Re: Alka Seltzer Gold and brain fog

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I just started my second round of chelation so I'm definitely not an expert by

any means. The only thing I hesitate with your URALYT-URATO is that it contains

sacarine. Is that saccharin? If that's the case, it may feed any yeast or fungi

infections you most likely have with mercury toxicity. If you email me your

address, I can send you a box of the Alka Seltzer Gold so that you can try it

out.

Take care.

Carlin

www.myspace.com/carlinwagner

JuliusLulaby@...> wrote:

Dear friends,

Trying to find some relief to brain fog, it seems that alka seltzer

gold should be tried. However, in Spain it is not available. Moreover,

due to the rigidity of our customs, it doesn't seem easy to order it

from the US.

So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to it.

According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

gold there is:

Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

According to AI (p. 148) the active ingredient of Alka Seltzer is

citrate. In this case, citrate = anhydrous citric acid?

Any other citrate will work as well, like sodium citrate or potassium

citrate?

Is important the specific combination of ingredients in alka seltzer gold?

For example, I have found a product (URALYT-URATO) used to dissolve

kidney stones whose ingredients are

Citric acid 18,44g/100g

Potassium citrate 81,46g/100g

Sacarine.

Should I try it?

Thank you in advance,

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[Guest guest]

Hi Carlin,

Thank you very much for your answer and your nice offer.

You are right, I should have written saccharin instead of sacarine.

I have just found another drug (Acalka) which contains 1,08g of

potassium citrate per tablet and nothing else. It is also used for

kidney stones. Probably I should try this one.

Warmest regards,

>

> Hi ,

> I just started my second round of chelation so I'm definitely not

an expert by any means. The only thing I hesitate with your

URALYT-URATO is that it contains sacarine. Is that saccharin? If

that's the case, it may feed any yeast or fungi infections you most

likely have with mercury toxicity. If you email me your address, I

can send you a box of the Alka Seltzer Gold so that you can try it out.

[Guest guest]

>

Maybe a gluten-free casein-free diet can help ease some of the brain

fog. I always get extra sleepy when I re-introduce breads etc in my

diet.

> Dear friends,

>

> Trying to find some relief to brain fog, it seems that alka seltzer

> gold should be tried. However, in Spain it is not available.

[Guest guest]

>

Maybe a gluten-free casein-free diet can help ease some of the brain

fog. I always get extra sleepy when I re-introduce breads etc in my

diet.

> Dear friends,

>

> Trying to find some relief to brain fog, it seems that alka seltzer

> gold should be tried. However, in Spain it is not available.

[Guest guest]

I too sort of have this same dillemma......only different.

At Health recovery Center, they used to have folks do their own

allergy testing, sort of as a trial, and they routinely used ALKA

SELTZER GOLD all the time form when someboyd had an allergic

reaction, to lessen the symptoms. The stuff works. However, I can

never find Alka Gold, andon the rare occassions that I do, it is too

expensive to afford anyway

Even just Sodium Bicarbonate (plain baking soda) can help me a

lot....mostly from food allergy attacks, but they can be severe for

me. I often mix it (baking soda) with a little KoolAid (contains

citrc acid) and add some stevia to make a decent tasting drink out of

it.

I am not so sure that Potassium Citrate is the same thing as

potassium bicarbonate....sounds like it is more acid (to break down

alkaline stone deposit, I surmize) Anybody else know???

QUESTION: Does anybody now where to get plain old potassium bicarbonate?

Thanks,

Inga

> Dear friends,

>

> Trying to find some relief to brain fog.........

> ....

> According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

> gold there is:

>

> Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

> Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

> Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

>

> According to AI (p. 148) the active ingredient of Alka Seltzer is

> citrate. In this case, citrate = anhydrous citric acid?

> Any other citrate will work as well, like sodium citrate or potassium

> citrate?

> Is important the specific combination of ingredients in alka

> seltzer gold?

>

> For example, I have found a product (URALYT-URATO) used to dissolve

> kidney stones whose ingredients are

>

> Citric acid 18,44g/100g

> Potassium citrate 81,46g/100g

> Sacarine.

>

> Should I try it?

>

> Thank you in advance,

>> .

>

>

[Guest guest]

I too sort of have this same dillemma......only different.

At Health recovery Center, they used to have folks do their own

allergy testing, sort of as a trial, and they routinely used ALKA

SELTZER GOLD all the time form when someboyd had an allergic

reaction, to lessen the symptoms. The stuff works. However, I can

never find Alka Gold, andon the rare occassions that I do, it is too

expensive to afford anyway

Even just Sodium Bicarbonate (plain baking soda) can help me a

lot....mostly from food allergy attacks, but they can be severe for

me. I often mix it (baking soda) with a little KoolAid (contains

citrc acid) and add some stevia to make a decent tasting drink out of

it.

I am not so sure that Potassium Citrate is the same thing as

potassium bicarbonate....sounds like it is more acid (to break down

alkaline stone deposit, I surmize) Anybody else know???

QUESTION: Does anybody now where to get plain old potassium bicarbonate?

Thanks,

Inga

> Dear friends,

>

> Trying to find some relief to brain fog.........

> ....

> According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

> gold there is:

>

> Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

> Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

> Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

>

> According to AI (p. 148) the active ingredient of Alka Seltzer is

> citrate. In this case, citrate = anhydrous citric acid?

> Any other citrate will work as well, like sodium citrate or potassium

> citrate?

> Is important the specific combination of ingredients in alka

> seltzer gold?

>

> For example, I have found a product (URALYT-URATO) used to dissolve

> kidney stones whose ingredients are

>

> Citric acid 18,44g/100g

> Potassium citrate 81,46g/100g

> Sacarine.

>

> Should I try it?

>

> Thank you in advance,

>> .

>

>

[Guest guest]

High doses of vitamin C work for brain fog too..then of course,

chelation. Can you try taking ascorbic acid about 1000mg four times a

day?? I would not try a concoction..it might not work right.

Do you have any antacid products in Spain that are similar in

ingredients? That might be an option.

>

> Dear friends,

>

> Trying to find some relief to brain fog, it seems that alka seltzer

> gold should be tried. However, in Spain it is not available. Moreover,

> due to the rigidity of our customs, it doesn't seem easy to order it

> from the US.

>

> So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to it.

> According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

> gold there is:

>

> Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

> Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

> Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

>

> According to AI (p. 148) the active ingredient of Alka Seltzer is

> citrate. In this case, citrate = anhydrous citric acid?

> Any other citrate will work as well, like sodium citrate or potassium

> citrate?

> Is important the specific combination of ingredients in alka seltzer

gold?

>

> For example, I have found a product (URALYT-URATO) used to dissolve

> kidney stones whose ingredients are

>

> Citric acid 18,44g/100g

> Potassium citrate 81,46g/100g

> Sacarine.

>

> Should I try it?

>

> Thank you in advance,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

-

I definitely am rather new to mercury poisoning and I have found

Lugol's Iodine has helped me a lot. Check out the Iodine group to

get more professional information. Also, Andy Cutler has a book out

and offers lots of other things to do; just depends on finances.

Also, they came out years ago about saccarin; to stay away from and

any other sugar free things. Might check for aluminum also.

-- In frequent-dose-chelation , " Jada "

wrote:

>

> High doses of vitamin C work for brain fog too..then of course,

> chelation. Can you try taking ascorbic acid about 1000mg four

times a

> day?? I would not try a concoction..it might not work right.

>

> Do you have any antacid products in Spain that are similar in

> ingredients? That might be an option.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Well, my experience with pharmacists is not very good. If I ask them

for an antiacid of course they will have plenty of them, but they will

have different ingredients. If I explain them that I want Alka Seltzer

Gold for my brain fog, they will think I am mad!

I prefer to consult the vademecum of drugs available in Spain. It can

be accesed online at www.vademecum.es. One can search there all the

drugs in Spain with a particular ingredient. So the point here is to

know what are the key ingredients in Alka Seltzer Gold for brain fog.

I think this will be useful not only for me, but also for many other

people outside the US, where ASG is not available.

By the way, it would also be very nice to understand why ASG is useful

for brain fog. I am very curious about it.

Thank you in advance,

P.S.: I tried potassium citrate yesterday (1080mg). The effect is not

immediate. But I think that after some hours I started to feel better.

It lasted all the afternoon.

I have some concern about it because it is said it can worsen adrenal

problems.

Does ASG have a more immediate effect? Do you use it daily?

> > >

> > > Hi ,

> > > I just started my second round of chelation so I'm definitely not

> > an expert by any means. The only thing I hesitate with your

> > URALYT-URATO is that it contains sacarine. Is that saccharin? If

> > that's the case, it may feed any yeast or fungi infections you most

> > likely have with mercury toxicity. If you email me your address, I

> > can send you a box of the Alka Seltzer Gold so that you can try it

out.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jada,

I am already on vitamin C (3-4 grams). In the beginning I found it had

a very strong effect on me (but not so much with brain fog) but now it

seems I am used to it. Maybe I should increase the doses?

I am also on other supplements(B50, magnesium, zinc, chromium

picolinate, milk thistle), trying to follow Andy's suggestions. I will

add more as I have access to them. I have found slight relief when

adding chromium picolinate.

I am in the middle of the process of removing amalgams, so I have not

started chelation. Relief for brain fog comes just when starting with

DMSA or one have to wait to ALA?

Best regards,

> >

> > Dear friends,

> >

> > Trying to find some relief to brain fog, it seems that alka seltzer

> > gold should be tried. However, in Spain it is not available. Moreover,

> > due to the rigidity of our customs, it doesn't seem easy to order it

> > from the US.

> >

> > So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to it.

> > According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

> > gold there is:

> >

> > Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

> > Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

> > Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

> >

> > According to AI (p. 148) the active ingredient of Alka Seltzer is

> > citrate. In this case, citrate = anhydrous citric acid?

> > Any other citrate will work as well, like sodium citrate or potassium

> > citrate?

> > Is important the specific combination of ingredients in alka seltzer

> gold?

> >

> > For example, I have found a product (URALYT-URATO) used to dissolve

> > kidney stones whose ingredients are

> >

> > Citric acid 18,44g/100g

> > Potassium citrate 81,46g/100g

> > Sacarine.

> >

> > Should I try it?

> >

> > Thank you in advance,

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> I think this will be useful not only for me, but also for many other

> people outside the US, where ASG is not available.

>

> By the way, it would also be very nice to understand why ASG is useful

> for brain fog. I am very curious about it.

>

I think it is a combination of the citrate (very mild chelator) and

Na, K (electrolytes).

> Thank you in advance,

>

>

>

>

> P.S.: I tried potassium citrate yesterday (1080mg).

Try adding some baking soda - that would add the Na.

The effect is not

> immediate. But I think that after some hours I started to feel better.

> It lasted all the afternoon.

>

> I have some concern about it because it is said it can worsen adrenal

> problems.

>

Many with adrenal problems are low in Na. Some have to be careful

about adding potassium and others are low in potassium as well.

Na and K need to be in balance and it is adrenal hormones that keep

them that way. Cortisol, for example, tells the kidneys to retain Na.

Deficiencies of aldosterone causes the kidneys to lose salt, leads

to low BP, high pulse.

At one time I used alka seltzer gold every day. I don't seem to need

it as much now. In fact, I seem to need to limit sodium at present.

J

> Does ASG have a more immediate effect? Do you use it daily?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, I was told that Alka Seltzer Gold helps in hastening relief from

symptoms due to chemical exposures (I have severe sensitivities). I never tried

it for that, but was also told that Tri-Salts are basically the same. I've

taken Tri-Salts and they do seem to help clear symptoms, but I've never had any

relief from brain fog with any treatment or product of any kind, so I can't

recommend it for that reason. Of course, we're all different, and my

neurotoxicity is very severe. I get the Tri-Salts from Bio-Tech at:

http://www.bio-tech-pharm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=136

: Donna

>> wrote: So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to

it.

>>According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

>>gold there is:

>>Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

>>Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

>>Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

[Guest guest]

, I was told that Alka Seltzer Gold helps in hastening relief from

symptoms due to chemical exposures (I have severe sensitivities). I never tried

it for that, but was also told that Tri-Salts are basically the same. I've

taken Tri-Salts and they do seem to help clear symptoms, but I've never had any

relief from brain fog with any treatment or product of any kind, so I can't

recommend it for that reason. Of course, we're all different, and my

neurotoxicity is very severe. I get the Tri-Salts from Bio-Tech at:

http://www.bio-tech-pharm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=136

: Donna

>> wrote: So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to

it.

>>According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

>>gold there is:

>>Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

>>Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

>>Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid

[Guest guest]

, I was told that Alka Seltzer Gold helps in hastening relief from

symptoms due to chemical exposures (I have severe sensitivities). I never tried

it for that, but was also told that Tri-Salts are basically the same. I've

taken Tri-Salts and they do seem to help clear symptoms, but I've never had any

relief from brain fog with any treatment or product of any kind, so I can't

recommend it for that reason. Of course, we're all different, and my

neurotoxicity is very severe. I get the Tri-Salts from Bio-Tech at:

http://www.bio-tech-pharm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=136

: Donna

>> wrote: So I should try to find something more or less equivalent to

it.

>>According to Alka Seltzer's web page, in one tablet of alka seltzer

>>gold there is:

>>Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg. Antacid

>>Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg. Antacid

>>Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg. Antacid