Re: chromium and hyperactivity?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son, on top of everything else it seems, probably has hypoglycemia. Our

DAN suggested chromium, yet it seems every time I give it to him he becomes

hyperactive. I gather this is rather unusual. Anyone have any ideas why?

Thanks,

Debbie

[Guest guest]

Debby- He probably has an allergy to chromium or he is allergic to a binder,

a filler or the cap or pill coating.

Pat O.

[Guest guest]

How do you give the chromium - pill, powder, liquid. Just curious.

There were a few posts a couple month about how chromium may help

with phenol issues. Most of the tablets and meds I have do have a

coloring/coating added to it. Also my older son have reacted to three

supplements (not meds) for some reason I cannot pinpoint. Changing

brands fixed this.

.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/9/01 8:30:07 PM EST, osip7315@... writes:

<< what form of chromium is it? chromium picolinate? chromium GTF that

sort of thing.

chromium picolinate is trouble. >>

It is chromium GTF 200, made by Lab. A different chromium I used

about six months ago didn't cause hyperactivity. This type was

Aspartic-chromium, whatever that means. But I stopped using that at the

advice of my DAN because it wasn't gfcf. I hadn't given him any chromium at

all until the last few weeks. Maybe I'll try the older type again.

Thanks for your help,

Debbie

[Guest guest]

chhromium picolinate will cause hyperactivity. this form of chromium

should be banned, its really part med and also damages dna.

the other forms seem to be ok, i know someone who has had good

results with GTF chromium, it is in inactivated yeast and seems to be

ok.

bascially it facilitates insulin movement across cells, so i think it

could go either way with hyperactivity but tis usually short in the

modern diet anyway.

the trouble is that there is a cluster of essential trace minerals

important to sugar metabolism that people get only really from offal

like liver, chromium helps and is amajor component but tis not the

whole answer.

it gives me hyper focus.

> Hi,

>

> My son, on top of everything else it seems, probably has

hypoglycemia. Our

> DAN suggested chromium, yet it seems every time I give it to him he

becomes

> hyperactive. I gather this is rather unusual. Anyone have any ideas

why?

>

> Thanks,

> Debbie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

what form of chromium is it? chromium picolinate? chromium GTF that

sort of thing.

chromium picolinate is trouble.

> Hi,

>

> My son, on top of everything else it seems, probably has

hypoglycemia. Our

> DAN suggested chromium, yet it seems every time I give it to him he

becomes

> hyperactive. I gather this is rather unusual. Anyone have any ideas

why?

>

> Thanks,

> Debbie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

looking on the web at the douglas labs one, its a polynicotinate form

and a heap of it. i don't think its a true gtf form.

true GTF which is grown in a yeast that is then deactivated is quite

a mellow form of chromium, i take 50 mcg occasionally, you really

need to cut right back, maybe an eight of a tablet for your child.

i think the polynicotinate form is ok. proably just more agressive.

the dougals labs tablets are 200mcg.

but i can't see any problems with asparte chromium either, its just

some-one i know who takes the true gtf form has had good results with

it.

> In a message dated 9/9/01 8:30:07 PM EST, osip7315@y... writes:

>

> << what form of chromium is it? chromium picolinate? chromium GTF

that

> sort of thing.

> chromium picolinate is trouble. >>

>

> It is chromium GTF 200, made by Lab. A different chromium I

used

> about six months ago didn't cause hyperactivity. This type was

> Aspartic-chromium, whatever that means. But I stopped using that at

the

> advice of my DAN because it wasn't gfcf. I hadn't given him any

chromium at

> all until the last few weeks. Maybe I'll try the older type again.

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Debbie