zinc dosage for Andy and also a SAMe question

[Guest guest]

My son has been chelating at stage II since November. He has high

copper levels. I just want to check the appropriate zinc dosage. Andy

had suggested I double his zinc. I am giving him 25mg 4x per day. He

weighs 40lbs. Does this sound right?

Also should I be giving him SAMe? I have for quite sometime but I read

on another list that I shouldn't be. Yesterday was the first day I

didn't. Last night he woke in the middle of the night with a TON of

energy. He was awake for quite awhile with this type of energy. He

didn't get any bad food. I gave him his zinc and melatonin together at

7pm and had discontinued the SAMe. I was just curious if this would

have any effect on his sleep or if it's just coincidence.

Thanks

Penny

[Guest guest]

I don't know about SAMe, but my son always wakes up at night if I

give him zinc in the evening. I don't know if the zinc dosage is

right, I never gave my son more than 60mg/day (he is 47 lbs), but I

don't say I am doing it right

Margaret

> My son has been chelating at stage II since November. He has high

> copper levels. I just want to check the appropriate zinc dosage.

Andy

> had suggested I double his zinc. I am giving him 25mg 4x per day.

He

> weighs 40lbs. Does this sound right?

>

> Also should I be giving him SAMe? I have for quite sometime but I

read

> on another list that I shouldn't be. Yesterday was the first day I

> didn't. Last night he woke in the middle of the night with a TON

of

> energy. He was awake for quite awhile with this type of energy. He

> didn't get any bad food. I gave him his zinc and melatonin

together at

> 7pm and had discontinued the SAMe. I was just curious if this

would

> have any effect on his sleep or if it's just coincidence.

>

> Thanks

> Penny

[Guest guest]

Adult dosage is about 25 mg a day.

Unless your doctor suggests to boost the dose

because the child isn't absorbing it I would be

cautious. Zinc can become toxic, it is a metal.

Liz D.

> [Original Message]

> From: igorginzburg <imginzburg@...>

> < >

> Date: 6/17/2004 11:27:54 PM

> Subject: [ ] Re: zinc dosage for Andy and also a SAMe

question

>

> I don't know about SAMe, but my son always wakes up at night if I

> give him zinc in the evening. I don't know if the zinc dosage is

> right, I never gave my son more than 60mg/day (he is 47 lbs), but I

> don't say I am doing it right

> Margaret

[Guest guest]

Liz,

I think he is absorbing it, but chelation removes it. I was giving

this dosage for years and my son's zinc is normal.

Margaret

> Adult dosage is about 25 mg a day.

> Unless your doctor suggests to boost the dose

> because the child isn't absorbing it I would be

> cautious. Zinc can become toxic, it is a metal.

>

> Liz D.

>

>

> > [Original Message]

> > From: igorginzburg <imginzburg@e...>

> > < >

> > Date: 6/17/2004 11:27:54 PM

> > Subject: [ ] Re: zinc dosage for Andy and also a

SAMe

> question

> >

> > I don't know about SAMe, but my son always wakes up at night if

I

> > give him zinc in the evening. I don't know if the zinc dosage is

> > right, I never gave my son more than 60mg/day (he is 47 lbs),

but I

> > don't say I am doing it right

> > Margaret