Guest guest Posted January 12, 2001 Report Share Posted January 12, 2001 Andy, Now I'm confused.....After everything you've taught me, wouldn't it be understandable that the numbers would go down from 17 to 1, after 9 weeks of chelation with only DMSA? I was thinking when I read that post that now would be the time they might want to add ALA because maybe the levels of the loose mercury were diminishing? Straighten me out on this one please, I'm trying real hard to learn all of this. Going for two more amalgam removals tomorrow. Yippee! [ ] Re: Take DMSA away from FOOD ! Your doctor is incorrect. The problem is almost certainly improper handling of the urine samples. A variation from 17 to 1 is not possible with any reasonable amount of DMSA - 50 mg every 4 hours only doubles output, and 200 mg every 4 only increases it 4 times (I'm assuming she is about 50# - the numbers don't change greatly if she is 30#). So to go from an unchelated 1 to a chelated 17 you would need to give her 1,600 mg of DMSA - 16 chemet capsules - every 4 hours. Sample mishandling is a very common problem. The absorption of DMSA with and without food has been studied and food is not a significant influence. Andy > Listmates, > We are on our 7th round chelating with DMSA, 3 on and 11 off. > Before starting we did a DMSA challenge test with a 6 hr collection to find > our daughter had a level of 17 for Mercury ( 0-3 desirable). > Our 2nd urine test was done 9 weeks later, using first morning urine sample > on 3rd ON day. Both tests were done by DDI, toxic and essentials. We were > shocked by her Mercury result.... only 1. > Our chelating Dr. ( Neubrander) examined both results and determined from > the essentials test that the DMSA was not being absorbed or low dosing. Further > questioning, he discovered that we were giving the DMSA with food. > > The purpose of this post is to emphasize the importance of not giving DMSA with food. > Which would make the DMSA less effective. > > Dr Neubrander recommended 1 hour before meals OR 2 1/2 hours after meals. > > The problem with children not swallowing capsules, we needed to disguise the drug > with mixing it with other foods. > > We are now just mixing the DMSA with 2 teaspoons of baby food pears, fresh squeezed > lemon juice and cinnamon. Hopefully the next test will show higher HG levels being removed. > > Sincerely, ph Pelosi > Father to Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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