Re: Jim--DMSA/lead, was Re:DMSA did me more harm than good

February 3, 2008

Jackie –

Thank you for the comments. In response to some of your ?s –

--- You feel the candida is gone? Do you continue to use probiotics? ---

Yes, it seems to be. I had such a bad Herxheimer effect during the Candida

die off, that

I want to avoid repeating that experience. So, yes I continue with my

probiotic. I mix ¼ teaspoon of

Jarrow’s powdered Jarodophilus with FOS into my a.m. and p.m. Vitamin C

(Sodium Ascorbate)

Magnesium (Citrate – Gilliam’s Natural Calm), and ionic mineral (Now

Concentrace) cocktail.

It seems to keep the nasties at bay. As long as I’m doing dmsa, I’ll keep

that routine going.

--- But, if you feel better on it [DMSA] with the ALA, you'll probably just

continue with it anyway, right? ---

Yes, I plan to. I’m not sure how advisable it is to take DMSA without

having a heavy metal burden. As long

as I continue to show high lead levels and deranged mineral transport, I’ll

continue with it. It’s amazing what

can be accomplished without getting mired in fruitless Drs. visits. My

experiences with allopathic MS

practitioners would have been laughable had I not been so vulnerable and

scared at the time of my diagnosis.

--- Did your hair test improve at all, like going from meeting 2 rules to

one? ---

In both tests I met the first (and only the first) counting rule.

--- Just curious, what dosages did you start out with? ---

After my amalgam removal, I waited 3 weeks, and then did 4 rounds of DMSA at

25 mg, then 6 rounds at 50 mg,

and then added 50 mg of ALA. Truthfully, I was really looking for the

highest tolerable convenient dosages. VRP’s

25 mg caps had me up to 75 mg for a couple of rounds, but then I backed down

to 50 mg. I felt better at this dosage

both during and after each round. It has only gotten better since I’ve

gotten control of my Candida. DMSA and Candida

are not a fun pair.

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