Bedtime is HELL!! | ADHD Information

Hi Everyone, I need some advice on how to get my 5 yo ds to settle down at night.  He takes 27 mg of Concerta during the day but to be honest, he was NEVER easy to put down even before meds.  He takes melatonin (we are up to 10 mg!) at night and it still doesn't help.  He took clonidine for a short time but it made me nervous because it worked well at first and then didn't and I didn't like the idea of increasing a medication that played with his blood pressure.  What other medications are out there or what tricks can I use to calm him down?  I'm so exhausted at the end of the day and it's a huge battle to get him in bed and to calm down.  Yes we do bath, books, put on music, etc. , etc.  I am at a loss.  Any suggestions would be appreciated!  THanks,
Gretchenoh!  i see all the sleep suggestions just a few posts below.

Did the clonidine effect his blood pressure?  My son is on .5 mg pill-- 1/2 in the AM and 1/2 in the PM.  The med is not supposed to effect kids for blood pressure even though it does for adults.  If you haven't I would monitor the blood pressure and see if it is doing anything to it.  I give my son the clonidine for tics and he also takes focalin xr.  I know it is so scary giving kids meds sometimes but we are doing it to h elpo them.  We did a sleep study for our son and he had sleep apnea.  You may want to try that and see if he has a sleep disorder.  Maybe try a stimulant that doesn't lst quite as long.  Just some suggestions.  Good Luck!!!