Re: help with screaming

[Guest guest]

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An acquaintance of mine reminded me that any time a child screams they are

in pain of some sorts. She later wrote a book called Special Diets for Special

Kids. Discovered the bowel problems.

I dealt with screaming for 6 solid years to the best of my ability. The

only advice I could possibly offer is to offer patience and compassion (of

course) and try taking away certain things to see if it stops.

Good luck to you.

[Guest guest]

Hey, screaming is my son's middle name. Almost anything can bring it on.

However, my son is mostly affected by change. If the environment changes -

screaming. If diet changes - screaming. If sups are added - screaming. He is

now scream free for 5 weeks. Our ups and downs have been contributed by meds

and sups, for the most part.

a

--- " Prokofiew " <aprokofiew@...> wrote:

what has helped decrease screaming? Could this be the result of a diet slip?

any suggestions/recommendations are appreaciated

thanks so much,

[Guest guest]

When mine screams, he also whines and covers his ears, it means yeast.

(And he is not getting something he wants.)

Laurie

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> what has helped decrease screaming? Could this be the result of a

diet slip?

> any suggestions/recommendations are appreaciated

> thanks so much,

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[Guest guest]

Hi - I saw your " thank you " and then saw your " screaming " post...

Perhaps the over-/undermethylator issue applies to your child as well.

Check your child's blood tests.

The last time my son had scary screaming fits was when his neurologist

gave us the ubiquitous " free samples " of Adderall. Later, medical

tests showed that our son was an overmethylator; the drug was

enhancing his norepinephrine activity. Mornings weren't bad but by

mid-afternoon he displayed increasing anxiety that turned into

screaming rages... Horrible red-faced, kicking, thrashing, psychotic

screaming rages.

Needless to say we quit the Adderall after it happened 3 days in a

row. I followed up with a letter to the neurologist as well. Now we've

successfully started a low dose of Strattera (Lilly... hissssss), a

norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. So far, so good if taken at bedtime

as it increases sleepiness.

Hokkanen

Minneapolis

[Guest guest]

My son was a screamer too. Very high pitched screaming. He's 5 now and much

better. I believe 1/2 of it was his body out of wack. We are treating him

biomedically and much of his irritibility has gone down after treating

pyroloria, dysbiosis, malabsorption issues, etc. 1/2 of it has been the ability

to say what he wants now. The ability to talk has helped a great deal. He no

longer gets as frustrated and screams. He uses words. We still have to remind

him to use his words, but it certainly helps. I would sit in a chair and could

feel my eardrum piercing from the high pitched screams. I feel for you and

understand. Hopefully you can figure out what's causing it. They are all soooo

different.

Carla

Re: [ ] help with screaming

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An acquaintance of mine reminded me that any time a child screams they are

in pain of some sorts. She later wrote a book called Special Diets for Special

Kids. Discovered the bowel problems.

I dealt with screaming for 6 solid years to the best of my ability. The

only advice I could possibly offer is to offer patience and compassion (of

course) and try taking away certain things to see if it stops.

Good luck to you.

[Guest guest]

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Could be diet slip, could be hypersensitive hearing, could be pain of some

sort...often ear infection or UTI

S

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what has helped decrease screaming? Could this be the result of a diet slip?<BR>

any suggestions/recommendations are appreaciated<BR>

thanks so much,<BR>

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[Guest guest]

>>>>>>>>Needless to say we quit the Adderall after it happened 3 days in a row.

I followed up with a letter to the neurologist as well. Now we've successfully

started a low dose of Strattera (Lilly... hissssss), a norepinephrine reuptake

inhibitor. So far, so good if taken at bedtime as it increases

sleepiness.>>>>>>>>>

We too tried Adderall with my son and the results were horrible.

My son has now been on Strattera for 5-1/2 weeks with great results. I can

relate to the (Lilly....hissss), but there is no doubt that this has helped my

son tremendously.

I have read a lot about norepinephrine and how behavior is affected. A lot of

what I read applied to my son, which is why I was finally willing to try it. In

the past my son's behavior was very unpredictable and he could not regulate or

calm himself at all. The phone would ring constantly with gripes on the other

end.

Yesterday I picked my son up from all day camp. He was finishing up his 2nd

week there. He had a card in his hand. I asked him what it was for and he

exclaimed, " For being so good! " He gets to turn it in for a prize today. I

asked the head of the program how he was doing in comparison to last year, and

she said, " Wonderful " . I haven't heard this from anyone about my son. He also

told me that he wanted to continue taking the medicine, because in his words,

" It makes me feel so much better. "

I'm not one to encourage med use, and I'm definitely against stimulants, but I

can't deny that this drug has made a very big impact in his life. I only hope

he continues to do well, since he wants so badly to be good.

a

[Guest guest]

What will lower norepinephrine activity? He seems to fit the overmethylator

symptoms.

Is there anything without drugs or is there something I should eliminate?

He's not on any meds. We tried Prozac years ago and he puffed up and had a bad

reaction.

You can look at the photo section to see what happened.

thanks everyone!