Need help with Chelation problems

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I have been chelating with DMSA every four hours on five day rounds

since in November. I Started with doses of 12.5 mg. After a couple

of months I went to 18.75 mg. Then to 25 mg. The 25 mg. doses worked

well for a few rounds. Then I had a round with bad symptoms. I tried

one more time at 25 mg. (after an extended break where I felt a whole

lot better)and once again had very bad symptoms. I have done a couple

of subsequent rounds back at 12.5 mg. The symptoms are now even

worse. I am chelating lead, mercury and silver. My on round symptoms

are mostly psychological. I also see things that aren't there and

cannot safely drive on round. I am like an alcoholic in that I do not

have good judgment about my condition and think I am okay to drive

when I'm really a wreck waiting to happen. The symptoms occur within

minutes of taking a dose.

I am taking a boat load of supplements recommended in AI. I cannot

tolerate and do not eat sulfur foods. I use castor oil packs

religiously because I feel they help me a lot. I eat mostly

vegetables and meat.

I quit my last chelation round a day early because of symptoms. I

have been off round for a week and I now feel almost like a normal

person again.

Now I am trying to decide what to do next. I am thinking about adding

12.5 mg. ALA to my 12.5 mg. DMSA for the next round. I thought that

maybe this would make the chelation tolerable. I figure I would know

right away if it was going to be bad.

I could try 6.25 mg. of DMSA alone. However, just opening the DMSA

bottle makes me itch and feel anxious.

Or I thought perhaps I should try to get DMPS prescribed and try that.

But my understanding is that it does not chelate lead or silver.

Or should I take an extended chelation break? If so, how long before

I try DMSA again. And then how much?

BTW I am so sensitive to sulfur foods that I have gotten itchy on my

exposed skin and have had symptoms when merely in the presence of

roasting garlic and sauteed leeks.

Could I be allergic to DMSA?

Please help me figure out what to do next.

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> I have been chelating with DMSA every four hours on five day rounds

> since in November. I Started with doses of 12.5 mg. After a couple

> of months I went to 18.75 mg. Then to 25 mg. The 25 mg. doses

worked

> well for a few rounds. Then I had a round with bad symptoms. I

tried

> one more time at 25 mg. (after an extended break where I felt a

whole

> lot better)

TK--- after extended breaks it can be necessary to start again with

much lower dosages

and once again had very bad symptoms. I have done a couple

> of subsequent rounds back at 12.5 mg. The symptoms are now even

> worse. I am chelating lead, mercury and silver. My on round

symptoms

> are mostly psychological. I also see things that aren't there and

> cannot safely drive on round. I am like an alcoholic in that I do

not

> have good judgment about my condition and think I am okay to drive

> when I'm really a wreck waiting to happen. The symptoms occur

within

> minutes of taking a dose.

>

> I am taking a boat load of supplements recommended in AI. I cannot

> tolerate and do not eat sulfur foods. I use castor oil packs

> religiously because I feel they help me a lot. I eat mostly

> vegetables and meat.

>

> I quit my last chelation round a day early because of symptoms. I

> have been off round for a week and I now feel almost like a normal

> person again.

>

> Now I am trying to decide what to do next. I am thinking about

adding

> 12.5 mg. ALA to my 12.5 mg. DMSA for the next round. I thought that

> maybe this would make the chelation tolerable.

TK--- ALA [usually causes more side effects - if you decide to try it

with the side effects you are having now I would suggest using it

alone at first to see what it does.

I figure I would know

> right away if it was going to be bad.

TK--- most likely

>

> I could try 6.25 mg. of DMSA alone.

TK--- an option

However, just opening the DMSA

> bottle makes me itch and feel anxious.

TK--- the dmsa isn't causing that

>

> Or I thought perhaps I should try to get DMPS prescribed and try

that.

TK--- another option

> But my understanding is that it does not chelate lead or silver.

TK-- it does not chelate lead

>

> Or should I take an extended chelation break? If so, how long

before

> I try DMSA again. And then how much?

>

> BTW I am so sensitive to sulfur foods that I have gotten itchy on my

> exposed skin and have had symptoms when merely in the presence of

> roasting garlic and sauteed leeks.

>

> Could I be allergic to DMSA?

>

> Please help me figure out what to do next.

TK--- if you can get dmps I would try that or lower the dmsa dosage

>