Re: What is DMSA really doing to me?

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

I've got some DHEA tabs, not the kind you mentioned though. I tried a

little bit and had a bad reaction; but I'm starting to learn that

this is often the way with me, and if I start with a much smaller

dose I might be OK. I'm going to try Siberian ginseng again that way,

a few drops of a tincture first. I'd like to see what the

endocrinologist says next week and if there isn't much help there,

maybe I'll try supplementing the DHEA again. Actually I wouldn't mind

a little help with " male " hormones like testosterone. The

antidepressant I discontinued 2 years ago left me with enduring

sexual dysfunction, partially relieved by ginkgo and ashwagandha, and

I've heard that testosterone might be able to help with this. If mine

is low.

Maybe you were on a med in the past, yourself, which caused your body

to be reactive? Many people who have been on psychotropic drugs

experience this, and I'm sure other drugs can do it too. But as you

say, genetics does play a part as well. We all seem to have

our " weak " spots where imabalances and diseases present as symptoms.

I often wish mine were physical. I think I could put up with physical

pain more readily than unrelenting depression and . . . what do they

call it? Depersonalization or something. Anhedonia too, I think.

They're just labels for symptoms though.

I've been supplementing for a long time, though I've only started

adrenal support recently. It is probably a wise move to wait until I

have those reserves built up, but I've been watching my life slip

away over the years and I feel I just can't do the waiting anymore.

My marriage is suffering and it's hard to do my job, and those are

stresses themselves. I think what I will do is follow Kai's advice

and do a proper round at 6mg DMSA next, see what happens then.

Best of luck to you, too, and thanks for your support. There's no

giving up -- just moving on.

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[Guest guest]

In frequent-dose-chelation , " "

wrote:

>

> I am suspecting again, as I have been for the past several months,

> that DMSA is doing something to me chemically OTHER than chelating

> mercury. It's having an antidepressant effect somehow. Here is why

I

> think this:

>

Hello .///

How do you tolerate sulfur..?? I found I feel better on DMSA

and I have attributed it to having something to do with DMSA

being a sulfur containing compound..I need extra sulfur. I

now take more NAC and epsom salts on my skin...

At the beginning when I just starting frequent dose , I

looked forward to chelating as I felt better while using

DMSA ..more energised //

With ALA I also felt better, as I recall{ I will try and

find my notes } .... At that time I had better bowel

movements. during ALA plus DMSA dosing .. THat I attributed to

ALA helping with bile flow.. This was before I uppped my

dose of magnesium and before I started taking lecithin to

help with bile flow and digestion..

nanci

[Guest guest]

:

You mentioned adrenal problems. I just started chelation with DMSA this week,

but I have been trying to solve my health problems for several years. I have

used several techniques to support my adrenals.

Sublingual (dissolve under the tongue) DHEA helps me considerably. I don’t

know if DHEA is legal or available in the UK; here in the US, I order it from

iherb.com in southern California. Sublingual works for me, but the ordinary

capules don’t. Apparently DHEA gets digested in the stomach, but it stays

intact when soaking into the bloodstream under the tongue.

Adrenal extracts and/or adrenal cortex also help by reducing the burden on

the tired adrenal glands. Also, according to Murray’s book

_Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements_, Vitamin C, Pantothenic acid (Vitamin

B-5), and potassium can support the adrenal glands.

Along with supplements, it helps to reduce your stress level. My body

doesn’t absorb vitamins well from food, so I have to take a lot of pills.

Keeping track of them all was a source of stress for me. My sister made a

spreadsheet that helps: There is a row for each supplement (Vitamin B-3, Vitamin

C, Tyrosine, etc.) and a space for notes about what it does. The columns are

“upon wakingâ€, “take with breakfastâ€, “take with lunchâ€, etc. I put

the number of pills I should take (usually 1) in the boxes of the spreadsheet.

Once a week, I count out all of the pills into a bunch of those 7-day pill

containers, and then the task of managing the pills becomes easy and stress-free

during the week.

I’ve had varying degrees of brain fog for years, and having clear,

easy-to-use systems like this for the important tasks in my life really reduces

my stress level.

I hope this helps. , thank you for all of your contributions to this

group.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It sounds like you've really got yourself organised, I'm impressed!

Thanks for sharing your regime with me.

I've got some DHEA, I am low in DHEA, but when I tried it I had a bad

reaction. I was hoping that my levels would normalise when I

supported adrenals and thyroid, I don't know. I will ask the

endocrinologist I'm seeing next week to test again. If nothing if

forthcoming there, then I will try supplementing again, but with a

smaller dose. I simply swallowed it the first time and it was enough

to make me feel pretty bad!

Vitamin B5 has been very helpful yes, I take 1500mg a day. I got the

idea from a book called " Adrenal Fatigue in the 21st Century. "

Potassium doesn't seem to do much for me but I'm taking sea salt with

water every day to keep electrolyte levels and aldosterone stable.

You're right about vitamin C as well. I take 9 grams a day and would

probably take more but it doesn't come as cheaply here as you can get

it elsewhere. (I think in the US you can buy bulk containers of it in

powdered form, dirt cheap -- or at least this was what Linus ing

was able to do a while back.) It's super stuff. Before I took this

much, I was sick more often than I was well. Now I rarely get sick,

despite the ongoing metabolic illness.

I take a glandular extract once a day. I can't seem to take more than

one tablet without feeling overstimulated for some reason. But the

one does help.

I know what it's like to keep track of the vitamins, meds, etc. I

think I'd be lost if I took as much as you. I've been doing it for a

few years, more or less the same things at the same times, so it's

become second nature really.

I used to be frustrated that I was doing all of these things and

still not feeling better. Well, I am still. I hope that chelation

will be what I need to get the job done.

Thanks again and good luck with the DMSA,

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