Re: Re: NIDS

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> As an aside comment, I think ssri usage may be an individual DAN

> doc preference. Our son’s been on DAN since ’98 when he was 6 years

> old. It became painfully apparent around the time he was 9 going on

> 10 that his anxiety level was skyrocketing. He went on an ssri

> then, prescribed by his DAN doc in NY. We relocated to FL in late

> 2005 and his DAN doc here doesn’t have a problem with his using an

> ssri either. Actually, the doc was very receptive to our concerns

> that the ssri didn’t seem to be working as well in the last year or

> 2 as seemed to have been previously. There had been a significant

> growth spurt, hitting puberty etc. Rather than just increasing the

> dose, our DAN doc ordered additional testing. The results revealed

> you “need” to be producing some serotonin to inhibit re-uptake. So

> now, each week or so, we’re adding capsules of 5HTP to try to

> trigger increased serotonin production.

Part of Dr. G's protocol is the *rotation* of ssri's for this very

reason. There comes a point where the ssri's stop working and

instead of increasing the dose or adding something else, he'll rotate

the ssri. I don't know how often he rotates them as we've only been

on the ssri for maybe 3 or 4 months now and to be honest, I really

don't know the details of how or why it stops working as we haven't

discussed this aspect much since we really only just started.

I think the work we all put in to our children is awesome and to me,

it doesn't matter how you get there, just get there! I think people

can get stuck on whatever protocol they are using at the time and

(especially if it's working) they forget that every child has

individual needs that may be different from someone else's child.

Even though I'm on a NIDS protocol, I have a friend that I'm trying

to *ease* in to biomed (she's still in a bit of denial) and most of

the stuff that I tell her about is DAN!. She's starting to give some

supps that I've suggested and she's starting to really respond. So

much so that mom is now interested in mb12 shots and has an

appointment with her *Kaiser Dr* (if you can believe it!) that is

open to Rxing it for her. She knows all about what my son is doing

but for whatever reason, I just felt like DAN! would be a good fit

for her. She's responding in a way my son never did. Since she's

responding so well, I'm hoping I can convince her to see a DAN!.

cheryl