Re: continuing dmps after ala round

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> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

>

Do this: take ALA every 3 hours and take DMPS every 6 hours (that is,

with alternating doses of ALA). Then on the last two days, you only

have to interrupt your sleep once a night for DMPS.

W.

[Guest guest]

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> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

>

Do this: take ALA every 3 hours and take DMPS every 6 hours (that is,

with alternating doses of ALA). Then on the last two days, you only

have to interrupt your sleep once a night for DMPS.

W.

[Guest guest]

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>

> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

>

Do this: take ALA every 3 hours and take DMPS every 6 hours (that is,

with alternating doses of ALA). Then on the last two days, you only

have to interrupt your sleep once a night for DMPS.

W.

[Guest guest]

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>

> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

TK--- No. you can't change the timing like that without causing

redistribution. Once you go to 3 hr for a round you need to stay with

that.

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> I'd hate to have to get up in the middle of the night just to take

> dmps.

>

> Thanks,

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

TK--- No. you can't change the timing like that without causing

redistribution. Once you go to 3 hr for a round you need to stay with

that.

>

> I'd hate to have to get up in the middle of the night just to take

> dmps.

>

> Thanks,

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

TK--- No. you can't change the timing like that without causing

redistribution. Once you go to 3 hr for a round you need to stay with

that.

>

> I'd hate to have to get up in the middle of the night just to take

> dmps.

>

> Thanks,

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

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> > If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days

can

> > you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th

day?

> >

>

> Do this: take ALA every 3 hours and take DMPS every 6 hours (that

is,

> with alternating doses of ALA).

TK--- If you have changed from 6/8hr doses of dmps to 3hr dosing and

ALA you may not be able to go back to the 6/8hr doseage of dmps and

may need to increase it. There will be a significant difference in

blood concentration of dmps between the two dosage schedules if you

use the same amount [6mg]. so you may need to increase the dmps at

6/8hr dosing when you add the ala.

Then on the last two days, you only

> have to interrupt your sleep once a night for DMPS.

>

> W.

>

[Guest guest]

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> TK--- If you have changed from 6/8hr doses of dmps to 3hr dosing and

> ALA you may not be able to go back to the 6/8hr doseage of dmps and

> may need to increase it. There will be a significant difference in

> blood concentration of dmps between the two dosage schedules if you

> use the same amount [6mg]. so you may need to increase the dmps at

> 6/8hr dosing when you add the ala.

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Wow, this is so confusing. I'm thinking of doing ala/dmps every

weekend with a break here and there. So, if you increase the

frequency of dmps, you would also need to increase the dosage level?

Maybe 12 mg every 3 hours if I have been doing 6 mg every 8 hours

for a couple of months?

val

[Guest guest]

What I meant was to take DMPS every 6 hours for as many days as you

are going to take that. During some of those days (for at least 3

days in a row), take ALA every 3 hours. So, on the days you do both,

take DMPS with your ALA dose and then take only ALA, then back to

both, then just ALA, ... That way you are taking DMPS every 6 hours

and ALA every 3 hours.

This would you don't need to change the timing of DMPS, but mean that

you have to dose only 1 time per night when not using ALA.

W.

[Guest guest]

> >

> >

> > If you are taking 6 mg of dmps/6 mg ala every 3 hrs for 3 days can

> > you then just take 6 mg of dmps every 8 hours for the 4th and 5th day?

>

> TK--- No. you can't change the timing like that without causing

> redistribution. Once you go to 3 hr for a round you need to stay with

> that.

>

I actually don't agree with this.

In THEORY you should be able to go back and forth AS LONG as you adjust doses

properly,

and do it as follows:

Take X/2 every 3 hours, then after taking an X/2, wait 6 hours and go to an X

every 6

hours dose.

or 3X/8 every 3 hours, then after a 3X/8 dose wait 8 hours and go to X every 8

hours.

Very few people have tried varied timing.

Of those (all of whom were VERY VERY VERY sick), their experience of tolerating

it was not

particularly good.

So, if you want to do original medical research on yourself (which I do not

recommend)

then do as above for amounts and timing and let us know how it goes.

If you want to avoid the substantial risk of doing something new and untried,

then just

stick with the dosing frequency you have established.

TK's poisition is in fact a rational and practical one, and the one I recommend,

but I don't

think it can be justified as " necessary " in a simple minded kinetic sense.

Andy