Dosage Question

[Guest guest]

> My son is 3 yrs old and weighs 38 pounds. What would be my dosage

if

> I was going to use the Andy Protocol??

/files/Andy_dose_sched

> And I'm still unclear as to exactly what supplements I should have

on

> hand too. Thanks for the help.

/files/ANDY_INDEX

find the section on supplements; there are about 4 or so posts

at the beginning of this section about supps to use during

chelation. I don't know (even with multiple posts) if this

covers dosages of them all....

> I'm just trying to get my supplies in order.

If you are using Andy's timing, don't forget to buy a few

timers or alarm clocks. I recommend getting a few.

best wishes,

Moria

[Guest guest]

> If you are using Andy's timing, don't forget to buy a few

> timers or alarm clocks. I recommend getting a few.

I was thinking about that today. I can see myself now wearing some

huge watch with multiple dials and a really loud beep. Perhaps I'll

do a search on " fatigue " and see what other tips are out there.

Thanks much

Best regards, Ben

[Guest guest]

> > My son is 3 yrs old and weighs 38 pounds. What would be my

dosage

> if

> > I was going to use the Andy Protocol??

>

> /files/Andy_dose_sched

>

Sorry..I printed that but didn't read thoroughly..

Thanks again

[Guest guest]

Ben,Radio Shack carries a pocket " med-minder " (cat.no.63-924) for about $10.

It has two little compartments for meds and a timer which continues to sound

until you physically turn it off. Easily portable and if you have it set for 3

hours you simply press a button to turn it off and press that button again to

reset it for another 3 hrs (much easier than trying to reset a typical alarm

clock). S--- On Wed 10/23, mysonhasas & lt; ben.waters@... & gt;

wrote:From: mysonhasas [mailto: ben.waters@...]To:

@...: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:39:50 -0000Subject:

[ ] Re: Dosage Question & gt; If you are using Andy's timing, don't

forget to buy a few & gt; timers or alarm clocks. I recommend getting a few.I was

thinking about that today. I can see myself now wearing some huge watch with

multiple dials and a really loud beep. Perhaps I'll do a search on " fatigue "

and see what other tips are out there.Thanks muchBest regards, Ben

[Guest guest]

My son is 75 lbs (11 years old) and he gets 500mg tabs, 3 times per day.

wrote:

> Hi: My wife and I are new to the group and have what may seem to be a

> simple question. We have a 7.5 year old son who was diagnosed with autism

> at age 3. We began an ABA program right away and saw good progress. At the

> same time, we looked into medical treatments. He had a HHV6 test which

> revealed extremely high titers. He was started on Valtrex but we were not

> able to continue the treatment because we moved out of state to pursue his

> ABA program. Now we have a local doctor who is willing to prescribe Valtrex

> again but is unsure about the proper dosage. All of the dosage information

> we can find on the web is for genital herpes treatment. Does anyone know

> how to determine the proper dosage for a 7.5 year old boy who weighs approx.

> 75 lbs? Any information would be helpful.

>

> Thanks, Jim in Wisconsin

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone -

Tomorrow night will be 2 weeks for me on LDN, 3.0 mg dose. I am

feeling better, way less fog and waking up really refreshed. Have

lots of energy and feel happy! My tingling and numbness is improved,

but my eyesight - not so much (however I understand ON takes a long

time to get better). I am still getting up a couple of times a night

to " go. " Oh, and my lower back pain and shoulder pain come and go,

instead of being constant. Is much better.

My question is this - I am thinking I might be better off on 4.5

dose, but to be honest, am not real forceful, and am intimidated to

call my doctor and ask for an additional script. What do you all

think? Do you think I should stay with the 3.0 for a while and give

it longer to resolve the bathroom issues, or do you think I should

face me fear factor, and call the Doctor and try to get an

additional script for 1.5 to add to my 3.0?

I guess that since I am feeling so much better already I really want

to get all the benefits I can (greedy) and since I am kind of

shooting in the dark (my Dr. knows nothing about LDN, but was

willing to write the first script anyway.) I am relying on your

thoughts. I know none of you are doctors, but I have a lot of faith

in your honesty, and expierence.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts on what to do here.

[Guest guest]

we actually have a protocol 1.5 mg for one month, 3 for one month and if your doing good go up to four the next month. We have found that doing this this way has cut down on patient side effects and better compliance in the end. I know there are people here who started on 4.5 and did well. I think thats wonderful but I believe its the exception not the rule. cyndi wOn Jul 15, 2006, at 8:49 PM, arlizotte@... wrote:-------------- Original message -------------- From: Wesley <inspirfe@...> > A tough question. Some on this group have said higher doses have caused > them spasticity and reducing the dose helped. Dr. Bihari, I believe, > says 4.5 mg is the optimum dose, but enourages people to take less if > higher doses affect them negatively. I have read that 1.75 mg is the > minimum recommended dose. If 2 mg worked for you but you're looking for > better results and you are unsure of 3 mg, you could try 2.5 mg? > > > a_widony wrote: > > >Hi there! I have a question about dosage for LDN and would appreciate > >any feedback; my doctor is unfamiliar with LDN and therefore can't > >really help me with this. I have RMMS and have been on the 3mg dose of > >LDN for a little over two mo nths. I haven't noticed any improvement in > >my symptoms (and I do know that it takes time), and if anything my > >walking (spacticity, drop-foot, etc.) seems to have gotten a little > >worse. I worked my way up to 3mg, and I thought I noticed improvement > >while taking 2mg. I know that the optimum dose is 3mg, but has anybody > >out there experienced that maybe for some an even lower dose is > >better? _. 

[Guest guest]

To "A-widony",

I have RRMS and began taking LDN September 2005.

I started at 4.0 mg with some increase in muscle tone/

spasticity, then tried going up to 4.5 mg the next

month (but got quite a bit of uncomfortable

spasticity in my lower legs (calves) and more overall

stiffness (when I tried to get up out of my chair or bed).

This was remedied by going back down to 3.0 mg for 2 months,

then up to 3.5 mg for 1 month, then back up to 4.0 mg for a

month. Now I'm at 4.5 mg and only have a slight increase in

tone (tightness) if I don't gently stretch my calves a few times

throughout the day.

Hang in there. You may never get up to the higher doses.

It's o.k. Many LDNers don't get that high and still their

MS has been halted its progression. That's the goal we're working

toward here, not whether or not we can get to 4.5 mg LDN.

My MS has been inactive for 3 years + now (with only one flare-up

in symptoms after traveling for a week in a cold climate). I'm working

on keeping it inactive and since finding LDN, I've stopped

the Copaxone injections (as of March 2006) with no relapses.

I'm sold on it's usefullness to stop MS in its tracks for me.

I'll be on it until someone comes up with a cure or some other

equally spectacular drug to reverse the damage already done to

my body.

I'm not trying to tell you what's right for you, just sharing

how I made it work for me.

Take care of you,