So MANY Reactions To Supplements...How To Continue.

[cobygurl]

Hi,

 

I have taken my son to several specialists including environmental physicians and pandas specialists.

 

I have been given a mile long list of supplements for him to take to improve his tics but he seems to react to EVERYTHING I give him with a new tic.

 

Has anyone had this problem?

 

My son is 4 and if I give him magnesium for example (citrate from both natural calm and natural factors) he starts this mouth pursing/blowing/inhaling tic.

 

The other day after introducing more B's he started a tongue rolling tic.

 

What have other peoples experience been with introducing things?

 

Is this part of the process...I understand die off with probiotics etc...but it just seems that anything minute sets him off. I'm not even giving him full dosages, we have been ramping up slowly.

 

I know he could be detoxing but I am so scared that his new tics will stick if I continue to give him the supplements.

 

Any advice would be helpful.

 

The other thing I don't quite understand is how he seemed to react to nothing 6 months ago and since the onset of his tics in September he is sensitive to everything?

Anybody have explanations for it?

 

Thank you so much!!!!!

Edited February 12, 2013 by cobygurl

[Cj60]

I know he could be detoxing but I am so scared that his new tics will stick if I continue to give him the supplements.

 

Any advice would be helpful.

 

The other thing I don't quite understand is how he seemed to react to nothing 6 months ago and since the onset of his tics in September he is sensitive to everything?

Anybody have explanations for it?

 

Thank you so much!!!!!

 

Hi,

 

I'm not sure what your doctor's may be suggesting as the cause of your sons tics. But if they are a result of certain intolerances (food or other), they may have built up over time. That is, at one point, your son's body might have been able to eliminate certain toxins. But over time, a body's inability to eliminate toxins from the system can affect gut health. They find their way into the blood stream and can interfere with all kinds of things, including neurotransmitters. At that point, detoxification (mg does act as a detoxifiying agent) is noticeable. I noticed my son's tics increase when I started with mg. But we stuck with it, along with some other things and a modified diet through which we have eliminated offending foods. Over time, I believe that some level of health has been restored to his system. So an ocassional slip up in the diet does not have noticeably adverse affects. But if we get too casual about things, we can count on a build up of toxins and tics resurfacing.

 

If the supplements are causing you and your son too much concern for now, perhaps being proactive with eliminating whatever it is the drs. have identified as offending agents is the route to take in the hope that little by little you'll see a lessening of tics. Then maybe at some point you can return very carefully (one at a time, small doses) to using supplements.

 

Good luck,

 

Chris

[Chemar]

I agree with Chris that it is important to know just what the root cause of your son's tics are. If a child has tics from PANDAS, they are going to have very different responses to supplements than a child who tics due to TS, or allergies or environmental toxin exposure etc etc

 

Also, the type of supplement can make a big difference in a person who may have sensitivities to some of the ingredients. We finally understand why my son has always been so acutely reactive to meds, some supps and food additives etc as he has an official Multiple Chemical Sensitivity diagnosis, which explains why he has to use supps that are very poor with no "filler" ingredients etc

 

It's also important to have baseline levels and not to supplement if the child already has good levels. Adding a supp when there is no deficiency is not just a waste of money...it can actually have a negative effect.