Re: Chelation, was Kirkman's DMSA (Dave?)

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> we got 's hair analysis results.

> He was especially high in antimony. <snip> 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? <snip>Do some insurance companies

pay for

> this?

Time to trundle on over to Autism-Mercury, join, and visit the archives.

Short version: many of us have had our children on DMSA with or without ALA

for a year or more; many of us believe that heavy metals are the major

factor in autism, necessitating the gfcf diet and causing numerous other

problems such as immune dysfunction There are even a few kids who have

recovered from chelation, and I know of no one who has not improved on it,

but it is a long slow process so the verdict isn't in yet. DMSA is approved

for pediatric removal of lead, so if your son is high in that, insurance

should pay for it. Might even pay for it otherwise, if your doctor

prescribes it and you are otherwise lucky.

I never tried secretin for my son, but am even more excited about chelation

than I have been about the diet. I think the diet prevented or reduced

further damage, made learning in a regular setting possible, and made my

children ready for chelation. But chelation, I hope, is what will bring my

son back as far as he can come until stem cell therapy or something similar

is developed for autism.

Lorilyn