Re: Re: Reducing dosage during a campaign

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In frequent-dose-chelation jrepp330 wrote:

> ------------Yes, I would like to hear how you did/do with the

dosage decrease during the round, and very curious about your

end-of-round symptoms, especially compared to your other rounds.

Thanks.----------Jackie

Jackie,

I'm now 24 hours past my last dose of this campaign. I usually get my

worst redistribution symptoms about now. I know most people on DMSA

get the symptoms about 6 hours after they stop. Perhaps I have slow

liver metabolism? Anyway my symptoms at this end-of-campaign have

been surprisingly mild, probably the easiest I've had yet. I'm

experiencing impaired thinking, motor control issues, fatigue, and a

pounding head, but not significantly more than what is normal for me

on DMSA or off.

Perhaps I headed off some of the worst of the redistribution by

lowering my dose mid-campaign, perhaps not? Either way I obviously

don't really recommend this. The best answer of course is to not do

such a high dose in the first place and never make a dosage jump that

large. I've learned my lesson and will stick to a lower dose from now

on.

Thanks again for your advice,

.

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I'm glad to hear that the end of round wasn't too bad. If you have any

significant changes, please post them, because this is how we all learn, is from

people's personal experiences. Thanks for sharing.

Jackie