Re: Digest Number 1612

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In a message dated 1/26/2003 10:34:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,

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> > Debbie? Have you had any tests done that indicate

> > how

> > > his essential fatty acids are doing? I bet he's

> > > intolerant to fish oil efa's.

> > >

> > > It seems that all the supplements that turn the

> > brain

> > > on, in your boy, cause sensory overdrive.

> > >

> >

> > ,

> > Can you please elaborate on why you say this last

> > statement?

>

> Was it you that tried to supplement zinc but he was

> intolerant to even small doses?

>

No, this was not me. It must have been someone else.

>

> > Also, the one

> > about his being intolerant to fish oil efa`s?

>

>

> If EFAs are used to protect the nerves, forming the

> outer sheath, then its possible that sensory overload

> will occur with changes in supplements that improve

> nerve activity if there is a deficiency of EFAs. No

> Fenol seems to increase that sort of nerve activity.

>

He`s been off the NF for over a week. I was having problems with it, and

stopped it. But now I`m still having the same problems.

> There is a little bit of info, anecdotal, that says in

> some of our kids you have to do an intense period (6

> weeks to 3 months) of EPO supplementation before you

> can do Salmon Oil. Otherwise they appear intolerant

> to the Salmon Oil. I forget whose theory it is.

>

So, do you think I should try discontinuing theEFA`s (they are soft gel

capsules with fish oil in them ) and start the EPO?

> Loose stools is a sign of 'squished fish' in my

> experience. Not of a good quality EPA/DHA supplement.

> Were you using fish oil when you tried NF? That may

> have been the problem. His cannot use the fish and

> processing it is a burden. NF made it obvious.

>

>

> Yes I was using the fish oil when I tried the NF. I have been using the

fish oil for about 3 1/2 months. The brand that I`m using is Nordid Naturals,

which I thought was a good brand.

These are the type of things I`m seeing. Screaming (like in Pain), very

argumentative, will not listen to anything. Very difficult behavior. Very

rigid and upset easily. The last week has been a nightmare. He does have a

small cold, but appears ok other than that physically. I can not get him to

do anything I ask without a major problem. BTW, his dx is high functioning

autism. He is very verbal, but is only 7, so really has no clue what is

wrong. Neither do I. He was not like this before I started the NF, not this

bad, but even after discontinuing, the problems still persist. Dana said she

thought it might still be yeast. I don`t know what to think. Any insight?

Thanks.

Debbie in PA

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In a message dated 3/16/03 10:04:13 PM Central Standard Time,

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>

>

> > Now if I can just get him to quit throwing balls over the fence I'd have

> it

> > made.LOL

> >

> > Karyn

> >

> >

> >

>

> Well balls going over the fence are better then socks and shoes coming over

>

> the seat from the back seat. heheehe

>

> Joy

>

>

Oh Joy, the only thing that stopped that was moving him to the front seat now

that he is big enough. Of course that had to wait until he quit trying to

open the car door while we were moving. The front seat also stopped him from

jumping into the back of our SUV whenever we got home where I'd have to go in

and pull him out.

Karyn

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Heidi,

>>Wanna make any bets? How many people think tigers are in a

constant state of ketosis? How many people think tigers

have the ability to convert protiens to glucose, at least enough <<

I'd bet animals in the wild are in ketosis, but I don't plan to prove it

myself ;-)

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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 02:04:21 -0700 (PDT)

From: Elise Strong <elisestrong@...>

Subject: not using meds

hi everyone- first let me thank and commend all of you

busy and dedicated people who have been sharing the

great research you have. On that note- does anyone

know of a group/person/ information that has to do

with not using anticonvulsants? As I've mentioned

before, we've had a rough time with the drugs- and an

even rougher time with the neurologists. I'm still

hoping to get more details on people's experiences

with high levels of depakote as well . Thanks so much-

Elise

--- mindymw

www.andrewsreiter.com

www.pathmed.com

My son's been on Depakote over 1,000 mg for over 13 years now...

mjh

http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil/

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I am anxious to hear from anyone whose seizures, especially children's, have

been reduced or eliminated after hyperbaric treatments.

Thanks,

Lacey, MD, PhD

Department of Neurology

Dayton Children's Medical Center

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Posted by: " rdbadge@... " rdbadge@... accrusia

Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:29 pm (PST)

I am looking into finding my friend some info on HBO to see if it can help

her son. The info below is about her son.

has Hypolmelanosis of Ito. It is a nuerocutaneous disorder that

affects the CNS.

has seizures, hypotonia, scoliosis, asthma, osteoporosis &

developmental delay. He functions on a 3-5 month old level.

His MRI's show a pretty much normal brain. He has one ventrical a little

larger than the other & the latest MRI showed more " white matter " than normal

or changes in the white matter.

Thanks

Rita

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Hi. I am a registered nurse, and a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on Keppra

until

recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been informed at a

nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the drug rep for

Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause behavior

problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors as a side

effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an advertisement

for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of behaviors

that Keppra may cause.

My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on another

medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

Hope this helps others

Sincerely

Virginia

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My daughter was diagnosed with occipital epilepsy at age 4. We did hyperbarics

in Winter Park FL. when she was 5. She was well controlled until age 10 when I

saw manifestations of left temporal lobe seizures. We doubled keppra last March

from 500x2/day to 750x2. Then in May she had another seizure and we increased it

to 750x3 per day. Two months later we did 40 hbot treatments. After hbot, I saw

mood outbursts and reduced her to 750x 2. That was in August . She stayed at 750

x2 for 6 months. Then In Feb. she told me she had headaches and was aware of a

seizure at school. I have again changed her to 3x 750 per day. I believe initial

seizures were occipital and perhaps she has outgrown them. Now I am guessing

that they are left temporal. They began as a stuttering at school noticed by the

teacher with no history in speech treatment of stuttering. We have done a total

of 120 hyperbaric sessions since age 5. She will probably do them this summer at

age 12. I see her awareness

improved. Due to the severity of the eeg abnormality at age 4, the neuro-who

tends not to be educational told me they were not a canidate for surgery. I

don't know where her abnormalities lie but as a parent, I see improvement in

hyperbarics. She tells me the chamber helps her have less headaches. I myself

was a rt. temporal lobe patient who worsened in mid life. I pursued rt. temporal

lobectomy in 1998. Roy Bakay did my surgery at Emory. I took Dilantin for over

30 yrs. , conceived my first daughter- normal now 15 on depakote, switched to

dilantin and at age 38 at 21 wks pregnant had a convulsive seizure in the car

traveling to Texas. at 25 wks, my age 34, was diagnosed IUGR. I did bed rest and

abrupted at 34 wks. My daughter was delivered emergency c-seciton, recussitated,

hospitalized 5 months until I requested check out. The list goes on. Seizures

and developmental delay are her limitations. She is small framed size but

catching up with genotropin. We have done speech,

OT, PT, and hyperbarics . I beleive Neuros are too slow in development and too

shy to refer for surgery, so I am leading my child's treatment decisions. I take

her to an adult neuro and will always pursue hyperbarics. Since I was told that

the PVL was more severe on the left than the rt. side, I believe she is now

having left temporal seizures. They are so minute that I increased med by her

recognizing headaches instead of seeing full blown seizures. Sue

dlacey@... wrote: I am anxious to hear from anyone whose seizures,

especially children's, have been reduced or eliminated after hyperbaric

treatments.

Thanks,

Lacey, MD, PhD

Department of Neurology

Dayton Children's Medical Center

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Posted by: " rdbadge@... " rdbadge@... accrusia

Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:29 pm (PST)

I am looking into finding my friend some info on HBO to see if it can help

her son. The info below is about her son.

has Hypolmelanosis of Ito. It is a nuerocutaneous disorder that

affects the CNS.

has seizures, hypotonia, scoliosis, asthma, osteoporosis &

developmental delay. He functions on a 3-5 month old level.

His MRI's show a pretty much normal brain. He has one ventrical a little

larger than the other & the latest MRI showed more " white matter " than normal

or changes in the white matter.

Thanks

Rita

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Thanks Virginia- my daughter does well on keppra when I reduced the dose. Sue

virginiaedward@... wrote: Hi. I am a registered nurse, and a

grandparent of a 29 year old grand

daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on Keppra until

recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been informed at a

nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the drug rep for

Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause behavior

problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors as a side

effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an advertisement

for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of behaviors

that Keppra may cause.

My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on another

medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

Hope this helps others

Sincerely

Virginia

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Behavioral problems are common in kids on Keppra. They can sometimes

be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

Lacey, MD, PhD

Child Neurology

Dayton Children's NMedical Center

Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

Keppra until

> recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

informed at a

> nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

drug rep for

> Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

behavior

> problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

as a side

> effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

advertisement

> for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

behaviors

> that Keppra may cause.

> My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

another

> medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

>

> Hope this helps others

> Sincerely

> Virginia

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We have a nine year old male client; 80 tx of HBOT between the 6th and 9th

years.

At 2yr. he had MRI of brain (hypoxic at birth, severe) which demonstrated

the damage.

MRI at 9 yr old revealed normal. The MD contested the mother's testimony

that the MRI at 2yr was that of damage. After much searching for the

report, MD had to acknowledge the improvement, but had previously stated

that MRI does not go from damaged to normal.

All things are possible with God.

Judy

>From: " Dan " <dlacey@...>

>Reply-medicaid

>medicaid

>Subject: [ ] Re: Digest Number 1612

>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:22:41 -0000

>

>Behavioral problems are common in kids on Keppra. They can sometimes

>be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

> Lacey, MD, PhD

>Child Neurology

>Dayton Children's NMedical Center

>

>

>

> Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

>a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> > daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

>Keppra until

> > recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

>informed at a

> > nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

>drug rep for

> > Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

>behavior

> > problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

>as a side

> > effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

>advertisement

> > for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

>behaviors

> > that Keppra may cause.

> > My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

>another

> > medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

> >

> > Hope this helps others

> > Sincerely

> > Virginia

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> > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at

> > http://www.aol.com.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I was reading the below post about the MRI and had a question. With

HBOT should you see a change in the MRI? My daughter is just about 6

years old and has completed 120 HBOT treatments over the last couple of

years. We haven't had an MRI recently. Do you think there might be

changes?

[ ] Re: Digest Number 1612

>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:22:41 -0000

>

>Behavioral problems are common in kids on Keppra. They can sometimes

>be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

> Lacey, MD, PhD

>Child Neurology

>Dayton Children's NMedical Center

>

>

>

> Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

>a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> > daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

>Keppra until

> > recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

>informed at a

> > nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

>drug rep for

> > Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

>behavior

> > problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

>as a side

> > effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

>advertisement

> > for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

>behaviors

> > that Keppra may cause.

> > My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

>another

> > medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

> >

> > Hope this helps others

> > Sincerely

> > Virginia

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>offers free

> > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at

> > http://www.aol.com.

> >

> >

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Thanks. I am not sure I see behavior problems. My daughter needs prompting to

wash her face, brush her teeth, and seems to be tactily hyposensitive. I don't

see tantrums but saw stronger anger reactions after our last 40 sessions of

hbot. Sue

Dan <dlacey@...> wrote: Behavioral problems are common in kids on

Keppra. They can sometimes

be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

Lacey, MD, PhD

Child Neurology

Dayton Children's NMedical Center

Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

Keppra until

> recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

informed at a

> nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

drug rep for

> Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

behavior

> problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

as a side

> effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

advertisement

> for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

behaviors

> that Keppra may cause.

> My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

another

> medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

>

> Hope this helps others

> Sincerely

> Virginia

> <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now

offers free

> email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at

> http://www.aol.com.

>

>

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YES!

>From: " Sharon Fitzgerald " <sfitzgerald@...>

>Reply-medicaid

><medicaid >

>Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Digest Number 1612

>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:43:38 -0500

>

>I was reading the below post about the MRI and had a question. With

>HBOT should you see a change in the MRI? My daughter is just about 6

>years old and has completed 120 HBOT treatments over the last couple of

>years. We haven't had an MRI recently. Do you think there might be

>changes?

>

> [ ] Re: Digest Number 1612

> >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:22:41 -0000

> >

> >Behavioral problems are common in kids on Keppra. They can sometimes

> >be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

> > Lacey, MD, PhD

> >Child Neurology

> >Dayton Children's NMedical Center

> >

> >

> >

> > Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

> >a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> > > daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

> >Keppra until

> > > recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

> >informed at a

> > > nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

> >drug rep for

> > > Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

> >behavior

> > > problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

> >as a side

> > > effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

> >advertisement

> > > for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

> >behaviors

> > > that Keppra may cause.

> > > My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

> >another

> > > medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

> > >

> > > Hope this helps others

> > > Sincerely

> > > Virginia

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> > > http://www.aol.com.

> > >

> > >

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Sounds like you would want to have a (PET) scan not a MRI.

[ ] Re: Digest Number 1612

>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:22:41 -0000

>

>Behavioral problems are common in kids on Keppra. They can sometimes

>be reduced by giving vitamin B12 at 7mg/kg/day.

> Lacey, MD, PhD

>Child Neurology

>Dayton Children's NMedical Center

>

>

>

> Hi. I am a registered nurse, and

>a grandparent of a 29 year old grand

> > daughter who has multiple seizures and high functioning. She was on

>Keppra until

> > recently. She developed severe behavior problems. I had been

>informed at a

> > nursing conference for developmental disabled individuals by the

>drug rep for

> > Keppra, in April of 06 that Keppra for some individuals can cause

>behavior

> > problems. The Nursing drug hand book did not list adverse behaviors

>as a side

> > effect, which the rep had told me. Since then I have read an

>advertisement

> > for Keppra in a woman's journal that listed a long laundry list of

>behaviors

> > that Keppra may cause.

> > My grand daughter was weaned of the medication and started on

>another

> > medication. All the bad behaviors have ceased.

> >

> > Hope this helps others

> > Sincerely

> > Virginia

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>offers free

> > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at

> > http://www.aol.com.<http://www.aol.com./>

> >

> >

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Posted by: " fabrysilvia " fabrysilvia@...   fabrysilvia

Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:26 am (PDT)

>

> I LOVE this group! I get a lot of email and often skip over it, but

> this group always has something interesting going on. Anyway, with

> sprouts being such an important part of our diet, I was just curious,

> how many of us are raw foodies? People have identified themselves as

> high raw, pure, 80% and all that, let's just say for the sake of

> argument, if your diet consists of approximately 75% or more raw

food,

> how many of us are there on this group?

>

Hi! We are a family with 4 children (7, 5, 3 and 10 months old). We are

eating about 90-95% vegan raw. We had periods of 2 weeks to 3 months

wher we did 100% raw. The energy you have is amazing and the only times

the children are very rearely sick (those are the time when we eat

something we usualyy don't)! With raw food you really feel your body

clean and nourished. We started about 3 years ago and never regretted

it. The only reson for us to eat some cooked food (usually vegetables

or sometime pasta or rice) is a matter of organization. We all think

it's great and the kids really enjoy it! Even our Great Dane is doing

great on a vegan 70-80% raw food diet!

Go and check Alissa Cohen, Wolfe and Sherie Soria. They are the

best for us! Their books explain why raw and have some amazing

recepies. The Butenco family has an interesting story too.

Have a great day!

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Boy, thats going to be a real climate change! Jamba Juice and Whole Foods

Mkt. Google them before you go and get a list of where they are.

Welcome to California.

ew

Re: Digest Number 1612

Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:44:32 -0700 (PDT)

I am heading west form Tampa Bay 'Fl to Palm Desert CA....if anyone

has suggestions or " you just have to stop and see " places along my

route--please do share--as well as places that I can get my wheat

grass shots and green drinks. I am 90% vegan...Thanks! Trish

Share your knowledge and ask questions a

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Re: Raw Foodies?

Posted by: " fabrysilvia " fabrysilvia@... fabrysilvia

Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:26 am (PDT)

>

> I LOVE this group! I get a lot of email and often skip over it, but

> this group always has something interesting going on. Anyway, with

> sprouts being such an important part of our diet, I was just

curious,

> how many of us are raw foodies? People have identified themselves

as

> high raw, pure, 80% and all that, let's just say for the sake of

> argument, if your diet consists of approximately 75% or more raw

food,

> how many of us are there on this group?

>

Hi! We are a family with 4 children (7, 5, 3 and 10 months old). We

are

eating about 90-95% vegan raw. We had periods of 2 weeks to 3 months

wher we did 100% raw. The energy you have is amazing and the only

times

the children are very rearely sick (those are the time when we eat

something we usualyy don't)! With raw food you really feel your body

clean and nourished. We started about 3 years ago and never regretted

it. The only reson for us to eat some cooked food (usually vegetables

or sometime pasta or rice) is a matter of organization. We all think

it's great and the kids really enjoy it! Even our Great Dane is doing

great on a vegan 70-80% raw food diet!

Go and check Alissa Cohen, Wolfe and Sherie Soria. They are the

best for us! Their books explain why raw and have some amazing

recepies. The Butenco family has an interesting story too.

Have a great day!