Kim/was:Re: All the viral stuff experts :) could you please take a look?/Nell

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

Very interesting! I will be interested to hear how your anti-viral

attack goes when you get there. I understand that the shift takes

about 6 months. I don't know how stepping it up gradually (which we

also did) affects that timeline.

Are there any others who are in the same boat?

Anne

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Would it be more beneficial to do viral titers

to

> > those

> > > in

> > > > > > which he

> > > > > > > > had received vaccinations to rule out these first?

> > > > > > > > Or does what has been suggested help us understand

> if

> > we

> > > have

> > > > > > > > underlying viral issues?

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > My experience was mixed -- n had a high titer

for

> > > > varicella

> > > > > > (he

> > > > > > > was vaxed for it) and for EBV, but not for measles

> (vaxed

> > > > also). I

> > > > > > > think really you aren't going to know until you run

> the

> > > tests,

> > > > > and

> > > > > > my

> > > > > > > only advice would be to test for as many viruses as

> > > possible

> > > > just

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > get it over with and have as much info as you can.

> Anne

> > was

> > > > able

> > > > > to

> > > > > > > get this done locally which would be cheaper and

much

> > more

> > > > > > convenient.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > High-dose vit A is good for measles, I suspect

> Virastop

> > is

> > > > good

> > > > > for

> > > > > > > EBV (not only that but I think that's what it helped

> for

> > > > n).

> > > > > > I'm

> > > > > > > hoping that as time goes on the peeps on the list

will

> be

> > > > > figuring

> > > > > > out

> > > > > > > more about which agents work best on which viruses,

> which

> > > > agents

> > > > > > are

> > > > > > > broad-spectrum, etc.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The other route you could take is to forget the

> testing

> > and

> > > do

> > > > a

> > > > > > trial

> > > > > > > of Virastop or OLE and see what happens. It does

seem

> > that

> > > if

> > > > your

> > > > > > > child was vaxed and ended up on the spectrum,

usually

> > there

> > > > are

> > > > > > viral

> > > > > > > as well as metal problems.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Nell

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

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