Adding ALA

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I've been chelating my son with TD-DMSA for six months now with some

nice improvements and I'm ready to add in ALA. My question is...I am

now giving the TD-DMSA every four hours around the clock...3 on 11

off. When adding ALA do I give it every 3 hours (at a different time

than the DMSA) or should they both be given together every 4 hours?

Any advice is appreciated.

Lori

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> I've been chelating my son with TD-DMSA for six months now with some

> nice improvements and I'm ready to add in ALA. My question is...I am

> now giving the TD-DMSA every four hours around the clock...3 on 11

> off. When adding ALA do I give it every 3 hours (at a different time

> than the DMSA) or should they both be given together every 4 hours?

> Any advice is appreciated.

> Lori

Give both every 3 hours. You could give the ALA every 3 and the DMSA

every 4, but why make it complicated, lol.

Nell

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I can tell you my son's complex language SKYROCKETED when I added

oral ALA to our TD-DMSA schedule (right after the first round). Our

sons weigh about the same. I actually started him on the high end

of the ALA dose (20-25 mgs). He went from very simple statements to

wonderful, spontaneous questions. Still very far from normal, but

getting better day by day. Even the receptive language is improving

(our stumbling block).

Personally, I would never take my child up to that 100 mg dose. If

you are following Andy's recommendations, the highest DMSA dose

should be 1/2 mg per lb of body weight.

My son had some mercury coming out on his first urine test (in to

the yellow range), but absolutely none came out on the second urine

test. I don't know what to make of it, except for the fact that I

can't base all of my decisions on that urine! He has been making

huge language strides with the addition of ALA despite no mercury in

that random urine? Frustrating.

I consider ALA much safer than DMSA if used in the proper protocol.

It is, in fact, a substance our own body produces (isn't it?). I

would be more comfortable with keeping the DMSA dose at 12.5 mgs and

adding oral ALA at 5 mgs and see what happens.

What do you mean by " he struggles with chelation on some rounds " ?

Can you describe?

I'm just giving my vote for ALA.

Pam

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> Hi All,

>

> We are chelating my son using oral DMSA following Andy's

protocal.

> He is about 43 lbs and his dose is 12.5 mg every 4 hours 3 on (16

> actual doses) and 11 off. We just completed round 13 this

weekend.

> We are using a DAN Dr. during chelation and he is fully aware that

> we are following Andy's protocal. Every 4th round, we do a urine

> toxic metals test and blood panel. With every urine test, he has

> shown to be excreting lead and mercury. For the first two tests,

> both lead and mercury were in the elevated (yellow) range. On the

> last two tests, lead continues to be elevated and mercury is

within

> the reference range but still coming out (3.7 with a reference of

> 5). We have seen some gains, although we seem to be doing a lot

of

> up and down. Possibly, that could be yeast. I would like to add

> ALA into the mix now. Of course, our DAN Dr. does not want us to

> add ALA yet. He has said that it is too dangerous to add it yet

> since he is still excreting so much lead and mercury on each

test.

> His plan (DAN's) is too continue at the dose we are until the

urine

> toxic metals test doesn't show much excretion. Then to up the

dose

> to 25 mg and do that until the test dosen't show excretion. He

> wants to follow this plan until we dose at 100 mg with no

> excretion. I have no intention of ever giving my son that much

> DMSA. My husband INSISTS on chelating with a Dr. I've tried to

> explain to him that adding ALA is safe. I know it is safe to add,

> but why? Can anyone explain to me the science on how it is safe?

> How will we not redistribute the body load to the brain? Should

we

> hold off adding ALA since he is still excreting so much from the

> body? Should we hold off adding ALA since he struggles with

> chelation on some rounds? Any words of wisdom on how I can

convince

> my husband to add ALA? My son's biggest issue right now seems to

be

> apraxia and I am anxious to see if getting the mercury out of the

> brain will help his language development. THANKS so much for any

> guidance!

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