Re: DMSA - dividing, administering, and storing

[Guest guest]

, you could put each dose in a separate container, but I don't. For a 5mg

dose, I would put 5 tsp of juice in a small container that seals (like

tupperware) and add the 25 mg capsule. I would then shake thoroughly and take

out 1 tsp for each dose (use an oral syringe that you can get in the baby dept

at the drugstore). Shake thoroughly before taking out each dose. This should

get you roughly a 5 mg/dose.

The 12 hour number is a guideline..I wouldn't have heartburn about going 16

hours. Make sure to refrigerate the doses. You are using an acidic juice which

is good.

I do ALA exactly the same way, but I do keep them in separate containers so I

can take a dose of DMSA from one container and then add a dose of ALA from a

separate container. This also allows you to vary the dosage between the 2.

Hope that helps.

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> We're about to start our first round and I'm wondering if there is a

> best practice regarding dividing the DMSA capsules (we're going to do

> 5mg for a 28 lb 2 year old), administering it (planning on organic lemon

> juice with stevia), and storing the divided portions (planning on

> placing each 1/5th of a 25mg capsule in a separate plastic container).

> Especially with the storage, do I need to worry about sunlight and air

> exposure? And the DMSA is only viable for a 12 hour period if mixed with

> the juice, correct? Does ALA need to be treated differently? Your input

> is much appreciated.

>

> thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the response. The little guy had some diarrhea after we gave

his 3am dose, the juice might have been too strong. We are going to just

just mix a fresh dose with a little rice milk and see how that goes.

epoxycozy wrote:

>

> , you could put each dose in a separate container, but I don't.

> For a 5mg dose, I would put 5 tsp of juice in a small container that

> seals (like tupperware) and add the 25 mg capsule. I would then shake

> thoroughly and take out 1 tsp for each dose (use an oral syringe that

> you can get in the baby dept at the drugstore). Shake thoroughly

> before taking out each dose. This should get you roughly a 5 mg/dose.

>

> The 12 hour number is a guideline..I wouldn't have heartburn about

> going 16 hours. Make sure to refrigerate the doses. You are using an

> acidic juice which is good.

>

> I do ALA exactly the same way, but I do keep them in separate

> containers so I can take a dose of DMSA from one container and then

> add a dose of ALA from a separate container. This also allows you to

> vary the dosage between the 2.

>

> Hope that helps.

>

>

>

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > We're about to start our first round and I'm wondering if there is a

> > best practice regarding dividing the DMSA capsules (we're going to do

> > 5mg for a 28 lb 2 year old), administering it (planning on organic

> lemon

> > juice with stevia), and storing the divided portions (planning on

> > placing each 1/5th of a 25mg capsule in a separate plastic container).

> > Especially with the storage, do I need to worry about sunlight and air

> > exposure? And the DMSA is only viable for a 12 hour period if mixed

> with

> > the juice, correct? Does ALA need to be treated differently? Your input

> > is much appreciated.

> >

> > thanks,

> >

> >

>

>