EDTA Experiment

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Just a fyi, the EDTA experiment appear to have significant positive

effects. For myself, there is an appearance the it reduces

coagulation (or coagulation triggering substances?). The frequency

and amount of anticoagulant substance I need to keep at peak

performance is less often and smaller amounts).

For the CFIDSer in the house -- it appears to be exposing infections

to the immune system (temperatures jumping to 102F etc). We are

finding ourselves tuning the quantity to produce minor side-effect

instead of allowing it go full-blown and possibly endup in the

emergency room. I have grave concerns over EDTA by IV because of that

type of risk. Also, I would advise getting the immune system

stronger, done a round of antibiotics etc PRIOR to reduce the load on

the immune system first -- AGAIN, to keep the immune response side-

effects tolerable....

I have created a poll for others to share their experience.

Checking PUBMED:

" EDTA appeared to be the best anticoagulant with regard to blood cell

preservation and showed the lowest whole blood viscosity over a wide

range of shear rates (0.1 to 87.0 sec-1). " PMID: 2105367

" Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA) is the anticoagulant

recommended for full blood counts " http://cat.inist.fr/?

aModele=afficheN & cpsidt=14469452

Interesting in terms of testing for coagulation:

" the objective of this report was to present the case of a patient

who presented with an extremely low number of platelets when her

blood was analyzed in an EDTA-containing tube and its numbers were

normal when the blood was analyzed with citrate, alerting for the

risk of erroneously administering blood products. "

As always, consult with your medical professional before starting.