Re: Update ... Round 6 of ALA

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The other thing I notice on round is that I pee more on the second

day ... then I'm back to " normal " by the third day.

>

> Just thought I'd pop in ... mostly because it's great to have this

> group as a supportful resource! I am in the middle of round 6 of

ALA

> only. I am a little more than 5 months post amalgam removal. So

far

> everything is going well .. except for one thing that I'll get to

in

> a minute. Lately my rounds have gone ... first day ... don't feel

> much different ... second day tired and kind of spacey ... third

day

> fine except still a little spacey ... first day after: great ....

> second day after: very tired ... third day after and " then on " ...

> great. So I guess I am handling the ALA by itself for now. Oh .. I

> am on only 3 mg. ... but as I am in the early stages of that " dump

> phase " ... according to the chart ... I am leery about raising my

> dose right now.

>

> My twitching/tingling seems to be lessening a hair ... less

tingling

> now ... and some occasional muscle thumpers. Currently am taking a

> lot of Vitamin C (maybe 8 grams worth per day) ... a cal-mag 1:1

> supplement (about 1200 mg. per day) and also started a sublingual

> B12 tablet ... about 2000 mg. per day divided ... it has folic

acid

> in it as well. I think the B12 really helped with reducing the

> tingling. Must investigate this further. Plus all the other

> recommended AI supplements.

>

> Only thing is that this round ... I have the worst sore throat.

> Don't feel " sick " .... and actually ... feel less tired on this

> second day than during previous rounds (still a little spacey, but

> not bad this time) ... but my throat feels like sandpaper. No

fever

> or swollen glands. Am wondering if my LPR is kicking back in (it's

> been bugging me on and off since starting ALA) ... or do I have a

> throat infection ... or just some virus. Or is it just a side

effect

> from the ALA? Who knows. But it's ticking me off. Needed to pop a

> couple of aspirin last night just to get it calmed down enough so

I

> could get my lovely interrupted-in-the-middle-of-the-night sleep.

>

> Anyhoo ... thanks for all your support! K

>

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>

> Just thought I'd pop in ... mostly because it's great to have this

> group as a supportful resource! I am in the middle of round 6 of ALA

> only. I am a little more than 5 months post amalgam removal. So far

> everything is going well .. except for one thing that I'll get to in

> a minute. Lately my rounds have gone ... first day ... don't feel

> much different ... second day tired and kind of spacey ... third day

> fine except still a little spacey ... first day after: great ....

> second day after: very tired ... third day after and " then on " ...

> great. So I guess I am handling the ALA by itself for now. Oh .. I

> am on only 3 mg. ... but as I am in the early stages of that " dump

> phase " ... according to the chart ... I am leery about raising my

> dose right now.

Sounds good! I would stick with the dose for a while before trying

to increase.

> My twitching/tingling seems to be lessening a hair ... less tingling

> now ... and some occasional muscle thumpers. Currently am taking a

> lot of Vitamin C (maybe 8 grams worth per day) ... a cal-mag 1:1

> supplement (about 1200 mg. per day) and also started a sublingual

> B12 tablet ... about 2000 mg. per day divided ... it has folic acid

> in it as well. I think the B12 really helped with reducing the

> tingling. Must investigate this further. Plus all the other

> recommended AI supplements.

Possibly the tingling wasn't mercury as much as a B12 deficiency.

> Only thing is that this round ... I have the worst sore throat.

> Don't feel " sick " .... and actually ... feel less tired on this

> second day than during previous rounds (still a little spacey, but

> not bad this time) ... but my throat feels like sandpaper. No fever

> or swollen glands. Am wondering if my LPR is kicking back in (it's

> been bugging me on and off since starting ALA) ... or do I have a

> throat infection ... or just some virus. Or is it just a side effect

> from the ALA? Who knows. But it's ticking me off. Needed to pop a

> couple of aspirin last night just to get it calmed down enough so I

> could get my lovely interrupted-in-the-middle-of-the-night sleep.

How much zinc are you taking? What about vitamin A? I would add

them, zinc more important, then vit A, and see if that helps the

sore throat. Even before mercury, I used to love zinc lozenges,

as they helped me with lots of sore throats.

Not sure what LPR is?

Sore throat could also possibly be related to the acidic effect

that ALA has on some people. You could try taking something

alkaline with every dose if that is the case (eg, citrates or

ascorbate).

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> Anyhoo ... thanks for all your support! K

>