Re: ALA chelation and fever- help please!

[Guest guest]

I am a newbie-but I would think it has something to do with the whole

metals/virus connection ?

WHat do you think ?

After my son did the DMSA challenge w/ a really high dose of DMSA (we

did not know better then) he was ill 2 days later with fever and not

eating for 5 days.

>

> I started chelating with ALA, 1/8 mg per lb. We're on round 4 and

I

> increased it to 1/4 mg per lb. He didn't seem to have a problem

with

> the 3 days of chelation, but on Sun. evening, he developed a

fever. I

> really don't think it's a virus he caught. I've noticed he also

gets

> nasal drainage, although it's not a runny nose. I've noticed this

on

> all 4 rounds of chelation... is this normal? What causes this?

>

> 1. Could chelation cause a fever?

> 2. Maybe mineral deficiency?

>

> The only new products we've been using is the Brainchild Cell food

and

> Oregon grape for yeast control. Also gave some GSE because we have

> such a difficult time controlling yeast during ALA chelation. Any

> help from you experienced chelators would really be appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

NAC can cause nasal drainage. (Google: NAC flu) Don't know about the

fever, but there have been several people on here saying their child

had one during a round.

>

> I started chelating with ALA, 1/8 mg per lb. We're on round 4 and

I

> increased it to 1/4 mg per lb. He didn't seem to have a problem

with

> the 3 days of chelation, but on Sun. evening, he developed a

fever. I

> really don't think it's a virus he caught. I've noticed he also

gets

> nasal drainage, although it's not a runny nose. I've noticed this

on

> all 4 rounds of chelation... is this normal? What causes this?

>

> 1. Could chelation cause a fever?

> 2. Maybe mineral deficiency?

>

> The only new products we've been using is the Brainchild Cell food

and

> Oregon grape for yeast control. Also gave some GSE because we have

> such a difficult time controlling yeast during ALA chelation. Any

> help from you experienced chelators would really be appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

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> I started chelating with ALA, 1/8 mg per lb. We're on round 4 and I

> increased it to 1/4 mg per lb. He didn't seem to have a problem with

> the 3 days of chelation, but on Sun. evening, he developed a fever. I

> really don't think it's a virus he caught. I've noticed he also gets

> nasal drainage, although it's not a runny nose. I've noticed this on

> all 4 rounds of chelation... is this normal? What causes this?

>

> 1. Could chelation cause a fever?

> 2. Maybe mineral deficiency?

>

> The only new products we've been using is the Brainchild Cell food and

> Oregon grape for yeast control. Also gave some GSE because we have

> such a difficult time controlling yeast during ALA chelation. Any

> help from you experienced chelators would really be appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I started chelating with ALA, 1/8 mg per lb. We're on round 4 and I

> increased it to 1/4 mg per lb. He didn't seem to have a problem with

> the 3 days of chelation, but on Sun. evening, he developed a fever. I

> really don't think it's a virus he caught.

It may have been a virus that was resident in his body that his body

has now started to eliminate. Try increasing vitamin C and watch for

yeast overgrowth.

>>I've noticed he also gets

> nasal drainage, although it's not a runny nose. I've noticed this on

> all 4 rounds of chelation... is this normal? What causes this?

Yeast overgrowth can cause this.

Dana

[Guest guest]

About 5 doses into my son's very first round of DMSA (haven't gotten

to ALA yet) he started to develop a fever. He had no other symptoms

of acute infection - it definately wasn't a cold, flu, stomach bug,

etc. His fever eventually got so high by his 10th dose of DMSA that

we got worried and stopped the round. He held a fever between 103-

105 for 6 days straight and was somewhat lethargic and had not much

appetite. It was worrisome, and we had to have a lot of luke-warm

baths just to keep it down out of the 104-105 range and used dye-free

motrin when needed. We are confident that it was his body fighting

something that was stirred up by the chelation - whether it was a

latent virus (we know he is a viral kid) or just an abnormal reaction

to the free-floating metals, we don't know.

But, now here's the good part, he's been incredible since the fever!

That high, long lasting fever was a blessing in disguise for us. I

don't know exactly what it did, perhaps killed off some bad bacteria

or viruses, but whatever it did was wonderful for him. His language

and play are better and he's been a joy to be around!

We will be attempting another round of DMSA again soon, but perhaps

we'll lower the dose even more just in case.

Good luck,

Sheri

>

> I started chelating with ALA, 1/8 mg per lb. We're on round 4 and

I

> increased it to 1/4 mg per lb. He didn't seem to have a problem

with

> the 3 days of chelation, but on Sun. evening, he developed a

fever. I

> really don't think it's a virus he caught. I've noticed he also

gets

> nasal drainage, although it's not a runny nose. I've noticed this

on

> all 4 rounds of chelation... is this normal? What causes this?

>

> 1. Could chelation cause a fever?

> 2. Maybe mineral deficiency?

>

> The only new products we've been using is the Brainchild Cell food

and

> Oregon grape for yeast control. Also gave some GSE because we have

> such a difficult time controlling yeast during ALA chelation. Any

> help from you experienced chelators would really be appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Pam