Re: Results of 3-D brain scan & meds

[Guest guest]

It is so good to know that you had success at the Amen Clinic! We are thinking

about taking our 15 yr. old son to the Tacoma climic, so that we will know which

meds/supplements will work for his particular brain. It seems totally logical to

me to try find out what a patient's brain looks like before prescribing meds

that may not be the best choice for that individual. Thanks again for sharing

your postitive experience!

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> Hello,

> We met with Dr at the Amen Clinic and went over my sons brain scan. His

> scan matched 6 others in their database of kids who had encephalitis. I

> thought that was very interesting....

> He definitely when concentrating has tons of anxiety in his brain and

> no wonder the kid can't remember anything and is a wreck. His scan

> showed alot of RED which is anxiety.

> Dr felt HBOT was really important to do right now...he felt it was more

> important than IVIG ...

> Some meds we will try are amantidine(a Parkinsons med) neurontin,

> geodon, and maybe a stimulant(since my son can't focus) we will do

> trials of each and see if we see improvement.I liked that they can

> pinpoint some meds instead of trying everything(what Kaiser was doing)

> and my son cannot take an SSRI..made him much worse!

> I was very happy with the clinic and Dr who helped us. In about a

> month I get a complete written copy of evaluation.

> I am taking all this info back to my HMO Kaiser...

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[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi,

Yes, the Amen Clinic is in Tacoma, WA. We are in Richland, WA and were thinking

of taking our son there for a SPECT scan, but we aren't sure that we want to

expose his 15 yr.old brain to the radioactive substance that they use in the

scan. The cost for treatment is so high, as well and probably not covered by

insurance. So, I guess we will continue to see his Dr. in Spokane. I have

ordered a few of Dr. Amen's books to read in hopes of finding supplements that

may help our son with his impulsivity and focus problems at school.

Kim

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> > Hello,

> > We met with Dr at the Amen Clinic and went over my sons brain scan. His

> > scan matched 6 others in their database of kids who had encephalitis. I

> > thought that was very interesting....

> > He definitely when concentrating has tons of anxiety in his brain and

> > no wonder the kid can't remember anything and is a wreck. His scan

> > showed alot of RED which is anxiety.

> > Dr felt HBOT was really important to do right now...he felt it was more

> > important than IVIG ...

> > Some meds we will try are amantidine(a Parkinsons med) neurontin,

> > geodon, and maybe a stimulant(since my son can't focus) we will do

> > trials of each and see if we see improvement.I liked that they can

> > pinpoint some meds instead of trying everything(what Kaiser was doing)

> > and my son cannot take an SSRI..made him much worse!

> > I was very happy with the clinic and Dr who helped us. In about a

> > month I get a complete written copy of evaluation.

> > I am taking all this info back to my HMO Kaiser...

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