He is always congested though, so I'm wondering more about allergies. He was tested at 2 years old, and they found no allergies. Although, from what I understand it's hard to assess allergies at that age. Now that he's 6, maybe I should check that out again.
Jen SMP- EVERY October, our son becomes grumpy, has tons of energy (WILD!!!), looks (but doesn't act) exhausted, can't keep control of his emotions and, overall, is 180 degrees different from his normal happy personality.
It took a few years and a few doctors before we discovered that he has really bad seasonal allergies (peaking in October here) which prevent him from getting into REM sleep at night. The sleep deprivation manifests itself with major behavior issues (not sleepiness). It always comes on suddenly and always precedes the more obvious allergy symptoms like a stuffy nose, cough, etc.
Our son started behaving like a monster last week and I couldn't figure out why he was so miserable. All my hubby had to say was "It's October!" and it instantly made sense. We've increased his meds, limited his time outside (with the irritants), and tried to be really patient. Fingers crossed, it'll pass soon . . .
I would definitely follow-up on the allergy and apnea testing, in addition to, the other great suggestions you have received here.
