1. Community
  2. Symptoms
  3. Sleep Problems

My sons sleep disorder

Posted , 4 users are following.

Mumof4
Mumof4

please can you help me 😞

My 15 year old son has missed, all together months and months of school, he was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea in September ( runs in the family, dad's side) and given a CPAP machine. But even now he still will not get up in the morning, he says he doesn't remember being woken up, we have tried even putting him to school later in the morning but he feins illness, both of us work we aren't always at home. He says there is no problems at school and the school says he is doing ok apart from missing so much time. He has exams this week and I'm so worried, he won't even try to help himself, it's always a screaming match I don't know what to do 😞

He has had numerous blood tests, everything is fine, no diabetes (he is a big lad) no thyroid issues.

i can't cope with it, is he ruining his own life or could there be more too it?

0 likes, 3 replies

3 Replies

  • MarvinMartian
    MarvinMartian Mumof4

    Posted

    This sound exactly like my 15-year-old son.  The problem is with my son is the fact that he is now 15 years old.  I think it is just a bad age. He does not have any problem getting up on Saturdays and Sundays if he has something planned.
  • tuvshee89767
    tuvshee89767 Mumof4

    Posted

    It sounds very serious. You should get help from sleep specialists. Sleep disorder is not a fun thing, of course Plus, most normal people won't understand him and might blame him for being lazy or something.

  • Guest
    Guest Mumof4

    Posted

    as a 13 yr old with chronic pain who used to be like this, he could be hiding something without realising it, my unconscious mind knew i was being bullied because of this, whilst i was unaware. now i meet with the school and a pain psychologist regularly and my attendance went from 9% to 80%. Teens are very good at hiding things and coulde be being bullied for anything from social media to appearance to intelligence level, question everything. Have you talked to the school? My school offered me a quiet room at first away from everyone else and that was helpful. Are his grades Ok/ were the before? if his intellect is high ish, a little like mine (I'm not boasting), he may be bored? Or if it is lower, no offence, he may be struggling to keep up?

    here's my original:

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/headache-for-5-weeks-help-me--594500

Back to top

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.