Re: RE: Can I take ALA alone-six months post amalgam removal?

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In frequent-dose-chelation s.rickel wrote:

I want to start chelating soon and I could not remember if it is o.k.

to just use ALA. My cysteine level is normal, but low sulfur. It

seems that Andy mentioned awhile back that ALA alone should work fine

for me, but I can't remember. Would the starting dose be 12.5mg every

3 hours? Thanks, Sidney

---------Since you are 6 months post amalgam removal, it is ok for you to try

just ALA. Some people do just fine with it alone, and some need to chelate with

DMSA or DMPS first for awhile, or some feel better with DMSA + ALA or DMPS+ALA,

so you will have to do some experimenting.

But it is fine for you to try ALA by itself, and yes 12.5mg would be a good

dose to try, and yes take it every 3 hours. You may have to make some

adjustments based on symptoms, and this just takes some trial and error at

first. If symptoms are too bad, then you may need to lower your dose, and some

people feel better with even more frequent dosing, like every 2 or 2-1/2 hours.

If symptoms are manageable on and off rounds, then stick with this dose for a

few rounds.----------Jackie