Re: Chelation side effects

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I am so sorry, I posted this to the wrong goup and do not know how to

remove it. Meinda

>

> Hi, 6 yr old daughter almost recovered fromm PDD-NOS whom we have

> been chelating since July 2006. She has had 49 rounds of DMPS and

44

> rounds of ALA along with antivirals, antibacterials and

antifungals.

> We stopped the DMPS last June and started chelating using 8mg of

ALA

> alone, three days on and four days off.

>

> During some rounds she is complaining of not feeling well all over

> and points to an area on her forehead that hurts. On Monday after

we

> end the round she looses her abilities and gets frusterated.

>

> When we started ALA we used 5mg compounded. Then we switched to

> dividing the Kirkman 25mg capsules by three so she was getting

> 8.33mg. Recently, we switched back to 8mg compounded thinking that

> the dose would be more precise and she might feel better. Some

rounds

> the side effects seem minimal but recently it seems more noticeable

> that she is not feeling well on round. Is some general unwellness

> feeling to be expected? If so, how much?

>

> My first thought is to drop the amount of ALA given. It surprises

me

> that we would need to drop the amount given after 44 rounds of ALA

> but these side effects are happening only on round and Mondays.

> Getting her up every three hours during the night does not help

with

> the tiredness issue either. I have done a few rounds with only

> getting her up every four hours in the middle of the night but I

feel

> better sticking with the three hour recommendation. Should we drop

> the amount of ALA?

>

> Any advice as to how to safely share this with her teacher? Public

> thought we were nuts because we wanted them to give her enzymes. I

> have shared with the teacher Jacquelyn McCandless's book, Children

> with Starving Brains and have informed the teacher that she is on a

> timed medicine only on the weekend and Mondays she may not be

feeling

> as well. Today she had a meltdown after not being able to do her

work

> and I am feeling mommy guilt. She is a child that wants to please

and

> is in a typical first grade classroom in a private school.

>

> Thanks for being there. Melinda

>