Re: Please help sleep deprived parents...

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Some suggestions.

First up his Magnesium intake till he cannot get

constipated, You might want to try this on a Friday

night. Next, give him some time release melotonin so

he is not acting out because of lack of sleep. His

mood swings is because of meds or is it due to pre

puberty? I have a 10yr old who is very mellow with me

but have started to answer back and I am guessing this

is due to prepuberty. Mine was a great sleeper until

recently. I have started giving him 200mg and some

biotin before bed and this has been working. But some

days, I will have to use melotonin. Good luck.

Don't give calcium at bed time. You might want to add

some probiotics.

--- mjwojciak <mjwojciak@...> wrote:

> We have 2 autistic sons, 11 & 14. Our 11 year old

> has been a handful

> for the last 6-8 months. The list of issues is sol

> ong it would make

> you head spin. As of a week ago, we thought we had

> finally gotten

> everything under control: sleep, digestion,

> behavior, etc. He had his

> best week of school for the entire year. Then last

> Saturday all h$ll

> broke loose again. Mood swings, not falling asleep

> for hours,

> constipation etc.

> We has started b6, magnesium along with Vitalzyme

> about 2 months ago

> (along with several other supplements). He also

> takes Risperdal, .25

> mg, 2xs a day.

> Over the last few days, his stools have been a soft,

> mushy, yellowish

> brown. We think going to the bathroom actually

> scares him; hence the

> the apparent constipation. Sunday, he did not have

> any bowel

> movements. We give about 400mg of magnesium and

> 1000mg of Calcium

> already. He refuses to go to sleep, often hopping

> out of bed

> aggressively for several hours.

> We had been giving 5-HTP, 100mg, 1 hour before bed

> and it worked

> wonders for several weeks. Last night, after 2

> hours of episodes, we

> finally gave him 3mg of Melatonin. He fell asleep

> after an hour, but

> was up again in 6 hours (4:30am). I know this post

> contains scattered

> information, but any help would be a Godsend. The

> psychiatrist answer

> is to throw drugs at us, and we do not want that

> option. Ted did get

> some " organic " French Fries containing Canola Oil

> for several meals

> over the weekend. This was the only food added to

> his diet which was

> new. Please, any help would be greatly appreciate.

>

> Ellen

>

>

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Thank you,

We have been giving Calcium and the B vitamins before bed. We will

stop. What does the Biotin do?

My son sounds exactly like yours. Hormones are definitely a factor.

It is so frustrating because for 5-6 days last week he was soooo good

and then BOOM! We do have Biobeads, S. Boulardii & Klaire's Vital-10.

We have been using them on and off, but more consistently over the

last 2 weeks. Maybe he his having some sort of Detox or Dieoff

reaction. He has gotten some eczema patches on his shoulders the last

few days. Hew always seems to get them when he is having a difficult

time.

What is the best time to give the probiotics and can you give too much?

Thanks again,

Ellen

>

> > We have 2 autistic sons, 11 & 14. Our 11 year old

> > has been a handful

> > for the last 6-8 months. The list of issues is sol

> > ong it would make

> > you head spin. As of a week ago, we thought we had

> > finally gotten

> > everything under control: sleep, digestion,

> > behavior, etc. He had his

> > best week of school for the entire year. Then last

> > Saturday all h$ll

> > broke loose again. Mood swings, not falling asleep

> > for hours,

> > constipation etc.

> > We has started b6, magnesium along with Vitalzyme

> > about 2 months ago

> > (along with several other supplements). He also

> > takes Risperdal, .25

> > mg, 2xs a day.

> > Over the last few days, his stools have been a soft,

> > mushy, yellowish

> > brown. We think going to the bathroom actually

> > scares him; hence the

> > the apparent constipation. Sunday, he did not have

> > any bowel

> > movements. We give about 400mg of magnesium and

> > 1000mg of Calcium

> > already. He refuses to go to sleep, often hopping

> > out of bed

> > aggressively for several hours.

> > We had been giving 5-HTP, 100mg, 1 hour before bed

> > and it worked

> > wonders for several weeks. Last night, after 2

> > hours of episodes, we

> > finally gave him 3mg of Melatonin. He fell asleep

> > after an hour, but

> > was up again in 6 hours (4:30am). I know this post

> > contains scattered

> > information, but any help would be a Godsend. The

> > psychiatrist answer

> > is to throw drugs at us, and we do not want that

> > option. Ted did get

> > some " organic " French Fries containing Canola Oil

> > for several meals

> > over the weekend. This was the only food added to

> > his diet which was

> > new. Please, any help would be greatly appreciate.

> >

> > Ellen

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi!! Sorry for the no sleep, that can make things so hard. It sounds as though

you are pretty up with the supplements, but I did want to mention about the

calcium, it can be very constipating. I dont think we need as much calcium as

they say even while taking magnesium. Also, aloe vera juice can be calming and

help with the constipation also. It is a natural anti inflamatory! This time of

year seems the worst for some of our kids with all the virus's floating around.

Maybe adding vitamin C well help some and also well loosen stools! I hope you

get some sleep! Jennie<><

mjwojciak <mjwojciak@...> wrote: We have 2 autistic sons, 11 &

14. Our 11 year old has been a handful

for the last 6-8 months. The list of issues is sol ong it would make

you head spin. As of a week ago, we thought we had finally gotten

everything under control: sleep, digestion, behavior, etc. He had his

best week of school for the entire year. Then last Saturday all h$ll

broke loose again. Mood swings, not falling asleep for hours,

constipation etc.

We has started b6, magnesium along with Vitalzyme about 2 months ago

(along with several other supplements). He also takes Risperdal, .25

mg, 2xs a day.

Over the last few days, his stools have been a soft, mushy, yellowish

brown. We think going to the bathroom actually scares him; hence the

the apparent constipation. Sunday, he did not have any bowel

movements. We give about 400mg of magnesium and 1000mg of Calcium

already. He refuses to go to sleep, often hopping out of bed

aggressively for several hours.

We had been giving 5-HTP, 100mg, 1 hour before bed and it worked

wonders for several weeks. Last night, after 2 hours of episodes, we

finally gave him 3mg of Melatonin. He fell asleep after an hour, but

was up again in 6 hours (4:30am). I know this post contains scattered

information, but any help would be a Godsend. The psychiatrist answer

is to throw drugs at us, and we do not want that option. Ted did get

some " organic " French Fries containing Canola Oil for several meals

over the weekend. This was the only food added to his diet which was

new. Please, any help would be greatly appreciate.

Ellen

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[Guest guest]

>>Then last Saturday all h$ll

> broke loose again. Mood swings, not falling asleep for hours,

> constipation etc.

> We has started b6, magnesium along with Vitalzyme about 2 months ago

> (along with several other supplements).

Give the B6 in the morning, and you may need to reduce the dose. It

can cause wild hyper and sleeplessness for some kids, especially those

who are phenol intolerant. It also tends to increase yeast, which can

cause hyper/sleep issues also

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

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

> the apparent constipation. Sunday, he did not have any bowel

> movements. We give about 400mg of magnesium and 1000mg of Calcium

> already.

A general rule, for kids who are NOT constipated, is 2:1 for cal:mag.

So therefore, for 1000mg calcium [which is the high end of normal],

you would need to give at least 500mg magnesium. Try doubling the

magnesium, that can help.

Dana

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>>What does the Biotin do?

It is what the body uses to control yeast.

>>He has gotten some eczema patches on his shoulders the last

> few days. Hew always seems to get them when he is having a difficult

> time.

Eczema is a common symptom of intolerance, either of a food or supplement.

Dana