Choosing the Least Worse of Two Illegal Ingredients

[Guest guest]

We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my son's

medications and supplements.

He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup version.

Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, " so that

doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn starch.

So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am so sorry to hear about your dilema. Have you tried other

compounding pharmacies?

Do you know the amount in grams of the illegal ingredient that would

be contained in the medication for both versions?

Mimi

> We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my son's

> medications and supplements.

>

> He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup version.

> Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, " so that

> doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn starch.

>

> So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Re: medications, I want to share that my son takes several anticonvulsant meds

and cannot swallow pills. I crush them up using a pill crusher from the

pharmacy, and mix them with jam made according to the recipe in the Breaking the

Vicious Cycle book. Raspberry jam works great at masking the flavor of the med.

Make sure the med is ground into fine particles, and the jam is coating each and

every particle. My son takes it willingly. I used frozen raspberries and

honey, simmer until thick, keep in the refrigerator. I hope this solution might

work for you, and then no need to compound. You might have to coax your son a

bit at first while he gets used to it, and have a favorite treat waiting to put

in his mouth as soon as he swallows the med/jam mixture.

Mother of Virya, 16, autism and epilepsy

pecan post wrote:

Hi ,

I am so sorry to hear about your dilema. Have you tried other

compounding pharmacies?

Do you know the amount in grams of the illegal ingredient that would

be contained in the medication for both versions?

Mimi

> We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my son's

> medications and supplements.

>

> He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup version.

> Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, " so that

> doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn starch.

>

> So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My daughter takes Singulair. They have an SCD legal version

(according to our DAN! Dr. ). It's a powder that tastes like

nothing. I can actually pour it into my daughters mouth and she

doesn't mind it one bit.

>

> We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my

son's

> medications and supplements.

>

> He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup

version.

> Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, " so

that

> doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn

starch.

>

> So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response, Mimi.

Our principal problem here is that the original drug has SCD-illegal

substances in it. For example, the Zyrtec liquid (which my son takes

now) has sugar syrup in it. The tablet -- which is what the

compounding pharmacy would use to make a compounded liquid -- has

lactose and corn starch. So, unless we take him off the drug --

which is a scary thought, given the allergies in our family and the

regressions his allergies generally cause -- we have to choose which

one to take.

We have similar issues with other drugs he is taking (singulair, 6-

MP, and Zantac), which variously include aspartame, mannitol,

sorbitol, and potato starch, all of which are illegal.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to determine the quantities of

each ingredient.

Is taking these prescription meds going to significantly reduce my

son's ability to benefit from the diet? We are so careful with every

morsel he eats, and it is frustrating that these medications might

defeat our efforts.

> > We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my

son's

> > medications and supplements.

> >

> > He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup

version.

> > Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, "

so that

> > doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> > compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn

starch.

> >

> > So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a great recommendation, . We have given Danny

most of his supplements and meds in rice milk, which is now off

limits, so we definitely will give this a try. Thanks!

> > We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my

son's

> > medications and supplements.

> >

> > He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup

version.

> > Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, "

so that

> > doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> > compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn

starch.

> >

> > So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Good point about the illegals in the pills themselves though. I must look into

this.

Thanks,

wrote:

Sounds like a great recommendation, . We have given Danny

most of his supplements and meds in rice milk, which is now off

limits, so we definitely will give this a try. Thanks!

> > We are new to the diet and still trying to switch over all of my

son's

> > medications and supplements.

> >

> > He is on Zyrtec for allergies and has been taking the syrup

version.

> > Unfortunately, the syrup lists as an aingredient " sugar syrup, "

so that

> > doesn't work. I could have a compounding pharmacy create a liquid

> > compound from Zyrtec tablets, but they contain lactose and corn

starch.

> >

> > So...Do we choose (a) sugar syrup or ( lactose and corn starch?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

> >

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