Re: Biotin: (correction) dosing and follow-up questions (somewhat grap

[Guest guest]

> Hi Dana,

>>We absolutely refused Miralax, as she was on that several years ago and we're

still having oxalate problems thanks (?) to that.

Yes, Miralax can cause significant problems

http://www.danasview.net/miralax.htm

B6/magnesium can help with oxalate issues.

> I'm thinking I pull the MoM when we start the biotin (1000 mg) or do I give

the biotin a couple of days to " kick in " ?

Try giving the biotin [yes, 1000mcg] with magnesium. You might need to increase

the dose.

> Also, the smallest biotin's I've seen in the store (major chain drugstore) are

1000 mg. Do the health food stores have the 200's? (I take it the mg's you list

are biotin, not magnesium, or am I misreading

> it?)

I used 5mg biotin from my local health food store. I have seen as high as 8mg.

Most of them are 1000mcg tho.

Magnesium comes as 200 or 400mg usually.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana,

Thanks for your help. I'm not clear on a couple things, though.

" Try giving the biotin [yes, 1000mcg] with magnesium.  You might need to

increase the dose. "   (which one might need to be increased: the magnesium or the

biotin)?

When you say give it with magnesium, I take it that's at the same time? We're

giving her 2 Cal-Snacks (500 mg calcium, 250 mg magnesium per " snack " ) in the

mornings, so the magnesium would be in addition to that (and what she's getting

in the MoM, which I'm hoping we can discontinue at some point)? Is there a best

time to give biotin?

Thanks for your help.

"

From: danasview <danasview@...>

Subject: Re: Biotin: (correction) dosing and follow-up questions

(somewhat grap

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 10:32 AM

> Hi Dana,

>>We absolutely refused Miralax, as she was on that several years ago and we're

still having oxalate problems thanks (?) to that.

Yes, Miralax can cause significant problems

http://www.danasview.net/miralax.htm

B6/magnesium can help with oxalate issues.

> I'm thinking I pull the MoM when we start the biotin (1000 mg) or do I give

the biotin a couple of days to " kick in " ?

Try giving the biotin [yes, 1000mcg] with magnesium.  You might need to increase

the dose.

> Also, the smallest biotin's I've seen in the store (major chain drugstore) are

1000 mg. Do the health food stores have the 200's? (I take it the mg's you list

are biotin, not magnesium, or am I misreading

>  it?)

I used 5mg biotin from my local health food store.  I have seen as high as 8mg. 

Most of them are 1000mcg tho.

Magnesium comes as 200 or 400mg usually.

Dana

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[Guest guest]

> Hi Dana,

> Thanks for your help. I'm not clear on a couple things, though.

> " Try giving the biotin [yes, 1000mcg] with magnesium.� You might need to

increase the dose. " � (which one might need to be increased: the magnesium or

the biotin)?

Either or both, depending on your child's reactions.

> When you say give it with magnesium, I take it that's at the same time?

I had to give them at the same time.

>>We're giving her 2 Cal-Snacks (500 mg calcium, 250 mg magnesium per " snack " )

in the mornings, so the magnesium would be in addition to that (and what she's

getting in the MoM, which I'm hoping we can discontinue at some point)? Is there

a best time to give biotin?

It is best to give separate magnesium, away from calcium. I would try to give

biotin and magnesium at separate times from the calcium.

This may get a little tricky, since calcium can only be absorbed approx

300-350mg at a time [unless the child is severely deficient]. So I would

recommend only giving 500mg calcium at a time. So give the calcium morning and

mid-day. Then the biotin/magnesium at a different time in the morning, and late

afternoon.

You can try giving them together if you need to, see if that works.

Dana