Re: Starting over - have a question---lead

August 30, 2008

In frequent-dose-chelation Terri wrote:

Hi, I am chelating again after several months. I started where I left off

- 25mg DMSA every four hours. I finished three rounds and had to stop

because of digestion/bowel issues that have me in constant discomfort. I

don't want to continue chelating until this subsides.

-----------Possibly starting back up where you left off at 25mg was too much

for you. If/when you do try again, I would suggest lowering the

dosage.-------Jackie

Three years ago, before I learned about Andy's protocol I had a DMSA/DMPS

challenge test that showed a high level of mercury and a very high level of

lead. I know that the challenge test is not good for diagosing mercury -

but I don't need any tests to know that I am mercury toxic. But I would

like to know if the challenge test is a true indicator of lead toxicity.

-----------I'm not very familiar with challenge tests either, but if lead

showed up, then it came out of you! And Andy says lead is something to take

very seriously. He discusses it quite thoroughly in his hair test book, so I

would suggest getting it, regardless if you have done a hair test or not. But

if you have done a hair test, have you posted it to the group? Sorry if I've

missed it, I haven't been able to keep up lately!

But according to HTI, lead is known to cause digestive problems, so it may

very well be a problem for you, and the DMSA maybe aggravated this somehow?

Especially if the dose was too high.

So I would suggest ordering HTI to learn more about lead, and you could also

use onibasu to search archives about it also. And Jay has gathered info here

too on the wiki.---------Jackie

I have been sticking with the DMSA because of the lead but would like to try

DMPS.

----------Cutler says DMSA is the best for lead, so I would encourage you to

continue to use it. You could try DMPS if you want and see how you do/feel, and

then just do occassional rounds of DMSA, like once a month or so, to take care

of the lead, because Cutler says it slowly seeps out of the bones, and constant

chelation isn't necessary.-----------Jackie

Thanks.

Terri

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