Glenn Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Hi, I live in the north Atlanta area and my almost 7 year old son has tourettes - mostly mild but always present. I have tried to locate some naturopath or environmental MD's or those MD's that have experience with looking for the root cause and using supliments in lieu of medication but so far, I have not had much luck finding someone I am comfortable with. Has anyone on this board that is located in the Atlanta area found a capable person to work with? If so, I would welcome a name or two to contact I really want to find someone who has worked with kids that have tourettes. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7roses Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Me, too! I am looking for someone in the vicinity of Morgantown, West Virginia. We have NO ONE around here! Our pediatric neurologist prescribed Prozac and it made the tics worse. HELP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi and Happy New year to you both I am in florida, Glenn and so dont know anyone personally in your area. Have you gone thu the lists that Sheila has posted at the top here for Finding medical help? http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?...p?showtopic=565 You could also try contacting Bonnie Grimaldi as she may know of good naturopaths in your area http://www.bonniegr.com all the best and keep us posted on your progress. Finding the right physicians to work with truly turned things round for my son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenie Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 You need to contact the tourettes association in that state, it is how i found my doctor in Florida after my son had been to a few that never mentioned tourettes. www.tsa-usa.org GoodLuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 The TSA is an excellent resource, but Glenn, just do be sure to stress that you are looking for a naturopathic doctor. I have great respect for the TSA, but many of the doctors on their lists are ones that see a prescription as the answer to all things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Chemar and all, Thanks for your comments. I did check with the local Atlanta TSA chapter but all they provided was MD's The one we went to for the formal diagnosis was discouraging when we asked about suppliments or diet solutions. I have not given up looking but was hoping that I could leverage any one on this site that has found someone in the Atlanta area. Hopefully I will get a resonse. If not when I finally find a professional that I like and that promotes alternate treatments with a sound process I will be happy to share the information and results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Glenn and 7 roses, Did you look at the list Chemar posted? I don't know that we have any posters from your area...and the TSA is more likely to find neurologists using the more traditional pharmaceutical approach. I called and did a phone 'interview'. He did more autism spectrum disorders than tic disorders, but the testing protocol turned out to be similar. It is customized depending on what they uncover. ATLANTA, GEORGIA DAN list Maribel L. Angka-Servera, M.D. Resurgens Healthcare 4555 N. Shallowford Rd., Ste 100 Atlanta, GA 30338 ph: 770-220-0078 fax: 770-220-0748 Heather Koeppel, D.C. 3776 Clairmont Road Atlanta, GA 30341 ph: 770-455-1950 fax: 770-455-1390 ALTANTA, GA environmental medicine list Member: Susan L. Tanner , M.D. Southern Environmental Medical Center 44 South Clayton Street Lawrenceville, GA 30045 Phone: 7702778030 WebSite: Membership: Member Specialties: Allergy, Chelation, Clinical Immunology, Environmental Medicine, Family Practice, Immunologic Metabolic Disorders, Nutritional Medicine, Geriatrics; Limited Chelation Therapy WEST VIRGINIA AAEM list Nation: USA Member: Prudencio C. Corro , M.D. P.C. Corro M.D., Inc. 251 Stanaford Rd. Beckley, WV 25801 Phone: 3042520775 WebSite: Membership: Member Specialties: Allergy, Environmental Medicine, Otolaryngology, Certifications: Otolaryngology, Member: Albert J. Paine , M.D. Bluefield Ear Nose and Th 2120 Mountain View Ave. Bluefield, WV 24701 Phone: 3043259577 WebSite: Membership: Member Specialties: Otolaryngology, Certifications: You can tell a lot by a phone call with the office. If you click on the name in the DAN lists, it tells you what tests they run. eg. If not listed, then just ask them about these tests. Specialties: Environmental Medicine Vitamin/mineral supplementation: Essential fatty acids: Gluten and casein-free diet: Diet avoiding food allergens and yeast: Feingold diet: Digestive aids/Probiotics: Colostrum: Transfer Factor: Antifungal pharmaceuticals and nutriceuticals: Secretin: Heavy metal detoxification: IVIG: Antiviral medications: DAN Conferences: Atlanta (2001), Boston (2002) Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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