Determining optimum doseages of DMSA & ALA

July 22, 2010

Hi,

We are about to start 5th round of DMSA (60lb, 25mg, 3 days on & 4 days off),

and would like to add in ALA asap. My little one has been very brand sensitive

with supps so I thought I'd intro 1 at a time in case of any reactions).

All gone well so far, very happy and interactive during round but come Monday

quite tired physically and mentally. Tuesday has been quite challenging each

week though. Irritable, defiant & increased stims. As the week goes on, this

subsides and Thursdays are pretty good. Friday is back to normal only to have

had one days rest before we begin the next round. Although the regression is

manageable, I'm concerned about things getting worse if I throw the ALA into the

mix (really want to do this though to support the liver).

Also, this week we have had the return of allergy symptoms which I understand is

par for the course when chelating.

Having researched the supporting supps, we added them to our regime a couple of

months prior to starting chelation so I'm confident we are giving plenty of

vitamin C & biotin (plan to up the doseages of milk thistle and vitamin E very

soon too).

Questions...

1. Is this too high a starting dose of DMSA to begin even though it is being

tolerated very well during the round?

2. Is the regression simply a matter of redistribution after the round and a

normal part of the chelation process? Is there any way of knowing how long it

will continue to this degree? Weeks, months, years?

I guess I'm trying to determine whether to reduce DMSA dose or reduce to 12.5mg

and add 12.5mg ALA? Kinda thought we'd do 25mg DMSA for a while then add 25mg

ALA after the first few rounds... Was I being naive?

We have had no other changes to our diet or supplement schedule.

Advice please!!!!!

Thanks,

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