning at
his best at night.
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17yroldgirl
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Me too Posted: 06-15-08 13:46pm
I also have mono and that same sleeping
problem. My mother cant tolerate any
sickness that can not be proven so it is
really hard for her to understand that I
cannot help it. I finally got my mom to
get me into a sleep clinik but she keeps
on putting off that date because she says
it is not important. I am always tired
inwardly moody and not working at what I
know I could do. Some days are better but
the amount of sleep I have does not seem
to matter that much unless I don't sleep
at all. I also do lots of sports at every
season for 2-6hr a day never less. I have
had mono for 3months now and keep on
feeling better than worse again. I feel
better now. And I hope I am over it. But
it is summer and i have a hard time
sitting still and not moving. I rarely get
sick and when I do I usually just sleep
the day or two then push through the rest
of it. Is it normal in mono for the
tiredness to eb and flow? And what should
I do about my normal sleeplessness?
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alex67
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Joined: 13 Aug 2008 Posts: 16
Posted: 08-14-08 17:41pm
This may not help but 1 of my kids had
trouble falling asleep if she was alone,
its probley not the same thing but i used
to sit next to her and sort of cradel her
if you like. it helped alot but i usaly
got no sleep.
