Re: OT; Lithium update; oops spelling

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New Beginnings Nutritionals Sorry.Vera wrote: New Beginnings Nutritrionals -- under Minerals. It is about $20-$25 per bottle (not expensive by our standards) and a bottle lasts severals months. I believe the Kirlmans is in the same price range. No one that I am aware of from our community has reported negative side effects. If you google lihtium, you will hear about psychotic epidsodes, psrorasis (spelling) and all

sorts of other problems. But that is for an Rx medication that is totally different than what we are using. Veragdreadcomcast (DOT) net wrote: Vera, Where do you get the liquid lithium? At the moment, my son gets lithium via Minerall but I'd prefer to give it to him alone spread out through the day.- DR-------------- Original message ----------------------From: Vera <sircarlitosbcglobal (DOT) net>> Hi> > I also wanted to post a lithium update. We first tested lithium about 9 > months ago and found out that my son had virtually none. We started > supplementing with 250 mcgs per day (per the Kirkman website) and saw immediate > gains (which were later lost)

and then saw nothing in terms of general ASD > (socially appropriate) behavior with the only gains being fewer inappropriate > meltdowns. We retested in November and got the results back. His lithium had > not budged after 9 months of supplementing.> > So now we changed from once in the AM to four smaller doses throughout the day > and then most recently switched to a liquid form and we got the initial gains > back and are slowly starting to see more and more normal speech with correct > infllections, etc. The gains came with changing the timing not the form (pill > to liquid). An example of inappropriate speech:> > Mom: , hi, are you okay?> : "Welllllllllllllllllllll, of course I ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!" Way to > slow, way too long, way too loud.> > Now:> Mom: Hi, how's it going?> : "Great" or "I'm tired."> > So much much

better. We will see if the lithium has budged when we test again > in February but the point I wanted to emphasize (no matter what the protocol -- > assuming it is a supplement) -- if it is not working, try again in smaller more > frequent doses for better absorption.> > He also stopped messing his pants again. The first time we started lithium, > he immediately started reaching the toilet for BMs -- at age 5.5. He got to a > 100% and then slowly regressed along. He also stopped seeing any progress with > socially more appropriate behavior. So we restarted by spreading the dose out > and voila -- we got the gains back and they appear to be holding.> > Doing the happy dance --> Vera> Just wanted to pass along.> > > From: Vera <sircarlitosbcglobal (DOT) net>To:

mb12 valtrex Subject: Re: OT; Lithium updateDate: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:45:23 +0000 Hi I also wanted to post a lithium update. We first tested lithium about 9 months ago and found out that my son had virtually none. We started supplementing with 250 mcgs per day (per the Kirkman website) and saw immediate gains (which were later lost) and then saw nothing in terms of general ASD (socially appropriate) behavior with the only gains being fewer inappropriate meltdowns. We retested in November and got the results back. His lithium had not budged after 9 months of supplementing. So now we changed from once in the AM to four smaller doses throughout the day and then most recently switched to a liquid form and we got the initial gains back and are slowly starting to see more and

more normal speech with correct infllections, etc. The gains came with changing the timing not the form (pill to liquid). An example of inappropriate speech: Mom: , hi, are you okay? : "Welllllllllllllllllllll, of course I ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!" Way to slow, way too long, way too loud. Now: Mom: Hi, how's it going? : "Great" or "I'm tired." So much much better. We will see if the lithium has budged when we test again in February but the point I wanted to emphasize (no matter what the protocol -- assuming it is a supplement) -- if it is not working, try again in smaller more frequent doses for better absorption. He also stopped messing his pants again. The first time we started lithium, he immediately started reaching the toilet for BMs -- at age

5.5. He got to a 100% and then slowly regressed along. He also stopped seeing any progress with socially more appropriate behavior. So we restarted by spreading the dose out and voila -- we got the gains back and they appear to be holding. Doing the happy dance -- Vera Just wanted to pass along.