Re: Re: Vicky - voices, was: Jerking/Stimming

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Some of the stuff written about its side effects is very terrible Sharon

and there is quite a dispute about whether it works or not. We are right

OT now but I wouldn't think it was useful

Sally

Sharon wrote:

>

> -This Champix is what is being recommended by New leaf to help give

> up smoking.I haven't used it.

> Don't know if anyone else has tried nicotine patches but they made

> me feel very ill,like I'd overdosed on Nicotine.I find the gum

> better.

>

> Sharon.

>

> -- In Autism-Biomedical-Europe

> <mailto:Autism-Biomedical-Europe%40yahoogroups.com>, Eva family

> wrote:

> >

> > Galantamine is a nicotine receptor blocker, I think. There is a

> nicotine

> > receptor blocking drug which gives terrible hallucinations as an

> > occasional side effect. I think it is called Chamfix. There was a

> long

> > article by someone who took it in order to give up smoking --

> describing

> > his hallucinations and changed emotions. I was told that there are

> > nictine receptors throughout the brain with all sorts of different

> > functions -- one set must be in charge of interpreting reality.

> The

> > article (in the Independent) described how this chap became unable

> to

> > tell shadows from people and objects from their background. It was

> truly

> > fascinating in an appalling sort of way and as I read it I

> wondered if

> > some of our children see this sliding, mutagenic reality.

> >

> > Returning to , try a nicotine patch

> >

> > xx Sally

> >

> > natasa778 wrote:

> > >

> > > just written to you off list but wanted to ask re hallucinations

> if

> > > also has memory cognitive problems with it?

> > >

> > > also one good link:

> > >

> > > http://www.galantamine.cc/articles/galantamine-articles-15.htm

> <http://www.galantamine.cc/articles/galantamine-articles-15.htm>

> > > <http://www.galantamine.cc/articles/galantamine-articles-15.htm

> <http://www.galantamine.cc/articles/galantamine-articles-15.htm>>

> > >

> > > natasa x

> > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Thanks Sharon, do you get the anti histamine from the Doctor?

> > > > Taurine used to do the job for , but not so much anymore.

> > > > I really am the worlds worst worrier but it looks like Tics,

> is that

> > > > possible?

> > > > Vicky

> > > >

> > >

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Jut read somewhere that B1 is important in the formation of acetylcholine. B1 gets destroyed by sulfites so in a round about way this superfluity in sulfites or the deficiency in the enzyme responsible for converting sulfite to sulphate could play a role...... natasa778 wrote: sorry, meant to say galantamine is an agonist - well, not exacly but itworks in a roundabout way...> >> > Oh Lord, he has a dreadful memory, absolutley shocking, makeslearning> at> > school really hard for him because he can never carry through to the> next> > lesson, everything previously learnt has been forgotton.> > I do wonder how many of our kids difficulties we just mark up aspart>

of> > autism or how autism has become a catch all for every difficulty.> > Been looking up tourettes on the net to see if there is any info on> 's> > jerking and he would seriously fit in quite well to the dx criteria> for this,> > he even does the grunting and snorting, not rhythmic as in typical> autism type> > stims, gross motor problem, involuntary etc, and it also mentionsOCD> as> > being part of this condition in some cases. Apparently it waxesand> wanes but> > never longer than 3 months and is not necessarily constant but more> than> > once a day.> > He is in a school that is almost entirely autistic and I haven'tseen> > another child with all these involuntary big movements going on, if> this is the> > case then I could have been questioning supplements that actuallyhad> nothing

to> > do with these behaviours!> > Not uncommon for SIB and eye poking either, his head jerking isreally> > extreme, Iv'e always taken it for him thinking about having a paddy,> but maybe not.> > Vicky> >>