Re: - Nicola, chelating NT kids

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> I think I will do a summer of chelation with DMSA and ALA, to see what

> improvement it brings. His speech is my main concern, and his adrenals

> obviously. He is set up for a life of chronic fatigue.

>

> I am aware of the autism-mercury list, but as I say, he is normal, and

> not autistic in any way. I will have a hard job to justify chelating

> him to everyone. It's clear cut with autistic kids, and there is

> little to lose, and many gains to make. I am anxious about making him

> worse somehow.

>

Hi Nicola,

Caught this post by chance, as I haven't been reading here regularly.

I'm a chelating adult, and I'm also chelating my 2 NT kids, ages 9 and almost

11.

We got started on this journey because my youngest was an explosive, moody,

aggressive

toddler and preschooler. Digestive enzymes by Houston's produced a remarkable

change

in her----she was suddenly sunny, and more rational. That was the first clue

that

something was messing her and making her act that way, and she needed biomed

help.

As I began to learn more about Hg poisoning, I could piece together a history of

exposure

for myself, and my two kids. We ran DDI hair tests on the three of us, and we

all met the

counting rules.

My kids are clearly NT, and I'm pretty sure if anyone knew I was chelating,

they'd think I'm

crazy because there is nothing wrong with my kids. Still, as sometimes only a

parent

knows, I could see that something was a little off. Even so, just for the

future---for

prevention of future problems---it seemed worthwhile.

We began chelating in December of 2005, starting out with a trial of ten rounds.

By the

end of the ten rounds, I checked in with my skeptical husband and he said " keep

chelating " .

If I had to do it all over again, I would have jumped on thyroid and adrenals

right away.

I was SO freakin' nervous that first round. I was also worried I would hurt

them somehow,

or that I was crazy to believe a bunch of invisible people (online lists, Andy,

etc.).

IMO, there is no way you're going to hurt him on Andy's protocol. The dose

amount,

timing, and supportive supplements are key. Not all chelation is equal. There

are some

very harmful protocols out there.

I also skim A-M (autism mercury) and have found it helpful. Esp. Moria's page

in the Files,

and using Onibasu to search the archives. You'd be welcome there.

HTH,

in Illinois

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>

> thanks for your really supportive response. You know exactly what

> I'm going through!! I think I will do as you did, and do a trial 10

> rounds, and see what improvement it brings. If I'm getting up for me

> at night, I might as well do it for him too, right? Would you

> recommend doing both DMSA and ALA, or just ALA? What dose did you

> start off at? My son weighs 19 kilos, and is pretty skinny.

>

> Know what you mean about the invisible people. I sometimes feel I am

> crazy talking about mercury toxicity, but there is no doubt this is

> happening to me.

>

> thanks again for the encouragement :-))

>

> Nicola

I would just start with one, not both at the same time. We started with DMSA

because I

wanted to keep it simple. I had just gotten my amalgams out and couldn't start

ALA yet. I

know all of us have been exposed to Pb via home renovations, so I knew I wanted

to use

DMSA. We added in ALA later, when it was 3 months past my amalgam removal.

We started off at a low dose, as recommended from Moria's site.

1/8 to 1/2 mg of DMSA or ALA per pound of body weight, per dose.

That turned out to be 12.5 mg of DMSA for my kids, and it was easy to just

divide a 25 mg

capsule of DMSA from VRP in half.

And right, I figured if any of us were going to chelate, might as well do the

entire crew and

get it over with and on with our lives.

Detox, it's a family project!

I'll add that we have taken a break from chelation because I have not been

feeling so hot.

I've had some serious stress in my personal life and I need to get my thyroid

and other

hormones balanced. I hope to start up with some rounds again soon, as soon as I

feel up

to the interrupted sleep. We've taken May and June off. 60 rounds.

I will say that I've noticed some regression in my youngest. She is less

cooperative, has

mood swings where she is very crabby, and we've seen her act mean in ways that

remind

us of the past. Again, it's subtle, but as parents we notice it. So, that is a

reminder to me

that we're not done yet. The changes need to stick once off chelation and

supplements.

I also recommend keeping good notes, or a journal or something. Improvements

are often

subtle and occur over a period of time. People around us might think our kids

are

suddenly " maturing " but we know better.

in Illinois

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> >

> > thanks for your really supportive response. You know exactly what

> > I'm going through!! I think I will do as you did, and do a trial 10

> > rounds, and see what improvement it brings. If I'm getting up for me

> > at night, I might as well do it for him too, right?

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> >

> > thanks for your really supportive response. You know exactly what

> > I'm going through!! I think I will do as you did, and do a trial 10

> > rounds, and see what improvement it brings. If I'm getting up for me

> > at night, I might as well do it for him too, right?