GABA

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Started GABA out of desperation, on vacation. We found a chewable version

(Pharma GABA) and started with 200mg. That seemed to calm my son, so we gave him

200mg more at dinner time. Didn't touch his separation anxiety and he had the

biggest meltdown EVER in the bookstore. Granted he was tired, but still... Then

he woke up at 3am and demanded it was time to watch TV. He hasn't done this in

months. Gave him 200mg more at 4:15am and he fell asleep soon afterwards, but

I'm not sure if it's the GABA that helped because 5am is usually the time he

finally falls asleep during an episode like this.

We can't take him anywhere! We can't go out to dinner, can't make it through a

museum, or a store, without coddling him and giving him whatever he wants. His

tantrums are bad, and he's only 5! My two year-old is starting to model after my

son and have big tantrums too. What advice can someone give? Should be up the

dose of GABA higher and see if it helps or should it be helping by now? Will we

see an immediate change in tantrums and anxiety, or does it take a while to

build up effectiveness? Anyone got some spare valium?? Thank you

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> > > > > It really depends on what you perceive to be your child's biggest most

immediate need.

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> > > > > While we all want our kids healthy now, like yesterday, there is

usually some issue that rears its' ugly head the most.

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> > > > > For us it was the diminishing amount of food he ate, and his

decreasing size, strength and health.

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> > > > > We opted for something that would both boost his appetite, chelate

gently and build up a small gut resilience to bacteria, yeast and viruses. For

us, this meant Ojibwa tea. Once on this for awhile (used a vitamin in the

beginning) we began enzymes (saw diminished need for really high dose vitamins,

as he was absorbing more nutrients from his food and eating more) and his

increased health allowed us to do more active things like find out which virus,

bacteria, etc. to address.

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> > > > > Our choice of Ojibwa tea also benefits as a natural gentle chelator,

and antiviral, antibacterial, stomach healer.

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> > > > > Not all brands of tea are the same. For us Ojibwa Tea at Ojibwatea.com

was a great start.

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> > > > > PS We had let the Docs at UCLA have their way with him medically in

the beginning and he was a wreck by the time we stopped seeing them, which is

why we tried this alternate route. Although it makes me sick to my stomach when

I think of just how badly they hurt him, I know it is what shaped my ability to

do all of the things that we've done since. We have an articulate, affectionate,

funny, 12 year old. No asthma, no diabetes, none of the many things that the

UCLA Docs predicted at age 3, and certainly in better health than they left him.

In fact we've increased his IgA, something they said was impossible.

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> > > > > Good luck.

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> > > > > Really confused about what to do next

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> > > > > My son is 5 now. He is making slow but obvious and steady gains on

enzymes, low oxalate diet, GFCF, B12 shots, and a host of supplements. But he

could be so much better. I'm reading about valtrex, and chelation, and

increasing his B12 shots to daily, and B complex, and so many other routes I

could try. We have a DAN doctor but she is very hard to get in touch with and

we've only had one visit. I am really on my own here.

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> > > > > What's best to do first? Chelation, methylation,

virus/yeast/bacteria? Could use some guidance! Thanks,

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