Strattera & Severe Sleepwalking
Jesse was first diagnosed at age 2. For the past 9 1/2 years I tried every other thing known to man to keep him off medication - diets, neurofeedback, enviromental etc.etc. - to no avail. He was driving his teacher NUTS by the end of last year so I finally broke down and decided to try medication.
Jesse has also been an "active sleeper" his whole life - he has always eaten imaginary food &talked in his sleep but lately his sleep his changing and its scaring me....
His "sleepwalking" (for lack of a better term - this is what it seems to fall under in medical journals) has gotten so bad. He has had 2 episodes lately - about an hour after falling asleep he will jump out of bed and sing songs (like he is onstage and playing for an audience) , play football, pretend he's showering, walk into walls and other bizarre and severe behavior. These episodes last about 3 hours. He has never had behavior in his sleep like this so I am wondering if there is a link to Strattera.
Does anyone in this group have a sleep disorder and noticed it got worse after taking Strattera? If so what did you do? Are there treatments? He is on 4 18mg. capusles a day.
Thank You!
My family has had active sleepers for generations.
Could I suggest you finding a good Sleep Disorder Clinic in your area and starting there?
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