Vitamin E question

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For my soy allergic son, I get Dr. Ron's Vit E. Its pretty pricy.

For my little apraxic guy I just buy natural alpha d-tocophorol from

Long's drug plus Jarrow brand Gamma 300 (Whole Foods).

Unique E, Soy-free Mixed Tocopherols, 180 capsules $49.50

Start out with 1, give it a week or 2, then go to twice a day. If

you are seeing results with one...adding the 2nd dose will increase

the benefit. -

> First off, I would like to say that I am fascinated by the Vitamin

E

> discovery that's been going on here and would like to try it with

my

> daughter. I have been unable to find my answer in the archives

and

> I hate to sound repetitive and ask questions already answered, but

I

> have been MIA for a while so bear with me

>

> A brief background, my daughter is 3 1/2, she has apraxia and PDD-

> NOS. She is on a GF/CF diet and also does not eat soy or eggs

(with

> this regiment we are finally diarrhea free! yea!). Right now she

> is taking 2 Pro-EFA's and 1 EPA/ 2 times per day. My question is,

> should I add the vitamin E now and if so, how much? And how do I

> find a brand without soy? Or do you think I should add another

dose

> of Omega 3's first (2 more pro-efa's and 1 epa a day) or just go

> with the vitamin E for now? Did anyone see any behavioral

> regression when starting the E? We get that whenever we up the

> Omega 3's (sensory issues go up before they stabilize again).

>

> Thank you so much, and sorry if everyone else is way beyond this!

I

> spent hours on the archives and somehow the answer was eluding me.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

You don't really know how much Vit E d-alpha is in this, since it is giving the

value for it along with the nixed natural tocopherols.

Look for something that is 400 IU d-alpha Vit E. Nature Made, which you can

find in drug stores and many grocery stores and is frequently on sale for buy

one/get one free, has a 400 IU d-alpha Vit E, which we use, and also

uses that one. That is all it has--just the 400 IU d-alpha.

You can buy a separate Gamma E, such as the 300 mg., from Jarrow, eg., which is

what uses. Basically, her information would be that you probably

wouldn't want to give less than 300 mg per day of the Gamma. NOW brand makes a

High Gamma, 300 mg, as well--you can check the internet for more. Some people

like to give the E and the Gamma separately. So these are a couple of the

brands that have been mentioned here and that we have used, as well.

Or check out Vitaminworld.com or a Vitamin World store if you have one. They

have a High Gamme Tocopherol which contains 200 IU d-alpha Vit E and 200 mg

Gamma E per capsule. They put this stuff on sale from time to time, and has

alerted us to these sales. So, you give two capsules per day to get a total of

400 IU of the E and 400 mg of the Gamma. brought this one to our

attention, and a lot of us are using this.

Up to 1500 IU d-alpha Vit E is totally safe, according to , so this is

fine for your dd at 45 pounds. Weight and age don't seem to make a difference.

Yes, all the different combinations out there make it really confusing.

So, you might want to start her on 400 IU Vit E, then increase to 800 per day,

then up to 1200 per day, etc., depending on how she does, how much progress you

see. You can start giving the Gamma right away, with the 400 IU Vit E, or you

can wait a bit until you raise it up to 800 IU.

I hope I haven't been too confusing here, and I hope this helps.

Suzanne

[ ] Vitamin E Question

I apologize if this has been answered previously, but I have been

trying to find alpha tocopherol & gamma tocopherol Vitamin E for my

dd with SID & I am so confused. The seem to have different

combinations & levels of various tocopherols.

When I do a search for them it seems that the gamma has the alpha in

it too.

Should I give the gamma with the alpha blend only or should I still

add in the alpha as well?

How much do I give my dd who is 45 lbs?

Thank you for your help.

Yvette

Here is one of the labels:

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1.00 Softgel

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol and mixed natural tocopherols) 200.00

IU 667%

Gamma Tocopherol 220.00 mg *

Delta Tocopherol 73.00 mg *

Beta Tocopherol 6.00 mg

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[Guest guest]

I have started giving my son 400 iu d-alpha. The bottle states that

it is a " mixed tocopherol " and lists gamma and delta under " other

ingredients. " Is is still necessary to supplement with gamma? I

suspect the vitamin contains only trace amounts of gamma since it does

not list an amount per serving.