Re: - improvements?

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> > I had more symptoms beginning with DMSA (at 25 mg every 4 hours).

> > They included leg and foot cramps (needed more minerals), urge to

> > grind my teeth (needed more zinc), sharp brief headaches, blurriness

> > of vision, joint and muscle aches, fatigue and mild peripheral

> > neuropathy. I was very functional though.

>

> Do you still get some of these, but just not as severely as before?

> This is my experience.

I had a month or so at the beginning with the symptoms I described. I

forgot that I also had some pains in my teeth, too. Then I had about

9 months of feeling really good. The last month or two, I've been

feeling really run down. I finally concluded that that was low

ferritin along with adrenal and thyroid issues. So, my experience is

pretty much the opposite of the " trough " Andy describes in fig. 15 of

Amal. Ill.

> I do still notice things, but they seem

> more like minor distractions than real symptoms. Last year, many

> symptoms were bad enough to interfere in my life on a daily basis.

> I still have some of the same issues, but vastly reduced in

> severity (except when my adrenals are stressed, then things get a

> little worse, but still not like before).

I do have a lot less joint pain than I used to, but I'm more tired. I

used to HAVE to have 9 hours of sleep a night and now I find it hard

to sleep 7. Since it's been lighter earlier I'm not usually waking up

feeling refreshed. So, I'd say things are slightly better over all,

but not as good as a few months ago. I've never been bedridden, but I

haven't worked in 14 years. Because I am a fast metabolizer, I have

to wake up twice a night. I have to go give doses to my daughter,

too. All this really takes a toll on my endocrine system.

> Seems like a good idea. I still haven't done anything about my

> thyroid. I continue to see it as a " borderline " issue, but perhaps

> I am mistaken. I am trying to focus on reducing my yeast problems

> at present - things are very stirred up on that front.

on Autism-Mercury has done some posts recently claiming Armour

and Transfer Factor (or colostrum, I'm not clear) have cleared up

yeast for her granddaughter. Raising body temperature (which Armour

does for hypothyroid people) is supposed to help immunity. Yeast

hasn't been a problem for me for awhile now, but my daughter (who

probably needs both adrenal and thyroid support) is still having lots

of trouble with it.

W.