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Thanks for the info. I do understand the process because my son is doing this through his homeopathic Dr., but when I mentioned the strep blockages he did not quite seem to understand. I ordered the books so maybe it can be more clear. My son does seem to have trouble with strep-he has it right now so this is of big interest to me. The doctor gave him some homeopathic drops for the strep yesterday so I was trying to figure out if that was the vial you were talking about, but I know it goes in the hand now. I am going to try other NAET Dr's. here if the homeopath is not of help, but I was wondering if I might be able to get the name and number of your sons Dr. as a back up because we live in Nevada and go to Utah a couple times a year. You could private message me if needed. I would really appreciate it. Thanks to all the moms out there that have found the answer and still dedicate their time to those looking for help!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info- just wondering how you knew to eleminate them completely. Which test showed that?

Thanks Patty, I have been looking and found that there are some Integrative Dr.'s here so I can start checking into them. According to the muscle test my son has few allergies. We have been working on those with his homeopathic Dr.

I have just ordered the books and my son's homeopathic doctor does do NAET or what he says is NAET, but he uses accupuncture. Is that NAET? Or is it accupressure only for NAET? The vial you are talking about- is it taken by mouth like a medicine or held in hand during accupressure? Thanks for info. Also curious as to what part of the country you live in as I mentioned this technique to my sons homeopathic Dr. and he was unsure, I was wondering where your Dr. was located as he has had success. Sorry if this is intrusive, just wondering if he might be close to us.

We did take our son to a physiciatrist and the only help she could do was to prescribe medications if needed. We chose not to go that route, but that is all that could be offered. I guess that is who I would go to if the time comes, but maybe yours could offer more.

Thank you- you are both so quick and effecient.

Could anyone list the top tests that should be done? Which would you say were the biggies? I do not have an environmental Dr. in town nor a DAN doctor. I am willing to travel, but my homeopathic Dr. seems to be willing to run some of the tests or I could order them on my own through the labs, I was just wondering where to start. I was also wondering if Patty had a good Dr. she is using as I am in Nevada and could travel to No. Cal.

Strengthing my sons immune system seems to be a biggie for me as he currently has strep-that is my main focus. Can you please tell me what you are doing specifically to strengthen your sons immune system? supplements, alternative treatment, etc. Thanks so much.

Oh the test was by ARL -analytical research labs inc.

Ok thank you. I just feel like I am asking so many questions lately that I am thankful that everyone is helpful and giving advice. Chemar- sorry for being so technical, but they have him taking the amox. 3 times daily. Do I give him probiotics 3 times daily as well? The pill form I bought says adults take 2 daily. I could break in half, but I would be giving him one an hour before the next dose of amox. Is that ok?

My son has not done the urine test, but this was diet recommendations of the hair analysis. He does seem to be doing very well with tics right now, but I thought I would try to implement the high protein/ low carb anyway the best I could. Do you feel it helped with your son?

My sons hair analysis came back with diet recommendations of low carb and sugar/ high protein diet. Just curious of people-I know Cum Passes said her son was on this could recommend some ideas. Dinner is easy, but breakfast is difficult. I dont want to over load on eggs. Most meat such as sausage and bacon has preservatives.

Thank you. You are very informative. His hair analysis showed he was very low in calcium so I feel like I should continue with that. I will think about changing to citrate. Which test do you get your boys tested on to determine their vitamin needs? We have done the hair analysis, but was thinking that did not cover everything such as efa's. Also, he is not taking a probiotic and I was concerned about yeast while he is on the amox. Should I be supplementing or is amox one that is ok without a probiotic? One last question, when he is finished with the amox. what tests should I request to make sure strep and bladder infection are both clear. His doctor will probably just do swab and urine and I was wondering if I should request ASO titer tests again to make sure they are in the normal range and if they are not does that mean I should request more antibiotics? Thanks to anyone that could reply to any of these questions-it can be confusing.

Yes I had been giving him a ton of epsom salt baths and was wondering if that could be related. I have him on Kids Calm but also have natural calm without vit c and was wondering if that might be better after reading about vit c. I just bought grape seed vit the other day so maybe I can start that. Just concerned about too much and his tics are so good- afraid to change-afraid not to. Just wondering about the tics-Is there a determination between tourettes and transient? How long between? I know, is it just a name? I guess I am just trying to read the future. Im glad you are doing better Lenny. I too feel like that is my focus completely and am trying for it not to be. Easier said than done. Oh the calcium is calcium carbonate. Is there a better choice?

ok thanks, I guess I am just a worrier on this issue which I am trying to work on as well. I am like Cum Passes- couldn't eat-lost 15 pounds in 3 months. I call it the stress diet. Also when Lenny writes about his reaction I feel like it could be coming from my head. I would just like to list supplements to see if anyone thinks its too much: from Kirkman- Calcium 250 mg, hyperallergenic B complex, hypoallergenic childrens muiti, 1 1/2 teaspoon Kids Calm, Pulmetters DHA 1 daily-thought I might add more. I saw the big improvement with Kids calm and just thought maybe he might need more so I added others. Should I just do Kids Calm? What about DHA algae vs. Max Fish oil or nothing at all? thanks all.

Im sorry I felt like I had to write my whole story. Yes, could supplements cause a bladder infection? I just dont want to harm him. I am nervous about the strep because I still wonder if the episode was caused by PANDAS. I just kept thinking why so much so fast? and the test was 3 - 31/2 mo later. He had 6 tics going at his worst and I have never seen him tick before.Could this still be the cause or highly unlikely? He is prone to strep, but to my knowledge he had not had it in 3 years, until now, but maybe I missed it it Feb during illness which I thought was flu. He was and still is doing fine in tic department for last month-month 1/2. I can not pin point why as I went drastic with everything because it scared me so bad, but kids calm seemed to really help. I asked doctor to do a kidney blood test to make sure his kidneys were functioning properly, but wont get it back for awhile. Thank you to anyone with any opinion or reply.

I have posted a few times before, but I will give you the quickest run down. My very sweet 8 1/2 year old son began doing a chin to neck tic on February 19. Within days this had progressed to very frequently with also open mouth during. Often this involved an arm up and pull at the neck of his shirt as well. I started him on magnesium only later reading about the differences and it was not very absorbable. -No improvement. I added flax No improvement and also rash when in the sun. At this point he also began throat clearing very frequently. We made an app. with UCLA tics and tourettes and went to Cal hoping to go to one of the best and get help.-no help- watch and see. During the trip I noticed he also began fist clenching and toe curling. All tics going on very frequently. Came home- met with neurologist, psycologist, physciatrist. no help- meds if needed. All this time I was working on diet which did not seem to make a difference.-Completely cleaned it up and eliminated dairy and wheat. Phone consult with Sheila. Met with alternative Dr.-accupunture, muscle test, homeopathic allergy med. No food allergies-dust and flowers. Hair analysis. Began kids calm. VEry bad for 4 days then slowly improving over the month until nothing but maybe a fist clench here and there. Decided to add B multi from Kirkman-no bad reaction. At this point he was doing well but hair analysis showed needed multi as well- added Kirkman hypoallergenic-seemed fine. After reading about benefits of EFA decided to try Pulmetters DHA which Sheila had recommended- started 5 days ago with 1 a day- seemed fine. Some stress going on in our lives in Feb. Thought maybe though-nothing major. Dad does have minor tics- hard blink occasionally and neck stretch. Looking back and he had fever and sore throat 2 weeks before all began and reading about PANDAS I asked for blood testing. This was 3 months into with hardly any tics, but wanted it anyway. Came back normal. Yesterday-high fever very sick trouble urinating. Took in today- strep and a bladder infection which Dr. said very uncommon for 8 yr. old. Prescribed Amoxixillon. sp? Could vitamins cause bladder infection- He has never had one before. Scared about the strep. Ordered blood test to check kidneys. Do I stop it all? Very nervous- Just want to do best for my little guy. Please help.

In Sheila's book the interview with Dr. Albert Robbins lists dizziness as one of the reactions to chemical sensitivity. Can you think of anything related to this? I know I am not one that posts a lot, but I read a few times daily and have just also been wondering what is going on with your daughter? I she doing ok now with the blinking and tongue? Just curious.

Hi Laurie, I've not heard of that one, but it seems it helps with the immune system and stress. Are you planning to use this for your son? Please let us know how it goes. How did you make out with the B vit problem you had re increase in tics? Did you work that out? How is your son doing presently? Faith I would like info if anyone finds out about this too. It is one of the ingredients in the Attention vitamin by Liquid Health that was recommended to me for tics of my son.

[quote name='patty' date='May 21 2007, 01:06 AM' post='15920' FYI. I am learning to do muscle testing on my son. It is not hard but requires practice to get to a base line. I think it is a very useful tool for some of us here since many here have allergies. My son's chiropractior also does muscle testing, and he muscle test for the supplement before i give it to my son. According to my son's chiropractor, studies are done that muscle test results are pretty much in line with the blood test. Patty Could you please explain what this is? Our alternative Dr. did an allergy testing on my son which was he held a vile in one hand of a substance-chocolate, egg, or whatever and held up his arm. If it remained strong he was not allergic, but if he could not hold it up,he was. I have been sceptical about this and considering having him do the Alcat. Has anyone had experience with this type of allergy assessment? He came back only allergic to dust and grass.

My son is seeing a homeopath doctor and and info on this would be great as his next visit is in a few weeks. If I haven't heard anything I will ask the doctor then. I have looked on the internet and not found anything.

Sorry, having trouble with reply, but when I tried my son on the EFA oil (flax) he had more tics and his face broke out into a rash which resembled acne-and he is only 8. It may be tied to both.

Sorry so many posts today- the website I was reading was www.allergyfree.com.au. You would click on the side which health problem and read solutions and there is an alternative section.

Oh, something else I just thought of. Yesterday I was on a website- I believe it is Allergyfree.com. (unsure) I had done a search about allergy free to order bedding stuff as my son tested positive for dust allergies. It had links to different allergies -dust, asthma,and other stuff and alternative vitamins etc that would help. Interestingly, some of them were B vitamin, fish oil, magnesium, vit c and other things that were suggested as treatments for this.