Re: OT DMSA/Was natural chelation - cilantro

September 6, 2001

<< I was scared of DMSA, too, until I read more. The old reports of

problems seem to be related to rapid IV detox. My son & I have

handled DMSA just fine, sometimes a little space on day 4 (we do 3

days on, 11 days off). Also, parents need to adjust the schedule to

suit their particular child. Some dose every 12 hours, every 8

hours, or every 4 hours. Some kids initially regress as the mercury

and other metals are chelated from the tissue. Others don't (mine

didn't.)

The majority of DAN doctors and D-I-Y parents follow a " low (dose)

and slow (3 on, 11 off, long term) " approach with few side effects

(usally minor, like day 4 spaciness or sniffles).

IMHO chelation deserves a closer look by all parents of ASD kids.

Some of us are seeing amazing & rapid results. Feel free to email

privately if you have any questions. >>

Hi ,

Chelation still scares me. My son is sometimes irritable, stimmy and spacy,

like he has been for the last several days, but I don't know if that warrants

chelation. What if he's just reacting to foods I can't put a finger on, or

phenols? What if he's just acting that way because he has terrible gut

dysbiosis which isn't straightening out on the probiotics he's taking. I just

really am hoping for some other answer to his problems. I dread the thought

of chelation. I can't imagine how on earth I'd wake him several times a night

for something which I hear tastes awful. How do you do that? And my son

totally and absolutely freaks out when blood is drawn. How many times would

his blood have to be drawn, between the prechelation tests and during

chelation?

Just some rambling worries I've had after a long, hard, depressing week. I'm

crying as I type this because I don't know what to do next and I hope it isnt

chelation (which by the way I hope is still going well for you.)

Thanks for any suggestions,

Debbie

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