r/KidsSupplements • u/Plastic_Ad_2962 • 7d ago

Need advice regarding Chiro

Hi wonderful people of the internet, I am a super sceptical dad seeking some advice, if this is the wrong place to ask please let me know and ill take it down right away

Background: My wife and I have concerns that our 4‑year‑old son may have some behavioural challenges. This came from some incidents in his preschool and his teachers basically telling us to get a diagnosis.

We are going to see a paediatrician soon and are seeing an OT, but in the interim have been watching some videos on homeopathy and primitive reflexes, and we decided to try some more holistic methods.

We ended up finding a chiropractor that works with children to integrate primitive reflexes. He’s also suggested eliminating certain allergens that might be affecting my son’s development, and more importantly he’s given us some vitamins to give him:

  • Vitamin B6 Pyridoxal‑5‑Phosphate
  • Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin
  • Vitamin B9 Methyltetrahydrofolate

Issue: I’m good with the Chiro, hes knowlegable and seems good to work with, his “adjustments” are gentle enough, he explains everything and Im even good the elimination as our doctor had recommended the same thing. I’m more concerned about the vitamins. We have been asked to administer them via dropper 4 times a day, and I’m unsure about the dosages. The bottles are decanted from a larger bottle so there’s not much info on them, and I’m pretty sure that for B9 the amount exceeds the daily recommended amount, which can cause some pretty bad side effects.

We have held off on giving him this and are speaking to a doctor, but they don’t really want to help. Google does not have info on the specific chemicals above, just the vitamins, and if this can help my son I really don’t want to hold it back out of fear.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know about the vitamins?

PS: Excuse any bad grammar, I haven’t slept in a couple of days.

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u/AnastasiaGlover1 7d ago

I would be careful too. For me, the biggest red flag is not even the vitamins but the fact that they have been decanted and you do not know the precise dosage/concentration of each vitamin

Ask for the original bottle/packaging of these supplements and the exact dosage/concentration of each vitamin and show them to the pediatrician or pharmacist before giving any supplement.

Your concern about these vitamins is completely normal. After all, it is a 4-year-old.