LizzyBee Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) For a week or so before Thanksgiving, my 8 yo kept complaining that she couldn't sleep. I thought she was sleeping, but waking up and looking at the time, then thinking she was awake all night until then. She is one of those kids that goes all day like the energizer bunny, then falls asleep quickly and deeply at night. I couldn't imagine that she was really awake for hours several nights in a row. DD has seasonal allergies. She takes allegra when she needs it, but not year round. In November, she had some issues with allergies, so I've been telling her that she needs to remember to take her allegra. When we went home for Thanksgiving, we didn't take the allegra. When we got back, dd had big circles around her eyes and asked for her allegra. Dh got her a pill and a drink and handed them to her. She said, "No, no that's not allegra. That's my focus pill." Dh checked the bottle and said he gave her the right one. She thought the allergy pill was green and we assured her it was white. She said the allergy pill she'd been taking was green. We finally figured out that apparently, she got the "allegra" herself a couple of times and took Adderall instead of allegra. She probably wasn't sleeping those nights! When we tried Adderall, it messed up her mood so badly that we only gave it to her one day. I guess we should have thrown them out if we knew we weren't going to use them. Dd now has strict instructions to have an adult help her with any and all meds! Edited December 4, 2009 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Oh Elizabeth, I wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry! Glad you figured it out after just a few days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 For a week or so before Thanksgiving, my 8 yo kept complaining that she couldn't sleep. I thought she was sleeping, but waking up and looking at the time, then thinking she was awake all night until then. She is one of those kids that goes all day like the energizer bunny, then falls asleep quickly and deeply at night. I couldn't imagine that she was really awake for hours several nights in a row. DD has seasonal allergies. She takes allegra when she needs it, but not year round. In November, she had some issues with allergies, so I've been telling her that she needs to remember to take her allegra. When we went home for Thanksgiving, we didn't take the allegra. When we got back, dd had big circles around her eyes and asked for her allegra. Dh got her a pill and a drink and handed them to her. She said, "No, no that's not allegra. That's my focus pill." Dh checked the bottle and said he gave her the right one. She thought the allergy pill was green and we assured her it was white. She said the allergy pill she'd been taking was green. We finally figured out that apparently, she got the "allegra" herself a couple of times and took Adderall instead of allegra. She probably wasn't sleeping those nights! When we tried Adderall, it messed up her mood so badly that we only gave it to her one day. I guess we should have thrown them out if we knew we weren't going to use them. Dd now has strict instructions to have an adult help her with any and all meds
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