Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 > Hi all, > Just a question to clarify the recommended protocol for the first round > after amalgam-removal: TK--- This is all covered in the links section regarding dosage and timing, it would be a good bookmark for you to refer to. > > Do I start with 10 days on, 10 days off with DMSA for three months before > adding ALA? That's what I read in the book. Or can I start right away on the > 3-days on, 4-days off method using DMSA for three months? TK--- The number of days on is not written in stone except that you should do at least 3 days on and up to 10. Imo I would start with 3- 4 day rounds for a few rounds to see how you do and if doing ok then consider longer rounds increasing gradually. > > Or is this optional? > > Please clarify... > > How did everyone else begin? > > ~Lynne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hi all, Just a question to clarify the recommended protocol for the first round after amalgam-removal: ---You are supposed to wait 4 days before you start your first round after amalgam removal. Some wait longer. For various reasons, I didn't do my first round until about a month after.-----Jackie t. Do I start with 10 days on, 10 days off with DMSA for three months before adding ALA? That's what I read in the book. Or can I start right away on the 3-days on, 4-days off method using DMSA for three months? Or is this optional? -------My understanding is that the number of days on a round is somewhat optional. 3 days is considered to be the minimum you should do, but longer rounds are better/fine if you can handle them. With longer rounds you have fewer redistribution events per the number of days chelating. I.E.---If you chelate continuously for 6 days and then stop, you will have one " end-of-a-round " redistribution event. If you chelate for 3 days then stop, and then do another 3 days and then stop, you will have two " end-of-the-round " redistribution events per the same number of chelation days on the longer round. That is the benefit of longer rounds. The 3 on/4 off schedule works for people who want to chelate every weekend, and many of the parents of autistic kids do this because it works for their schedule. But the length of a round isn't set in stone, or there isn't no magical number, just guidelines. The other rule to follow is that you are supposed to have as many or more off days as on days, to give your body a rest. So if you do a longer round, then take at least as many days off before you start another round. The part that ISN'T optional and is MOST important is taking the chelator often enough to keep a fairly even level of it in your bloodstream. For DMSA that is every 3-4 hours around the clock. This is the most important part of Andy's protocol.--------Jackie T. Please clarify... How did everyone else begin? -------Based on suggestions from people here, I was encouraged to start at a very low dose, even lower than what is in Andy's book. So I started at the lowest dose, 12.5mg of DMSA every 3-4 hours, and it has worked out fine for me. I actually feel much better on a round, so I try to go as long as I can. I have only done 4 rounds so far, lasting from 4 to 6 days. The interrupted sleep starts to catch up with me, and usually something happens or comes up, that helps me decide to end the round. I may try upping it to 25mg pretty soon, since everything went well on these 4 rounds. I'll probably do one more round at 12.5mg because I already have pills split up at this amount, and I may start it today. I could use a pick-me-up! It is possible that I could have started at 25mg, but I wanted to be very cautious, because the last thing I wanted to do was to make myself worse by going too fast. Too many personal things going on in my life and too many people curiously watching me that I don't want to screw this up!----------Jackie T> ~Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hi all, Just a question to clarify the recommended protocol for the first round after amalgam-removal: ---You are supposed to wait 4 days before you start your first round after amalgam removal. Some wait longer. For various reasons, I didn't do my first round until about a month after.-----Jackie t. Do I start with 10 days on, 10 days off with DMSA for three months before adding ALA? That's what I read in the book. Or can I start right away on the 3-days on, 4-days off method using DMSA for three months? Or is this optional? -------My understanding is that the number of days on a round is somewhat optional. 3 days is considered to be the minimum you should do, but longer rounds are better/fine if you can handle them. With longer rounds you have fewer redistribution events per the number of days chelating. I.E.---If you chelate continuously for 6 days and then stop, you will have one " end-of-a-round " redistribution event. If you chelate for 3 days then stop, and then do another 3 days and then stop, you will have two " end-of-the-round " redistribution events per the same number of chelation days on the longer round. That is the benefit of longer rounds. The 3 on/4 off schedule works for people who want to chelate every weekend, and many of the parents of autistic kids do this because it works for their schedule. But the length of a round isn't set in stone, or there isn't no magical number, just guidelines. The other rule to follow is that you are supposed to have as many or more off days as on days, to give your body a rest. So if you do a longer round, then take at least as many days off before you start another round. The part that ISN'T optional and is MOST important is taking the chelator often enough to keep a fairly even level of it in your bloodstream. For DMSA that is every 3-4 hours around the clock. This is the most important part of Andy's protocol.--------Jackie T. Please clarify... How did everyone else begin? -------Based on suggestions from people here, I was encouraged to start at a very low dose, even lower than what is in Andy's book. So I started at the lowest dose, 12.5mg of DMSA every 3-4 hours, and it has worked out fine for me. I actually feel much better on a round, so I try to go as long as I can. I have only done 4 rounds so far, lasting from 4 to 6 days. The interrupted sleep starts to catch up with me, and usually something happens or comes up, that helps me decide to end the round. I may try upping it to 25mg pretty soon, since everything went well on these 4 rounds. I'll probably do one more round at 12.5mg because I already have pills split up at this amount, and I may start it today. I could use a pick-me-up! It is possible that I could have started at 25mg, but I wanted to be very cautious, because the last thing I wanted to do was to make myself worse by going too fast. Too many personal things going on in my life and too many people curiously watching me that I don't want to screw this up!----------Jackie T> ~Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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