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[quote=Anonymous]I’m looking for ideas about helping my DS 16 with sleep. He has had a rough couple years, including a suicide attempt, an intensive outpatient program, lots of meds and ongoing therapy. He is currently not taking any medication and feels skeptical about their usefulness (he tried a lot of different antidepressants and antianxiety meds and can’t tolerate anything with seratonin). He has been stable and, overall, much healthier for about 6 months. But, he still has a hard time falling asleep and it definitely affects his mood and perception. He uses good “sleep hygiene” like powering down electronics, exercise each day, no caffeine, etc. but says he’s taking hours to fall asleep and only sometimes thinking about stressful things. He will not take melatonin or magnesium or any other homeopathic sleep aides. Does anyone else have a teen like this? Suggestions??[/quote]
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