Re: dosing question from new member

[Guest guest]

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> Hi All,

> I'm new to the group, and have a question about DMSA and ALA dosing. I

> have Andy Cutler's book and want to get rid of mercury the safest and

> most effective way.

>

> My Dr., who has Amalgam Illness in his waiting room, prescribed DMSA

> 250 mg capsules, to be take 3x day for 3 days, then off for 11 days

Umm. Maybe he needs to take a reading break in his own waiting

room. This is not a safe protocol and makes many people worse.

Have you removed all dental amalgams? If not, please don't use

any chelators.

> and repeat cycle 3 times. Now that I'm seeing your posts and

> re-reading the book, I'm seeing that it's recommended to take it every

> 4 hrs. at the most.

>

> I've been through one 3 day cycle (following my Dr's protocol), with

> no obvious problems and am wondering if I should open the capsules and

> try to divide the powder and take less mg more frequently for the next

> cycles.

You are lucky if you did not have problems with these doses.

I suggest you get smaller caps for now (www.vrp.com sells 25 mg

caps) and start with a dose of 12.5 mg every 4 hours, including

at night.

> I'm also wondering if I should stop taking the ALA when I stop the

DMSA.

You should wait 3 months after amalgam removal before using any ALA.

Please review the files and links for more information on how

to chelate safely.

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> Thank you,

> Debby

>

[Guest guest]

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I got my amalgams out over 10 years ago - and after that I replaced crowns.

I have no metal in my mouth. I did the IV chelation for about a year - DMPS &

CA-EDTA - 2 years ago, but now know that it's dangerous. Plus, I still had

metal under my crowns at the time. I've been taking ALA every day for about 20

years (I'm 51 years old) just for a good antioxidant. I had no idea that it

should be taken only with strict guidance. So, my brain is a mess and I want to

do it right. The reason I asked about dividing my 250 mg caps is because they

cost me $144.50 and I hate to waste it.... though it may be impossible to divide

it up in such small amounts.

Should the ALA only be taken with the DMSA or is it OK to take continuously

like I've been doing?

Thanks, Debby

-- lucky if you did not have problems with these doses.

I suggest you get smaller caps for now (www.vrp.com sells 25 mg

caps) and start with a dose of 12.5 mg every 4 hours, including

at night.

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[Guest guest]

**Hi Debby, I'm **

>

> ,

> I got my amalgams out over 10 years ago - and after that I

replaced crowns. I have no metal in my mouth. I did the IV chelation

for about a year - DMPS & CA-EDTA - 2 years ago, but now know that

it's dangerous. Plus, I still had metal under my crowns at the time.

I've been taking ALA every day for about 20 years (I'm 51 years old)

just for a good antioxidant.

**Oh my goodness***

I had no idea that it should be taken only with strict guidance. So,

my brain is a mess and I want to do it right. The reason I asked

about dividing my 250 mg caps is because they cost me $144.50 and I

hate to waste it.... though it may be impossible to divide it up in

such small amounts.

**Keep the DMSA in a cool, dry location. Put the bottle in a plastic

bag with some dessicant if you can find some (they put small packages

of dessicant in most bottles of supplements, you can just add then to

the DMSA bag as you use the supplements). Anyway, in the future when

you get to larger doses you can open the 250 mg caps and cut to

smaller doses on a piece of paper, but for now it would be better to

obtain 25 mg caps and then you only have to divide by 2 to get 12.5 mg.**

> Should the ALA only be taken with the DMSA or is it OK to take

continuously like I've been doing?

>

**I'm not sure exactly what you have been doing. For now, stop the

ALA and the high dose DMSA. Read through TKs general chelation

recommendation in the files section. Also look at Andy's books and

Andy index in the links section (and other interesting files and

links). When you start chelating with 12.5 mg doses of DMSA you would

do best to try some rounds of DMSA alone before adding ALA. When ALA

is added it is taken at the same time as DMSA (every 3 h in the

daytime and 4 h at night around the clock for at least 3 days) and the

ALA is left out of the last couple of doses of the round. Got it??**

J

> Thanks, Debby

>

> -- lucky if you did not have problems with these doses.

> I suggest you get smaller caps for now (www.vrp.com sells 25 mg

> caps) and start with a dose of 12.5 mg every 4 hours, including

> at night.

>

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[Guest guest]

>

> ,

> I got my amalgams out over 10 years ago - and after that I

replaced crowns. I have no metal in my mouth. I did the IV chelation

for about a year - DMPS & CA-EDTA - 2 years ago, but now know that

it's dangerous. Plus, I still had metal under my crowns at the time.

I've been taking ALA every day for about 20 years (I'm 51 years old)

just for a good antioxidant. I had no idea that it should be taken

Unfortunately, many people don't know. All you can do at this

point is stop taking it this way and get onto a good, safe

protocol.

only with strict guidance. So, my brain is a mess and I want to do it

Whatever your brain symptoms are, I suggest you look into appropriate

treatment, if you haven't. Chelation can stir up symptoms and you

want to be sure you are have things under control.

right. The reason I asked about dividing my 250 mg caps is because

they cost me $144.50 and I hate to waste it.... though it may be

You can use it later. When you reach higher doses, it will be

easier to split these caps (eg, 250/4 = 62.5 mg). For now, I suggest

getting 25 mg caps and starting with 12.5 mg doses (1/2 cap).

impossible to divide it up in such small amounts.

> Should the ALA only be taken with the DMSA or is it OK to take

continuously like I've been doing?

I suggest doing as suggested, which is basically to start at

square one. Drop the ALA. Start using DMSA in small, frequent

doses as described in the files (see TK's chelation advice). You

need to use it in rounds - at least 3 days on and 3 or more days

off. Once you have found a comfortable dose of DMSA, you can add

the ALA, in similarly small, frequent doses (3 hour intervals,

including at night).

Are you on a good supplement program? This is important. Andy's

book gives a list of the most important supplements and also

suggests many others that may help you with different symptoms.

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> Thanks, Debby

>

> -- lucky if you did not have problems with these doses.

> I suggest you get smaller caps for now (www.vrp.com sells 25 mg

> caps) and start with a dose of 12.5 mg every 4 hours, including

> at night.

>

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