Update ... Round 6 of ALA

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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.

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