Re: OT DMSA/Was natural chelation - cilantro

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I get a little nervous about continuing an off-topic discussion on

the list and invite you to email me privately.

Just to put your mind at ease - chelation doesn't involve blood

tests. Yippee! The testing is by hair, urine or stool. And waking

up at night is harder on the parents than the kids, who usually go

right back to sleep. I don't know about the taste as my son swallows

the (stinky) capsules. However, if the powder can be made to taste

ok, I'm sure Kirkman's will find a way. Also, there are DMSA

suppositories, according some autism-mercury listmates.

We took a month off from chelation and are starting up again

tomorrow. I've seen some minor regression over the " off " weeks and

am curious to see what happens next. Thanks for the kind thought.

Now you finish up your cry and get a good night's sleep. Sounds like

a tiring week, and you need a break. And don't worry about

chelation. If that turns out to be the best path for your child, I

think you'll find it's easier to maintain the schedule than you think.

> 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