- Re: A Way to Get DMPS (to help with dumping phase) -- UPDATE

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> I was hoping to " gradually get better " over the past few months, but

> I'm learning first hand that chelation progress is highly nonlinear.

> So I think you guys are right -- I need to find something (supp or me)

> for symptom relief in order for me to get through chelation long term,

> especially since I'm trying to hold a job again.

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> But I've tried so many things in the past, with not much luck. I may

> try going back on Adderall, which has helped to some degree in the past.

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> If at all possible, wouldn't it be better to avoid meds to avoid

> placing any extra burden on the liver?

An individual situation would need to be evaluated to determine what

the benefit of the medication is compared to the cost to the liver or

other organs. I was one who remained totally medication free for

years and years, but eventually started to realize the benefit of some.

When it comes to replacement hormones, one is replacing what the body

isn't making or isn't getting to the right places. In that case there

is little cost (the hormones are what the body naturally makes and

needs) and much benefit in terms of feeling better and improving the

body's ability to heal.

I found, after 14 years of pain, that pain medications were finally

necessary for me to have any quality of life at all. With pain

management I learned that certain medications are harder on the liver

than others, and one tries to chose the appropriate medications that

will treat the pain at the lowest possible dose with the least cost to

the liver and kidneys.

In the case of seizure medications, if someone is having seizure

activity, even if it is minor, it is important to treat it. Recently

Andy posted replies to a couple of parents in autism mercury about the

necessity of treating seizures - untreated seizures can cause further

damage if left untreated. I think that I was having what might be

considered minor " absence " seizures (it was never really diagnosed).

I know for sure, considering how I felt before and after treatment,

that the difficulty I was having at the end of chelation rounds,

initially, was like I was having mild seizures, and that I wouldn't

have been able to chelate without the medication that my doctor gave

me. If the medication is needed to get out of the trap, then I see

that as having high benefit.

That's been one of my

> motivations for staying away from meds. Of course, it's a

> cost-benefit analysis, so if they're needed, then they're needed.

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> What anti-seizure med are you referring to?

I take valproic acid. I think it has another name in the US

(depakote?). From the little I know, there are lots of different

medications, and it is not an easy task to match the right one to the

symptoms. Some of these are also used as mood stabilizers, and that

might be why it was easy for me to get a trial (not that I have ever

had any mood difficulties!!)

I tried selegeline a few

> years ago and have tried hydergine.

I took selegeline. It didn't seem to make much difference when I

started or stopped, so I stopped.

Neither really seemed to help

> much at all.

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Your needs might be totally different from mine. I just wanted to

point out that sometimes one medication can make a big difference.

J

> Thanks...

> Darren

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