Re: Chelation on ALA - side effects,

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Hi ,

We never know when/if Andy will read posts and answer.

>>Why did the first round of chelation trigger those very

> > bothering allergy-like symptoms, which still prevail even during

> the

> > breaks? Does anyone have an idea? In the other forum quite a few

> > people answered me and suggested that 30 mg of ALA might still be

> > too high.

Yes, 30 mg is way too high for many people to start with. If you look

in the files section for TKs general chelation suggestions, he

suggests starting at doses of 12.5 mg. Some people have to go even

lower to 5 mg per dose or less.

>>I've already lowered the dose to 15 mg.

It isn't clear to me if you got the extreme symptoms when using doses

of 15 mg ALA. If so, the dose is still way too high and you would

have to consider doses of 5 mg or so.

>>I've ordered some DMSA yesterday.

> Can

> > I start with it right away, or should I first stop the ALA and

> take

> > a break before starting again with DMSA?

I assumed that you had already stopped the ALA because of the side

effects that you were getting???

Stop the ALA and try several rounds with DMSA alone before attempting

ALA again. (When you do add ALA try a dose of about 5 mg first).

For DMSA you could try doses of 12.5 mg or even less.

Let us know if you are having any reaction.

The basic chelation supplements are on pages 133-134 of Amalgam

Illness. It is important to take as many antioxidants as you can

(because mercury causes oxidative stress) - emphasis on vitamin C, vit

E,; minerals are in short supply and used up during chelation - Mg,

Zn, Mo; the liver needs support - B vitamins, milk thistle;

essential fats are needed for healing - fish and/or flax oil.

Chelation will be rough without the basics.

(The head aches, muscle pain and stiffness can be partly from low Mg.

Soaking in epsom salt baths is also recommended.)

Let us know if you find a doctor who wants to be helpful. He could

help by prescribing DMPS (you would have to use it in tiny dose).

Good luck

J

> >

> > Hello,

> > My name is , I come from Germany. I had already posted my

> text

> > in the Autism Mercury forum, and recommended that I should

> also

> > post it here.

> >

> > I've been diagnosed with Lyme disease for over a year now. I've

> been

> > taking several rounds of antibiotics to treat it. In the whole

> > process I've stumbled upon Rosner's and Andy Cutler's books

> on

> > Lyme disease and Amalgam Illness. Furthermore, I have had low

> > thyroid for 15 years for which I've been taking thyroid hormones

> > since. 3 years ago I had 10 Amalgam fillings replaced,

> unfortunately

> > without any protection or precaution. From Andy's book I learned

> > that mercury might play a big role in my illness. I've done a hair

> > elements analysis test through a German laboratory which showed

> that

> > everything is more or less in normal range except for high

> calcium,

> > low iron and low chromium. Copper is also in normal range. 8 weeks

> > ago, I decided to try chelation on ALA according to Andy's

> protocol:

> > single dose of 30 mg every 3 hours during daytime and every 4

> hours

> > at night. The first round lasted 3 days, I didn't take any other

> > supplements during that time, 2 days afterwards some allergy-like

> > symptoms settled in that popped up after EVERY food intake. These

> > symptoms from after the first round never really disappeared until

> > today. I'm actually feeling right now as if everthing has become

> > worse during chelation. I broke up the 2nd round of ALA already

> > after 2 days because I couldn't stand the symptoms any more: severe

> > headache, muscle-stiffness, muscle-pain, enhanced allergy symptoms.

> > I took a break of 4 weeks and tried again, this time with the

> > recommended antioxidants. The 3rd round lasted 7 days, 3 days after

> > stopping the ALA: improvement of symptoms. I actually felt better

> > and was very motivated to continue with ALA early on. Now, I'm

> > in the 4th round and experience severe worsening of symptoms

> > beginning with the first dose of the round. All former symptoms

> > popped up plus strong anxiety, excessive salivation, and

> > difficulties in swallowing. I'm very frightened at the moment

> > because I don't know if I'm on the right track with the ALA and

> > chelation. Why did the first round of chelation trigger those very

> > bothering allergy-like symptoms, which still prevail even during

> the

> > breaks? Does anyone have an idea? In the other forum quite a few

> > people answered me and suggested that 30 mg of ALA might still be

> > too high. I've already lowered the dose to 15 mg. Does anyone

> think

> > that DMSA taken with the ALA might help in my case, maybe to

> > suppress some of my symptoms? I've ordered some DMSA yesterday.

> Can

> > I start with it right away, or should I first stop the ALA and

> take

> > a break before starting again with DMSA? I would be very thankful

> > for any comments or ideas, since it is very tough here in Germany

> to

> > find any proper help.

> >

> > Best regards,

> >

> >

>