Re: Should I start Valtrex? - Stan please advice

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Zoe (one of my favorite names in the whole world),

Are you comfortable HBOTing your son? I have not pursued HBOT for

my son because I have read sufficient negative things about it when

done too early in the healing process to undertake that as a current

therapy. I do not have citations to support my position, but

according to people I trust, based on my readings at many groups,

HBOT can do more damage than good if done too early. I will

consider it for my son, I think, only after I am convinced that I

have tackled the major metal and viral issues my son apparently

has. We have made tremendous progress with ALA/DMSA chelation and

OLE/Valtrex/Virastop (though the latter gives my son bellyaches, so

I can't use it right now), without regression. We will not recover

with any of those alone, and HBOT may figure to be a piece, perhaps

an important piece, of the puzzle in recovering my son, but it is

not something I want to undertake too early in the game. Just

wanted to express that sentiment to you.

Best,

Anne

>

> Hi listmates,

> I have a six and half year old son with autism. We have been doing

> biomed for 18 months with nice improvements: GFCF diet, MethylB12

> shots, chelation (DMSA, DMPS and ALA).

> He has several viral signs: high fever after each Dpt shots when he

> was a baby; high titer for MMR shot; cold sore outbreak several

times

> a year; sensory intergration issues, seeking deep pressure,

apraxia,

> always doing better when having/after fever...

> I have had valtrex from my DAN! for over 3 weeks now (Rx 500mg

twice a

> day). Afraid of regression, we want to do it when he is out of

school.

> With the current school year ending today. I am wondering if I

should

> proceed with valtrex. The reason I am hesitating is because we are

> going to do 40 dives of HBOT from June 24. Here are my questions:

> 1. If valtrex is going to put stress on his body, will his body

have

> enough time to adjust in two weeks before we start HBOT twice a

day?

> 2. Can he has valtrex for two weeks then stop it and start HBOT?

How

> long do I need to give him valtrex? We had him on acyclovir for a

> month when he had a Herpes outbreak last fall and did not see any

> changes in behavior.

> 3. Can I put him on a low dose valtrex and increase the dose after

HBOT?

> 4. Should I stop chelation when starting valtrex? We have been

> chelating him every weekend since last July.

> 5. Should I use diflucan as long as he is on valtrex? My son has

been

> on Diflucan periodically under the supervision of our DAN! doctor.

> Any advice will be deeply appreciated.

> Regards,

> Zoe

>