Ddavp nocturnal enuresis
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It is important that you maintain equanimity about this. Nocturnal enuresis is not something that is within a child's control. If you are negative and critical, your daughter will take that in and think of herself as defective in some way. Nocturnal enuresis occurs with a small percentage of children her age and it will eventually stop. Try to be patient, understanding and supportive.
she will have 4 packets of oatmeal and a glass of milk in the am. Another possible symptom is nocturnal enuresis. She is on DDAVP at night .05 mg X approx. 4 months. If I remember to wake her up around 2am she may be dry, before the DDAVP she was going through 2 goodnights diapers a night... if I didn't change it midway she and the bed would be completely soaked.
Anyway, her Thyroid was hyperactive, and she is allergic to Milk and Eggs (she did have hives when we were at the Dr).
It is not unusual for children who were born prematurely to show this pattern - their achievement of developmental tasks is often a bit delayed. Nocturnal enuresis is still prevalent in more than ten percent of children your son's age, regardless of overall developmental status. Eventually it will be fine, but there really is nothing you can do to 'teach' him about that. Even when he achieves full toilet training during the day, he may still display nocturnal enuresis.
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If you are referring to nortriptyline, this is a second-generation tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) used in the treatment of major depression, childhood nocturnal enuresis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic pain or migraines. If it is bot helping, inform your doctor for proper management. A change of medication or shift in dosage my be indicated. Take care and do keep us posted.
Not that I am an expert on this subject but I wet the bed when I was younger and didn't stop until I was a teenager. I was never great at school but somehow managed to scoot by unnoticed. After high school graduation I went to a community college until my grades were good enough for exceptance into a large university- which I graduated from and went on to have a fufilling career and a wonderful family. The reason I'm writing this is because things do turn around.
This is very unusual behavior for a child her age, not so much for the nocturnal enuresis (about 5%-7% of children are still wet at night at that age), but because of the daytime enuresis. I would not automatically think of this as a psychological issue, though it could be. Has she been evaluated by a pediatric urologist?
Please don't put your son in the position of having to answer to this. He is not responsible for the decisions his father makes. It would be better for your son if his father stopped this sleeping arrangement and stopped indulging him the way he does. However, your son will survive this. Try to focus your attention on your household and on being the best parent you can be when your son is with you.
http://www.nafc.org/bladder-bowel-health/bedwetting-2/adult-bedwetting/
Good luck and post back to let us know what you have done (course of treatment).
How do you wean off the medicine DDAVP? I've been taking this medicine for many years only to find out my tests say I don't need it (I had small injury to pituitary in brain). Unfortunately I find it almost impossible to wean off because it makes you go to the bathroom ALOT after the medicine ware's off! since it's an anti diuretic/water retaining pill! Confusing and tricky.
she uses plastic sheets. spoke to a new doctor on wednesday has refered her to a shrink??? appaointment on tuesday.
First, maintain your equanimity - you're letting yourself get way too upset. This is a normal routine. Your son is on his way to being completely toilet trained - he's just not there yet. Absolutley use a reward system and do not become angry. The nocturnal enuresis may be a separate issue altogether. Roughly 8-10% of children are wet at night, even if they are toilet trained during the day. The two things do not necessarily go together.
This is not abnormal for a child of this age, it is called nocturnal enuresis. You can curb this behavior with the use of bedwetting alarms which will awake your child as he begins to wet. You may wish to explore goodnight sleep diapers if you grow tired of changing sheets- as he is most likely tired of waking up in a cold and wet bed anyways. There are also drugs for this, but I would try the alarm first and then if that has no effect, speak to a doctor.
One of the ways we would try to determine this was by prescribing DDAVP (if there were not any issues that would prevent using it). Desmopressin (trade names: DDAVP, Stimate, Minirin) is a synthetic replacement for vasopressin, the hormone that reduces urine production. It may be taken nasally, or as a tablet. Lack of the hormone vasopressin is more common in men than in women. Typically, those that do not produce enough will "correct" by the end of puberty (19-25 years old for men).
I have a 10 y.o. girl who has primary enuresis and wets her bed nightly, has seen a urologist (no medical conditions), taken meds and used an alarm without success on numerous occasions. We are all frustrated and her self esteem is fragile. She has never had a sleepover. She is a deep sleeper and we know it is a sleep disorder. The programs offered are cost prohibited. Does anyone have some guidance, suggestions? The Malem multi sound and vibratory alarm doesn't wake her.
Okay, so i'm 15. When i was little i was told i have something called nocturnal enuresis. I would go to sleep and wake up covered in my own urine almost every night until i was about 10. When i turned 11 it started decreasing to about 2 times a month. At the age of 13 my accidents seemed to stop completely; maybe once or twice a year! Now i'm 15 and it's starting to come back. My mom suggested that it could be my medication for my migraines, so i quickly stopped the pills.
My question is I have asked her endocrinologist to prescribe DDAVP for her to take during several camps she has this summer. He will not because of a chance she could have a seizure. I can't remember the exact reason but it does have to do with her diabetes and how DDAVP interact in a diabetic's body. He said the chance is very low, but possible. Could you give me your thoughts on a Type 1 diabetic using DDAVP.
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