Getting DMSA or DMPS prescribed

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So, given that we need to use DMSA or DMPS to chelate, at least to get

it out sooner than ALA alone it begs the question. How does one get

DMSA or DMPS prescribed by a Dr so that you can get it at a pharmacy?

And I know I could get it through other means, but I was wondering

about the " normal " way of getting it.

From what I've read, the FDA only says DMSA used for chelating lead.

So given that I don't have lead poisoning how would one get it? I

didn't read about DMPS but I would assume it's something similar.

So has anyone gotten this prescribed and how did they do so?

Thanks,

Mike

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> So, given that we need to use DMSA or DMPS to chelate, at least to

get

> it out sooner than ALA alone it begs the question. How does one

get

> DMSA or DMPS prescribed by a Dr so that you can get it at a

pharmacy?

> And I know I could get it through other means, but I was wondering

> about the " normal " way of getting it.

>

> From what I've read, the FDA only says DMSA used for chelating

lead.

TK--- FDA is not a good authority to follow an many things, dmsa

chelates primarily Hg and lead

> So given that I don't have lead poisoning how would one get it? I

> didn't read about DMPS but I would assume it's something similar.

TK--- dmsa over the counter or web. DMPS is RX only and has to be

through a coumpounding pharmacy. Unless you have a practitioner that

is familiar with Cutler's protocol and DMPS usage you won't get it.

ALA alone is fine if tollerated and preferable unless you have had

recent exposure [amalgam removal] or high body burden - in which case

read through the starting instructions in the files section and AI

for instructions on how to start.

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> So has anyone gotten this prescribed and how did they do so?

TK-- a number of us use use dmps & or ala

>

> Thanks,

> Mike

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Jackie. I decided to order it online. Though I have to wait

until after the first week in January as this is when my last

amalgams will be removed. At least I don't think that I can start

DMSA until then, is this correct? I know that I need to wait 3

months after the last amalgam removal before I can use ALA.

Good to know about the ALA, I must have mixed up using ALA

incorrectly with using ALA correctly. At first I figured ALA

wouldn't be very good at chelating as it only has one thiol (-SH)

group, but I see that the body converts it into Dihydrolipoic acid

which indeed has two thiols and thus would be better at grabbing onto

the mercury.

Also, I noticed that you said you had mercury and arsenic. Did you

find that the DMSA or ALA helped with removing the arsenic as well?

Have you had testing since you started chelating to see if your hair

levels have improved? What do you think the source for arsenic might

be? I found it pretty strange that I had arsenic at all, being in

the hair would make me believe that my body burden is high or that I

had a recent exposure, but I cannot for the life of me figure out

what it would have been.

Thanks,

Mike

> -----------I don't know if I have ever heard anyone say they

bought it OTC. I think everyone orders it online, like from VRP,

etc. If you are in the Seattle area, then I would suggest you think

about going to see . She is recommended by Andy, and

will also prescribe DMPS, if you'd like to try that. She also

understands alot of other things, like adrenal issues.

www.npjulie.com ------Jackie

> --------ALA is tricky, because it can redistribute if used

improperly, especially since it crosses the BBB. It is actually the

workhorse chelator, as puts it, and is actually the only

essential chelator necessary. The other chelators can help by

reducing symptoms, lowering body burden, and speeding up chelation

somewhat. If your body burden is still high, then using ALA may put

more mercury back into your brain, so that's why we start with the

other chelators alone, to lower body burden. After that, ALA is the

only *necessary* chelator, if you can tolerate taking it by itself.

Some people feel best on ALA alone, and others say taking DMSA or

DMPS with it reduces side effects.---------Jackie

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