1st dose of SPEAK Re: pharma omega SPEAK

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The SPEAK capsules are the same size or perhaps a tiny bit larger

than the Pro EFA or 369 capsules. They come in a blister pack which

is not as easy to dispense as a bottle but I don't have a preference.

I'm just letting you know how it arrived. My son chewed the 2

capsules, swallowed the oil, and spit out the 2 empty gelatin

capsules. We followed it with a root beer chaser! (The packaging says

to give it with something with fat in it and we will work on that. He

just ate cream of tomato soup made with 2% milk and that has some fat

in it.)

I chewed up one myself (I only bought 1 package so that was a a$1.13

capsule!) The orange flavor must be in the capsule because it tasted

faintly fishy but light on the tongue like olive oil to my adult

palate. After a few minutes had passed I didn't feel the need to

drink water like I did with the other fish oils. Maybe the blend is

more palatable?

When I used to give my son his fish and High Gamma Vitamin E oils in

a medicine syringe the vitamin E tasted thick and heavy and not

pleasant on my tongue. (It stuck to my tongue and was hard to

swallow!) I did not taste this in the one capsule I chewed up. (I

chewed the gelatin capsule pretty good and then swallowed it rather

than spit it out like my 5yo.) The Vitamin E must be blended in

exceptionally well!

I am keeping records on a 4x6 index card. I'll post if my son has any

surges. His SLP just got her baby to adopt this past weekend so she's

taking 2 weeks off for her babymoon! It'll be interesting to note if

she notices any differences.

Sincerely,

Debra, homeschooling mom of 4 ages 11, 10, 8, and 5

>

> Hi just wondering if anyone can post back their experiences with

the

> SPEAK brand. I was looking over the information on the website and

it

> sounds like a good formulation, just wondering though if the

vitamin E

> sounds a bit high if you are expecting children to take up to 6

> capsules per day or if that is needed in each capsule to prevent

the

> oxidation of the fatty acids. My daughter is having problems in

that

> regard and we have tried to add in fatty acids over the past 2

years

> with not much success, she seems to get really emotional or

> aggressive. We just recently got blood work back on her indicating

a

> high level of oxidation from fatty acids and she is being tested

for

> mitochondria and enzyme deficiencies at the present.

> I am also wondering if the capsules are large for swallowing or if

it

> works well to puncture them and give them that way also??

> Any information would be helpful as this has always been an area of

> great interest for me to supplement but have struggled to find the

> right type of combonation of fatty acids that won't cause worse

> behavior. We have spent a great deal of money over the last few

years

> trying different formulations to discover that they cause a

reaction

> and have to take her off of them.

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> Jaclyn

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