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  Silver Topic Started February 18 at 12:29 am Favorite 0

  My son hase been on Synaptol for two weeks and he feels much better and is defintely able to concentrate at school and complete his work. The teachers are impressed with his change in behavior as well. I have also noticed that he does fall asleep easier and sleeps better as well. I am still concerned with social anxiety, he has and still is very sensitive to loud noises and negative or so called bullying from others and is unable to just shrug it off, unfortunately he uses foul laguage to let out his frustration with others.  I am wondering if I should combine his synaptol with Anxyetin? He is taking the Synaptol twice a day at this point.

  Than you,

   

  Silver

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  Big Dave Answered February 20 at 9:27 am

  Given the type of behavior you're describing, even if Anxietin helps with the social anxiety, you might consider helping him find more constructive outlets for his frustration to curb the foul language. Two things that have worked for me when frustrated are making homemade bread (the physical part of punching down the dough between rises helps) and taking a long bike ride (weather permitting, and only if you feel comfortable with him doing so on his own).

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  Silver Answered February 21 at 1:57 am

  The foul langauge only comes out during negative social encounters. Bus ride home with yelling screaming kids etc. He is a very sensitve to others negative energy. He comes home and after eating a snack goes right outside but if something happens at school socially thats negative I E bullying it takes him a long time to get over the feelings, It takes time to redirect him but we do..bike riding, gymnastics, walks etc. He is defiently not a video game kid:) Thanks for the advice. How do we get a nine year old to learn to stuff his feelings and get over it when he is trapped in a bus for example? I have had many conversations and gave my son different ways to handle things and it has helped little.

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  Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, MD Answered by Health Coach Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, MD
  February 24 at 8:50 pm

  Because of the homeopathic formulation, combining Synaptol for ADHD symptoms and Anxietin for anxiety would not be a problem.

  That being said, I think you are on the right tract about having a long term strategy of helping a child properly deal with stress, anxiety, overstimulation and bullying. This can be a very complex issue, but some basic strategies would include:

  1. Roll playing what would be appropriate and inappropriate responses to situations that come up.
  2. Recognizing and rewarding good behaviors. It is easy to never realize the 20 times in a day that a child does not inappropraetly let their frustrations out. Recognize when they do a good job and reward them (awards do not have to be tangible gifts, they can be compliments)
  3. Have consistant consequences for inappropriate behavior.
  4. Be patient, it can take awhile before rewards and consequences sink in, so don't be surprised if they seem like they do not work at first.
  5. If what you are currently doing is not working, it might be a good idea to seek professional help.

  Dr. Jeff MD

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  Silver Answered February 29 at 2:26 am

  Thank you Dr. Jeff, we have finally seen him step up and stay calm in a recent situation and I made sure to let him know how proud I was...and yes this took months to sink in..thank you for getting back to me. I can't tell you what a difference he has shown in his work at school and his overall behavior as well. Thanks again.

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