Re: menstrual changes during chelation - Jackie

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> I'd be interested in hearing more from other women about

> menstrual changes that have occured during chelation.

> Especially interested in long-term changes, after a year

> or more.

>

> -------------I have been chelating for about 18 months, only with

DMSA, the majority of that time at 12.5 and 16mg. My periods had been

heavy and painful and lasted about 6-7 days, and were regular, except

more like 30-some days in between, and were like this for many years,

as long as I wasn't on birth control pills. I had PMS and much more

anxiety the week or so before my period when I wasn't on Zoloft. The

anxiety was bad enough that many times I considered going back on

Zoloft because of it, but then it would pass. As I started eating

better and taking supplements in preparation for amalgam removal, I

think things got a little better. Alot of things got better after

amalgam removal, including anxiety and PMS. But my periods were still

heavy, long, painful, and regular. Maybe slight improvements, but no

huge changes.----------Jackie

SS> Interesting that your PMS improved after amalgam removal.

I wonder if the supplementation was providing some minimal

adrenal support and thus reduced those symptoms.

I wish I had known about mercury and chelation, or even just

about adrenal fatigue, years and years ago. I really think my

endometriosis and PMS issues are strongly connected to metal

toxicity and its various effects on my body.

> I noticed when I first started chelating (for a few months,

> I guess), that if I was anywhere close to the end of my

> cycle (as long as a week, I'd say), starting a round would

> bring on my period. Not especially heavy, though.

>

> -------------This didn't seem to happen to me, my periods stayed

pretty regular, just vary a few days in length in between sometimes,

but didn't coincide with rounds of chelation.----------Jackie

SS> There's so much variety amongst us - I think you are the only

one who has replied who did not notice cycle changes related to

chelation.

> I also had a lot of ovary aches/pain, or weird feelings in

> the ovary area. I have had similar pains there when I

> ovulate, so I'm pretty sure it is ovary-related. Maybe

> I was having cysts (I have had them before). This has

> pretty much gone away.

>

> --------------I have also experienced ovary aches/pains, but I

don't think mine have gone away. But you have used ALA, right?, and I

haven't, so I'll be curious to see if that makes any difference.

Also, since my appendix ruptured in August, I'm wondering if some of

my pain, at least on that side, may have been my appendix, and I

passed it off as ovary pain? But I have also had the pain on my left

side too, so I believe it's ovaries, and probably happens more often

when I'm ovulating. I have never been told I had cysts, and with all

my recent abdominal CATscans, I'm sure they would have seen them and

told me about them, if I had any. So my pain wouldn't be cyst

related.---------------Jackie

SS> I don't think CAT scans would necessarily detect ovarian cysts.

Pelvic ultrasound is the usual diagnostic tool - maybe you had

one (or more) of those before the ablation.

The developing appendicitis could certainly have caused some pain,

but if you have left side pains, too, then possibly it's ovaries.

I wish we could see inside our bodies without all these fancy

gadgets!

It will be interesting to see if ALA has any effect on the ovarian

pains. If you notice anything, I hope you'll post about it.

> At this point, it seems like I have stopped having periods

> (approaching 3 months without a period, although my hot

> flashes have improved somewhat so who knows).

>

> My hormone levels are menopausal. My gyn thinks I may not

> get another period. I am not sure whether to believe this,

> or if it could be temporary due to chelation. My mother

> didn't stop having periods until mid 50s and I am only 47.

>

> --------------Hard to say, . My oldest sister still gets

her period, and she's 52. My second oldest sister, who just turned

50, is already menopausal. I don't know for exactly how long, but at

least a year or two, so in her late 40's. Neither one is chelating,

so it may not be relevant at all. I'm 42, and no hot flashes or other

signs yet.-------------Jackie

SS> I guess there can be variation within a family. I have often

read that a mother's age at menopause is a good predictor for a

daughter, but there are probably lots of other factors.

On the one hand, I am content to be rid of a lot of the crazy

PMS and other menstrual-related issues. But I'm concerned about

my bone health if I really have stopped cycling. I already have

thin bones and family history of severe osteoporosis on my dad's

side. I hope that chelation improves this situation and that my

absorption of minerals improves.

> Just curious if anyone is having similar experiences.

>

> ------------I'm glad you brought up this topic, its interesting.

I was hoping that amalgam removal and chelation was going to make my

periods better, but they really didn't change much. Bigger changes in

PMS symptoms, especially anxiety being much less, which was/is great.

My sister and I have speculated about the body using your period to

help dump mercury, because they say you give it to your fetus to help

detox yourself, so why not in your period? And I have to say, I

remember feeling pretty good when I was pregnant and nursing my twins.

I seemed to slowly go down hill when they were toddlers. Hmmm, after

I was done nursing, no longer sharing my mercury with anyone. I find

that interesting.---------Jackie

SS> The idea that menstruation will help detox mercury is an

interesting one. When I kept getting my period at the onset

of DMSA rounds, I tried to focus on that idea.

Do you think your kids acquired a big toxic load from you? Do

they have symptoms of mercury toxicity? Seems like you posted

about someone before, but I don't think it was one of your kids.

>

>

> (I was having irregular cycles and hot flashes before starting

> chelation, so it is certainly possible this would be happening

> whether I had chelated or not.)

>

> ---------------This is the hard part, because there is no way to

ever know. You can't go back and do it both ways. I was told about a

year ago that my uterus was enlarged, and this lead to all kinds of

ultrasounds, scopes, procedures, etc., and in the end, they never

found anything, and no explanation for my enlarged uterus. So I

wonder, would this have happened whether I was chelating or not?

These are the questions that we will never know for sure, but they

always leave you wondering.------Jackie

That's for sure!

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