Re: Chelation on ALA - side effects, Andy -kartek_nicole

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TK--- Please !!! read through the files section on general chelation

suggestions. I would suggest your rounds are too long to begin with

and that you should possibly start with dmsa or dmps before the ala -

or drop the ala down lower and do the regular 3 day rounds and 3 or

more days off between.

What are you taking for thyroid supplementation ? Adrenal

supplementation ? Vitamin, mineral etc ? Waht are you currently

doing for Lyme ?

> >

> > 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,

> >

> >

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