vit. B6 & magnesium

[Guest guest]

does anyone give their child these two suppliments? im interested in

starting my son on them but confused on the dosage for both. i

understand, i think, they should be given together for better

absorption of b6. my son is 91/2 & 61pounds.

[Guest guest]

My son Eddie, now 4 1/2, 30 lbs, has been taking B6 & magnesium for about a

year now: 25 mg B6 (crushed) and about 140 mg (a 400 mg capsule divided over 3

days) magnesium daily, sprinkled on his oatmeal.

Someone on the list first got me thinking about this & I read more about it

on these sites. (The addresses are a year old, but I have the full text on my

computer if you can't find the information online.) Rereading the information

myself, I'll probably increase the B6 to see if Ed's attentiveness & eye

contact increases again. His constipation is much less of a problem since

starting.

Joanne

http://autism.about.com/cs/medicaltreatments/a/vitaminb6.htm

" The average effective dose is 8 milligrams (mg) per pound (lb.) for vitamin

B6, and 3 mg per lb. for magnesium. These recommendations are for the average

autistic person; thus, a person may respond better on a lower or higher

amount. Parents should first give about one-fourth of this dose (i.e., 2 mg per

lb.

for B6 & 1 mg per lb. for magnesium) and gradually increase the amount every 3

to 4 days. Parents should keep track of their child’s behavior to determine

the appropriate dose. It is very important to give magnesium along with B6

because B6 requires extra magnesium to be effective, and thus may cause a

deficiency. Problems associated with magnesium deficiency include: enuresis

(bedwetting), irritability/agitation, and sound sensitivity. Occasionally, an

autistic

person exhibits one or more of these behaviors when given B6 along with

magnesium. In these cases, the person may need more than the recommended amount

of

magnesium. Magnesium is relatively safe--too high of a dose will cause diarrhea

(e.g., Milk of Magnesia). "

http://www.autism.org/vitb6.html

" the children showed a remarkably wide range of benefits from the vitamin

B6. There was better eye contact, less self-stimulatory behavior, more interest

in the world around them, fewer tantrums, more speech, and in general the

children became more normal, although they were not completely cured. "

http://www.autism.com/ari/editorials/dosage.html

[Guest guest]

My son Eddie, now 4 1/2, 30 lbs, has been taking B6 & magnesium for about a

year now: 25 mg B6 (crushed) and about 140 mg (a 400 mg capsule divided over 3

days) magnesium daily, sprinkled on his oatmeal.

Someone on the list first got me thinking about this & I read more about it

on these sites. (The addresses are a year old, but I have the full text on my

computer if you can't find the information online.) Rereading the information

myself, I'll probably increase the B6 to see if Ed's attentiveness & eye

contact increases again. His constipation is much less of a problem since

starting.

Joanne

http://autism.about.com/cs/medicaltreatments/a/vitaminb6.htm

" The average effective dose is 8 milligrams (mg) per pound (lb.) for vitamin

B6, and 3 mg per lb. for magnesium. These recommendations are for the average

autistic person; thus, a person may respond better on a lower or higher

amount. Parents should first give about one-fourth of this dose (i.e., 2 mg per

lb.

for B6 & 1 mg per lb. for magnesium) and gradually increase the amount every 3

to 4 days. Parents should keep track of their child’s behavior to determine

the appropriate dose. It is very important to give magnesium along with B6

because B6 requires extra magnesium to be effective, and thus may cause a

deficiency. Problems associated with magnesium deficiency include: enuresis

(bedwetting), irritability/agitation, and sound sensitivity. Occasionally, an

autistic

person exhibits one or more of these behaviors when given B6 along with

magnesium. In these cases, the person may need more than the recommended amount

of

magnesium. Magnesium is relatively safe--too high of a dose will cause diarrhea

(e.g., Milk of Magnesia). "

http://www.autism.org/vitb6.html

" the children showed a remarkably wide range of benefits from the vitamin

B6. There was better eye contact, less self-stimulatory behavior, more interest

in the world around them, fewer tantrums, more speech, and in general the

children became more normal, although they were not completely cured. "

http://www.autism.com/ari/editorials/dosage.html