2 day chelation? Andy or anyone?

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Our Dr recommended doing either 2 days on/5 days off rounds or 3/11.

I'd like to chelate every week since my son will be 6 soon but I know

it's normally 3/4.

Could anyone tell me the disadvantages of doing 2 days instead of 3?

(I admit, the thought of only waking up 2 nights is mighty appealing!)

Thanks,

Joan

[Guest guest]

> Our Dr recommended doing either 2 days on/5 days off rounds or 3/11.

> I'd like to chelate every week since my son will be 6 soon but I

know

> it's normally 3/4.

>

> Could anyone tell me the disadvantages of doing 2 days instead of 3?

> (I admit, the thought of only waking up 2 nights is mighty

appealing!)

I realize getting up at night is pretty unpleasant. If you think of

it as if you were getting up to pee it might not bother you as much.

The length of chelation and its effect on outcome are unfortunately

not terribly well established. My observation and experience has been

that people who do 1 day cycles routinely end up with psychiatric

problems, while those who do 3 day cycles don't. Based on my general

experience and impression I think trying for 3 day cycles is really

best, and worth the effort compared to 2 day cycles, but I can't

enumerate a lot of experience or data that points to this.

Certainly 2 days is MUCH better than one.

I'd encourage you to try 3 days a few times and 2 a few times and then

decide which one you think is best for your kid.

I'd also encourage you to decide on the " skip time " yourself, based on

how much your son seems to need. Chelation protocols are pretty

individual. . . . ..

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> Th

[Guest guest]

> Our Dr recommended doing either 2 days on/5 days off rounds or 3/11.

> I'd like to chelate every week since my son will be 6 soon but I

know

> it's normally 3/4.

>

> Could anyone tell me the disadvantages of doing 2 days instead of 3?

> (I admit, the thought of only waking up 2 nights is mighty

appealing!)

>

> Thanks,

> Joan

Another option is to wake up " only " 2 nights but extend the

chelation time as far as possible with those 2 nights. What

I do is start in the morning (usually on Thrusday or Friday

morning) as soon as I get up. I then continue through 2

nighttime wakeups, and continue into the evening on the

3rd day. I stop before going to bed on the 3rd day. This

is 2.6 days of chelation with TWO nights of waking up.

This may or may not work for you, depending on your school

schedules (etc).

best wishes,

Moria