Introducing ALA after DMSA

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My husband started chelation with DMSA at 6.25 mg, 6.25, 12.5, 12.5,

25 and 25 mg successive rounds. He seems to have taken it well. So

now, we would like to introduce ALA also.

Should it be taken on its own for this round without DMSA to check for

any reactions to it? The thought was to take 6.25 mg of ALA.

If it is ok to continue DMSA with ALA, we are not planning to increase

the dosage of DMSA anymore but plan to leave it at 25mg till ALA can

also be slowly increased to 25mg.

Also, if both chelators can be taken together, is it helpful to take

about 8 doses extra of DMSA to help with ALA symptoms?

Lastly, since ALA will have to be divided up can the 3 remainder

portions be kept in orange juice (seperate doses)or can they be stored

in powder form in a dry plastic container, wrapped in foil (to avoid

light) and then stored in the fridge? I was told by Falls Pharmacy

that DMSA starts to lose its potency the moment it gets moist - we

have been storing DMSA portions in orange juice (maximum 8 hours).

Thanks