Question about magnesium and omegas

[crazy]

I am still trying to figure out how much magnesium I should give to my son. He is almost 9 and weighs about 70 lbs. His tics are flaring up again so I'm trying to tweak our supplements . I don't want to up the Topamax. Also, do people give omegas for overall brain health or does ist help to reduce tics? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

[mommyof2]

My son is 11 and weighs 70 lbs and I have been giving him lately 2 200 mg tablets of mag. citrate tablets. One in the morning, one at night. I think the key is if his bowels are loose it is too much. How much topamax are you giving your son? I was giving mine son 50 mg at night until they changed me to generic and it seemed to start the tics up again.... then I when I got the right stuff after two weeks I added one in the morning for about 2 weeks and then a few days ago i only give him one at night and one in the morning.

 

I haven't done the omegas but I do know alot of people without tics use fishoil for better brainhealth and alot of people here with tics says it helps them alot.

Mary

[crazy]

My son is 11 and weighs 70 lbs and I have been giving him lately 2 200 mg tablets of mag. citrate tablets. One in the morning, one at night. I think the key is if his bowels are loose it is too much. How much topamax are you giving your son? I was giving mine son 50 mg at night until they changed me to generic and it seemed to start the tics up again.... then I when I got the right stuff after two weeks I added one in the morning for about 2 weeks and then a few days ago i only give him one at night and one in the morning.

 

I haven't done the omegas but I do know alot of people without tics use fishoil for better brainhealth and alot of people here with tics says it helps them alot.

Mary

 

My son takes 45 mg. of Topamax (15mg. in the morning and 30 mg. at bedtime). He still waxes and wanes while taking it which makes me wonder if it really works. The tics have been much milder since being on it and does have tic free times.

[mommyof2]

when my son wea on 50 mg at night he was pretty much tic free for about 5 months. He never had any tic free times before we started the medicine....he was constantly doing it and very noticably so I think it helped. I am just convinced the generic had some sort of an inactive ingred that messed things up, now we just can't get it back again. He doesn't do alot just a few eye brow lifts and a head morement once in a while...and the hmmm sound he makes is pretty constant which i think causes some jerks he makes with his breathing.

Mary

 

My son is 11 and weighs 70 lbs and I have been giving him lately 2 200 mg tablets of mag. citrate tablets. One in the morning, one at night. I think the key is if his bowels are loose it is too much. How much topamax are you giving your son? I was giving mine son 50 mg at night until they changed me to generic and it seemed to start the tics up again.... then I when I got the right stuff after two weeks I added one in the morning for about 2 weeks and then a few days ago i only give him one at night and one in the morning.

 

I haven't done the omegas but I do know alot of people without tics use fishoil for better brainhealth and alot of people here with tics says it helps them alot.

Mary

 

My son takes 45 mg. of Topamax (15mg. in the morning and 30 mg. at bedtime). He still waxes and wanes while taking it which makes me wonder if it really works. The tics have been much milder since being on it and does have tic free times.