Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I am sorry that your child had problems before taking Miralax, However, if you had a child who was normal before Miralax and after just a few days or weeks your child became violent and developed nervous tics, you would not have any problem blaming the source, MIRALAX. The violence stopped within days of taking her off Miralax; the tics continue. I am absolutely convinced this drug poisoned my grandchild, and I pray that the long-term effects will dissipate with time.K Subject: NYT articleTo: miralax Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 7:37 AM I did not find this article to be helpful because it does not list the dangers possible or provide a convincing argument against it's use. Reading this, I would not avoid Miralax for my child. As for our experience, we only used it for three weeks when there was a blockage and we ended up in ER where it was prescribed. But, after those three weeks (some days 3X the adult dose), my son's motility was greatly slowed and a year later it still is being released at the slower speed. It now takes 30 minutes for my son to release stool; prior to Miralax it took about 5 minutes. I am sure that Miralax affected my son's motility and that's enough to make me ban it from our bodies forever; however I would not blame Miralax for anything else ... my son has tics, anxiety, aspergers and possibly a mitochondria disorder and these all came along over the years before Miralax. Like I said, I would never use this chemical concoction again. But I do think some people on here are blaming Miralax for issues that their child might have had anyway. If someone's child has been on this for a year/years, it's hard for me to believe with certainty that a new non-GI problem being described came from Miralax. Maybe the problem would have developed anyway at that age. Certainly, claiming after several years of use that a new neruological problem is the result of Miralax really does undermine the credibility of this group, in my opinion. I think there is merit to what this group is all about, I'm in agreement this drug is terrible, but some of the posts here pretty far fetched and I just think it reflects poorly on the group. My two cents, sorry to offend anyone. I know it's a struggle to figure out our complicated kids, but there are many reasons why kids can develop non-GI issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I am not talking about cases such as yours. Your story is quite credible. I am talking about people who's kids were on it for years and then saw problems develop. It's harder to draw the connection in my opinion. > > > Subject: NYT article > To: miralax > Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 7:37 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > I did not find this article to be helpful because it does not list the dangers possible or provide a convincing argument against it's use. Reading this, I would not avoid Miralax for my child. As for our experience, we only used it for three weeks when there was a blockage and we ended up in ER where it was prescribed. But, after those three weeks (some days 3X the adult dose), my son's motility was greatly slowed and a year later it still is being released at the slower speed. It now takes 30 minutes for my son to release stool; prior to Miralax it took about 5 minutes. I am sure that Miralax affected my son's motility and that's enough to make me ban it from our bodies forever; however I would not blame Miralax for anything else ... my son has tics, anxiety, aspergers and possibly a mitochondria disorder and these all came along over the years before Miralax. Like I said, I would never use this chemical concoction again. But I do think > some people on here are blaming Miralax for issues that their child might have had anyway. If someone's child has been on this for a year/years, it's hard for me to believe with certainty that a new non-GI problem being described came from Miralax. Maybe the problem would have developed anyway at that age. Certainly, claiming after several years of use that a new neruological problem is the result of Miralax really does undermine the credibility of this group, in my opinion. I think there is merit to what this group is all about, I'm in agreement this drug is terrible, but some of the posts here pretty far fetched and I just think it reflects poorly on the group. My two cents, sorry to offend anyone. I know it's a struggle to figure out our complicated kids, but there are many reasons why kids can develop non-GI issues. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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