Insomnia
Question
In the past three weeks, we have had to lock our 24-year-old son's door at night due to his destructive actions throughout the house during bouts of insomnia. His insomnia seems to happen on a cycle basis. Generally 2 to 4 weeks of insomnia, then approximately 1.5 weeks of excessive tiredness, 1 to 1.5 weeks of happiness, then back to insomnia. This time the insomnia has lasted longer.
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If you are agreeable to pursuing the use of medications, Melatonin, Trazodone, Amitryptiline, Lithium, or Depakote are just some of the things we try for people who have episodic sleep disturbance
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Recommendation(s)
Autonomic nervous system
R47
Seizures in individuals with CdLS should be treated using the general management schemes.
R48
An MRI of the brain should be considered only if the individual with CdLS shows neurological signs other than microcephaly (smaller than normal head).
Recommendation(s)
Sleep
R49
Sleep problems in individuals with CdLS can have serious consequences, and behavioural sleep management should be considered.
