I can hear that happy dance right now.   If your happy and you know it, clap your hands.   Isn't it great.    

I wish there was a means to reach every pdoc in the country, every mentally ill person in the country, and their families with stories like yours, and like everybody who participates on the CAM forum.  

Congrads and keep it up,

Brian
--

Daughter 7 BP/violent rages.  Unsuccessful with multiple meds.  Now almost 100% stable (Since before Christmas) on 0.5 mg Risperidone and going lower + Restrictive diet + EMPowerPlus + AminoPowerplus + NAC + Q10 + low dose lithium + melatonin + inositol
Son (5) Normal
Wife (CathyK now also on TBMF) BP, on same diet and supplements & reducing meds.

I am so happy that you found a supportive and from what you wrote qualified pdoc to work with.  Also I will tell you what our pdoc told us early on:  The fact that you are seeing this initial change with your daughter after starting the EMP is a good sign that she is a responder to the vitamins.  Things will get worse before they get completely better, but her prognosis is excellent give this early signal that her body seems to respond well to them.

Good work advocating for your daughter Mama.  And we are hear when things get worse again.  But for now enjoy seeing the glimmer of what your child will be once this whole transition process is over.

--

Jistac
Mother of 3 (23,20,17) with a variety of mental health issues. Been involved with using Empower as a treatment since 2003

So glad the new doc is open to the vitamins.  Will she call TH to get more educated on them so she knows what needs to be done?  Is she running a Vitamin D and ferrontin level?  I would ask for those.  She may also be open to the IgG testing, etc.  I am glad things are going well.  I hope you got her into a neuro.  Call me sometime!

--

Kim 34 Co-Mod Military with Katie and Heather
brandonsmom_1996@msn.com
Army wife and BSW student
PLMS, Insomnia, Severe D-IBS, Special diet
Iron and Mirapex for PLMS, Lunesta, Zyrtec, SAMe
Brandon 15, BP 1, ADHD, Schizoaffective?, PDD?, IgG allergic gluten, casein, soy, eggs, peanuts
EMPower Plus 5 caps TID, AminoPowerPlus 4 BID, Vitamin D 10,000 IU/day, Garlic, Choline and protein shakes prn, Synthroid, Melatonin 6-12 mg
8th grade (held back) homeschooled-Meridell Achievement Center 4/28- 9/25
Chris, 34 dh since 9/10, Army
Cheeto the cat: Hyperthyroidism (radioactive iodine 2/8), Separation Anxiety, and Chronic UTIs, rx diet Mystic: The princess of the house and HATES Brandon
Jackson: Lab, DOB 1/13/11, training to be psychiatric service dog eventually
Fort Bragg, NC
FROM TBMF: Do not start, stop, or change medications or other treatments for yourself or your child based on what you read on this Website or elsewhere on the Internet.

Also, went to a new pdoc today.  Her old one kept increasing and increasing meds that were NOT working and were making her even more depressed and suicidal. 

Yep. I think that happens when the pdoc becomes desperate for something to work and so ignores common-sense, trying to FORCE something to work when it clearly does not. That is what happened with the last antipsychotic the pdoc tried on my older daughter, increasing it instead of what he should have done, and just given up. That's how she ended up with tardive dyskinesia.

My husband told her about the vitamins (I couldn't go today) and she said she thought it was a good idea! 

YAY!!!!   My younger daughter's ped. thought it was a good idea. Her pdoc felt it was "nothing" so he didn't care either way and totally ignored it.

She also ordered several tests that she coudln't believe had NOT been done yet!!  (One is to check her hormones...like I said previously, she is almost 17 and has had two periods).  Also want to do a seizure check as some of her tests show that she may be having small ones and a sleep test.

YES!  My younger daughter's new GP we got when she was 16 could not believe some tests had not been done. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND why there is not at least documented guidelines of some minimal amount of medical testing and illness rule-outs that psychiatrists should be held accountable to do prior to diagnosing and treating any illness as "mental."  Some things on that list that should be MANDATORY should include a sleep study, comprehensive hormone profile (that's about 12 tests), vitamin, mineral and metal levels, gluten and dairy sensitivity, rule-out Lyme disease, Wilson's disease, Turner's, etc. seizures, brain, pituitary or adrenal tumors or lesions, systemic yeast (insurance even covers this blood test!), low cholesteral, EFA deficiency, etc.   After all, these "mental" diagnoses are only supposed to be made if there is nothing medical to account for the symptoms. The psychiatrist is usually the first person the kid gets referred to, then the psychiatrists doesn't run the medical tests or rule anything out!

I included a lot of that in the appendix of my book, but I am wondering... WHY IS THIS NOT STANDARD PROCEDURE???????  

--Jeanie aka "Naomi"
It's Not Mental-Looking Beyond the Symptoms – An Integrative Approach
Older dd: formerly(?) teen-onset bipolar (morphed into ultradian cycling): "Recovered" after over 13 years - stable off psych meds almost two years. Now fine on just diet changes and higher thyroid levels (after healing - addressing gut issues/Candidal overgrowth while using EMPowerPlus and other supplements). She added a little EMpowerPlus back on as a multivitamin simply because she feels better on it - gets sick less often.
Younger dd: formerly(?) Childhood-onset schizoaffective, TS, OCD, anxiety, PTSD, migraines. After over 15 years, is now "recovered" for almost 5 years after treating endocrine issues, food sensitivities, gut issues, sleep issues, nutritional/mitochondrial needs.

I completely agree that these tests should be standard practice.  This is something that I think we all agree on.  On my military group I always tell people to get a full thyroid panel, and at least a vitamin D and ferrontin at the bare minimum, even if they are sticking with conventional ways. 

--

Kim 34 Co-Mod Military with Katie and Heather
brandonsmom_1996@msn.com
Army wife and BSW student
PLMS, Insomnia, Severe D-IBS, Special diet
Iron and Mirapex for PLMS, Lunesta, Zyrtec, SAMe
Brandon 15, BP 1, ADHD, Schizoaffective?, PDD?, IgG allergic gluten, casein, soy, eggs, peanuts
EMPower Plus 5 caps TID, AminoPowerPlus 4 BID, Vitamin D 10,000 IU/day, Garlic, Choline and protein shakes prn, Synthroid, Melatonin 6-12 mg
8th grade (held back) homeschooled-Meridell Achievement Center 4/28- 9/25
Chris, 34 dh since 9/10, Army
Cheeto the cat: Hyperthyroidism (radioactive iodine 2/8), Separation Anxiety, and Chronic UTIs, rx diet Mystic: The princess of the house and HATES Brandon
Jackson: Lab, DOB 1/13/11, training to be psychiatric service dog eventually
Fort Bragg, NC
FROM TBMF: Do not start, stop, or change medications or other treatments for yourself or your child based on what you read on this Website or elsewhere on the Internet.

Her pediatrician just ordered thyroid testing.  THANK goodness!

--

L Anxiety, Lexapro
Mom to:
T (16) Mood disorder (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, BP, SA, ADD?), Risperdal 1mg morning/night, Zoloft 150 mg., EMPowerPlus + AminoPowerplus, Omega-3.
Also has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (open heart surgery 3X), Lisinopril, Aspirin
10th grade-currently going to school online at home.
J (13)
J and C (10)