Is it NAC that some people use for confusion

[MamaOnAMission]

someone mentioned something they used for confusion and I think they said it was called NAC, but i am not sure. anyone know what I am talking about?

[StillHopeful]

I was also considering using NAC. I was told that it was for OCD and was especially good for tricholtillomania. There was a study done specifically for that - over 56% of subjects improved. The article I read said to take it w/ vit c & multi vitamin.

[MomWithOCDSon]

NAC is thought to be a glutamate modulator and has been studied for both OCD and trichotillomania. We've been using it for a couple of years, and I do think it helps with OCD. I cannot say that it, necessarily, in our experience anyway, helps with general confusion.

 

What kind of "confusion" are you referring to? Can you give an example?

[MamaOnAMission]

Can't get dressed. Complains she can't think straight. Can't get herself to parties just can't think straight to get out door. Literally goes in circles. I think it's her racing brain and anxiety mixing her all up. Her brain is always firing tons of thoughts out loud. A bit better on antibiotics but creeping back in. Isn't sleeping because if this!

[MomWithOCDSon]

Can't get dressed. Complains she can't think straight. Can't get herself to parties just can't think straight to get out door. Literally goes in circles. I think it's her racing brain and anxiety mixing her all up. Her brain is always firing tons of thoughts out loud. A bit better on antibiotics but creeping back in. Isn't sleeping because if this!

 

It sounds to me as though she still has some inflammation and probably a blood brain barrier that remains porous and is letting some stuff through that shouldn't be. I would supplement abx with D3, omegas, quercitin and possibly ibuprofen to keep the inflammation down and help her BBB heal. You might also try taurine, an amino acid that can help with short-term memory. We found it helped with processing memory/executive function, as in helping our DS remember which step came next in multi-step tasks like showering, getting dressed for school, etc.

 

In the end, unfortunately, what your DD may need most at this point is some time . . . to heal. There's some evidence that anxiety itself may contribute to a porous BBB, and since a porous BBB can make more trouble for our kids, it can become a viscious cycle. I would consider changing her schedule, her expectations, her requirements to work at keeping the anxiety tamped down a bit so that the BBB can heal. Then it'll be more successful at adding to your efforts to beat infection, tamp down the antibodies, etc.

 

Try to hang in there, encourage your DD to let herself off the hook for a while and be kind to herself. Then you be kind to her and to yourself, embrace the healing, the quiet moments. You'll get through this.

[MamaOnAMission]

Thanks Nancy, Perhaps I will continue to up the D3 first. She was an "11" on blood test. I can see if that helps with the confusion. I still need to get some mild thistle in for detox. I give charcoal once in awhile but sounds like the milk thistle may be better. Not sure.