Re; URGENT! discontinuing our 2nd round of DMSA?

June 3, 2006

, Anita, and Angie:

Thank you guys for responding to my urgent post!!! In fact, my son has been

feeling better after his nap, he ate and drank some, and has not vomited since 9

am (5 hrs ago)...however, he still seems weak and pale. I will probably not

give him any more doses though, just to be on the safe side.

I am just wondering, for any future rounds, besides giving him the low doses,

what else can I do to help him tolerate it better? Could this be a good enough

reason to perhaps try another chelator? We have been using DMSA for over a year

off and on, with 8 hr dosing (I did not know any better at that time) but Evan

would always get sick with it (not vomitting, but more cold like symptoms). It

was discouraging enough for us to go on with the rounds...now with the 4 hrs

dosing I though we would have an easier time.... I am supplementing him with

milk thistle also, some GSE and Candidase for yeast, probiotic, and the basic

minerals. Any other ideas for us?

Also, what is the bottom line as far as stopping the rounds? I read some time

ago from Cochran, I think, that fever and lethargy are warning signs and

we should stop the round then.... any other thoughts?

I really appreciate everyone's advice!

Thanks again, and hope everyone else's round this weekend has gone better than

ours!!

Anita Kugelstadt <mysuperteach@...> wrote:

No he hasn't missed doses from vomiting them up (I overlooked the TD

part). Sorry. But still stop the round. It's not a good idea to

push things, particularly in a situation where he may be deyhydrated.

Anita

> >

> > Hi folks,

> > can anyone give me a quick response to this one? I started

round

> #2 on DMSA (TD) for my 4 yo yesterday afternoon. He was kind of

> upset/crying a lot/and acting more " autistic " already prior to the

> first dose, after school, but I did not think of much since this

> happens a lot. Anyhow, I started round 2 at 3 pm, and dosed it

> every 3-4 hours since then, 0.2 ml each time which equals about 46

> mgs per dose, as prescribed. He did not have a problem with this

> dosage last time, other than some yeast flare up.

> >

> > Anyhow, last night (after 4 dosed of DMSA) he started

vomitting.

> He vomitted about 3 times, and took in nothing other than some

> water. We are going slow on water cause he seems to throw up

> anything that goes down. I tried giving him probiotics (was that a

> good idea?) and it stayed down. Later, I added 2 virastop enzymes

> as I thinnk his vomting is viral, maybe he got it from school, and

> it just seems to coincide with the DMSA round? What do you think?

> >

> > He is sleeping right now, looks pale but has not vomited since

> the morning. He looks tired, not sure if lethargic, just looking

> sick. Does not have a fever (yet).

> >

> > My next dose of DMSA id due now in 30 minutes and I don't know

> if I should be giving it to him or not. Please advise as soon as

you

> are able to. If I don't hear from anyone, I think I will stop the

> round. Please let me know what would be the wisest thing to do,

and

> perhaps post some guidelins for the future.

> >

> > I appreciate it so much! Hope to hear back from someone soon.

> > Yours,

> >

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June 3, 2006

Glad to hear he seems to be feeling better. Which metals are an issue for him?

DMSA chelates lead and mercury, ALA chelates arsenic and mercury. ALA is

available without a prescription. There's a supplement recommendation list:

zinc, B vitamins, etc.

S S