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Hi Caryn, Thank you for your response. I am not sure about wax ons as she just started the eye blinking tics. It came and went the past couple of months , but the past 2 weeks , it has been pretty bad. There is a little bit of darkness under the eyes, but nothing visibly dark. My daughter does not eliminate too well. It is about once in 2 days. Can you recommend anything to keep her BMs regular ? I plan on getting Natural Calm and epsom salts tomorrow. Thanks again. -Nan

Hi Tami, I am in texas. I am kind of down today (please see my new post today). Maybe tomorrow, I will pick myself up and get ready for the battle of the day. Sorry to be such a downer. Thanks for your concern and your responses. I truly appreciate it. -Nan

Hi, My 6.5 year old daughter has been having some eye blinking tics for the past couple of months. She has known environmental allergies . I put her on allegra and nasonex for the past 2 days and she seemed to be doing better. This evening she had a skit practice and a play date . She took a 2 hour nap and then we went to her activities. So, it could not be exhaustion. She was ticcing very badly when she was saying her lines. Something like eye blinking every second. She also ticced quite a lot when she was playing. I have heard anxiety can set off tics. I can understand this with her skit. But can excitement of playing also set them off ? She was not at all anxious while playing with her friend. Does this get better at all ? If tics are related to allergies somehow, then shouldn't the allergy medications take care of it ? They did not seem to help at all ! I am a little confused on this aspect. Tired and frustrated already and I am just starting this journey here -Nan

Hi everyone, I am trying to decide whether to go to an environmental specialist or an allergist ? Whom do you all recommend and why ? One disadvantage with the environmental specialist is he does not accept any insurance and wants me to file for insurance on my own. Please help me decide. Thanks, Nan.

Hi kallik, I used BIOSET enzymes for my daughter. BIOSET is a allergy elimination treatment like NAET; it is an offshoot of NAET and involves some enzyme therapy along with allergy elimination techniques. Hope this helps. -Nan

Hi everyone, I am meeting the neurologist for my daughter's tics in early March. I also plan to meet an environmental medicine specialist . What are the tests that I can request each of these doctors to do in order for me to get more knowledge about my daughter's issues/deficiencies. Also, can the environmental specialist do hair analysis and vitamin/mineral deficiency tests ? Please advise. Regards, Nan

Hi Cheri, Thanks for your reply. Do you know if the kids calm comes unflavored ? Thanks, Nan

Hi all, I am a new member to this forum. I am sorry to be jumping in with questions ; I found this forum at one of my most desperate moments dealing with this new development in my child. I hope to learn from you all and hopefully contribute later as I get more knowledgable . First, a brief history if you all don't mind. My daughter , currently 6.5 years old started stuttering when she was 3 . We were told to not bring attention to it and it would get better. When things did not improve , we started getting speech therapy for her when she was 4. We saw a lot of changes in her in a very short time and she was dismissed from the program a few months later; her stuttering was under control; she had learnt the tools on what to do if she was having difficulty with fluency. Now, she is very fluent in her speech with no stutter. This good period lasted for a few more months . Soon after she turned 5, she started clearing her throat all of a sudden. This went on for about 10 months during which period we tested her for allergies based on what her ped. said. She did turn out to be allergic to grass pollen, trees, ragweeds etc. With Enzymes , we got the throat clearing pretty much under control. It is not 100 % gone, but it is much, much better than what it used to be. Now, since 2 months , she has been blinking her eyes a lot which recently developed into eye twitching. She would do good for some time during the day and then blinking would start. It is more blinking than eye twitching now. I have got the tics/tourettes book by Sheila Rogers in the hope of finding the triggers for her tics. Seems to me that when something gets better, yet another thing comes to haunt us. I have made an appt with the neurologist to get a formal diagnosis of her condition. I see some threads about natural calm. She is 45 pounds in weight. Is natural calm a good supplement for us to begin with ? How much should I be giving her ? How do I make sure that I don't exceed the maximum limit of magnesium that she can take. I mean, some foods contain magnesium too and how do I make sure that these foods combined with the supplement do not exceed her magnesium limit for her weight ? Should I be taking the magnesium with calcium ? Any success stories with this particular supplement or anything else that has worked for you would be greatly appreciated. I would really like to start off small giving one supplement at a time and then move up if things don't get better. Thanks, Nan