/was: Re: DMSA & ALA cream - are they ok by Andy Cutler? Or Personal experiences

[Guest guest]

Doesn't the oral version taste stinky? My doctor's thoughts were

that it'd be easier to slab it on than eat it. I've tried DMSA &

ALA outside of the capsule and they taste pretty hideous, even in

apple sauce! What brands are most agreeable?

Thanks!

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> > Thanks. I looked through the files at onibasu.com. The

closest I

> > got to an opinion by Andy was him replying to someone about

how oral

> > is best, but cream is ok too if you're " faddish " .

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> Correct.

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> >I'm paraphrasing

> > here... perhaps he gives more details somewhere else.

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> More details:

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> The constraints on adequately frequent dosing are the same for

TD and

> oral:

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> DMPS every 8 hours or more often,

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> DMSA every 4 hours or more often,

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> ALA every 3-4 hours or more often.

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> Some of the vehicles (cream part) may be bad for certain kids

even if

> the chelator is OK. This is individual and not something to

worry a

> lot about.

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> >(I'll have to

> > spend more time reading!) I read enough to learn that there's

> > concern about how much of TD-DMSA is actually absorbed.

>

> Some is so it does work this way.

>

> > Anyway, thanks again for the feedback. I did hear of some

success

> > stories with the TD so I'll give it a shot for now and may

switch to

> > the oral, or at least introduce it in the near future.

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