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Does your child's psychiatrist order any labs?
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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 422413" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Hi Jean -</p><p></p><p>Does your difficult child 2 take carnitine supplements? If not and you don't know about this, you might ask his psychiatrist or peds about supplementing his diet with it. Especially if his diet is low in red meat and dairy products - the main dietary sources. </p><p></p><p>Depakote strips carnitine from the liver. It is important in the conversion of fat into energy in the body. Most people can compensate for this but some people have inborn errors in their metabolism that reduce the degree to which their body can make/store/transport this essential amino acid.</p><p></p><p>Sx of carnitine deficiency include lethargy, fatigue, weakness, confusion, muscle aches/stiffness.</p><p></p><p>My psychiatrist had me supplementing with carnitine when I was on Depakote. I didn't notice a big change myself but she said there was a substantial number of people on Depakote who should probably be supplementing with it.</p><p></p><p>One study of children 12 and younger (epileptics) on valproic acid found 35% had significant serum depletion of carnitine levels.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 422413, member: 7948"] Hi Jean - Does your difficult child 2 take carnitine supplements? If not and you don't know about this, you might ask his psychiatrist or peds about supplementing his diet with it. Especially if his diet is low in red meat and dairy products - the main dietary sources. Depakote strips carnitine from the liver. It is important in the conversion of fat into energy in the body. Most people can compensate for this but some people have inborn errors in their metabolism that reduce the degree to which their body can make/store/transport this essential amino acid. Sx of carnitine deficiency include lethargy, fatigue, weakness, confusion, muscle aches/stiffness. My psychiatrist had me supplementing with carnitine when I was on Depakote. I didn't notice a big change myself but she said there was a substantial number of people on Depakote who should probably be supplementing with it. One study of children 12 and younger (epileptics) on valproic acid found 35% had significant serum depletion of carnitine levels. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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