Guest guest Posted July 25, 2001 Report Share Posted July 25, 2001 Did you ask Kirkman's? Phyllis [ ] GABA > Is GABA safe for a nursing mother to take??? Anyone??? > > Kaye > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 I tried my then 15 year old daughter on gaba it made her act drunk and silly but not at all sleepy. Others have mentioned giving it at bedtime to help with sleep but sure didn't with my daughter either. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 Hi, Rose! Sorry, but your Dan doctor is an idiot. Oral GABA is a waste of time as it has no effect on GABA in the brain. Does your daughter have difficulty sleeping normally? In other words, did this just make a bad situation worse, or was this new (having difficulty falling asleep)? Magnesium is very calming to my daughter, but it is hard to say what would help your daughter without knowing more. Is she on any medications or supplements (other than the GABA)? [ ] GABA Hi! Our DAN! doctor recommended Gaba for our 3 year old daughter's anxiety. It is supposed to have a calming effect but she has been up every night since she started on it! Not calming for mom and dad!! We've stopped giving it to her but are curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience or if we should be looking for another explanation. Any other advice for anxiety?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 She slept wonderfully until the onset of symptoms (2 1/2), then had trouble until we went GFCF in Feb. Since then she has been ok with a little help from zinc and melatonin! He recommended it for the daytime anxiety. She is on Culturelle, Colostrum, Kirkman's Everyday, Vitamin c, zinc, melatonin, and epsom salt cream. [ ] GABA Hi! Our DAN! doctor recommended Gaba for our 3 year old daughter's anxiety. It is supposed to have a calming effect but she has been up every night since she started on it! Not calming for mom and dad!! We've stopped giving it to her but are curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience or if we should be looking for another explanation. Any other advice for anxiety?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 Rose, we give our 16 year old non-autistic son ,who has a mild form of anxiety called selective mutism, Anxiety Control, which helps tremendously with his anxiety and helps him sleep. This stuff really works. He has used it for about 4 years, now. It is from the Pain and Stress Center in San . This can be taken 2 capsules, 2 times a day for anxiety. One time I called them up and they told me for severe anxiety, the 2 capsules could be taken up to 3 times a day. He only takes 2 caps at night. The ingredients are magnesium, B6, gaba, glycine, glutamine, passion flower, primula officianalis. There are no fillers. The only problem is if you open up the capsules, it tastes very bad. It tastes so much worse than opening up the East Park Olive Leaf d'lenolate capsules and tasting it. It is difficult to mask the flavor, perhaps you might try putting it in chocolate pudding. I looked for this product for my 18 year old severely autistic son a few years ago. He does not swallow capsules. I think the effect of this product would have been better than anything else my autistic son takes, but I had trouble masking the flavor. My autistic son takes gaba 750 from the Pain and Stress Center. The other ingredient is glycine, and it is pure pharmaceutical grade. I don't really know if it has helped him or not. He takes it periodically, as needed, when he looks more inhibited. Maybe it does help a little. Rose [ ] GABA Hi! Our DAN! doctor recommended Gaba for our 3 year old daughter's anxiety. It is supposed to have a calming effect but she has been up every night since she started on it! Not calming for mom and dad!! We've stopped giving it to her but are curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience or if we should be looking for another explanation. Any other advice for anxiety?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 > Hi, Rose! > > Sorry, but your Dan doctor is an idiot. Oral GABA is a waste of time as it has no effect on GABA in the brain. I have found GABA to reduce anxiety in myself. Very useful. best wishes, Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2002 Report Share Posted August 5, 2002 In a message dated 8/2/02 10:07:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, thecoxfamily@... writes: > Hi! > Our DAN! doctor recommended Gaba for our 3 year old daughter's anxiety. It > is supposed to have a calming effect but she has been up every night since > she started on it! Not calming for mom and dad!! We've stopped giving it > to her but are curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience > or if we should be looking for another explanation. Any other advice for > anxiety?? > thanks > B-5 may help her with her anxiety. tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 My son had trouble with GABA too - very hyper and wouldn't sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 > My son had trouble with GABA too - very hyper and wouldn't sleep. > > My son is on his second day of GABA (one capsule/day) and so far it's been wonderful! He's just down right cheerful and hasn't bothered to talk back to me. Believe me, that alone has made it worth it! I would say he is a little more active than usual though. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 Joan: For our son, Nicky, age 6, GABA has heled him become calmer and more focused. I know that isn't the case with every child, but it seems to help Nicky. a > > My son had trouble with GABA too - very hyper and wouldn't sleep. > > > > > > My son is on his second day of GABA (one capsule/day) and so far it's > been wonderful! He's just down right cheerful and hasn't bothered to > talk back to me. Believe me, that alone has made it worth it! > > I would say he is a little more active than usual though. > > Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 In a message dated 1/16/2003 8:52:16 AM US Mountain Standard Time, sypruyn@... writes: > Has anyone tried this for anxious-ness? If so, results? > Yes, it works for us. is now less anxious. It has not completely solved the issue, but I sure do know when we forget to give it! Jane Mama to 5 1/2 (ASD) and 2 1/2 (NT-although does have sensory and gut issues) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 We use it for our son's hyperactivity. It works for him. Good luck, Jill G. Youshock Pruyn wrote: > Has anyone tried this for hyperactivity? If so, results? > > Has anyone tried this for anxious-ness? If so, results? > > Thanks!! > > Sue > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 > does GABA also help with sleep issues? Karyn > From: Rominick@... > Date: 2003/01/16 Thu AM 11:43:27 EST > > Subject: Re: [ ] GABA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Not sure. We use 1 mg of Melatonin. Jill G. klmitch@... wrote: > > does GABA also help with sleep issues? > > Karyn > > From: Rominick@... > > Date: 2003/01/16 Thu AM 11:43:27 EST > > > > Subject: Re: [ ] GABA > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 > Has anyone tried this for hyperactivity? If so, results? > > Has anyone tried this for anxious-ness? If so, results? Hi Sue, I tried GABA during a period of time when I was painfully anxious. I had tried several other things with no results. (don't remember now what LOL.) Anyway, I went to the HFS and bought the GABA, and took some in the car in the parking lot of HFS. I felt very noticably better by the time I got home. VERY fast. In fact, if someone else had told me this, I would question how it could be so effective so quickly. For a while I took it for heightened feelings of anxiety and if I knew an upcoming event is likely to trigger anxiety in me. BTW, thanks for reminding me, I should be taking it every day right now, but had forgotten all about it! best, Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 > unfortunately she has to take 3 mg of melatonin to be able to have a good nights rest. I know that she is fghting yeast constantly and that has smoething to do with it, I just hate giving her so much melatonin every night. After awhile I'm afriad that it won't work, but getting up every 2 hrs to play with her gets old!!!! Any suggestions? Anybody? Karyn > From: jmg <jajgelm@...> > Date: 2003/01/16 Thu PM 12:23:56 EST > > Subject: Re: [ ] GABA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 A friend who takes her son to Pfeiffer said that his histamine levels are high they were told not to use GABA. Jill G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 My son has used Gaba for 2 years : I use the book Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Balch and Balch to reference item and dose. I would buy this book it has info for autism that is right on track. Your son dose would be 200 to 300 mg a day.( guessed he was the same age as my son 6) my son is calm for many reasons Gaba has helped. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Hi--I don't know much about the gaba pathway but I just wanted to say that my son would react the opposite of what were expected reactions to magnesium, epsom salt baths, and taurine, to name a few. I worked this out by DRASTICALLY dropping back not only the amount but the frequency of dosing as well, and then worked up from there. Example, for his taurine capsule, I was literally putting just a tiny sprinkle out for him. Maybe you could try that? Tiny sprinkle, every few days and then work up from there. W > >> Does anyone know what is going on here? > GABA is supposed to calm. > How can I get his neurotransmitters into more of a balance. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 In a message dated 4/7/2003 10:51:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, angela.hanna@... writes: << Does anyone know what is going on here? GABA is supposed to calm. How can I get his neurotransmitters into more of a balance. He has been on Risperdal for a while now........it worked for a week. Despite increases it has made him more frustrated. >> , A year ago I gave my daughter GABA hoping it would help her calm down and go to sleep. It did not! She got goofy, silly drunk on it but did not sleep. Now after a year of intense chelation, I started it again hoping it would help relax her and help her go to sleep. It now seems to help. I think the difference was in the year of chelation, enough metals were removed so the GABA could do what it was supposed to do. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Hello, I agree with mary w. I think your son is going to be sensitive to supplements because his metabolism is not right. This was the case with my son also and the good news is after a few months of small doses of supplements my son is now getting very healthy. You are on the path to learning about what true health is and I know I sound like a broken record when I say a great book to have in your home to reference supplements is " Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Balch and Balch, the section on Autism is right on and gives dose amounts for children. My 2 cents Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 At 09:34 08/04/2003 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 4/7/2003 10:51:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >angela.hanna@... writes: > ><< Does anyone know what is going on here? > GABA is supposed to calm. > How can I get his neurotransmitters into more of a balance. > He has been on Risperdal for a while now........it worked for a week. > Despite increases it has made him more frustrated. > >> >, >A year ago I gave my daughter GABA hoping it would help her calm down and go >to sleep. It did not! She got goofy, silly drunk on it but did not sleep. >Now after a year of intense chelation, I started it again hoping it would >help relax her and help her go to sleep. It now seems to help. I think the >difference was in the year of chelation, enough metals were removed so the >GABA could do what it was supposed to do. >Michele , You know this makes sense to me. I would then bet his GAba pathway is mercury compromised. Thaks . > >======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hi : I started inositol with my 10 year old son shortly after attending a seminar given by Dr. Bradstreet and Dr. Kartzinel. They recommened it for OCD and it does seem to help. I give a fairly low dose and it seems to take care of the problem. I also use GABA plus which seems to have a calming effect on my son. I get it from Kirkman's. Joyce [ ] Please does anyone have any suggestions > > > > > > > Hi, Machaela is 8 years old and we are chelating we have finished > > > round 15..She is doing well with the Chelation..Here is our > problem. > > > In the past 10 days she had broken our microwave, chattered the > top > > > of our stove with a hard object, decided to sway a few pictures > and > > > they fell off the wall and the glass broke.She bangs had on > > > everything possible..This is really nothing new but now that she > is > > > getting bigger it has gotten alot worse.The microwave and stove > are > > > the big things they are only 2 years old and now somehow we have > to > > > come up with the finances to replace them. What happens is she > gets > > > obsessed with things, with the microwave she kept opening and > > > slamming opening and slamming, then she was hanging on it and > door > > > came off..We tell her no and she will stop but every chance she > will > > > do it again..with the stove, she kept banging this hard ball on > the > > > cupboard, I tell her no she stops I take the ball away but she > must > > > of gotten it later and then banged it on the stove..with the > pictures > > > or other hanging objects she will push them and push them, we tell > > > her know she will stop then she will run real fast away then run > back > > > and push it and then run away laughing..As I said before this is > > > nothing new but since she is older and getting taller she is more > > > destructive..In other ways she is so much better, school is going > > > well, she is more interactive with me and her sister..It just > seems > > > at time the obsession takes over her.. > > > We have her on HNI enzymes, vit c, mg, multi mineral from > kirkmans.. > > > She cannot tolerate milk thistle we have taken away the vit b and > > > zinc, as they were making her very hyper and I want to reintroduce > > > them in a few weeks.. > > > Please what other supplements should we try, I have an appt with > her > > > pediatrican in 2 weeks, to see if he can over any > suggestions..what > > > about Prozac ? or a different medication? We dont know what to > do.. > > > Financially we cannot afford any other loses like the last two.. > > > Please try and help us... > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 In a message dated 12/2/2005 9:52:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, CLANDAU@... writes: Dr. Lawrence recommends one level tsp. each day, dissolved in a little water. Take it before bedtime on an empty stomach; do not take it before food. I'm already taking calcium and magnesium at night. He suggests adding GABA and MSM to relieve spasticity. Hi I just ordered some GABA to try. When I saw Dr. Lawrence's protocol of 1 teas per day, I want to fidn out what mg that equals. The ones I looked at had a range of different mgs. The one I purchased is 750 mg per 1/4 teas. Do you hapopen to know how mgs that teaspoon was? Arlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Thanks Arlene. I wasn't concerned about measuring it out, since Dr. Lawrence suggests no more than a teaspoon daily dissolved in a little water. I figured I buy the powder and simply pour out that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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