RE: Did the study I did while pregnant contribute to my daughter's autism?

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. I have no way of knowing

if the study contributed to your daughter's Autism. However, I will

say that it probably didn't help. It's likely that there were other

contributing factors. It is usually around 18 months that most kids

seem to experience regression....close to the time that they had

their next round of immunizations (MMR and Dtap are considered the

worst). I would say that Valtrex is known to cause the yeast to

increase. Typically, if kids doing biomedical take Valtrex to deal

with their viral issues, they usually do so in conjunction with

antifungal medicatoins such as Difulcan. Nystatin will help with

yeast in the gut, but Diflucan and Sporanox help with yeast

systematically (throughout the body). It is important not to feed

the yeast, so a diet has to be very low in sugar. That means no

refined sugar at all. I don't think that would be bad for anyone.

Good that you're working with a DAN doctor. I wish you all the

best. I also suggest that you don't blame yourself. I think just

about everyone here has one time or another felt guilt for their

child's Autism. I know I always wish that I didn't allow them to

give so many shots at one time, or that I shouldn't have given my son

flu shots (I was urged to do so due to his asthma, which made

him " high risk " for pnemonia). Should have, could have, etc. won't

get you where you need to be. Please focus your efforts on helping

your daughter by finding the best diet for her. Keep reading on the

groups and read the various books on the subject. Over time, you

will find what works best for your child. They are all different.

Sounds like yeast is a huge deal for her. You can look into gfcf, or

SCD or The Body Ecology Diet.

Irene

p.s. sorry this is so choppy. I have 3 boys here and it's hard to

write well with them around! LOL!

[Guest guest]

Valtrex is known to kick up Yeast. It was the only response

we got to Valtrex.

Pamela

From:

mb12 valtrex [mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf

Of ebonysilvernotes

Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:21 PM

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Did the study I did while pregnant contribute to

my daughter's autism?

Hello. I have a 6 year old daughter with autism.

She typically

developed normally up until after 14-18 months. When I was pregnant

with my daughter I participated in a study to consume valtrex through

the 2nd and third trimester. My daughter came out looking healthy but

cried constantly. She also got thrush when she was about a month or

two old. I remember she had some vaginal discharge when she was a few

days old as well. My daughter has yeast overgrowth in her gut. Her

DAN! dr. wants to treat with nystatin and supplements. She is also

very self injurous. She has kicked a hole in the bedroom wall and

bites herself. She bangs her head into the walls and is nonverbal. I

also am attempting scd diet. My daughter looks malnourished all the

time and is under weight. I have always wondered if this study I did

while I was pregnant contributed to her autism. I know I was not the

only one in the hospital on this study because they would give me the

medicine along with money in a dark brown bag. I remember looking

around the room and seeing other women with these bags. Well hopefully

someone knows.

[Guest guest]

I think all of us ASD Moms look back to our pregnancy and wonder

what we did to cause this. It's not your fault. I had a flu shot

when I was just a few weeks pregnant. Didn't yet know I was

pregnant. I've always blamed my son's autism on this.

Pamela

From: mb12 valtrex

[mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf Of ebonysilvernotes

Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:21 PM

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Did the study I did while pregnant contribute to

my daughter's autism?

Hello. I have a 6 year old daughter with

autism. She typically

developed normally up until after 14-18 months. When I was pregnant

with my daughter I participated in a study to consume valtrex through

the 2nd and third trimester. My daughter came out looking healthy but

cried constantly. She also got thrush when she was about a month or

two old. I remember she had some vaginal discharge when she was a few

days old as well. My daughter has yeast overgrowth in her gut. Her

DAN! dr. wants to treat with nystatin and supplements. She is also

very self injurous. She has kicked a hole in the bedroom wall and

bites herself. She bangs her head into the walls and is nonverbal. I

also am attempting scd diet. My daughter looks malnourished all the

time and is under weight. I have always wondered if this study I did

while I was pregnant contributed to her autism. I know I was not the

only one in the hospital on this study because they would give me the

medicine along with money in a dark brown bag. I remember looking

around the room and seeing other women with these bags. Well hopefully

someone knows.

[Guest guest]

we had all these issues to and I wasn't on any valtrex, this is just the spectrum of autism.....

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Did the study I did while pregnant contribute to my daughter's autism?

Hello. I have a 6 year old daughter with autism. She typicallydeveloped normally up until after 14-18 months. When I was pregnantwith my daughter I participated in a study to consume valtrex throughthe 2nd and third trimester. My daughter came out looking healthy butcried constantly. She also got thrush when she was about a month ortwo old. I remember she had some vaginal discharge when she was a fewdays old as well. My daughter has yeast overgrowth in her gut. HerDAN! dr. wants to treat with nystatin and supplements. She is alsovery self injurous. She has kicked a hole in the bedroom wall andbites herself. She bangs her head into the walls and is nonverbal. Ialso am attempting scd diet. My daughter looks malnourished all thetime and is under weight. I have always wondered if this study I didwhile I was pregnant contributed to her autism. I know I was not theonly one in the hospital on this study because they would give me themedicine along with money in a dark brown bag. I remember lookingaround the room and seeing other women with these bags. Well hopefullysomeone knows.

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[Guest guest]

I agree, it's not your fault. > the 2nd and third trimester. My daughter came out looking healthy > but cried constantly.

===>Ours was like this, can often be attributed to imbalanced dopamine/serotonin issues right off the bat, which is often attributed to heavy metal toxicity, from birth.

[Guest guest]

We are going hard chamber hyperbaric oxygen therapy for my son. When

we started this set of 40 hours, he banged his head on the wall after

the therapy. We know from his labs that he has high yeast and

clostridia, and feel this was a die-off effect.

There are some great suggestions at the Autism Research Institute web

site about how to identify the cause and treatments for SBI

http://www.autismwebsite.com/aRI/newsletter/sib.htm

--penumbra

> DAN! dr. wants to treat with nystatin and supplements. She is also

> very self injurous. She has kicked a hole in the bedroom wall and

> bites herself. She bangs her head into the walls and is nonverbal. I

[Guest guest]

my daughter was very healthy at birth. apgar 9/9. 8.4 lbs. i did everything

right during pregnancy - ate well, took excellent care of myself, etc. She is

now 4 and was diagnosed with autism around age 2. if i look back the signs were

there right from the beginning. delayed tracking. wasn't meeting milestones.

i too questioned if i had done something wrong. you need to stop beating

yourself up about participating in the study. who knows - maybe things would

have been worse if you hadn't taken the valtrex - just a thought. maybe autism

is caused by some crazy virus no one has pinpointed and the valtrex during

pregnancy helped your situation.

don't forget - there are a lot of women who are exposed to A LOT of things

during pregancy who end up having healthy normal kids: personally, i know of

women who have had:

a serious flu

took paxil thruout pregnancy

severe bleeding requiring bedrest for 7 months

cyst on the baby's brain

and how bout all those women who drank heavily, smoked, did major drugs - who

end up having normal kids? that kills me.

the stories are endless. no one really knows what the underlying cause is. it

seems there are many causes that result in what people are labeling " autism. "

please give yourself a break! many believe that the cause is genetic in which

case there would have been nothing you could have done anyway. do your best to

let it go.

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> Subject: Re: Re: Did the study I did while pregnant contribute

to my daughter's autism?

> To: mb12 valtrex

> Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 3:23 AMh

> I agree, it's not your fault.

>

> > the 2nd and third trimester. My daughter came out

> looking healthy

> > but cried constantly.

>

> ===>Ours was like this, can often be attributed to

> imbalanced dopamine/serotonin issues right off the bat,

> which is often attributed to heavy metal toxicity, from

> birth.

>

>