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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 5089" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>I don't know anything about the hair analysis but I wanted to tell you about what has worked for my daughter. She was diagnosed with ODD and depression. She is taking Lexapro but we kept needing to increase the dose. Last spring, we were told we were getting all we could from that and we needed to add either Seroquel or a mood stabilizer. We were not ready to do that so tried to manage her behaviour. Meanwhile, because of a family history of celiac disease, we discovered that she is gluten and casein intolerant. We started on the gluten free diet in May and things improved dramatically. In June, we got rid of the casein and she got even better. It seems to me the only time she has episodes approaching her former behaviour are when she has eaten the wrong food. And even then, it is not as bad as it was. We will be trying to taper her off the Lexapro soon. That is how much things have improved. </p><p></p><p>You could try this without much expense (but a big adjustment) by feeding your child simple, whole foods like chicken, rice, hamburger, fresh fruits and veggies. Avoid all wheat (all bread, pasta, cereal, cookies, cake, etc.), oats, rye, barley(malt flavoring) to be gluten free. Avoid all dairy products (butter, cheese, milk, ice cream, etc.) but you can use eggs to avoid casein. There are substitutes available for these items but they can be expensive. If you determined this worked, then you would need to look into supplements such as calcium and Vitamin D. I gave you the basics, but if you decide to do this, you probably should google gluten free diet for the specifics.</p><p></p><p>When we switched to gluten free, I let my daughter have all kinds of other treats to make up for the fact that every one else got a cookie at school. Ice cream and candy worked really well for this. Now that she is casein free as well, it is a little more difficult, but she is compliant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 5089, member: 1792"] I don't know anything about the hair analysis but I wanted to tell you about what has worked for my daughter. She was diagnosed with ODD and depression. She is taking Lexapro but we kept needing to increase the dose. Last spring, we were told we were getting all we could from that and we needed to add either Seroquel or a mood stabilizer. We were not ready to do that so tried to manage her behaviour. Meanwhile, because of a family history of celiac disease, we discovered that she is gluten and casein intolerant. We started on the gluten free diet in May and things improved dramatically. In June, we got rid of the casein and she got even better. It seems to me the only time she has episodes approaching her former behaviour are when she has eaten the wrong food. And even then, it is not as bad as it was. We will be trying to taper her off the Lexapro soon. That is how much things have improved. You could try this without much expense (but a big adjustment) by feeding your child simple, whole foods like chicken, rice, hamburger, fresh fruits and veggies. Avoid all wheat (all bread, pasta, cereal, cookies, cake, etc.), oats, rye, barley(malt flavoring) to be gluten free. Avoid all dairy products (butter, cheese, milk, ice cream, etc.) but you can use eggs to avoid casein. There are substitutes available for these items but they can be expensive. If you determined this worked, then you would need to look into supplements such as calcium and Vitamin D. I gave you the basics, but if you decide to do this, you probably should google gluten free diet for the specifics. When we switched to gluten free, I let my daughter have all kinds of other treats to make up for the fact that every one else got a cookie at school. Ice cream and candy worked really well for this. Now that she is casein free as well, it is a little more difficult, but she is compliant. [/QUOTE]
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