My last post sleeping and memory loss

[trace37]

Forgot to include have i broken the law will my son get taken away I normally nap between 4-7 but now I stay awake because it is wrong i am scared if my 7 year old says anything what will happen xcx

[TheAuthor]

Hi again,

I would not worry about that, I would simply ensure that it does not happen again as your son is much better off with his mother who he loves so very much. It is also clear that you love your son very much, otherwise we would not be having this conversation.

I would implore you however; please go to your GP and discuss the possibility of having some different medication to run side by side with your Amitriptyline that does not contain a sedative element! There are out-and-out pain killers such as Co-Codamol and Ibuprofen or Neural inhibitors. I have pasted you two links below for medications that you could discuss with your GP, and they are called Gabapentin and Pregablin:

NHS Choices - Gabapentin:

nhs.uk/medicine-guides/page...

NHS Choices - Pregabalin:

nhs.uk/medicine-guides/page...

I want to wish you all the best of luck with this.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken x

[shadycurt3160]

Trace37,

I really feel for you and have been there myself once too many times when my son was young. I was really lucky to have such an understanding neighbour who knew I was struggling with fatigue and use to look after Curt for a couple of hours in the afternoon, after I accidently fell asleep on the couch once and realised my 8 year old son had had to fend for himself for four hours I cried and cried, feeling so alone and so very bad for breaking the law by leaving my young son unattended, so I do know how you feel. It is such a struggle. Do you have after hour care that's a daycare for kids whose parents work and don't get home until six at night and school finishes at three? Over here we have that, the daycare people pick up your child and they spend those hours with other kids whose parents also work long hours. I'm not sure of costs, but if you do have that connected with the school your son attends it might be worth looking into. It's peace of mind for you and you wouldn't be breaking any laws. When you're really tired it affects your memory even more and causes anxiety. You obviously love your son so very much, maybe even advertise for a nanny for the afternoons. I don't know what your budget allows, but it's a thought anyway. Remember here we all know what you're going through and our love and thoughts are always with you, wishing we could do more makes it so frustrating. Please take care of yourself and as you are already doing, take care of your son. At the end of the day, even though you feel exhausted it will be well worth the missed sleep you need so much. My son is 23 now and we have so many beautiful memories of when he was young, if that's possible. He tells me he had a great childhood, obviously he also suffers memory loss. (Ha, Ha)

Merry Christmas

Love always Jan (Shadycurt)

[emmaj in reply to shadycurt3160]

If you contact your local homestart charity they may be ble to offer you some help with volunteers - they did for me when my little lad was smaller and it was a godsend x

[clare_hart]

I am so sorry for your predicament. The others have given you some great suggestions. Your loss of sleep and anxiety will only increase and lead to wrosening of other symptoms of the fibro. I hope you find solutions. It sounds like you will.

Happy Holidays to you and your son!