Homeopathic Medicine

[JuliaFaith]

Has anyone used the homeopathic approach? If so, have you had any success using UNDAS? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

We just started trying 3 different UNDAS and a couple of homeopathic meds for stomach pain.

Edited June 3, 2010 by JuliaFaith

[LNN]

Has anyone used the homeopathic approach? If so, have you had any success using UNDAS? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

We just started trying 3 different UNDAS and a couple of homeopathic meds for stomach pain.

 

I don't know what UNDAS is, but I would caution against any homeopathic remedy that tries to correct the immune system by exposing the child to strep in any form. PANDAS kids can react from mere exposure to strep (do not even require full blown infection). IMO this would be a very risky thing to do.

 

Perhaps a better approach, if you were against long term antibiotics, would be to look into naturopathic options. But I would first suggest a full immuno workup so you understood what the body was dealing with.

[JuliaFaith]

Has anyone used the homeopathic approach? If so, have you had any success using UNDAS? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

We just started trying 3 different UNDAS and a couple of homeopathic meds for stomach pain.

 

I don't know what UNDAS is, but I would caution against any homeopathic remedy that tries to correct the immune system by exposing the child to strep in any form. PANDAS kids can react from mere exposure to strep (do not even require full blown infection). IMO this would be a very risky thing to do.

 

Perhaps a better approach, if you were against long term antibiotics, would be to look into naturopathic options. But I would first suggest a full immuno workup so you understood what the body was dealing with.

Thank you for concern.

 

We have had no success with steriod bursts (Twice @ 5 days) and anti-biotics (2-weeks). The anti-biotics were terrible on my ds stomach. He was also on probiotics at the time.

 

So now we are on naturopathic meds (Curcumin for inflammation) and are trying homeopathic along with the naturopathic. The homeopathic meds are just to cleanse the body so that it can work on its' own to get rid of the PANDAS (that is the theory) and treat stomache distress symptom.

 

Now the strep treatments are only being investigated by my doctor to see what is being done in Europe to treat PANDAS (which is why I put it on a separate thread). It seems any new information would be more than what we have now.

 

Best wishes to you.

[LNN]

We have had no success with steriod bursts (Twice @ 5 days) and anti-biotics (2-weeks). The anti-biotics were terrible on my ds stomach. He was also on probiotics at the time.

 

So now we are on naturopathic meds (Curcumin for inflammation) and are trying homeopathic along with the naturopathic. The homeopathic meds are just to cleanse the body so that it can work on its' own to get rid of the PANDAS (that is the theory) and treat stomache distress symptom.

 

Have you had the Cunningham test? What antibiotic did you use? I'm sorry - I don't recall your son's story and what has led you to a Pandas dx.

[MichaelTampa]

I am using the classical homeopathic remedy "arsenicum album". In classical homeopathy, they prescribe based on personality type, or something like that. Arsenicum album is used for the very hyperactive perfectionistic over-sensitive-to-everything type person, and is helpful in calming down the sensitivities. I am highly sensitive to many things--foods, EMF's, blinking lights, etc., and it has been helpful for me over the last couple months, and I continue to take it.

 

I haven't heard of UNDAS either.

 

Michael

[JuliaFaith]

We have had no success with steriod bursts (Twice @ 5 days) and anti-biotics (2-weeks). The anti-biotics were terrible on my ds stomach. He was also on probiotics at the time.

 

So now we are on naturopathic meds (Curcumin for inflammation) and are trying homeopathic along with the naturopathic. The homeopathic meds are just to cleanse the body so that it can work on its' own to get rid of the PANDAS (that is the theory) and treat stomache distress symptom.

 

Have you had the Cunningham test? What antibiotic did you use? I'm sorry - I don't recall your son's story and what has led you to a Pandas dx.

He was on Clari/Amox? in April. Sorry, but that is all I have in my notes. He did test pos. with the Cunningham study (about 1 month ago-but dr. suspected PANDAS and so was trying bx and pred.). Ds12 started with stomach aches for 3 mos. last year which we remedied with a gluten-free diet. Then he caught the H1N1 flu in Nov., then another flu in Jan. and just kept getting ill until he got a cough that would not go away (2 1/2 weeks) that turned into stomach flu symptoms and he just has not felt well since. Not sure when his throat noises started, but it was a while after the last illness. He says it just feels like his stomach is trying to throw up when he makes that noise. It has calmed down quite a bit (was really bad during bx) and happens the most after eating which causes him excrusiating pain after each meal.

 

He still has headache, muscle aches, stomach ache, nausea, fatique. Maybe the Prednisone helped with his stomach noise, not really sure if it was that or just the time. It has been almost 4 mos. since his coughing illness which the dr. thinks might have been walking pnueomonia which started? the PANDAS. She thinks the PANDAS might have started with the stomach aches last summer as well.

 

Thank you for asking about him.

[JuliaFaith]

I am using the classical homeopathic remedy "arsenicum album". In classical homeopathy, they prescribe based on personality type, or something like that. Arsenicum album is used for the very hyperactive perfectionistic over-sensitive-to-everything type person, and is helpful in calming down the sensitivities. I am highly sensitive to many things--foods, EMF's, blinking lights, etc., and it has been helpful for me over the last couple months, and I continue to take it.

 

I haven't heard of UNDAS either.

 

Michael

Actually, on the bottle they are 'UNDA' and this is my first experience with homeopathy so you probably know more about it than myself. My ds12 is on 3 different ones. He takes 4 drops of each 2xday. We might try for 3 mos. and see if they help at all. He also takes 'ignatia amara-ignatius bean' and 'nux vomica - poison nut' to help reduce stomach pain. I still want to look these up on google and see what they are as well.