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Getting enough sleep?

Mon, 01/17/2005 - 21:18

Hello my son (16) had his first grand mal seizure in July.  He is currently switching from Tegratol to to Lamictal  He had a 2nd seizure over Christmas (combination - we think of sleep deprivation - up until 2 (the seizure was in his sleep)  and tapering off Tegritol before his blood level was at the right point).   He was extremely tired when he had the 1st in July - had gone to 3 sport camps and that week was doing morning workout and evening football camp. 

For him it seems sleep is key. Ideally he gets 9 hours of sleep but this isn't always possible.   On weekends he wakes up at 7 takes his meds and goes back to sleep.   Seems he needs to be asleep before midnight. 

With a daughter at college I know typical college student sleep is up until 3 and sleeping until past noon and naps during the day.    Just wondering if anyone has found a way to manage this?

It's only been 6 months since he was diagnosed but since sleep seems his biggest trigger, I'd love to here how you manage your sleep as a teenager. 

Thanks so much

Comments

RE: Getting enough sleep?

Submitted by Willsmom on Sun, 2005-01-16 - 10:55
It's yough getting a teenager to understand that they need a regular sleep schedule to stay healthy. Turning off the TV, video games , computer and homework an hour before bedtime and reading in dim light helps the melatonin to kick in. A regular schedule is absolutely necessary. If these small changes can control the seizures, it's worth it. Teenagers will easily slip back to their old habits if everything is going okay, because they forget about the consequences.My son has the same problems, getting him to sleep is always a battle.

RE: Getting enough sleep?

Submitted by ConsiderThis on Mon, 2005-01-17 - 10:51

Sometimes it seems like the sleep we get, though it's a good quantity, isn't sufficient. If that's because of how worn out we are, from good exciting things, or stressful draining things, the fatigue is the same and can have the same worrying reults.

I've found that since I began taking B12, methylcobalamin sublingual lozenges, that I don't feel as exhausted, even if I've done just as many things over as many hours.

When I was tested for it going on ten years ago, my results were low but the doctors didn't treat it -- and as a result I ended up with some permanent nerve damage.

I'm over forty years older than your son, but if I'd had an understanding of B12, then I would be better off today, so I don't think it's ever too early or too late to learn about it and begin taking it seriously... and daily. : )

www.health-boundaries-bite.com/Fingernails.html
     Your fingernails reflect your health --
     Learn what warning signs to look for --
                                Karen Kline

Sometimes it seems like the sleep we get, though it's a good quantity, isn't sufficient. If that's because of how worn out we are, from good exciting things, or stressful draining things, the fatigue is the same and can have the same worrying reults.

I've found that since I began taking B12, methylcobalamin sublingual lozenges, that I don't feel as exhausted, even if I've done just as many things over as many hours.

When I was tested for it going on ten years ago, my results were low but the doctors didn't treat it -- and as a result I ended up with some permanent nerve damage.

I'm over forty years older than your son, but if I'd had an understanding of B12, then I would be better off today, so I don't think it's ever too early or too late to learn about it and begin taking it seriously... and daily. : )

www.health-boundaries-bite.com/Fingernails.html
     Your fingernails reflect your health --
     Learn what warning signs to look for --
                                Karen Kline

Re: RE: Getting enough sleep?

Submitted by Seruzies on Fri, 2007-11-09 - 00:42
considerthis, I found a wealth of information in the links in your signature about fingernails and your health. Very interesting stuff about 'the moons' on your fingernails. I found it amazing that many symptoms they described can reflect the vitamins missing in your body just by visual observations. Thanks for the info, I think those pages are a 'must-read' for everyone. Links saved to favs so that I can start making more observations and taking action right away. Oh, and along the the lines of the topic of this thread, I have been getting more regular sleep lately, that and eating better has really made a difference in the way I feel.

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