New Company - ADD / ADHD Message Board

* Free ~ Spirit * · 11-15-2003, 02:51 PM

As I've mentioned with beCalmd getting expensive I ventured off to find a different company with similar products. I found it. I got 6 months worth of products for $100 - under $20 per month. This is actually the second company I've looked to. The first one didn't turn out to have very good products or customer service.

Anyway, This place has many different things. Including combinations so one wouldnt have to take so many pills. The customer service was great, it was shipped on time through UPS, and the products are good.

I'm not advertising, just very excited at the good deal I got. (I have to get specific vitamins for my grandparents who take vitamins for illness and the recieving of the order on time was definantly a big plus!) My order was rather difficult too, and they got it right!!

They also sell books and studies! This isn't advertising, though it kinda sounds like it I know lol, Im just very happy to have found this company. I'm not going to give out the name of it yet though, because I'm not sure if its against the rules and I havent heard back from the mod yet.

rugratzmommy · 11-15-2003, 04:20 PM

That's great Free Spirit. I hope you'll be able to share some information with the rest of us. I have recently bought beCalm'd to start giving to my son as well as OPC's and Omega 3. I only bought one beCalm'd hoping to get a feel for whether it will be helpful before investing too much. I haven't started it yet, for some reason I'm a little hesitant. I am a bit worried about giving so many different things to my son. He takes Concerta in the morning and I've been trying to figure out when to give him the other things. Maybe you wouldn't mind sharing your opinion on the schedule I have come up with?????
Morning: Concerta
After school (4:00ish):OPC's (pine bark/grape seed extract)
Dinner time: Omega 3
Bedtime: beCalm'd

Do you think I would have any problems with this schedule? Do you think there would be a problem with taking beCalm'd at the same time as the OPC's?

May I ask how you've become so knowledgeable? You seem to know alot and I just wondered if you had researched alot or learned through trial and error.

Thanks. I hope you can give us more details soon on your discovery.

Smiles

* Free ~ Spirit * · 11-15-2003, 05:22 PM

Lots of research and some trial and error of course

I think that you may want to start with just either the beCalmd or the OPC. BeCalmd was wonderful for me. Some do good with the OPC, but if you start both at once the problem with that is that you may end up wasting your money buying both products when in reality only one of the products is working.

What's good about concerta is that it's not affected by fatty foods. So he can go ahead and take the omega3 with his breakfast. What type of Omega 3 is he taking? Gel cap or liquid form? If he is taking the gel caps then he should take one with breakfast, one with lunch, and one with dinner. Make sure you buy it from a company that cleanses all of the possible toxins out of it. It should say on the bottle, if it doesnt you can just call and ask the company. It should be a mix of EPA and DHA.

If you start with the OPC I'm not quite sure on when the best time for that to be given is.

As far as the beCalmd, if you only give it at bedtime you will see no results. Or if you do that will surely be an amazing reaction!! BeCalmd works best when it's taken 3 times daily. 1 hour an a half before or after a meal would be sufficiant in most cases, unless the meal contains a lot of fats and proteins then 2 hours after would be better. So, about an hour in a half before breakfast, an hour after lunch, and then 2 hours after dinner is a pretty good schedule. Only problem is if he's in school during the times he needs the afternoon dose. How old is he? Is he in school all day? If he can't take an afternoon dose around lunch try giving it as soon as he gets home from school (but he'll have to wait an hour an a half before he can eat an afterschool snack if you do this)

szarkam · 11-16-2003, 04:15 PM

I am having trouble fitting the becalm'd in 3 times a day, my daughter is in school all day and is starving when she gets home. Would giving her 2 in the mornings be an okay idea?

* Free ~ Spirit * · 11-16-2003, 05:39 PM

For some people it's ok to give two at a time. For others this will cause them to be a little sleepy. (also its not good if a child has a very sensitive stomach) Otherwise it should be fine.

It is ok to take beCalmd with a little bit of food if the food is carbs only. So depending on what she eats for after school snacks it might be ok for her to go ahead and take a dose with her snack.