Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 At drugstore.com you can find a " high gamma E " that contains 200 IU alpha and 200 mg gamma. http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=79195 & catid=1682 When we used vitamin E we used to give this along with a separate 200 IU alpha. Before starting the Speak I'd suggest asking your doctor as it also contains vitamin K. I know some kids here had big problems on it, but I beleive they were also taking a lot higher dosages than what your doc suggested. The Vitamin Shoppe also carries a high gamma that has slightly more gamma and 400 IU of d-alpha, but that is higher than what your doc wanted. My son worked up to 400 gamma and 800 IU alpha, but my son was 6 yrs and around 60lbs (two of the high gamma capsules and one 400 IU d-alpha capsule). His doc felt that was fine for him. During the time we were on E and fish oils (we had done fish oils on and off for two years prior without leaps) he made amazing improvements. He started resiting taking the supplements after about 7 months and we decided to take a break after about 8 months. He hasn't regressed! Miche On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:53 PM, quequeso2005 <quequeso2005@...>wrote: > > > At our appointment today, I brought up the vitamin E information with our > pediatrician, and she was incredibly intrigued. She wants to start giving > Brenden (4 years old) 400iu of alpha tocopherol and 200-300iu of gamma > tocopherol daily. > > In the SPEAK supplements, they contain 500iu of Vitamin E alpha > tocopherol... could I just add the gamma from a seperate capsule? Would this > be the same as giving him 1 part alpha and 1 part gamma, just the SPEAK > contains EFAs and Vitamin K? > > Also, what brands of vitamin E are recommeded? I am having a hard time > finding the two (alpha and gamma) seperate to get the correct dosage our > doctor wants us to try. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thank you so much! I don't know if I was just on overload or tired, but I could not find anything lastnight! I'll be placing an order and starting as soon as it arrives! > > > > > > > At our appointment today, I brought up the vitamin E information with our > > pediatrician, and she was incredibly intrigued. She wants to start giving > > Brenden (4 years old) 400iu of alpha tocopherol and 200-300iu of gamma > > tocopherol daily. > > > > In the SPEAK supplements, they contain 500iu of Vitamin E alpha > > tocopherol... could I just add the gamma from a seperate capsule? Would this > > be the same as giving him 1 part alpha and 1 part gamma, just the SPEAK > > contains EFAs and Vitamin K? > > > > Also, what brands of vitamin E are recommeded? I am having a hard time > > finding the two (alpha and gamma) seperate to get the correct dosage our > > doctor wants us to try. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hi, Actually in 2 capsules of SPEAK you get 500 IU of d- alpha and 200 IU of gamma tocopherol (Vit E). If you go to their website it tells you specifically how much of each supplement is in 2 capsules. So maybe you don't have to add any additional Vit E!! My son takes 2 capsules SPEAK and I add 2 Nordic Naturals Omega 3-6-9 and 1 Pro EPA. I would add more of the SPEAK, but I don't want to give any more Vit E. -Jenna Weil > > At our appointment today, I brought up the vitamin E information with our pediatrician, and she was incredibly intrigued. She wants to start giving Brenden (4 years old) 400iu of alpha tocopherol and 200-300iu of gamma tocopherol daily. > > In the SPEAK supplements, they contain 500iu of Vitamin E alpha tocopherol... could I just add the gamma from a seperate capsule? Would this be the same as giving him 1 part alpha and 1 part gamma, just the SPEAK contains EFAs and Vitamin K? > > Also, what brands of vitamin E are recommeded? I am having a hard time finding the two (alpha and gamma) seperate to get the correct dosage our doctor wants us to try. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 This vitamin would meet your needs if you give two capsules http://www.carlsonlabs.com/product_detail.phtml?prodid=dd753803 & categid=0001. This Vit E was one of the ones recommended on the Marilyn Agin, MD website (www.dbpny.com/nutrition.html. I just ordered it today to give alongside the fish oils. > > > > At our appointment today, I brought up the vitamin E information with our pediatrician, and she was incredibly intrigued. She wants to start giving Brenden (4 years old) 400iu of alpha tocopherol and 200-300iu of gamma tocopherol daily. > > > > In the SPEAK supplements, they contain 500iu of Vitamin E alpha tocopherol... could I just add the gamma from a seperate capsule? Would this be the same as giving him 1 part alpha and 1 part gamma, just the SPEAK contains EFAs and Vitamin K? > > > > Also, what brands of vitamin E are recommeded? I am having a hard time finding the two (alpha and gamma) seperate to get the correct dosage our doctor wants us to try. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 That's alot of E... It's fat soluble. Did you doctor approve a high dose? > > From: cyncallas@... <cyncallas@...> > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: SPEAK and Vitamin E > > Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 6:41 PM > > > > > I just saw my son's doctor and he recommended 800 iu of Vit E daily. My son > > is 50 lbs. I kind of thought that it was a high dosage. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Some moms claim their children had seizures after taking SPEAK. > > At our appointment today, I brought up the vitamin E information with our pediatrician, and she was incredibly intrigued. She wants to start giving Brenden (4 years old) 400iu of alpha tocopherol and 200-300iu of gamma tocopherol daily. > > In the SPEAK supplements, they contain 500iu of Vitamin E alpha tocopherol... could I just add the gamma from a seperate capsule? Would this be the same as giving him 1 part alpha and 1 part gamma, just the SPEAK contains EFAs and Vitamin K? > > Also, what brands of vitamin E are recommeded? I am having a hard time finding the two (alpha and gamma) seperate to get the correct dosage our doctor wants us to try. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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