which supplements should I try for DS

[crazy]

Hi ! I currently give my son Kids calm for his tics. I would like to try something more for his facial tics. Do I try Omega 3, B6, taurine. I have no idea where to start. The dose amount I should give frightens me because I don't want to over do the supps.

[faith]

If you are giving the mag, I might add a B6, only because my research says B6 helps some other vits like mag and B12 to work better, so I'd say a 50 mg. B6. I don't know what other things to advise right now, but you are on the right track. all those are good, but some don't do well on certain things for who knows why, so I would just try one by one and see how it goes. As far as amounts/dose, don't be afraid, just give what it says on the bottle and it should be okay, but you could start with half that amount if you feel you want to give half the dose for a child.

 

 

Faith

[Tracey111]

Hi,

 

You should look at what Bonnie's vitamins have listed. That gave me an idea of where to start. I then researched each one individually. I read this site for hours and picked the supplements that I thought would be good. I recently added GABA, NAC, and aceytlL Carnitine (sp?).....that was what took his final tic away. Hope this helps.

[crazy]

Hi,

 

You should look at what Bonnie's vitamins have listed. That gave me an idea of where to start. I then researched each one individually. I read this site for hours and picked the supplements that I thought would be good. I recently added GABA, NAC, and aceytlL Carnitine (sp?).....that was what took his final tic away. Hope this helps.

 

 

Did you use a doctor to help determine any supplements? Did you do any allergy testing etc..? Sorry for so many questions but I am curious how people began their journey.

[ilovedogs]

Hi,

 

You should look at what Bonnie's vitamins have listed. That gave me an idea of where to start. I then researched each one individually. I read this site for hours and picked the supplements that I thought would be good. I recently added GABA, NAC, and aceytlL Carnitine (sp?).....that was what took his final tic away. Hope this helps.

 

 

Did you use a doctor to help determine any supplements? Did you do any allergy testing etc..? Sorry for so many questions but I am curious how people began their journey.

We just used the boards here for advice. I started with Magnesium(quite frankly I haven't seen any change with it, but I know many people are deficient in mag so we continue with it). Then I added a good multi vitamin. Then I added 25 mg of B6. That's where we're at now. I may start adding in N Acetyl Cysteine and L-carnitine eventually. None of these things came from a recommendation from a doctor, just from what I read on the board. I, too, suggest going to Bonnie's vitamins website and seeing what the doses are. Also, I give Vitamin C...forgot to add that one!

I think alot of this is trial and error and what works for one person may not work for another. ie. My son reacted poorly to 5-HTP where some people find it to relieve their anxiety/OCD. This supplement made my sons' OCD worse(much worse). I suggest you also start writing in a journal and keeping track of what you're feeding your child, what the tics look like that day, what supplements you're giving, and behavior issues you see that day. This may give you a clue as to what some triggers may be. Mostly my son's triggers are stress, both good and bad stress! So, I try to keep a predictable routine and make sure that he knows what's expected of him on a day to day basis. Hope this helps!

 

Bonnie S

[crazy]

Hi,

 

You should look at what Bonnie's vitamins have listed. That gave me an idea of where to start. I then researched each one individually. I read this site for hours and picked the supplements that I thought would be good. I recently added GABA, NAC, and aceytlL Carnitine (sp?).....that was what took his final tic away. Hope this helps.

 

 

Did you use a doctor to help determine any supplements? Did you do any allergy testing etc..? Sorry for so many questions but I am curious how people began their journey.

We just used the boards here for advice. I started with Magnesium(quite frankly I haven't seen any change with it, but I know many people are deficient in mag so we continue with it). Then I added a good multi vitamin. Then I added 25 mg of B6. That's where we're at now. I may start adding in N Acetyl Cysteine and L-carnitine eventually. None of these things came from a recommendation from a doctor, just from what I read on the board. I, too, suggest going to Bonnie's vitamins website and seeing what the doses are. Also, I give Vitamin C...forgot to add that one!

I think alot of this is trial and error and what works for one person may not work for another. ie. My son reacted poorly to 5-HTP where some people find it to relieve their anxiety/OCD. This supplement made my sons' OCD worse(much worse). I suggest you also start writing in a journal and keeping track of what you're feeding your child, what the tics look like that day, what supplements you're giving, and behavior issues you see that day. This may give you a clue as to what some triggers may be. Mostly my son's triggers are stress, both good and bad stress! So, I try to keep a predictable routine and make sure that he knows what's expected of him on a day to day basis. Hope this helps!

 

Bonnie S

 

 

Thanks for your advice! I get nervous at the thought of overdoing things. My son doesn't even think he has tics anymore but I see them coming back with school stress. Kids have way too many social pressures. My son is a great well rounded little boy with lots of friends but he easily gets his feelings hurt. The neighbor boy is having a back to school party and told my son he is not invited. These boys were best of friends 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately the boy has very strange parents so who knows whats going on!

[patty]

Crazy,

 

I would say do one thing at a time, especially if your child is very sensitive. That way, you can go back and trace what caused the waxing. This would really safe you time in the long run.

 

Pat