Re: Chelation on ALA - side effects, Andy

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Andy???

>

> 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,

>

>