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Actually, yes…all of my kids have had sleep studies done at one time or another. I do have one that has OSA and was *supposed* to have his tonsils and adenoids out in August but his non-custodial mother (I’m his step mom) canceled his health insurance without telling us. He starts new insurance Dec. 1st so hopefully we can get him done soon. He also has mild reflux, which we didn’t discover until we had his vocal chords looked at and saw all the redness and irritation. A PH probe confirmed it for us. — ~Leah Spring~ Searching Minnesota
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Does the one with OSA have ADHD as well, sorry just curious, ever since being diagnosed myself 3 years ago with OSA have been reading as much as I can and interest in the relationship between AHDH and OSA after one of my friends children who had AHDH and was on a Ritalin, was diagnosed with OSA and after having tonsils and adenoids removed, he no longer needed Ritalin. Thanks for info Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"noah1" <no…@tds.net> wrote in message news:VlvV5.19522$Le.2564139@ratbert.tds.net… > Actually, yes…all of my kids have had sleep studies done at one time or > another. I do have one that has OSA and was *supposed* to have his tonsils > and adenoids out in August but his non-custodial mother (I’m his step mom) > canceled his health insurance without telling us. He starts new insurance > Dec. 1st so hopefully we can get him done soon. He also has mild reflux, > which we didn’t discover until we had his vocal chords looked at and saw all > the redness and irritation. A PH probe confirmed it for us. > — > ~Leah Spring~ > Searching Minnesota
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sorry meant ADHD not AHDH ah still get confusing even after 3 years on CPAP have ever I believe memory slowly getting better "Warren" <s…@ouchmail.com.au> wrote in message news:3a2773f1$0$19439$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au…
Does the one with OSA have ADHD as well, sorry just curious, ever since being diagnosed myself 3 years ago with OSA have been reading as much as I can and interest in the relationship between AHDH and OSA after one of my friends children who had AHDH and was on a Ritalin, was diagnosed with OSA and after having tonsils and adenoids removed, he no longer needed Ritalin. Thanks for info Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"noah1" <no…@tds.net> wrote in message news:VlvV5.19522$Le.2564139@ratbert.tds.net… > Actually, yes…all of my kids have had sleep studies done at one time or > another. I do have one that has OSA and was *supposed* to have his tonsils > and adenoids out in August but his non-custodial mother (I’m his step mom) > canceled his health insurance without telling us. He starts new insurance > Dec. 1st so hopefully we can get him done soon. He also has mild reflux, > which we didn’t discover until we had his vocal chords looked at and saw all > the redness and irritation. A PH probe confirmed it for us. > — > ~Leah Spring~ > Searching Minnesota
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Yes, the one with OSA has ADHD, however he had been diagnosed with that LONG before he ever had problems with sleep (snoring, apnea’s, etc.) Though, when he was first diagnosed with ADHD we felt it was due to his inability to fall asleep. He’d lay awake for hours. So, we put him on Imipramine for about 6 months which broke the sleep cycle he was in and he’s had no problem falling asleep ever since (that was about 7 years ago). Can you tell I have an interesting household? LOL ~Leah~
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Haven’t posted here for awhile. Some of you may remember me as I was having a very difficult time driving anywhere more than 10 minutes away without getting severely drowsy. Then I had my sleep study done, etc and was diagnosed with Narcolepsy (gee, what a surprise. LOL) Anyway, I was put on the standard form of Ritalin 10 mg 3x daily, but was having problems with the peaks and troughs. So, instead I went to the sustained release form…20 mg 2x daily (sometimes I take a third dose if my first dose had to be earlier than 8:00 am.) I feel SO AWAKE I can hardly believe how tired I was before! I must have been terrible to live with. I can’t count the number of times my husband would walk in the door, take one look at me and say, "You need to go take a nap!" I haven’t had insurance since September 1st, and the medication is about $100 per month, so I have had to do some rationing on occasion. Often I won’t take it on the weekends because I rarely do any driving, while during the week I’m on the road most of the day. Every single morning, of every single day of my life….meds or not…I wake up in the morning trying to calculate a nap somewhere into my daily schedule. Many mornings I drop my kids off at the bus stop (about 5 miles away) and come home and crawl back into bed for a couple of hours. Then when I get up I take my medication and within an hour am feeling like I’m a living being again. Occasionally I have to leave early in the morning for a dr. appointment for my daughter, or something like that. I drag myself around the house craving sleep until it suddenly dawns on me to TAKE MY MEDS!!!!…… DUH!!!! I have learned to divide up my pills into several bottles, and to keep a bottle of pills in the car AND van, one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen, one in my purse, and one in my coat pocket. That way I can take one as soon as I remember (which…when I’m out for the day only takes one yawn and the bottle is open! LOL) Before I got smart about storing pills all over the place, I had a day or two where I’d completely forgotten to take my pills, only to find myself and hour’s drive away from home and scared to death! I don’t ever want to feel that way again, nor do I want to risk mine or anyone else’s safety because of my disorder. I do feel a bit like an addict…..like….I don’t want to tell anyone I can’t stay awake without medication. Doesn’t it sound like an addict talking? But I know it’s true! I CAN’T stay awake without my pills. I go back to the sleep dr. next week for a check up. I can’t wait to tell him how wonderful I feel. You may remember that during my sleep study I had an episode of Sleep Paralysis…one of the worst I’d ever had. Since starting the Ritalin I’ve NOT HAD ONE EPISODE!!!!! I love not being afraid to sleep. Thank you all again for convincing me to get into the sleep clinic. It probably saved my and alot of other people’s lives as well! ~Leah~
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noah1 wrote: > I have > learned to divide up my pills into several bottles, and to keep a bottle of > pills in the car AND van, one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen, one in my > purse, and one in my coat pocket.
Just a suggestion, you may want to make sure all the bottles are labeled with the name of the drug and the dosage (10 mg x 1 time a day, 20mg x 3 times a day), and prescribing Dr.’s name just in case something happens and you (or someone trying to help you) need that information in a hurry. I’m glad the medication is working so well for you, and you have tweaked your dosage to what works best for you. It is so nice to see how happy people get once they get the sleep problems straightened out. — Magesteff - "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."-Albert Einstein ——————————————————– Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
