nypamedic43 Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 So, I've been doing some reading on the class action lawsuit thats being advertised on the TV. I can only speak from my own experience here, but I didnt take anti-depressants while pregnant for my son and he is, as some of you know, Autistic. Any thoughts as to the credibility of the study? http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2011/07/antidepressents-and-autism http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/04/antidepressant.pregnancy.autism.risk/index.html
DwayneEMTP Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Ditto with Babs, no antidepressants. Hey, what do you know about hyperbaric O2 therapy for autistics? I'm going to trial with Dylan I think...the majority of the abstracts for the studies I've seen (Sounds very scholarly, right? I read lots of abstracts...) seem really positive..but I'm not sure... This is what happened. We took Dylan to the dentist for the first time when he wouldn't be put under general anesthesia. He was given Nitrous instead, plus O2 of course. The afternoon after the visit he was really happy and animated. At first we thought that maybe it was because he done something that not only normally people do, but something that brave grown ups do. Know what I mean? But he seemed to be speaking in more complex sentences, asking more complex question, laughing more and much more clingy. So that got me to searching for possible side effects of the Nitrous and the O2. Nothing on the gas, but TONS on the anti inflamatory properties of O2, and the possibility of autism, in gross terms, being inflamation of certain parts of the brain. Of course this entire post comes with the * of parents monitoring their own children during a one time episode. You get that complete lack of value that has I'm sure.. Anyway, I'm going to try it I think, even too this new job in Mongolia so that hopefully I can afford it, and wondered if you'd heard anything about it? I look forward to your thoughts...Kisses to that boy of yours.. Dwayne
nypamedic43 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Posted October 8, 2011 Interesting. Jayse has been going to the dentist and not having any type of medications during the visit. He sits there like a big boy, gets his teeth cleaned, has flouride treatments and has even had his adult molars sealed. We are being referred to an orthodontist because he has an anterior cross bite. Ouch on my pocketbook!!! As for hyperbaric o2 therapy, it's worth a shot. I mean it isn't going to hurt Dylan and may actually help him. I haven't heard of the treatment until now but will do some reading and compile some more thoughts for you. When are you going to Mongolia? And I so envy the freedom to travel and do remote medicine that you are doing. But it just isn't a possibility for me at this point in time. I'll let you know more of my thoughts after I do some reading and I will most certainly give jayse kisses for you. Hugs to Dylan and Babs
DwayneEMTP Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 I leave for Mongolia on the 12th. Working a 4wk on/4wk off schedule. I've been blessed that Babs is willing to carry the lion's share of our lives so that I have the freedom to go, but I hate to leave at the same time. 2 years and I'm done hopefully. I have no idea what 'done' is going to look like, but I don't want to leave home for so long any more, and I'm unwilling to go back to the streets in a normal sense and be constantly recovering from, or preparing for another shift. I guess I'd better get my shit together. Should your situation ever change and you decide you want to try remote medicine, let me know. I would speak up for you in a second, and I know others here would as well. Being a remote paramedic has truly changed my life, and I don't use that as simply a figure of speech. Thanks for reading my post. As always with your posts here, I look forward to your thoughts. Dwayne
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