Insomnia Returns

So Zoey suffers from periodic insomnia.  Well actually it's a terrible side affect of Prednisdone. Zoey has been sick for the last week and she can't sleep at all when she takes anthistamines (let me say that again Zoey can't sleep AT ALL). The last time she took an anthistamine she was up for seventeen hours. After that we talked to the doctor and we decided that she shouldn't take anthistamines.  However, the Prednisdone was another issue.  Since Zoey has esophilic esophogitis she was having to take a specially compounded Prednisdone (I had to drive to KidMeds Pharmacy once a month to get it because it cost a fortune to ship, what am I saying the medicine cost a fortune).

After about a month on the medication it started to be very difficult to get her to sleep. After two months it was nothing but a constant battle at the house.  Zoey just couldn't fall asleep. So we went to see Dr. Chad. After we all had a good laugh we talked about changing the time she took the medicine so it was long before bedtime.  I was a litte surprised when he asked me if I had given her Benadryl. I had to laugh, but then I got to thinking, when Zoey had her blood transfusion she had to take Bendadryl and she was knocked out cold.  So I went home with the weight appropriate dosage.  Unfortunately, it didn't go so well for us.  No matter what Zoey just couldn't fall asleep. Christmas Eve, well actually Christmas morning was the worst night of all.  It was around 2:00 am before she ever fell asleep and then she was back up at 7:00.  The last of January she was taken off her medicine because the nodules had disappeared, I was excited for so many reasons.

Now here we are four months later and we have had to take the Prednisdone for over a week. Mike is out now riding around town to see if the poor dear can fall asleep.  I can't imagine being two and not being able to sleep.  Mike and I have both suffered from insomnia at some point in time of our marriage.  We just never imagined that she would suffer like this. It will all be over with soon and that's all that matters.