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Attention Deficit Drugs Get FCC Warning Labels

February 24, 2007 admin Leave a comment

With some serious cardiovascular and psychiatric problems – including sudden death – related to these drugs, the FDA has mandated warning labels and patient guides. What a scary position for the parents who are using these drugs with their children. I am so glad that the strongest thing we have Dorothy on is Singular, which seems fairly safe. We have been so blessed to have found other very effective ways to deal with her issues, rather than to over-medicate her.

Low Oxalate Diet

January 29, 2007 admin Leave a comment

I was asked on one of the forums to discuss our experiences with the Low Oxalate Diet (LOD) – and thought I would post them here as well. I have to start with a disclaimer that we don’t fully follow the low oxalate diet… When we were last at our DAN Dr. (Dr. Bradstreet in FL), he recommended cutting back on our oxalate consumption – challenging us to cut our intake in half. His common sense advise was to cut

Supplement Costs

January 22, 2007 admin Leave a comment

As we were refreshing our budget for this year, I tallied up our monthly supplement costs, so I could try and work it in. Here’s what we are currently giving her: Dorthy’s Meds $/mo Oxytocin $50 Glutithione $80 Seratonin $120 Singular $10 selenium $3 Multiple Mineral $16 Krill $20 charcoal $5 digest right $30 Cal-mag $20 melatonin $5 Super-Nu $17 $376 Now, that is a good chunk of change for us – over the holidays, we were watching TV at