another tic..."na"sound

[mom2ck]

My son Cade had been doing better with his tics, only having the occasional nose touching, smelling fingers tic. We noticed it kept getting more frequent last week. He also started the grunting tic again. Now last night he started a "na" sound.

This coming week I am having a saliva test done for food sensitivities. Hopefully it shows something. But, I am also planning on starting some of the supplements others have talked about on this site. But, which ones should I do? For those of you who have helped me before, remember he can't take pills. We just finally got him to take his medicine crushed and dissolved in a little juice. He doesn't do well with even hiding things as I have tried hiding a powder in the past. He caught right on.

These are the things I have read may help his tics:

Magnesium

kids calm

vitamin B

digestive enzymes

probiotics

Some of you probably use others as well, but what would you recommend starting with? Bonnie's isn't practical as it is so many pills which would never work for him. I'm thinking 2 at the max and hoping I can get him to take it as a vitamin. He doesn't take a multi regularly either even though chewable he doesn't like the taste.

Thanks

Christy

[faith]

Christy,

I'd start with the natural calm magnesium first. Also start giving epson salts baths a couple times a week, as this will help somewhat with calming and a little detox. Don't be afraid to give magnesium, give two teaspoons a day dissolved in a very small amount of boiled water, and then add a little juice to disguise the flavor. I would also eliminate any dairy products for a couple weeks if possible, or at least the obvious ones like milk, cheeses and ice cream. See where that takes you and then you could add some B6, maybe 25 or 50 mg. as this b vit works well with magnesium. You are right about the Bonnie vits, for if your child won't swallow pills, I hear these are pretty strong tasing and it will be a battle. BTW, how old did you say he was?

 

Good luck

Faith

[mom2ck]

He is 7.

I looked up Peter Gillham's website and looked at the product. I see you can get it from www.vites.com. Is this where you all get it or is there a better place?

I have also read on here that epsom salt baths cause some kids to tic more. I guess this is another one of those trial and error things.

As for his minerals/vitamins the only test I have right now is a hair analysis. It has a lot of info, but I have been told to be weary of these tests as they aren't always accurate. However, in the test he was low on everything, except manganese which was high. His calcium/magnesium ratio was also high as well as his calcium/potassium ratio and calcium/phosporus ratio. Even though his calcium levels were low, the ratio to other nutrients was high. His sodium/potassium ratio and sodium/magnesium ratio was low. Hence, the test showed he is in adrenal exhaustion.

Has anyone else had any experience with these tests or any luck with the results from them.

Thanks

Christy

[faith]

you can find Natural Calm at the Vitamin Shoppe if you have one around, or in a health food store. I get it at Vitamin shoppe for about $15.00, but our health food store is about $22.

 

I've not had any of these type tests done for my son. My question is, once you have these results, what exactly do yo do with them? Do they give you a rec on what to supplement with and how much. Is there a doctor guiding you on it and then rechecking his levels (and do you have to pay for more tests), or do you just take it and go on your merry way scratching your head, if you know what I mean.

 

Faith

[mom2ck]

The chiro I went to explained the test and what supplements to try. She is very much into natural health and also teaches at a college. She also had a son with the four-low diagnosis as my son. So, she has personal experience with it. The problem we face is my son not taking pills and having so many sensory/texture issues. She gave us samples to make sure he would take them before shelling out the $. He wouldn't or couldn't. So, we didn't do any retests. However, it was recommended and does cost each time. She is the same dr. we are going back to for the saliva test. Where I live it is very hard to find anyone who knows anything about natural medicine. She really is the only one and is 45 minutes away.

[Chemar]

Hi

the Natural Calm and Kids Calm magnesium mix are best priced at vitaminshoppe.com and iherb.com

 

magnesium is the #1 tic reducing supplement for people with TS

 

the epsom salts baths are very helpful!! My son does footbath when he doesnt have time for a full soak

We also make our own cream and it works wonders when rubbed into skin of region where tic is most prominant

 

sensory issues are usually related to sensory integration dysfunction which can be much helped with occupational therapy great book and website on this is The Out Of Sync Child http://www.out-of-sync-child.com/

 

hope that helps and Happy New Year!

[mom2ck]

Thanks for the websites. I talked with my husband about all of this today and we are going to order the kids natural calm as well as some things for us that I've been meaning to get.

The book is already on my list to see if I can get through our loan. If not, I will purchase it. Lots to do as we start a new year. But, at least I feel like we are moving forward instead of just staying still.

I also found out (posted on autism/aspergers post) that IL just recently passed a law that insurance has to cover ASD's. This should help greatly as he was diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder recently. Maybe now we can get some help and some tests done as before our insurance wouldn't cover any childhood disorder or mental illness and we couldn't buy a rider as it is a group plan through my husbands work. It is beyond me how an insurance co. or a business can exclude these things from coverages...pitiful!

Christy