Sleep Apnea Treatment

We’ve been treating my son for ADHD for several years and have had problems with the side effects of meds. He’s now on Strattera but it didn’t seem to be helping this school year. So we’ve increased the dose twice (he did have a growing spurt last summer – he’s 14). This still isn’t helping. Well, in going over my symptoms related to possible sleep apnea with the doctor, I had an “ah-ha” moment that my son has the same symptoms. Low and behold he does have a disorder. However it hasn’t yet been diagnosed with a sleep study (coming up next week).

So I just want to put a bug in parents’ ears that if your child is being treated for ADHD and the meds are not working, perhaps you want to speak to your doctor about the possibility of a sleeping disorder.

But for my question…. Has anybody else experienced a child at school who absolutely will not do his work and found out a sleeping disorder was the cause? Please tell me about your story and if treating the disorder helped your child do better in school.
Yes, seeing an ENT and removal of tonsils and/or adenoids is the expected treatment. Thanks for responses!
I’m agreeing that sleeping disorders should be looked into before giving drugs for ADHD. I wish someone would have asked if my son snored years ago!
Thanks for all responses…hard to choose!

I have sleep apnea ocd anxiety and adhd at age 14. Is it really rare for someone my age to have all those problems?

our life is very difficult he became very bad in school though everyone says he is a genius. please I need either professional or people with similar experience reply HELP a whole family who is suffering

Every night it takes at least an hour, 4 hours tops to get to sleep. Constently i have thoughts racing in my mind and recall memories of the past. i cant get my mind to stop thinking about these things and go to sleep. its not bad things, i usually am laughing remember all the good times. i have adhd, mostly inattentive but occasionally hyperactivity and my legs do move a lot when im in bed. i shift around a lot to. is this a sleeping disorder or just adhd?
by the way I’ve also been known to sleep talk and sleep walk if that has any importance. oh, and breath oddly

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for the epilepsy he’s on meds but for everything else he not. the sleep apnea can not be corrected cause he has central and obstructive.the adhd and odd i have not put him on anything cause i don’t want him all doped up. he is 4 yrs old out of control and we don’t know what to do anymore. we have tried timeout ect. now mind u i have 3 other boys that had the adhd they r older then he his and the adhd was a breeze compared 2 the combination of the the stuff my 4 yr old has. they also did’nt have any other heath issues. help we don’t know what 2 do. and the doctors don’t help u all know how that is u go in to c them ur lucky if u get 5 min with them every 6 months. keep in mind i’m also in the nursing field myself so i do know some stuff but this one is all new. please help i hope………