Re: DMPS rounds, just as many days on as off?

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In frequent-dose-chelation richard_furr2000 wrote:

Hello?

I am currently taking 50mg DMPS in 3 days on 3 days off rounds. It's

been a few weeks since I've been able to do a round.

----------How do you feel on round and off round? Are you fairly functional?

Do you have bad end of round symptoms?---------Jackie

It is also my time(3 months after AR) to start ALA. However I want to

do one more round of DMPS by itself without ALA before doing it with ALA.

----------3 months isn't a magical number. You don't *have* to start ALA

right at 3 months. You could wait a little longer, especially since you say you

haven't chelated for a few weeks. I would suggest at least one more round of

DMPS by itself, and see how you feel, after having a break from

it.---------Jackie

I also want to do these two rounds before a major event in just over

one week. I dont want the second round to end up on my off day

-----------If it were me, I wouldn't " rock the boat " and try something new

like ALA, right before a major event in my life. You don't know how you're

going to react to it. If you are functional enough on and off rounds of DMPS

and can handle the major event as you are now, then I would wait until AFTER the

major event to try ALA.-------Jackie

Is it ok to only use a 1,2,3 days off period between the round with

ALA and without ALA.

It was my understanding that the just as many days off as on was only

required for ALA or DMPS/DMSA with ALA, and not DMSA, DMPS by themselves.

Is this correct?

-------------The general rule with all the chelators, is as many days off as

on. It doesn't matter what combination, or by themselves. So if you're doing 3

days on, then take 3 or more days off.

I think exceptions might come when someone has *alot* of experience with

chelating, and find that they do *much better* on round than off, then a shorter

off time might be ok. E.G.--say you chelate with DMPS for 2 or 3 weeks on, then

one week off would probably be enough. I think longer rounds are considered

*more ok* with DMPS and/or ALA, but get difficult with ALA because of the

frequent dosing. You would probably find more on this by searching archives or

checking the ANDY INDEX and length of rounds.-----------Jackie

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> ----------3 months isn't a magical number. You don't *have* to

start ALA right at 3 months. You could wait a little longer,

especially since you say you haven't chelated for a few weeks. I

would suggest at least one more round of DMPS by itself, and see how

you feel, after having a break from it.---------Jackie

>

So if 3 months isn't a magical number why would one need to wait

until 3 months to begin ALA? Why 3 months in the first place? Why

not 2 or 4 months?

I know I'm into only just starting my 5th round of DMSA, but I don't

feel that much difference on or off round at 25 mg. I've noticed

improvments since starting, but nothing negative and nothing earth

shattering either. Might it be ok for those who aren't heavily

mercury toxic to begin ALA before 3 months?

Thanks,

Mike