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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 110320" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>My daughter was diagnosis'ed with ODD and depression. She was taking 20 mg of Lexapro and we were going to add either Seroquel or a mood stabilizer because she was still aggressive and violent at times. </p><p></p><p>Then we discovered, on our own, she had a problem with gluten (wheat, rye, oats, and barley) and casein (milk). We eliminated every trace of these foods and she is fine. When she cheats on this diet or makes a mistake, the old ODD behaviour is back. She is now on no medications. Most doctors don't know about a possible connection between food and behaviour. Even her psychiatrist who has seen all of this develop has suggested her improved behaviour is due to maturity. </p><p></p><p>There are many stories about the girlfriend/CF diet and behaviour if you do a search. Most of them are about autistic children but my daughter is not autistic. A site about the gluten free diet is <a href="http://www.glutenfreeforum.com." target="_blank">http://www.glutenfreeforum.com.</a> A lot of the people there also avoid casein. You can do a search there for gluten's affect on people's behaviour and mood.</p><p></p><p>The neurotransmitter testing is also out of the mainstream. I first discovered it at a naturopath. The first test on my other daughter showed low serotonin along with other things. We opted at the time to go to the psychiatrist and treat with SSRI's for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She tried them all and had too many side effects to continue. Her behaviour was getting out of control, not just Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-related, and I felt like this doctor was just throwing medications at her to see what worked. Before going down that path, I decided to look for a doctor who looked for the cause of problems instead of treating symptoms. That led me to a Board Certified Child Psychiatrist who is an Environmental Physician. He also does this neurotransmitter testing. This time, we are treating with the supplements and so far, it is working without bad side effects. I'm hoping that the hypomanic side effects we saw before were due to too much serotonin and that with this doctor's monitoring, that will be prevented this time.</p><p></p><p>To me, it only makes sense to monitor the levels. The problem is that this test hasn't been peer reviewed or around long enough to be accepted by most doctors. For me, the typical treatment wasn't helping so I am willing to go outside of the mainstream. Maybe this test will later be commonly accepted or maybe it will be revealed as a fraud but it does seem to be helping my daughter and that is all that matters to me. </p><p></p><p>The company that does the testing is <a href="http://www.neurorelief.com." target="_blank">http://www.neurorelief.com.</a> I think you can e-mail them to find a doctor in your area who uses them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 110320, member: 1792"] My daughter was diagnosis'ed with ODD and depression. She was taking 20 mg of Lexapro and we were going to add either Seroquel or a mood stabilizer because she was still aggressive and violent at times. Then we discovered, on our own, she had a problem with gluten (wheat, rye, oats, and barley) and casein (milk). We eliminated every trace of these foods and she is fine. When she cheats on this diet or makes a mistake, the old ODD behaviour is back. She is now on no medications. Most doctors don't know about a possible connection between food and behaviour. Even her psychiatrist who has seen all of this develop has suggested her improved behaviour is due to maturity. There are many stories about the girlfriend/CF diet and behaviour if you do a search. Most of them are about autistic children but my daughter is not autistic. A site about the gluten free diet is [url="http://www.glutenfreeforum.com."]http://www.glutenfreeforum.com.[/url] A lot of the people there also avoid casein. You can do a search there for gluten's affect on people's behaviour and mood. The neurotransmitter testing is also out of the mainstream. I first discovered it at a naturopath. The first test on my other daughter showed low serotonin along with other things. We opted at the time to go to the psychiatrist and treat with SSRI's for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She tried them all and had too many side effects to continue. Her behaviour was getting out of control, not just Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-related, and I felt like this doctor was just throwing medications at her to see what worked. Before going down that path, I decided to look for a doctor who looked for the cause of problems instead of treating symptoms. That led me to a Board Certified Child Psychiatrist who is an Environmental Physician. He also does this neurotransmitter testing. This time, we are treating with the supplements and so far, it is working without bad side effects. I'm hoping that the hypomanic side effects we saw before were due to too much serotonin and that with this doctor's monitoring, that will be prevented this time. To me, it only makes sense to monitor the levels. The problem is that this test hasn't been peer reviewed or around long enough to be accepted by most doctors. For me, the typical treatment wasn't helping so I am willing to go outside of the mainstream. Maybe this test will later be commonly accepted or maybe it will be revealed as a fraud but it does seem to be helping my daughter and that is all that matters to me. The company that does the testing is [url="http://www.neurorelief.com."]http://www.neurorelief.com.[/url] I think you can e-mail them to find a doctor in your area who uses them. [/QUOTE]
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