Re:After stopped all supplements.....Please help!

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Xiao,

You have to give the medical time to work. Our kids have been sick for a

long time and it takes years to get them better. This is not an easy fix and

not a magic pill that will correct all that his wrong instantly. You didn't

say if you started an antifungal for your son. If you did what may be

happening is die off. The die-off reaction to the anifungal usually occurs

two days to two weeks after starting Nizoral or Diflucan. A die-off

reaction is when the yeast is being killed off. It usually kicks up some

severe reactions before exiting the body.

I know it is hard to believe this because your child is acting so much more

autistic, but it really is great news. It means your child will be helped

tremendously by the antifungal. You probably feel like you are going

backwards at this time, and it is hard to know that you are doing the right

thing. However, when die-off is over, you will see a new kid. More focused

and alert. You will be amazed by the change in your child. So hang on.

After die-off it will be wonderful! The hyper, silly, and drunken behavior

start to go away. Now they can learn to stop pinching or biting. (Or

whatever the behavior is that your child does. Behaviors that make you crazy

now, will be possible to get rid of with teaching.)

To help with die-off, you can give your child some activated charcoal (can

get at the pharmacy without a prescription) to absorb the yeast that is

being killed off. But be careful when you give it, because in addition to

absorbing the yeast that is existing the body, it will absorb medicines. So

don't give it shortly after giving meds. Die-off doesn't usually last more

than a week to ten days but can be longer in some kids. If it is really

bad, call Dr. G. He may tell you to either increase or decrease the dosage

of the anti-fungal.

Once I tried the pills myself just to see what die-off felt like. You feel

like PMS times twenty. During that time we didn't do anything complicated.

We hung out and did things he found relaxing like watching his favorite

videos. It wasn't a time I would try to teach my son anything new. They

feel very sick. Tylenol every three and a half hours helps. Hang in there.

This short terrible time will bring great things,

Marcia

P.S. You need to switch antifungals about every six months to a year so they

keep working and our kids don't build up a tolerance to the medicine. I

used to dread that time. The good news is that when they are better, and it

is time to switch you don't get the severe reactions anymore.