melanie Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 If you use NAC can you tell me the dosage you use I have been using it with good results Checking average dosage on the board Melanie
Phasmid Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 The Yale study which is testing NAC for use in trichotillomania (form of ocd) uses a dose of about 1200 mg. I think... may be higher. I used 600 mg. only for my son's trich. without resolution. It may have helped a little, but didn't "cure" him of it. I didn't use the high dose as specified in the protocol. The contact found in this link (Panza) is very nice and will tell you their protocol dose. http://trials.yale.edu/clinicalTrials/displayTrial.asp?nctID=NCT01172275&pageID=1&row=3
MomWithOCDSon Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 We actually give DS13 1,200 mg. in the a.m. and another 600 mg. in the evening. Accompanied by quercitin and Vitamin C; can't recall the source, but was advised at one point to make sure to use Vitamin C with NAC.
Fixit Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 ds is about 80lb and almost 11.. started at 500 down to 250....he also takes between 9-6000mg of vit c and started selenium at 200 downed that to 100mg they all work in concert...well i guess everything does doing great here..started it because of random episodes of trich..hair is all in... will definitely keep him on this dose at least through allergy season... contiplate changes in may
NancyD Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 DD14 (130lbs) takes 1800 mg NAC in am and 1200 mg NAC in pm. She also takes 3000 IUs C and 2000 mg quercitin/300 mg bromelain in am and 2000 IUs C and 2000 mg quercitin/300 mg bromelain in pm, in addition to all her other supplements.
MichaelTampa Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 I used 600mg daily with breakfast for me for many months, don't need it anymore.
melanie Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 Oh Ive been giving danny 600 I guess this is to low.I see results I mean I reallly see results.I will bump it to 1200 should i do 1/2am and 1/2pm does it matter I love this board whener there is a question or confussion I come here Thanks melanie
MomWithOCDSon Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Oh Ive been giving danny 600 I guess this is to low.I see results I mean I reallly see results.I will bump it to 1200 should i do 1/2am and 1/2pm does it matter I love this board whener there is a question or confussion I come here Thanks melanie Unfortunately, beyond the source that Phasmid suggested, I'm not aware of any person or research paper that's going to specify dosage necessarily. But given Danny's age and size, I feel confident you can go up on his dose, and if you've been seeing positive results at 600 mg., perhaps you'll see even more with some more glutamate modulation support. Our DS13 is about 140 lbs., and we see no ill effects from his current, higher dosage. I do believe it can contribute to lose bowel movements, so just keep an eye on that, though it may be a small price to pay.
melanie Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks everyone for everything REALLY THANK YOU
NancyD Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Melanie, we increased 600 mg at a time. I added 600 mg to am first because I wanted to see if school noticed any difference. And then I give her pm dose when she gets home from school at 3:15 to give her a little help in the late afternoon.
trggirl Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 When y'all say it helps, what exactly is it helping? OCD? Tics? Anxiety? Calming? I keep looking at this supplement, but I haven't had the courage to try it.
melanie Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 OCD and I think tics too I just read the nimh study and thats the protocol they are tring.I hate to recomend anything on this site but I DO think its helping danny His OCD is 1/2 I mean it .He also does IVIG every 21 days,and is on cipro melanie
NancyD Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 NAC has helped a bit with my daughter's OCD. Nothing miraculous for us but I'll take anything that helps!
thomasmom Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 HAS NAc helped at all with anyone's tics ? We have had my ds9 on NAC for about 6 weeks with no improvement
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