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Re: my family recently came in contact with a pesticide called Bifenthrin which is a pyrathriod

Sarah,

I'm so sorry you had to deal with the reactions. That's exactly what happens to my family when we're exposed.

You might want to see if there is a medical toxicologist in your area...the county medical association should be able to tell you. That would be a good start to document the effects. There are plenty of studies showing the action of pyrethroids on the chloride ion channel.

I am on a state pesticide registry so that I am notified any time there is spraying in or near my complex. That has saved me a lot of problems.

If your doctor can't get you in, it would be good if you could go to the ER at a children's hospital to be sure you kids are okay. I don't know that you'd get much help at a regular ER.

Jan

Type of Myotonia: Thomsen's

Country: USA

Re: my family recently came in contact with a pesticide called Bifenthrin which is a pyrathriod

so i called the the state pesticide registry. they want $50 and the $10 every 4 months to keep me on the list...SIGH....thats going to have to wait for a few months so we can save up. 3 years ago this would not have been a problem. i could have gone and paid it that day. Now we even count our pennys barely living pay check to pay check. could this get any more depressing. and baby girl is better today. noticed alot of muscle twitching in her sleep and whimpering. ooh and a nice hot chamomile bath helped her stomac muscles and the rest of her muscles to relax enough. she stopped puking after and fell right to sleep

Type of Myotonia: thompsons

Re: my family recently came in contact with a pesticide called Bifenthrin which is a pyrathriod

I can't believe your state makes you pay to be on the registry! It would be a good idea to call the environmental health section of your county health department and report the reaction to them. It really sounds like they used a concentrated dose for her to become that ill and the company needs to be investigated.

I was interested in your comment about chamomile helping. I looked it up to see if it might have an effect on the chloride ion channel, and it does:

Chamomile

This is about the GABA receptors on the chloride ion channel in the brain, but it should have a similar impact on skeletal muscle.

Thanks for sharing!

Jan

Type of Myotonia: Thomsen's

Country: USA

Re: my family recently came in contact with a pesticide called Bifenthrin which is a pyrathriod

If your daughter has been vomiting after they sprayed pesticide,I would take her to the hospital.

Type of Myotonia: Becker

Country: USA

Re: my family recently came in contact with a pesticide called Bifenthrin which is a pyrathriod

we took her in to her doctor. shes ok now. spent most of that day sleeping.

Type of Myotonia: thompsons