Kid calm?

[myrose]

Thinking of the kid calm I read about on the boards. Can anyone tell me exactly what it is....the form of it and also the experiences, differences (if any) they have seen while using it? Also how long before it kicks in (immediately)?

[lurker]

Jasminky,

 

I don't have Kid's Calm because Whole Foods was out of it when I went there. I was manic, so I bought Natural Calm. It is the grown up version. It is straight magnesium citrate, nothing else. The dosage is one to three teaspoons, so I give him slightly less than one. I do it about an hour before bedtime, as it is supposed to have some sleepytime benefit. I have not experienced any negative reaction.

 

In retrospect, I'm glad I got the mag citrate alone instead of combined with calcium as I seem to recall someone here linking to a study that suggested cal and mag be separated by several hours when you suspect mag deficiency because they compete with each other.

 

Tami

[Calicat]

Hi,

Kids Calm does not contain any calcium. The company does put out an adult version of the product with added calcium, though. Kids Calm contains magnesium citrate, magnesium ascorbate (I believe this is mag with vitamin C), Zinc, Stevia (all-natural sweetener), and natural orange flavour. 1/2 teaspoon will give you 85mg magnesium, 200mg vitamin C, and 2mg zinc. My daughter (age 6) uses just over a teaspoon once a day, as do I. It has been a life saver and sleep saver for us both.

 

Calicat

[ilovedogs]

Hi,

Kids Calm does not contain any calcium. The company does put out an adult version of the product with added calcium, though. Kids Calm contains magnesium citrate, magnesium ascorbate (I believe this is mag with vitamin C), Zinc, Stevia (all-natural sweetener), and natural orange flavour. 1/2 teaspoon will give you 85mg magnesium, 200mg vitamin C, and 2mg zinc. My daughter (age 6) uses just over a teaspoon once a day, as do I. It has been a life saver and sleep saver for us both.

 

Calicat

 

So, should I split up his calcium magnesium?

I have been giving ds a cal/mag supplement in the evening for the past 2 months and I haven't seen any change in the tics. Actually, I've cut out all MSG, HFCS, colors and additives, etc...even in our hair products and body washes and I still haven't seen a change. He just keeps ticcing away!

From what I'm reading here, I should be giving the magnesium separately from the calcium.

[ilovedogs]

Hi,

Kids Calm does not contain any calcium. The company does put out an adult version of the product with added calcium, though. Kids Calm contains magnesium citrate, magnesium ascorbate (I believe this is mag with vitamin C), Zinc, Stevia (all-natural sweetener), and natural orange flavour. 1/2 teaspoon will give you 85mg magnesium, 200mg vitamin C, and 2mg zinc. My daughter (age 6) uses just over a teaspoon once a day, as do I. It has been a life saver and sleep saver for us both.

 

Calicat

 

So, should I split up his calcium magnesium?

I have been giving ds a cal/mag supplement in the evening for the past 2 months and I haven't seen any change in the tics. Actually, I've cut out all MSG, HFCS, colors and additives, etc...even in our hair products and body washes and I still haven't seen a change. He just keeps ticcing away!

From what I'm reading here, I should be giving the magnesium separately from the calcium.

Bumping this up!

[michele]

Kids Calm is good at night for calming down to get a good nights sleep. What are others using during the day to calm the kids to be able to sit still in school and focus and learn? I am interested on what a good attention product is? I bought the ADDED Attention but it wasn't so great because it had preservatives in it. I have tried taurine and GABA calm, and 5HTP. He seemed more exciteable on them though. I want him to do well in school without having to go on meds for ADD.

 

Michele

Hi,

Kids Calm does not contain any calcium. The company does put out an adult version of the product with added calcium, though. Kids Calm contains magnesium citrate, magnesium ascorbate (I believe this is mag with vitamin C), Zinc, Stevia (all-natural sweetener), and natural orange flavour. 1/2 teaspoon will give you 85mg magnesium, 200mg vitamin C, and 2mg zinc. My daughter (age 6) uses just over a teaspoon once a day, as do I. It has been a life saver and sleep saver for us both.

 

Calicat

 

So, should I split up his calcium magnesium?

I have been giving ds a cal/mag supplement in the evening for the past 2 months and I haven't seen any change in the tics. Actually, I've cut out all MSG, HFCS, colors and additives, etc...even in our hair products and body washes and I still haven't seen a change. He just keeps ticcing away!

From what I'm reading here, I should be giving the magnesium separately from the calcium.

Bumping this up!

[kim]

Michelle,

 

Have you tried dropping the 5HTP? I posted somewhere, where my husband said he thought I had given him speed, when I gave him 5htp. He had to be up all nite, and was trying to sleep during the day. I told him it would probably make him sleepy. WRONG. I would either drop it for a while or test it, as in giving it away from all other supplements and see if you can see any difference. My oldest son wouldn't even take a 1/4 of a capsule when he didn't want to feel tired, but Andrew probably isn't quite old enough to give you that info? You could also try tryptophan instead of the 5 htp. Apparently, tryptophan will only convert to the amt of 5htp that your body can use. One article that I read said when you give 5htp you are forcing it on the body, where tryptophan will only covert into an amt that the body will benefit from.