Midodrine is a medication used to boost blood pressure. Although it becomes effective within 1-2 hours, it can sometimes take a week for parents to accurately if it is beneficial for their child. Typically, the child may become more alert, more responsive, less hyper, less anxious, or less hungry.
Yes. The Nemechek Protocol for Autonomic Recovery is designed to reduce elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and the presence of abnormally primed M1- microglia. These 2 pathological processes prevent recovery from brain injury, interfere with neuronal/synaptic pruning, interfere with brain development in utero, and are a key feature of the neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS). It is capable of reversing a wide range of chronic neurological conditions (migraine and cluster headaches, chronic fatigue, generalized anxiety, depression/PTSD, ADD/ADHD) as well as intestinal disorders (heartburn, reflux, IBS, constipation, diarrhea, etc.), and it’s potent anti-inflammatory effect substantially reduces symptoms associated with autoimmune disorders (Crohn’s, psoriasis, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s, etc.)
Unless your child has a dairy allergy or intolerance it is perfectly fine to drink milk while on the protocol.
I don’t think doubling the following dose is necessary. It is more important to examine why you missed the dose and if possible, make adjustments to limit it from happening again.
It sounds like a Plateau in recovery. If I think the patient has plateaued, the first thing I do is to look for any new factors that might disrupt intestinal balance or cause new brain trauma. This could be a new supplement or probiotic that has been introduced, a significant new trauma (physical, emotional, or inflammatory), or a new chronic infection such as low-grade sinusitis or a dental infection. If present, address these issues first before assuming the inulin is no longer working.nnWhen the plateau does occur, I have my patients stop using any supplements, herbal remedies, chelation agents, homeopathic products, or probiotics if they have recently been added. We also treat any potential infections that might exist. Recovery should begin within a couple of weeks after eliminating the offending event or after the physical or emotional trauma.
Inulin is a safe over-the-counter (OTC) prebiotic fiber that comes from a variety of natural plant sources and produces enough bacterial rebalancing, propionic acid reduction, and inflammation reduction to allow a child to become more alert and restart the process of neuronal pruning and development. Inulin derived from blue agave, chicory root, and Jerusalem artichoke are all acceptable forms of inulin. Members of the Nemechek Navigator can purchase Nemechek Blue inulin here at a 10% discount.
Prebiotic fibers are quite different from probiotic bacteria. Inulin is not a probiotic and inulin should not be used with a probiotic. All of my patients are instructed to immediately stop the use of all probiotics before starting The Nemechek Protocol.
Stop the treatment, wait for the symptom to clear, and restart the treatment to see if the same symptoms return. A surprising number of times it does not.
The entire goal of The Nemechek Protocol is to lower excessive inflammation. Because only once inflammation is lowered and maintained can the brain shift into repair mode, and recovery begins. Inulin is just one way to lower inflammation, and fish oil and olive oil provide further reduction via different mechanisms. The oils, however, can take up to 6 weeks to fully start working, so you need to give it at least 6-8 weeks, in some cases, for neurological recovery to commence. Continued improvements in neurological development will begin to occur at an increased pace over the following three-six months.
If a child’s protocol shifts from inulin to rifaximin because the inulin no longer helped control bacterial overgrowth, then shifting back to inulin is generally not be helpful. But if the change to rifaximin was done incorrectly and there still may be a chance the inulin will be effective, then yes, you can shift back to inulin.