I just joined this group. I was on the thread with the question "Can medicine cause this?" and there were a lot of posts about sleeping issues! Check it out! It might be helpful. I know my son used to have them when he was on a different med. because it was so long acting. (He is on Concerta now and it seems to do well but he takes it about 7:00am).

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Hi Olivia, Your son has trouble getting up because of his ADD. It would happen whether he is on meds or not. It is just his brain. The ADD brain struggles terribly to wake up - but that's what ADD is --- the ADD brain is asleep - even when it is awake! The best way to help him is to have him take his medicine an hour before he gets up. You have to give it to him and then let him sleep another hour and then wake him. His brain will have already started to wake up so he will be able to get out of bed a little more easily. Unfortunately, he may not be that hungry (because of the med) but be sure he gets some PROTEIN in his belly. Protein also helps keep his brain going. It is challenging to get them into this routine but the pay off is huge. Morning struggles are the worst way to get the day going. GOOD LUCK!

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Hi there:

ADDitude has a great article that really delves into why and how ADHD impacts sleep, and how parents can help their children wake up easier: ADHD Sleep Advice -- End Bedtime Battles!

I hope that helps!

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My 11 year old also takes Concerta. Prior to his diagnosis he never had trouble falling or staying asleep. WIth the Concerta I've had to give him 1 mg of melatonin about 1 hour before bed. I would waken him around 6:30 am with breakfast in bed (I only have one child and this way I could guarantee that he'd eat breakfast) and then let him snooze for 45 minutes or so.

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My 11 year old has a horrible time with his bedtime routine - we give him his medication about an hour & a half - 2 hrs before bedtime, & he STILL is not sleepy ... some nights he will stay up ALL night ... then be absolutely horrendous the next day, missing school if a school day. (Actually refusing to go). We also give him his morning med about 1/2 hour before it's time to get up - seems to work out better. His eating habits are not good at all - rarely eats breakfast, sometimes lunch, and dinner if we're lucky. Then will sneak food all during the night. We've had to lock up all snack food, doleing it out periodically. He has me out of my mind, but this thread is about sleeping issues, so I'll close for now. Thanx for listening.

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