Re: Dosage according to weight, Andy

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> >Nope. The recommendation is 1/8 to 1/2 mg per pound BUT a person

> >starts at the LOW end and we find that many adults can't tolerate 1/8

> >mg per lb and must start much lower than that.

>

> I have been taking 50mg ALA and 50mg DMSA(3 hourly) and on the 5 or

> sixth round of this dose now. I was thinking sometime in the future to

> be taking 100mg of each. I'm not having any really noticeable

> symptoms. I am having symptoms, but don't seem to be tied up with

> whether I'm on or off round - I do the rounds very consistantly.

>

> 1. Would 100mgs be too much? I am about 105lbs

>

In " Hair Test Interpretation " Andy says not to go above 1 mg/lb.

I would be inclined to drop the DMSA and increase the ALA to 100 mg

(not all at once, in increments to see how you react). If you know

that lead is part of your toxicity then include DMSA once per month.

> 2. I know that I have merc, (a billion almagalms, now removed -

> playing with merc as a kid and plenty of toxicity on the job = plus

> some chronic health issues )- I'm not complaining, but shouldn't there

> be more pronounced effects attached to going on and off the round?

>

Perhaps you discovered the toxicity early enough that there hasn't

been as much damage to you as there has been to some of us.

I put Andy's name in the subject line in case he has time to read our

group messages and comment (because I really don't know the answer to

your question).

J