Re: Kirkman's DMSA (Dave?)

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Yes, DMSA will chelate antimony.

Below is informaion for from the CDC on antimony:

Antimony

This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions

about antimony. For more information, you may call . This

fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances

and their health effects. This information is important because this

substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous

substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed,

personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.

SUMMARY

Exposure to antimony occurs in the workplace or from skin contact

with soil at hazardous waste sites. Breathing high levels of antimony

for a long time can irritate the eyes and lungs, and can cause

problems with the lungs, heart, and stomach. This chemical has been

found in at least 403 of 1,416 National Priorities List sites

identified by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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What is antimony?

Antimony is a silvery-white metal that is found in the earth's crust.

Antimony ores are mined and then mixed with other metals to form

antimony alloys or combined with oxygen to form antimony oxide.

Little antimony is currently mined in the United States. It is

brought into this country from other countries for processing.

However, there are companies in the United States that produce

antimony as a by-product of smelting lead and other metals.

Antimony isn't used alone because it breaks easily, but when mixed

into alloys, it is used in lead storage batteries, solder, sheet and

pipe metal, bearings, castings, and pewter. Antimony oxide is added

to textiles and plastics to prevent them from catching fire. It is

also used in paints, ceramics, and fireworks, and as enamels for

plastics, metal, and glass.

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What happens to antimony when it enters the environment?

Antimony is released to the environment from natural sources and from

industry.

In the air, antimony is attached to very small particles that may

stay in the air for many days.

Most antimony ends up in soil, where it attaches strongly to

particles that contain iron, manganese, or aluminum.

Antimony is found at low levels in some rivers, lakes, and streams.

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How might I be exposed to antimony?

Because antimony is found naturally in the environment, the general

population is exposed to low levels of it every day, primarily in

food, drinking water, and air.

It may be found in air near industries that process or release it,

such as smelters, coal-fired plants, and refuse incinerators.

In polluted areas containing high levels of antimony, it may be found

in the air, water, and soil.

Workers in industries that process it or use antimony ore may be

exposed to higher levels.

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How can antimony affect my health?

Exposure to antimony at high levels can result in a variety of

adverse health effects.

Breathing high levels for a long time can irritate your eyes and

lungs and can cause heart and lung problems, stomach pain, diarrhea,

vomiting, and stomach ulcers.

In short-term studies, animals that breathed very high levels of

antimony died. Animals that breathed high levels had lung, heart,

liver, and kidney damage. In long-term studies, animals that breathed

very low levels of antimony had eye irritation, hair loss, lung

damage, and heart problems. Problems with fertility were also noted.

In animal studies, problems with fertility have been seen when rats

breathed very high levels of antimony for a few months.

Ingesting large doses of antimony can cause vomiting. We don't know

what other effects may be caused by ingesting it. Long-term animal

studies have reported liver damage and blood changes when animals

ingested antimony. Antimony can irritate the skin if it is left on

it.

Antimony can have beneficial effects when used for medical reasons.

It has been used as a medicine to treat people infected with

parasites.

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How likely is antimony to cause cancer?

The Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency

for Research on Cancer, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

have not classified antimony as to its human carcinogenicity.

Lung cancer has been observed in some studies of rats that breathed

high levels of antimony. No human studies are available. We don't

know whether antimony will cause cancer in people.

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Is there a medical test to show whether I've been exposed to antimony?

Tests are available to measure antimony levels in the body. Antimony

can be measured in the urine, feces, and blood for several days after

exposure. However, these tests cannot tell you how much antimony you

have been exposed to or whether you will experience any health

effects. Some tests are not usually performed in most doctors'

offices and may require special equipment to conduct them.

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Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human

health?

The EPA allows 0.006 parts of antimony per million parts of drinking

water (0.006 ppm). The EPA requires that discharges or spills into

the environment of 5,000 pounds or more of antimony be reported.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set an

occupational exposure limit of 0.5 milligrams of antimony per cubic

meter of air (0.5 mg/m superscript3) for an 8-hour workday, 40-hour

workweek.

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)

and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

currently recommend the same guidelines for the workplace as OSHA.

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Glossary

Carcinogenicity: Ability to cause cancer.

Ingestion: Taking food or drink into your body.

Long-term: Lasting one year or more.

Milligram (mg): One thousandth of a gram.

Parasite: An organism living in or on another organism.

PPM: Parts per million.

Short-term: Lasting 14 days or less.

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References

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 1992.

Toxicological profile for antimony. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.

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Where can I get more information?

ATSDR can tell you where to find occupational and environmental

health clinics. Their specialists can recognize, evaluate, and treat

illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous substances. You can

also contact your community or state health or environmental quality

department if you have any more questions or concerns. For more

information, contact: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease

Registry, Division of Toxicology, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-

29, Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: FAX:

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CHARLES XINTARAS

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

ATSDR/CDC Div. of Toxicology

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Atlanta, GA 30333

> We just had another appointment with Dr. Baptist

> today, and we got 's hair analysis results.

> He was especially high in antimony. I am really

> infuriated about that. Dr. Baptist said that he was

> probably poisoned by antimony from his CRIB SHEETS!

> He said that it is an ingredient used to make bedding

> and pajamas flame retardant. And you know you can't

> buy crib bedding and baby pajamas without this crap on

> it. My baby is 16 months old, and even at this point,

> he probably spends half of his life sleeping in his

> crib! Anyway, that was not the only element he was

> high on, there were many, so Dr. Baptist wants him to

> start taking Kirkman's DMSA. Does anyone know

> anything about it? Any side-effects? Any info would

> be appreciated, as Dr. B is always very vague, and

> most of what he says seems to be over the layman's

> head anyway. Do some insurance companies pay for

> this? I know there's someone here from Kirkmans, is

> it Dave?

>

>

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[Guest guest]

So, will 100% cotton sheet be involved in the antifammable bedding?

If I use only cotton sheet, would those have the antimony?

I am not just thinking of my ASD child, but my other two NT !!!

Cristina-WA

[Guest guest]

,

I am not Dave, but I have read the DAN! Consensus Paper on Chelation using

DMSA. Here is important info you should know: " DMSA can cause bone marrow

suppression and is potentially hepatotoxic " (liver damage). Blood work MUST

be done both prior to and during treatment, to monitor white blood cell

count, platelets, and liver function. Renal (kidney) function must also be

monitored with bood work to make sure that the kidneys are excreting the

drug properly. Renal problems can lead to toxic levels of the drug. Common

side effects are: nausea, diarrhea, anorexia, flatulence, and fatigue. Rare

side effects include: allergic reaction, toxic epidermal necrolysis,

s- syndrome (skin sloughing rash) and dangerously decreased

white blood cell and platelet counts. Toxic epidermal necrolysis can be

fatal if not detected early. The responses to chelation are reported to be

excellent, on the positive side, but you asked about side effects, etc. and

if your doctor isn't informing you appropriately you need to know about this

stuff before you decide to do it.

A doctor's vigilance is an important part of this treatment as it is not

benign. I'm sure the parents of children who have been trough it can tell

you more, but this info was all from the DAN! paper.

>

> Reply-To: GFCFKids

> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:06:55 -0700 (PDT)

> To: gfcfkids

> Subject: Kirkman's DMSA (Dave?)

>

> We just had another appointment with Dr. Baptist

> today, and we got 's hair analysis results.

> He was especially high in antimony. I am really

> infuriated about that. Dr. Baptist said that he was

> probably poisoned by antimony from his CRIB SHEETS!

> He said that it is an ingredient used to make bedding

> and pajamas flame retardant. And you know you can't

> buy crib bedding and baby pajamas without this crap on

> it. My baby is 16 months old, and even at this point,

> he probably spends half of his life sleeping in his

> crib! Anyway, that was not the only element he was

> high on, there were many, so Dr. Baptist wants him to

> start taking Kirkman's DMSA. Does anyone know

> anything about it? Any side-effects? Any info would

> be appreciated, as Dr. B is always very vague, and

> most of what he says seems to be over the layman's

> head anyway. Do some insurance companies pay for

> this? I know there's someone here from Kirkmans, is

> it Dave?

>

>

> =====

> Visit www.open-invitation.net/andrea to shop the newest product line from

> House of Lloyd!

>

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>

[Guest guest]

I have been very nervous about the whole chelation thing but there are ways

to help the body through this process. Difficult decisions to weigh

however, it would seem my two choices are to chelate or to continue to allow

the heavy metals in my sons body continue to manipulate his immune system to

attack the myelin in his brain. The benefits of chelation are that i can

stop and reverse this..... . To trust conventional medicine after it got me

here, is difficult at best. I would like God to tell me what to do...but

thru closely monitoring my son and having a doctor follow what we are doing

closely, chelation may be the best thing i can do for him.

Kirkman's DMSA (Dave?)

> >

> > We just had another appointment with Dr. Baptist

> > today, and we got 's hair analysis results.

> > He was especially high in antimony. I am really

> > infuriated about that. Dr. Baptist said that he was

> > probably poisoned by antimony from his CRIB SHEETS!

> > He said that it is an ingredient used to make bedding

> > and pajamas flame retardant. And you know you can't

> > buy crib bedding and baby pajamas without this crap on

> > it. My baby is 16 months old, and even at this point,

> > he probably spends half of his life sleeping in his

> > crib! Anyway, that was not the only element he was

> > high on, there were many, so Dr. Baptist wants him to

> > start taking Kirkman's DMSA. Does anyone know

> > anything about it? Any side-effects? Any info would

> > be appreciated, as Dr. B is always very vague, and

> > most of what he says seems to be over the layman's

> > head anyway. Do some insurance companies pay for

> > this? I know there's someone here from Kirkmans, is

> > it Dave?

> >

> >

> > =====

> > Visit www.open-invitation.net/andrea to shop the newest product line

from

> > House of Lloyd!

> >

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