medication with starch as ingredient

[Guest guest]

Hi,

After much agonizing and trying other non-medication methods of

improving our daughter's attention and focus, we have decided to give

meds a try. The doctor wants us to try a very low dose of Focalin

(1.25 mg). The problem is that the fillers in the tablets consist of

starches from various sources and possibly some form of disaccharide.

We have been following GFCF+ for 6 years and SCD now for 8 months.

We don't want to jeopardize our child's gut healing and progress by

giving her a pill with ingredients not allowed on our current diet.

We already checked about getting it compounded and it cannot be done.

So, my question is, has anyone who follows GFCF or SCD put their

child on Focalin or some other medication with similar inert

ingredients? Any problems?

I am hoping the amount of starch in these teeny-weeny pills is so

small that it won't matter. Any thoughts?

Suzanne

Woodland Hills

p.s. I check my messages at the yahoo home page, so my respones to

any emails may be delayed.

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

Elaine always said not to worry about the trace illegals in a medication that a

child must have. We are to try as best we can to request a form with as few

illegals as possible. And it's not always possible to compound... in this case,

probably because the patent has not yet expired on that particular branded drug.

Patti

medication with starch as ingredient

Hi,

After much agonizing and trying other non-medication methods of

improving our daughter's attention and focus, we have decided to give

meds a try. The doctor wants us to try a very low dose of Focalin

(1.25 mg). The problem is that the fillers in the tablets consist of

starches from various sources and possibly some form of disaccharide.

We have been following GFCF+ for 6 years and SCD now for 8 months.

We don't want to jeopardize our child's gut healing and progress by

giving her a pill with ingredients not allowed on our current diet.

We already checked about getting it compounded and it cannot be done.

So, my question is, has anyone who follows GFCF or SCD put their

child on Focalin or some other medication with similar inert

ingredients? Any problems?

I am hoping the amount of starch in these teeny-weeny pills is so

small that it won't matter. Any thoughts?

Suzanne

Woodland Hills

p.s. I check my messages at the yahoo home page, so my respones to

any emails may be delayed.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Patti.

--suzanne

>

> Suzanne,

>

> Elaine always said not to worry about the trace illegals in a

medication that a child must have. We are to try as best we can to

request a form with as few illegals as possible. And it's not always

possible to compound... in this case, probably because the patent has

not yet expired on that particular branded drug.

>

> Patti

> medication with starch as ingredient

>

>

> Hi,

>

> After much agonizing and trying other non-medication methods of

> improving our daughter's attention and focus, we have decided to give

> meds a try. The doctor wants us to try a very low dose of Focalin

> (1.25 mg). The problem is that the fillers in the tablets consist of

> starches from various sources and possibly some form of disaccharide.

> We have been following GFCF+ for 6 years and SCD now for 8 months.

> We don't want to jeopardize our child's gut healing and progress by

> giving her a pill with ingredients not allowed on our current diet.

>

> We already checked about getting it compounded and it cannot be done.

> So, my question is, has anyone who follows GFCF or SCD put their

> child on Focalin or some other medication with similar inert

> ingredients? Any problems?

>

> I am hoping the amount of starch in these teeny-weeny pills is so

> small that it won't matter. Any thoughts?

>

> Suzanne

> Woodland Hills

>

> p.s. I check my messages at the yahoo home page, so my respones to

> any emails may be delayed.

>

>

>

>