As I had mentioned in my previous blog, David was having serious behavior issues at school and a few at home. Throwing chairs, knocking over the coffee table and clearing fellow students desks in a flash of emotion.
His teacher had watched him decline over the last few months and a few weeks before school got out, his behavior just got worse and worse.
We have had David on Methylfolate (5-MTHF) & Folinic Acid for some time now. Along with realizing that David had common allergies to indoor/outdoor triggers... David was really having trouble with his emotional control and thus we'd get outbursts.
We added BH4 (tetrahydroxybioptrin).
Wow. We started a 1 capsule dose (2.5mg) on Friday before school was out, I saw great changes over the weekend.
By Tuesday the teacher said that David was the sweet little boy again that she'd grown so fond of, happy, helpful and silly.
We didn't tell her what we were doing...so that is honest feedback.
I know in my earlier blogs I tried to explain the methylation cycle. I found another helpful link for parents, friends and family trying to understand the basics. It is a word document that you can download.
We are now using 2 capsules (5mg) daily for David.
BH4 is pretty expensive right now. Finding a compounding pharmacy that provides it is rare. I have currently only found it through Ecological Formulas and it must be purchased by your Dr. or a place like Covenant Health Products.
The general manager has taken care of us for years on almost all of David's supplements that we need. We almost always get 15% off and free shipping. I noticed that they carried the Ecological Formulas line, but I couldn't find the BH4...so I called.
They offered to order some BH4 from Ecological Formulas for me and they shipped it free (of course) for less than my Dr would sell it to me (and charge shipping).
***Heads Up*** BH4 need to be refrigerated, so if ordering on a Friday, company won't ship until Monday because it needs to stay cold.
No, I am not an employee of Covenant Health Products and I do not receive commissions for referring folks... word of mouth is the best way to grow a business. These folks have always taken good care of me and I want to share that.
