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I have had adult patients that take Niacin for cholesterol issues say that apricots help decrease or eliminate the flush. Otherwise Niaspan is less likely to cause flush.

Thanks for the info on the ibuprofen, we will start that right away. It makes sense to me. As for Doctors in the area I will take the advice given and check a few sites for knowledgeable doctors. I have called my PCP to see if I can talk her into starting Augmentin although I am not keeping my hopes up. I did find a Dr. Fredrick Lloyd in Palo Alto, California that is close to me and someone recommended on this site, scheduled an appt in 10 days. Wish me luck, Thanks again for all the advice.

Thanks for all the prompt replies. I,m so happy to have found this site.How can I find a PANDAS specialist in my area? It it usually a PCP, Psychiatrist or infectious diseased doc? I will also take the advice and look into the study. Thanks again!

Hi, my 8 year old son has just been diagnosed with suspected PANDAS. I had a severe strep infection approx 2 months ago and was treated with 10 days Penicillin. Approx 2-3 weeks later my son had vague stomach symptoms, severe irritability and had a panic attack when I touched his neck. His fear and panic was so severe I got him to urgent care, a throat culture was done even though he didn't have a sore throat or fever. It was positive, he was on 10 day of Penicillin. Unfortunately his panic, fears and phobias increased and he has become anorexic from a fear of choking. He has had a psychiatric eval and she feels he has PANDAS and started him on a very low dose of Zoloft. It has been 7 days and no improvement. It has been 6 weeks since onset of symptoms. At this point what should I be asking his doctors for? Does he need another strep test, do I need another strep test? Should he be on a longer course of antibiotics even if the strep test is negative. Any advice would be helpful.