Re: Mosquito bites

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just left for camp in the Catskill Mts. with his legs covered with little scabs from all of the mosquito bites he has scratched or picked. He has scars from last years bites still. He even has one that looks like he cut his arm open (he didn't). He got a bad rope burn from the dog leash that is retractable - he grabbed it when my daughter dropped it & it whipped around his arm - and then he picked the scab off every day for a couple of weeks untill he permently scarred himself. Ouch!!

Anne in CT

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Hi, Lynne,

My son (15 yo)has calloses on his hands and spends time picking at

these. It is at its worse when he is most anxious, of course. We

did have him wear cotton gloves when he was at home and didn't

interfere with his current activity. After a while, he quit wearing

them and I pretty much ignored the picking which had been redused

considerably. It has increased recently, though, and several days

ago he asked for more gloves. Maybe that would help your daughter if

she would agree to wear them.

Melinda S.

Dallas

> Hi all,

>

> I haven't written in a while. My daughter, 10 in 3 weeks, was

attacked by a

> dog on New Year's Eve. Ever since then her OCD has gotten much

worse. We

> have increased her dose of Zoloft from 37.5 to 100mg since the

incident. I

> am sure that prepubescence also plays a role. My biggest problem

with her

> now is she just can't stop digging holes in her scabs. She picks

and picks

> and digs. Then she lies about it. She says she scraped it on

something

> (meanwhile she has that guilty look about lying) She looks like

she has

> craters all over. It is disgusting let alone the opportunity for

infection.

> It makes me ill to think what she does. She can't stop. Her nails

are short

> but she manages anyway. She is a smart, beautiful girl with

craters all over

> her body. I have tried to explain about the infection, I have

tried

> ignoring it. Does anybody have a similar problem and how do you

deal with

> it?

>

> Lynne D. In NY

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Lynne,

Ava likes to skin pick too. It got really bad one year and she had

bloody scabs all over her body - what a mess! It was at the beginning

of summer and I told her that unless she went to see a CBT doctor she

would have to wear long sleeves all summer because I was not going to

deal with impetigo and infection all summer. She has gotten impetigo

before and it spreads fast. I took her to see Dr.Reid and he got

a hierarchy from her in about 10 minutes and gave her homework to do and

after the 3rd or 4th session she wasn't picking anymore. It was

amazing.

I haven't been able to get her to do any CBT since then but it really

worked on that specific thing. I think Reid has a website, someone

posted it here once. I think it's http://www.anxiety.com

If that's not it maybe someone else knows it.

Dana in NC

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Hi Lynn,

I believe this is related to trich (hair pulling) an impulse control

disorder, also similar to nail biting. My daughter(almost 13) had an

episode, which is subsiding, of picking at small blemishes on her

forehead until they got much worse than the initial little breakout

and were present for much longer than any minor acne breakout. She

was mortified about it, but wouldn't mention it. It was very hard to

address it initially with her, without making her feel more

miserable. It is hard to stop (think of nail-biting if you've ever

tried to stop) it makes the child feel ashamed and guilty (thus the

lying) because they think they should be able to control it and

because they might sense other's disgust with it. I think if your

daughter knew that others can have a similar problem and that she is

not disgusting or crazy or out of control for doing it, it might

diminish the problem somewhat. Let her know that you love her no

matter what and that it doesn't matter how she looks and she is not

bad for picking. I gave my daughter some info printed from the

internet: try the OCD Center of Los Angeles website or try searching

under Fred Penzel (I think I saw an article by him that addressed

this)-but maybe she is too young for this kind of reading.

Some neosporin might lessen the urge to pick because of the greasy

feeling, and prevent scarring. What about wearing gloves? Does she

have a therapist? My daughter has not seen one yet, but we have

learned about habit reversal therapy. She can try substituting

another hand motion, like playing with silly putty or a koosh ball,

when she feels the urge to pick. My daughter is better now, she has

smooth red marks on her forehead and they will fade (I have assured

her) but I do worry about any more breakouts, even if minor. I think

it is most important for her to know that her family loves her no

matter what, she is the same lovely person even if she has marks. In

a way I almost refused to notice them because I knew she wanted to

stop and that she felt depressed over it. (She also has some other

anxiety symptoms, even though her face is mostly cleared up. She over

plucks her brows for one, also I periodically have trouble getting

her out of the house this summer-anyone else deal with this?) I think

learning about the disorder prompted her to try to stop more than me

telling her anything prior to that.

Grace

I have tried to explain about the infection, I have tried

> ignoring it. Does anybody have a similar problem and how do you

deal with

> it?

>

> Lynne D. In NY

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HI Lynne:

This could be the result of her meds. Steve did self harm behaviors (SIB -

self injurious behaviors) when his meds were being adjusted. I know how it

feels so awful when you see them harming themselves. With Steve he stopped

when his meds balanced out and his body adjusted.

SOmetimes these behaviors seem to be more on the impulsive part of the

spectrum and can be addressed with HRT (habit reversal therapy). This

includes being aware of doing the behavior (by taking inventory of

frequency and circumstances when the behavior occurs) and then doing a

competing response using the same muscle groups involved in the picking.

IF you take how bad you feel about this and magnify this several times you

will start to come close to how bad your daughter feels about this. YOu

can tell her this is another brain trick and she can learn to cope with it.

Please tell her doc you are noticing these SIBs. Often a medication

change can address these symptoms too. It is not your daughter's fault she

is doing these behaviors, as hard as it is she needs your help and

understanding about the problem. When our kids are ashamed they become

embarrassed and do not want to admit what they are doing. I know these

behaviors are so upsetting. FOr me I thought this really was a sign of how

dreadfully ill Steve was. It frightened me and I felt things were out of

control. It is best to remain calm, keep the docs informed and ask them

for help, and hang in there till things settle down. Good luck, take care,

aloha, Kathy (h)

kathyh@...

At 07:55 PM 07/09/2001 EDT, you wrote:

>Hi all,

>

Hi all,

I haven't written in a while. My daughter, 10 in 3 weeks, was attacked by a

dog on New Year's Eve. Ever since then her OCD has gotten much worse. We

have increased her dose of Zoloft from 37.5 to 100mg since the incident. I

am sure that prepubescence also plays a role. My biggest problem with her

now is she just can't stop digging holes in her scabs. She picks and picks

and digs. Then she lies about it. She says she scraped it on something

(meanwhile she has that guilty look about lying) She looks like she has

craters all over. It is disgusting let alone the opportunity for

infection.

It makes me ill to think what she does. She can't stop. Her nails are short

but she manages anyway. She is a smart, beautiful girl with craters all over

her body. I have tried to explain about the infection, I have tried

ignoring it. Does anybody have a similar problem and how do you deal with

it?

Lynne D. In NY

[Guest guest]

I like the idea of the cloves just in general. I can see using

something like that for my daughter and her nail biting. What a good

idea. I think I will try that with her. She's a big picker too, so we

do a lot of sensory that will stick to her hands so that she can pick,

glue is a biggy, she likes that. It gives her that picking she is

looking for.

Steffie (GA)

JSh1000@... wrote:

>

> Hi, Lynne,

> My son (15 yo)has calloses on his hands and spends time picking at

> these. It is at its worse when he is most anxious, of course. We

> did have him wear cotton gloves when he was at home and didn't

> interfere with his current activity. After a while, he quit wearing

> them and I pretty much ignored the picking which had been redused

> considerably. It has increased recently, though, and several days

> ago he asked for more gloves. Maybe that would help your daughter if

> she would agree to wear them.

> Melinda S.

> Dallas

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I haven't written in a while. My daughter, 10 in 3 weeks, was

> attacked by a

> > dog on New Year's Eve. Ever since then her OCD has gotten much

> worse. We

> > have increased her dose of Zoloft from 37.5 to 100mg since the

> incident. I

> > am sure that prepubescence also plays a role. My biggest problem

> with her

> > now is she just can't stop digging holes in her scabs. She picks

> and picks

> > and digs. Then she lies about it. She says she scraped it on

> something

> > (meanwhile she has that guilty look about lying) She looks like

> she has

> > craters all over. It is disgusting let alone the opportunity for

> infection.

> > It makes me ill to think what she does. She can't stop. Her nails

> are short

> > but she manages anyway. She is a smart, beautiful girl with

> craters all over

> > her body. I have tried to explain about the infection, I have

> tried

> > ignoring it. Does anybody have a similar problem and how do you

> deal with

> > it?

> >

> > Lynne D. In NY

>

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In a message dated 22/07/2002 16:16:07 GMT Daylight Time, Li_Ping@...

writes:

> I want to ask how to treat the mosquitos bites. Victor was sleeping on the

> couch and somehow there was a mosquito around him. Nobody knew how the

> masquito came into the house. But Victor got lots of mosquito bites. This

> happened the day before yesterday. And yeasterday, all the biting areas are

> swelling. He was so itching and scratching all the time. The skin was all

> broken after the scratching. I don't know what I should do to help him. I

> used some herbal creams, not helped much.

>

> Beg anyone give me some tips to help the boy!!!!!!!!!!! My poor baby!!!!!!

>

> Ping

>

I have found applying neat high quality Tea Tree Oil is soothing and reduces

swelling. I use Austrailian Bodycare range. Hope he's feeling better soon

Mandi in UK

[Guest guest]

>

> Has anyone experienced trouble with EXTREME mosquito biting and our

kids? My 5yo aspie was outside for no more than 40 minutes the other

day, we were with her the whole time. She was covered with mosquito

bites, maybe 20, in that short time. No one else was bitten.

Here is my page on this

http://www.danasview.net/bugbite.htm

Dana

[Guest guest]

This is preference or attraction to certain body chemistry of some

sort. I have the same problem with biting pests [mosquitos,fleas

etc] they will go out of their way to bite me when there are plenty

of other people in close proximity that don't get bitten even once.

There are different theories but I do not know which is correct,

could possibly have something to do with Candida.

TK

>

> Has anyone experienced trouble with EXTREME mosquito biting and our

kids? My 5yo aspie was outside for no more than 40 minutes the other

day, we were with her the whole time. She was covered with mosquito

bites, maybe 20, in that short time. No one else was bitten. Is she

extra sweet (she is) or is it a tasty yeast thing? Any info is

appreciated, Diane

[Guest guest]

A couple of weeks ago my daughter had about 20 -30 bites which puzzled me

because we were outside for only a short period of time in the afternoon & I

didn't see a single mosquito. I took her to her ped to see if they were

some other kind of bite & he said they were sand flea bites- they can even

crawl into socks & shoes. They were located mainly on her lower extemities

w/ some on her face and ears & looked slightly different than mosquito bites

since they faded to a brownish-red color. The doc said they are not usu as

itchy as mosquito bites. BTW, we were not in the sand, but he said they can

be anywhere, even in a yard. Hope this helps.

C.

[ ] Re: mosquito bites

>

> >

> > Has anyone experienced trouble with EXTREME mosquito biting and our

> kids? My 5yo aspie was outside for no more than 40 minutes the other

> day, we were with her the whole time. She was covered with mosquito

> bites, maybe 20, in that short time. No one else was bitten.

>

>

> Here is my page on this

>

> http://www.danasview.net/bugbite.htm

>

> Dana

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have always heard they are attracted by carbon dioxide and different

people emit different levels of it. The carbon dioxide leads them to blood

which they need to complete their life cycle.

From: " tk200192071 " <tk200192071@...>

Reply-

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:19:52 -0000

Subject: [ ] Re: mosquito bites

This is preference or attraction to certain body chemistry of some

sort. I have the same problem with biting pests [mosquitos,fleas

etc] they will go out of their way to bite me when there are plenty

of other people in close proximity that don't get bitten even once.

There are different theories but I do not know which is correct,

could possibly have something to do with Candida.

TK

>

> Has anyone experienced trouble with EXTREME mosquito biting and our

kids? My 5yo aspie was outside for no more than 40 minutes the other

day, we were with her the whole time. She was covered with mosquito

bites, maybe 20, in that short time. No one else was bitten. Is she

extra sweet (she is) or is it a tasty yeast thing? Any info is

appreciated, Diane

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[Guest guest]

> This is preference or attraction to certain body chemistry of some

> sort. I have the same problem with biting pests [mosquitos,fleas

> etc] they will go out of their way to bite me when there are plenty

> of other people in close proximity that don't get bitten even once.

> There are different theories but I do not know which is correct,

> could possibly have something to do with Candida.

From my bug bite page

http://www.danasview.net/bugbite.htm

The PST/B vitamin info is from Owens, so you can consider that.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Dana,

I just was talking to another friend today who heard from some other source

that taking B vitamins would stop the bugs from biting. It certainly still

seems to do the trick for me, and I used to be the one all the bugs

targetted. Someone official has found West Nile in our neighborhood, I've

heard, so I am happy about the prospect of not being bitten!

At 01:56 PM 7/30/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>

> > This is preference or attraction to certain body chemistry of some

> > sort. I have the same problem with biting pests [mosquitos,fleas

> > etc] they will go out of their way to bite me when there are plenty

> > of other people in close proximity that don't get bitten even once.

> > There are different theories but I do not know which is correct,

> > could possibly have something to do with Candida.

>

>

> >From my bug bite page

>

>http://www.danasview.net/bugbite.htm

>

>The PST/B vitamin info is from Owens, so you can consider that.

>

>Dana

>

>

>

>

>

>=======================================================

>

[Guest guest]

> Dana,

>

> I just was talking to another friend today who heard from some other

source

> that taking B vitamins would stop the bugs from biting. It

certainly still

> seems to do the trick for me, and I used to be the one all the bugs

> targetted.

I am the bug bite magnet over here also. Not fun.

Have you ever been able to determine which of the B vitamins was the

one responsible for this? I have major problems with the multi-B, so

I am doing them individually to find which ones I will tolerate.

Dana

[Guest guest]

That is a very good article. My son has " atypical bug bite response "

including mosquitos. Every time he plays outdoors he gets a bite of

some sort and it is followed by a reaction whichs spreads into

blisters. He was referred to a dermatologist for testing which did

show EBV. We are scheduled for a second opinion from another

dermotologist this month. The first doctor diognosed Gianotti-Crosti.

>

> We went to the park the other day and the mosquitos were in full

force; we didn't stay long. Since my son now has big red lumps, I

searched for " mosquito bite reaction " on the web.

>

> Oh, great. This is the first article I came across:

> http://members.jorsm.com/~binstock/ebv-mosq.htm

>

> I wasn't even thinking about autism.

> Carolyn

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[Guest guest]

Oh, so that's what that was. We don't go out at sunset anymore.

> >

> > We went to the park the other day and the mosquitos were in full

> force; we didn't stay long. Since my son now has big red lumps, I

> searched for " mosquito bite reaction " on the web.

> >

> > Oh, great. This is the first article I came across:

> > http://members.jorsm.com/~binstock/ebv-mosq.htm

> >

> > I wasn't even thinking about autism.

> > Carolyn

> >

> >

> > Kurt, Carolyn, and Little Kurt

> > Toledo, Ohio

> > visit http://www.asno.org

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well, ditto here. The 3 ones mentioned are the exact ones my grandson has high titers in-CMV, HHV6 and CMV and not only does he react to the bits , but once he gets them he scratches himself to death with them and I always have to use anti-bacterial cream on them so they won't get infected. PS We live in super hot weather most of the year in SC where the buggers are abundant. We did add additional B6-besides the Nu Thera- to his supplements recently- 50 mg 2 times a day. maurineanacat_11 <anacat_11@...> wrote: Oh, so that's what that was. We don't go out at sunset anymore. > >> > We went to the park the other day and the

mosquitos were in full > force; we didn't stay long. Since my son now has big red lumps, I > searched for "mosquito bite reaction" on the web.> > > > Oh, great. This is the first article I came across:> > http://members.jorsm.com/~binstock/ebv-mosq.htm> > > > I wasn't even thinking about autism.> > Carolyn> > > > > > Kurt, Carolyn, and Little Kurt > > Toledo, Ohio> > visit http://www.asno.org> > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > Got a little couch potato? > > Check out fun summer activities for kids.> >>

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I noticed a note in the dermatologist assessment and plan: " My

concern is the recurrent bouts of this. Could this be the same virus

he is carrying? We will do some acute and convalescent titers on

hepatitis B, parainfluenza, coxsackie, and EBV. These are the most

common ones associated with Giannotti Crosti, but the list goes on

and on. Most worrisome here would be hepatitis B and he doesnt seem

to have the risk factors for that. However we will still rule it out. "

I have the lab reports and can barely interpret it. Like

A Type 16 - 1:8 f. And A Type 2 i - 1:8. I know the 1:8 is

the reference range. Then Hepatitis B Surface Antigen by EIA i -

Negative, Hepatitis B Surface Antibody i - Positive.

anti-VCA/IgG-Positive / Negative

anti-VCA/IgM-Negative / Negative

anti-EBNA-Positive / Negative

*Results suggest past infection

> > >

> > > We went to the park the other day and the mosquitos were in

full

> > force; we didn't stay long. Since my son now has big red lumps, I

> > searched for " mosquito bite reaction " on the web.

> > >

> > > Oh, great. This is the first article I came across:

> > > http://members.jorsm.com/~binstock/ebv-mosq.htm

> > >

> > > I wasn't even thinking about autism.

> > > Carolyn

> > >

> > >

> > > Kurt, Carolyn, and Little Kurt

> > > Toledo, Ohio

> > > visit http://www.asno.org

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

We use tea tree oil for the bites. It helps- he stops scratching them.

On 9/1/07 3:37 PM, " Maurine Meleck " <maurine_meleck@...> wrote:

well, ditto here. The 3 ones mentioned are the exact ones my grandson has high titers in-CMV, HHV6 and CMV and not only does he react to the bits , but once he gets them he scratches himself to death with them and I always have to use anti-bacterial cream on them so they won't get infected.

PS We live in super hot weather most of the year in SC where the buggers are abundant.

We did add additional B6-besides the Nu Thera- to his supplements recently- 50 mg 2 times a day.

maurine

anacat_11 <anacat_11@...> wrote:

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Mosquitos can also transmit borrelia (the bacteria causing lyme disease). Or it can activate a dormant infection. Believe it or not a mosquito a few weeks ago transmitted strep to me and triggered my lyme into an active infection. I had achy joints, word finding problems, auditory/visual processing problems, low-grade fever. I even started to get a small bulleseye rash on my ankle.

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The only reaction Hunter seems to have is itching. I feel so out of it; should I have him tested for what you mention below??~ Yolandawww.hunterweekly.com

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b1 works for us.

[Guest guest]

Oral?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:41 PM, S. <imyconsulting@...>wrote:

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> b1 works for us.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, oral. I give one 100mg capsule daily.

 

S.

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> b1 works for us.

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[Guest guest]

We take b1....also b2...since they argue with each other....but we still get

bit.....we wipe em down with Bragg's apple cider vinegar and it helps alot....no

more huge wheals....which is a great thing for us...

> Yes, oral. I give one 100mg capsule daily.

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