Sudden onset of aggression

November 3, 2011

if a similar thing happened last year big chances are it is an allergic

reaction to something in environment. is there lots of ragweed where you

live, or lots anything else you can think of that pollinates this time

of year?

Natasa

>

> OK...I came across a workable theory last night. I think this onset

is the

> same as something similar I saw last year (when he started biting Maia

in

> the dead of winter last year) -- I think low Vit D is at play here,

too.

>

> Just learned that Vit D is needed to make tyrosine hydroxylase, which

is

> then used to make dopamine. He was outside a lot and he's been

craving to

> go outside constantly -- except its pretty cold now and when he

desperately

> wants to go outside, I let him out the back into the yard with his

coat on

> and he's not happy. He goes to the front door, where he wants to go

out

> the front. He still has his coat on, we go outside and he's not

happy. In

> the summer, he can go out with his shorts on and feel better. Now the

> surface area that's being exposed to sunlight is really low because he

has

> to have a coat and thick pants on.

>

> Perhaps he's needing sunlight and associates that with feeling

" balanced "

> because the sunlight gives him Vit D in the summer and makes him feel

> better. He knows that being outside in the summer made him feel

better.

>

> He's been having major meltdowns about wanting to go out for a walk

and

> when we do, he's not happy. I'll bet dimes to donuts he's seeking Vit

D.

>

> He won't take his EFAs either. If he just would, life would be

easier, but

> it's never easy with this kid. I'm going to start him on a little Vit

D

> tomorrow, too.

>

November 3, 2011

Sounds good! We live in constant southern sunshine (SW FL) and we still give

three drops of Vitamin D3 every day and increase it when they're sick just to

keep their numbers up where they are supposed to be. Hope it helps!

>

> OK...I came across a workable theory last night. I think this onset is the

> same as something similar I saw last year (when he started biting Maia in

> the dead of winter last year) -- I think low Vit D is at play here, too.

>

> Just learned that Vit D is needed to make tyrosine hydroxylase, which is

> then used to make dopamine. He was outside a lot and he's been craving to

> go outside constantly -- except its pretty cold now and when he desperately

> wants to go outside, I let him out the back into the yard with his coat on

> and he's not happy. He goes to the front door, where he wants to go out

> the front. He still has his coat on, we go outside and he's not happy. In

> the summer, he can go out with his shorts on and feel better. Now the

> surface area that's being exposed to sunlight is really low because he has

> to have a coat and thick pants on.

>

> Perhaps he's needing sunlight and associates that with feeling " balanced "

> because the sunlight gives him Vit D in the summer and makes him feel

> better. He knows that being outside in the summer made him feel better.

>

> He's been having major meltdowns about wanting to go out for a walk and

> when we do, he's not happy. I'll bet dimes to donuts he's seeking Vit D.

>

> He won't take his EFAs either. If he just would, life would be easier, but

> it's never easy with this kid. I'm going to start him on a little Vit D

> tomorrow, too.

>

November 3, 2011

Alberta,I took some zinc yesterday in the middle of the day (I usually never take it or take it at night)and I felt SO CHILL... omg it was wild. I believe zinc is needed with B6 + magnesium to make serotonin,but not completely sure.

Carnitine works with co-q10.We have used MRM brand l-carnitine w/ co-q10, it tastes good.There are liquid zincs and liquid flavored vit D and if you can't find the liquid D, there aregummy Ds. I know gummies are not great and have sugar but I throw the sugar limitations out when I am trying

to get vitamins IN. *A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! In the most delightful way!* LOL

That's interesting about the carnitine, I hadn't heard that about carnitine and he'd been on it for several months and did well on it. Does carnitine deplete anything that I should be replenishing. He's not on any zinc. His supps are at a minimum because it's really hard getting supps in him. He's really sensitive to tastes and has a hair-trigger gag/barfy reflex. I can only give him one or maybe two supps at a time.

Hi Alberta,

It is possible that he needs more vitamin D but it could also be related to carnitine. My son's muscle strength improved after carnitine but he was getting a lot of tantrums and was getting a little aggressive. I checked his testosterone levels which were elevated. He was on 60 mg of zinc and zinc elevates testosterone and carnitine potentiates the actions of testosterone. Is your son taking any zinc? If not, consider stopping carnitine and observe. Also if his symptoms mainly worsen when it is cloudy, it could be mold also.

is

>

> Man, I'm dealing with this bad thing with my son. He's 3 and he doesn't

> have functional language, although he doesn't have articulation problems

> when he does use his single words. But lately, I'm seeing some serious

> behavior issues with him.

>

> He's becoming the bully at his daycare.

>

> Now, he's never been one to be picked on because he'll go after whomever is

> trying to pick on him. But in the last few weeks, he's been sick with the

> flu and he's developed this habit of picking on other kids. He was never

> actively aggressive, although he would fight tooth and nail with kids twice

> his size for what's his or if he thinks he's been wronged.

>

> But yesterday, when my husband picked him up from daycare, we found out

> that he'd been picking fights ALL DAY with other kids. He pushed other

> kids. During nap time, he went up to this other little girl (who was

> sleeping) and clawed her one in the face!!! I don't know where he's

> learning this. I don't use ANY physical aggression as discipline at home.

> To discourage behaviors, I withhold preferred items or ignore or pay . He

> did have a short period of aggression against his sister (who's bigger than

> him but she's so docile and smart and really doesn't put up a fight like I

> wish she would -- sometimes he does pick on her and I've been trying to

> discourage it but really, I wish she'd clock him one so he knows that there

> are consequences to that type of behavior).

>

> The tantrums have been ramping up and we've been implementing the

> strategies to ignore the behavior and to not give him whatever he's trying

> to get with aggressive behavior.

>

> The other thing that's new that's been happening is that he's admiring

> himself in the mirror all the time. You'd never know that he was being

> such a bully outside the home. He stands there and practices his charming

> smiles in front of the mirror.

>

> I'm finding a lot of things about his behavior kind of disturbing. He's

> mainly just getting carnitine supplementation right now and it was doing

> the trick for a while but I'm wondering if I should be doing more.

>

-- Toni------Mind like a steel trap...Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

November 3, 2011

I'm gonna start calling you Toni Poppins...

Alberta,I took some zinc yesterday in the middle of the day (I usually never take it or take it at night)and I felt SO CHILL... omg it was wild. I believe zinc is needed with B6 + magnesium to make serotonin,

but not completely sure.