pandas: histamine, glutamate, etc.

[basilbeth]

can someone help me wrap my brain around these topics or point me in a direction of material that will help me with this.

my 9 yr old son has had pandas for 5 years. Dr. T has said that he probably is low histamine. He surmised this for the fact that when my son had a food refusal pandas flare last summer the one thing that my son responded well to was caffeine. So that led Dr. Trifiletti to believe that my son is low histamine.

My son had a flare this past week where he didn't want to eat much and so I went to caffeine (mt dew, cola, chocolate) and these things seemed to improve his mood and health.....but I want to learn more about this....

Edited February 28, 2016 by basilbeth

[MomWithOCDSon]

These (glutamate, histamine, etc.) are BIG topics in mental health, generally, given as these are neurotransmitters that impact mood, executive functioning, etc. And there are certain supplements that can help/hinder, depending upon what a person's natural tendencies are in terms of high levels, low levels, general dysregulation, etc.

 

There are multiple threads here on the forum; you can search for a key word (histamine, etc.) and find discussions, research, etc.

 

Also feel free to PM me with an email address, and I can share some of the research I've collected over the years on these topics.

 

Good luck!

[kakrpa]

basilbeth, I understand how confusing this all is...I deal w severe anxiety / OCD yet do well on caffeine (pop/coffee), chocolate, etc too. Momwithocdson, I'd appreciate anything u have on this topic as well, if u don't mind.