Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Barb. This has been thoroughly discussed. What you need to do is go back in the archives and dig. You might get started here: http://onibasu.com/archives/am/659.html I don't know your case, but how did you diagnose mercury toxicity in your daughter? How did you diagnose lead toxicity in yourself? I am sure you are aware that you should expect that there should be a long period of things getting worse, after the initial, short, phase of improvement. And, in your case, if you are indeed dealing with lead, as someone has just pointed out on this list, you should expect slow gradual improvement, rather than anything immediately noticeable. Also, notice that DMPS _will not do anything for lead_! So, you do not want to switch chelator. You are going to have to find a way to improve the situation with DMSA. I would suggest mixing it with juice, so it will go down easier. If lead is the real problem you are dealing with, then you don't need to chelate more than 3 days a month. And do you have a really good reason to do TD-DMPS with your daughter, rather than oral? Finally, be aware that most of the people doing this stuff are toxic themselves. It is important to learn how to recognize what that means and understand what kind of behavior you should expect. Apply that kind of cautionary principle, particularly to any new doctor you may be considering for advice. Dave. ------------------- Posted by: " barb_reaching_out " barb43230@... barb43230@...?Subject=%20Re%3AProof%20that%20ALA%20chelates%20metals\ %2C%20anyone%3F%20%2B%20Alternate%20OTC%20DMPS%2FDMSA%3F%20-> barb_reaching_out http://profiles.yahoo.com/barb_reaching_out> Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:27 pm (PDT) At long last we were able to get " into " Bradstreet's practice to see if he could review our PDD daughter's case and he mentioned that ALA only had one (or at most a few) studies showing inconclusive at best data that ALA could chelate mercury or lead at all. I had been taking ALA oral for my adult Asperger's issues along with her, to whom I'm giving TD ALA and DMPS. While I'm very sold on giving chelators at low and frequent doses, I was suddenly aware that I had not tested whether ALA on her or me by itself showed a result, and don't recall seeing much if anything happen when either of us do ALA by itself (as happens when she runs out of DMPS and we are awaiting our prescription by mail). Does anyone who uses ALA by itself oral or TD on themselves or their child show that, for example in a urine toxic metals test, you show more coming out than if no chelator is used? Andy, if you're listening, how did you conclude that ALA was a powerhouse chelator as you have said? Is this a purely theoretical (chemical engineering) or tested in the field, and if so, how? My daughter showed a burst of improvement on DMPS and I did on DMSA, and then we both were plateauing and then I added ALA to her regime and discontinued DMSA entirely, thinking that ALA could suffice, but haven't noticed anything really improving while ALA was added/substituted. By the way, I have the lead problem primarily, my daughter seems to have mercury poisoning, primarily. I am awaiting a doctor's appointment to start trying to take DMPS oral, because VRP DMSA has been " sticking in my throat " during night dosing, requiring excessive drinking and time awake to wash down, and contributing to further sleep disruption because of needing to use the bathroom sometimes additional times in addition to waking to take doses. If anyone can get DMPS over the counter or DMSA OTC that is not from VRP, let me know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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