Re: Length of time off-round

[Guest guest]

The general guideline is to take breaks at least as long as the

chelation round, and that works for most people. This applies to

ALA/DMPS/DMSA, whether used individually or in combination.

A minority do tolerate longer rounds and shorter breaks.

If you want to learn about the rationale behind the guideline, see

Cutler's earlier posts on this here:

http://onibasu.com/wiki/Cutler_protocol#Length_of_rounds

You'll have to see what works best for you but you may find that the

cumulative stress of chelation can creep up on you without realizing

it, if you don't have experience with many rounds.

Jay

>

> Hi,

>

> My last (5th) round I decreased dmsa from 50 to 25 mg per dose - for 3

> days. I felt a little better...

> But I felt worse for a couple days after the round ended, which I have

> heard is not too untypical.

>

> I would like to try increasing the length of round up to a week if I

> continue to have few side effects.

>

> Does that mean I have to take 1 week off before starting again?

>

> By extension if I chelated for 21 days would I have to take 3 weeks off?

>

> I know that with ALA you have to stop every 3 days and rest 3 days,

> but i am not sure about dmsa.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > My last (5th) round I decreased dmsa from 50 to 25 mg per dose -

for 3

> > days. I felt a little better...

> > But I felt worse for a couple days after the round ended, which I

have

> > heard is not too untypical.

> >

> > I would like to try increasing the length of round up to a week

if I

> > continue to have few side effects.

> >

> > Does that mean I have to take 1 week off before starting again?

> >

> > By extension if I chelated for 21 days would I have to take 3

weeks off?

> >

> > I know that with ALA you have to stop every 3 days and rest 3

days,

> > but i am not sure about dmsa.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Comments below.

> I would like to try increasing the length of round up to a week if I

> continue to have few side effects.

>

> Does that mean I have to take 1 week off before starting again?

>

> By extension if I chelated for 21 days would I have to take 3 weeks off?

-- No. Often is advised to take as many days ON as OFF, but probably

this is a very conservative advice useful at the beginning. Once you

know how chelation is working for you, you can do more days ON than

OFF. People do this when they feel better ON than OFF. Probably is a

good idea to be OFF at least for 3 or 4 days when you stop a round. --A.

>

> I know that with ALA you have to stop every 3 days and rest 3 days,

> but i am not sure about dmsa.

-- Rounds can be longer, according to AI, ALA & DMSA rounds can be up

to 14 days. Some people do even longer rounds. How long you want to be

ON very much depends on how well you do. There is a suggested upper

bound of 21 days for days ON when on ALA due to possible accumulation

of copper and zinc, but it seems that in practice this is not really

an issue. Sleep deprivation and the side effects of chelation are what

normally limit the length of the rounds. --A

>

> Thanks,

>

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