Re: dmps doses compounded

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> what size caps do you have compounded?

I started with 25mg caps and my daughter started with 10 mg caps. I

weigh about twice what you do, my daughter is about 90 lbs and both of

us have chelated with lots of DMSA and some ALA for almost 2 years

prior to this.

> and how many of them to cover the

> first 3 months? any suggestions?

Do you think you ultimately want to do continuous chelation?

> wouldn't 5mg capsules would be very tiny

> (with no fillers--i can't tolerate any fillers)?

I'm not sure exactly what you can't tolerate. Often DMPS is

compounded using ascorbic acid or magnesium citrate, etc. as the

filler. Perhaps you can tolerate those.

Mine have always had filler, so it is hard to know how much room DMPS

takes up in the capsule. I personally don't like ascorbic acid as a

filler since that means I have to worry about taking differing amounts

of vit C on and off round. (Falls Pharmacy told me my caps had 200 mg

ascorbic acid apiece.)

It is generally recommended to stick with one chelation dose for

awhile. At the beginning you might need to figure out a good starting

dose. If you got 5 mg capsules compounded, you might find that you

could take 2 per dose eventually. (This is more flexible, but might

be more expensive.) However, best not to rush upping your dose. The

effects of a certain level dose might not be apparent until you've

used it a few times.

W.

[Guest guest]

>

> greetings,

> W., i appreciate your sharing your experiences on using dmps.

>

> now i'm wondering how people handle getting their dmps in caps.

> i weigh 120 pounds.

TK--- the compounding pharmacy does this

if i start per tk's suggestions,

> as low as 5mg per dose for 3 rounds of 3 days (27 caps at 5mg),

> then increase to 10 mg for 3 round (27 caps at 10mg or 54 caps at

5mg),

> then 15mg for 3+ rounds (etc)...

TK--- I do not suggest you move up in dosage this fast unless

everything is fine

>

> what size caps do you have compounded?

TK--- the pharmacy figures this out

and how many of them to cover the

> first 3 months?

TK--- you will have to do some math and figure this out. It is going

to depend on how you do using dmps so start with a low dose and buy

extra. You can just double or triple up on the amount if you use 5mg

and find you can do more so it is not really something to worry

about. If you have an rx you just order more if you need them.

any suggestions? wouldn't 5mg capsules would be very tiny

TK--- yup

> (with no fillers--i can't tolerate any fillers)?

TK--- they will want to put a filler in like vit c to help keep the

dmps stable, from oxidizing and to fill the capsule. Most have many

things as fillers you can pick from if you ask.

>

> gratefully,

> kendra

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