Published on 12, July, 2020
Hey guys!
I have a lovely, but demanding 3.5 year old daughter who was diagnosed with ASC over a year ago.
Now she is getting older, her symptoms, temper and sleeplessness is becoming worse (terrible threes?)
I'm a big believer in alternative therapies and regularly use CBD oil on myself and Personal training clients.
We've tried everything under the sun for her ongoing sleeping issues: Magnesium liquid, Vitamin D spray, Melatonin, oats, Lavender oil and Homeopathy, but nothing works!
We've literally never had an entire week of her sleeping through the night, since her birth.
Wife and I are at the end of our tethers!
We've now started using CBD from a company called the Original Alternative (formerly CBD brothers), who where kind enough to give me a sample bottle of their Purple Edition Formula, which is a Sativa/ Indica blend, and only 0.021% THC.
See: Purple Edition
Three weeks in and we've noticed minor improvements to her mood/ anxiety, however her sleep has not improved and she will be awake 2-5 hours every night!
We have been adviced that we can increase the dosage to two pumps per day in her drink (currently only having one per day), but I'm now wondering if its the Sativa in the blend which can be slightly stimulating (versus Indica).
Anyone had any experience (positive or negative) using CBD please?
Any ideas/ products would be appreciated! :-)
A recent study has shown that children with what is termed ‘severe autism’ suffer from what is called ‘epileptiform abnormalities’ or EEG abnormalities.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-019-03908-2
This may be why some children respond positively to CBD oil. My father - who has Parkinsons - found the CBD oil from Original Alternative to be the most efficacious.
I drink a cup of GABA fortified oolong tea everyday and have found this has enabled me to greatly reduce the dosage of my anti-depressants.
I do not have any medical qualifications, just passing on information.
P.S. Homeopathy never works - it is pseudoscience at its most flimsy.
Dear Graham,
This is very interesting ! I think we need some of your special tea ! I just did a search and similar named tea came up on Amazon. Is it tea leaves ? Could you recommend a seller ? Would love to try ! Thanks in advance
Graham , that’s excellent ! You are very kind to reply so quickly - I’ll put an order in ! Thanks and have a good day.
Hello M.o.a.m,
I buy the oolong tea from here: https://www.imperialteas.co.uk/deer-valley-gabalong-oolong
There is a paper about oolong tea here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2019.00027/full
I get about 45 cups per 100gm. I drink it out of a cup, rather than a mug.
A small study with children was published about a year ago: https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/a-double-blind-placebo-controlled-randomised-designed-gaba-tea-st
GABA in tea can’t pass the blood barrier, so some of the science is suspect. I have found it useful.