Re: Re: Take DMSA away from FOOD !

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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