Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 barbour Em is 8 I started the ginko at breakfast and do another dose at suppernow Em has rubenstein Taybi syndrome and this has helped her in her responsesshe still only has one word mama - I get the ginko from Target - 2 in the morning 2 at supperthinking of adding the cucumin after christmas - when I start Annie also 8 on the ginko i will do one dose at breakfast and one at supperroxTo: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 9:10:45 PMSubject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Re: curcumin, etc. Hello, We have a 4 year old son with DS and are interested in possibly starting him on curcumin and ginkgo biloba. I think the first and most basic question we have is---where to start!! We have read the recent postings as well as tried to research on our own but are very confused. A lot of the postings have several abbreviations as well as some medical terms we do not understand. With both of us working full-time, outside the home, we are not able to research all the words that we don't know. Help! I think what we're most interested in is where to start. Our son is 33 pounds and has no medical issues. The only medicine he takes is Nasonex for allergies. He takes a daily multivitamin along with another vitamin with 80 mg of Vit C, 2.3 mg of Zinc and 12.5mg of Echinacea. It has been pretty overwhelming hearing of all the supplements some of the postings talk about and how often during the day the kids have to take them. We aren't interested (and can't because of not being with our son all day-he's in daycare and school) in having our son take something several times a day. Is it possible to put him on a regimen of curcumin and ginkgo once or maybe twice a day? Or is that not going to be worth it? What dosage do we give him? We live in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Is there a doctor/expert/ nutritionist in our area that can help guide us? Is there one or two websites/books/ etc. that we can look to for help with this? Thank you very much for any guidance. Sincerely, Barb > > > > > > Hi everyone- I am a mother to a 7 year old girl with DS living in Maine. I > have been reading your postings regarding curcumin and to be honest, I am > completely overwhelmed. I have tried to read the research online and have > tried to read the archives of this group but I'm on overload. Truly. Yet I > really, really want to gain info. and help our daughter. > > > > Is there anyone that is able to give me the Cliff notes on this (dosages, > other supplements, research)? I would truly appreciate your help. It feels > scary to provide my daughter with supplements based on what I'm reading > online, not knowing if I can trust my spotty understanding. > > > > Many, many thanks. > > > > Missy > > > > > > = > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.88/2538 - Release Date: 12/02/09 > 07:33:00 > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.88/2538 - Release Date: 12/02/09 > 07:33:00 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hi Marsha , Can you give a bit more info on what you heard regarding stopping and restarting ??? [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Re: curcumin, etc. Joan, I would prefer to do curcumin, but am weighing it all out. Part of it is cost, part of it of that I've heard that if you stop, you may not get the same results again. I would be very interested in how Olivia does on curcumin. 's weight is unacceptable, but I'm not going to blame Prozac for it. We had issues prior to starting. No side affects here either, speech has really blossomed.Keep us posted on differences between results you see with curcumin vs. Prozac.Marsha >> Wow Marsha thanks for the long note on Curcumin and such.> > We started Oliivia on a 10 mg prozac dose in April 2009 at bedtime. No side > effects at first, but now we are seeing a drastic weight gain (15 pounds > from last year) and puffy face. We have decided to take her off by tapering > her dose over a month and starting her on Curcumin. This is not to say that > others may choose prozac, we can actually say her cognition and awareness > really improved and there were no other side effects. The weight gain is not > acceptable to me and the puffy face is a sign of edema in her tissues.> > just my 2 cents.> joan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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