Murphy101 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) ds just turned 11, he's always needed more sleep than the other kids, but I figured that was a normal amount because my other kids are VERY light sleepers and early risers. he's always gotten a bit car sick, esp on extended car trips but this weekend dh noted something else... they went to 6 flags yesterday and twice ds just kind of passed out/fell asleep. but it wasn't the ride. it was the lighing in the darkness, even when not moving same thing on the car trip home they had to pull over it was late at night (very dark on the highway) and the cars going past made him nauseated dh said on the first ride, he just thought he was putting his head on dad's shoulder and closing his eyes because he didn't like the ride, but ds said he enjoyed the ride but the second time it happened he actually saw ds just suddenly close his eyes and tip over ds doesn't seem to be in any pain and seems unaware he has even done it he just snaps right out of it and looks around like he was only day dreaming for a minute opinions on this? what would you do or suggest? Edited March 30, 2009 by Martha spelling! dratted dyslelctic typing! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Could be a lot of things that are quite benign. But I'd worry about seizures or cardiac arrythmias at the top of my list. I would take him in to see your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hmm...no help, sorry, but I would take him to his doctor. Hopefully you get some answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'd get an appointment with the doctor, and possibly try to get a referral to a pediatric neurologist (or whatever specialist the dr. suggests) to see what is going on. I'm not trying to say that it is anything scary--I wouldn't know enough about it to tell you one way or the other. I had to take my son in to a pediatric neurologist at one point (for seizures--completely different situation), but it was very reassuring to have him in the care of some very competent people who were familiar with situations like his. Up to that point I had only dealt with a general practitioner who had no idea what to do with ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 appointment already made... he can get in in april:glare: which is really no big deal because I'd planned an appt for general check up after easter for most of the kids anyways as we won't have insurance after June and I wanted to get anything cleared up by then (mostly non imperative things like ds 14 getting a physical for swim, ds 9 getting his alergy situation evaluated...) just hoping for insight or experience from fellow moms while I wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Some of his behaviors remind me of how I felt and acted when I had a 5-month bout with vertigo two years ago. I was completely exhausted when I had vertigo, moving lights made me sick, and I just had to close my eyes and curl up and sleep a lot. The next fall my son got vertigo and he could not express it to me verbally, I just recognized the signs. Here's a quick way to check. Have him stand in front of you with his feet together, arms stretched out in front, and palms facing the ceiling. Then have him close his eyes. If he falls to the side he is probably experiencing vertigo, but the Dr.'s will need to determine the cause. Vertigo has many causes, so if he does have it, all I have done for you here is help you identify a symptom, not a diagnosis. I have a lot of information about vertigo on another computer that I would be happy to share if you find vertigo is part of the problem. HTH, Leanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Narcolepsy? It can be very subtle and strange. Google it and read the symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Was he a breath-holder as a baby/toddler? My ds10, who was a breath-holder - if he cried hard at all, he passed out and seized - does this occasionally. He outgrew the breath-holding, but will pass out like that for a moment occasionally. He also has intense migraine headaches, gets motion sick very easily, etc. His pediatric neurologist also mentioned his sleepwalking was connected to this. His pediatric neurologist has done an MRI, sleep-deprived EEG, and basically there is nothing wrong with him, other than genetically inherited migraines (dh). He is on medication daily for his migraines, which works most of the time, but still has the occasional passing out episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Here's a quick way to check. Have him stand in front of you with his feet together, arms stretched out in front, and palms facing the ceiling. Then have him close his eyes. If he falls to the side he is probably experiencing vertigo, but the Dr.'s will need to determine the cause. first thing I did and nothing happened. He outgrew the breath-holding, but will pass out like that for a moment occasionally. He also has intense migraine headaches, gets motion sick very easily, etc. His pediatric neurologist also mentioned his sleepwalking was connected to this. nope. none of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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