Our test results & ADHD meds

Wow I see its been a bit since I've posted. Ah, the life of working in catering in the summertime; 6 days a week almost all of August. Tammi working 6 days a week makes for a grumpy unwilling participant in life in general.

So we met with our ND and the results confirmed Leaky Gut Syndrome and an overgrowth in yeast among other things I can't even begin to grasp. Lots of imbalance. We decided, among the specific vitamins that he was lacking and extra special probiotic along with a yeast aid. Now the next step for him would be a heavier duty anti-fungal for the yeast. This will help the yeast faster than the yeast aid she put him on. A few weeks as opposed to a few months. I'm way beyond waiting to see an improvement.

But I have to say once we found his vitamins from the other ND had rice protein (a big no-no for little one) and it really didn't have enough iron for his skin, he's been tons better. So much so I can say best I've seen his skin in probably years. Almost perfect at times! And if we have a special occasion day with food, I can see the difference within a few days. Much better than the 3 weeks it took to recover last time. I really like the trend we are seeing.

So I started reading up on Leaky Gut. Man! does it have a whole lot of symptoms like what we are dealing with and the ones that stands out - attention deficit problems and kidney/liver problems, skin and eczema, allergies - all issues for little one. A small miracle is noticed - I'm with him as he requested a story book before bed one night; he's not really interested in the book, more in talking to me and has this wonderfully profound comment about liking to discover how things work, all the added curiosity. Can he really not have all these issues, just leaky gut? Intestinal permeability would be the technical term but it turns out many western medicine docs don't usually diagnose it. Too bad because I could have gotten his anti-fungal paid for by insurance.

On to the meds we decided to try. It was getting down to under 2 weeks until school and we figured he'd need the help. We decided on Adderall. The last of the stimulant choices that aren't based on what we already tried. BAD! BAD! Within 3 days his skin was itchy, scaly, and irritated beyond what the vitamins would help. So he's off again. The non-stimulants don't present much choice either, Strattera can exhibit signs of depression, something not good in our family history, or Tenex has side effects of skin rashes or issues, not good for him. So school starts in 2 days and he'll not have medication to help. Perhaps the yeast will die down fast enough to help him further...