Re: Increased DMSA past the AC guidelines and we see lots of lead...ANDY?

[Guest guest]

You shouldn't go above ~ 1/2 mg per pound of body weight even if your child

tolerates it.

This will cause re-distribution. The body can only excrete so much metal during

the round.

If you pull more metal than this by using high doses, the body will not exctete

it all and it will go back into the organs and brain causing more damage.

Be patient, this is a long process.

TJ

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From: Pamela H <phaselow@...>

Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 7:33:33 PM

Subject: [ ] Increased DMSA past the AC guidelines and we see lots

of lead...ANDY?

 

Hi everyone,

I upped my son's DMSA to 50mgs every 4 hours the last 2 rounds. He does very

well so far (also 25mgs ALA), no changes as far as tolerance goes. I did a

random DDI UTM and we see lead in the mid yellow for the first time. Along with

it comes some minor improvements in abstract thought and a little less anxiety

during homework. Still zero mercury.

He weighs 62lbs, so this is outside the 1/8-1/2mg per lb. Just wanted to post

this in case others who have kids who tolerate higher doses are questioning if

they should try to push the guideline limits (for Andy's recommendations) .

For Andy: do you have problems with this dose level if it is tolerated? I have

no plans to increase it more.

Thanks,

Pam

[Guest guest]

Pam,

On Page 238 of his Hair Test Interpretation book Andy says to start at 1/4 mg/lb

per dose and then to adjust up or down depending on side effects BUT DON'T USE

MORE THAN 1 mg/lb.

It looks like you are within the 1 mg/lb maximum guidelines. It'll take a few

rounds to see if your son is really tolerating the 50 mg dose of DMSA, but you

can always adjust back downwards if you see a problem.

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I upped my son's DMSA to 50mgs every 4 hours the last 2 rounds. He does very

well so far (also 25mgs ALA), no changes as far as tolerance goes. I did a

random DDI UTM and we see lead in the mid yellow for the first time. Along with

it comes some minor improvements in abstract thought and a little less anxiety

during homework. Still zero mercury.

>

> He weighs 62lbs, so this is outside the 1/8-1/2mg per lb. Just wanted to post

this in case others who have kids who tolerate higher doses are questioning if

they should try to push the guideline limits (for Andy's recommendations).

>

> For Andy: do you have problems with this dose level if it is tolerated? I

have no plans to increase it more.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

I have what might seem like a dumb question, but Kirkman recently went from

selling DMSA to selling succinic acid. So, I use about 33 mgs succinic acid per

dose. How is that different from DMSA and will it chelate?

It must be doing something, or ALA pulls lead really well.

Thanks,

Pam

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I upped my son's DMSA to 50mgs every 4 hours the last 2 rounds. He does

very well so far (also 25mgs ALA), no changes as far as tolerance goes. I did a

random DDI UTM and we see lead in the mid yellow for the first time. Along with

it comes some minor improvements in abstract thought and a little less anxiety

during homework. Still zero mercury.

> >

> > He weighs 62lbs, so this is outside the 1/8-1/2mg per lb. Just wanted to

post this in case others who have kids who tolerate higher doses are questioning

if they should try to push the guideline limits (for Andy's recommendations).

> >

> > For Andy: do you have problems with this dose level if it is tolerated? I

have no plans to increase it more.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Pam

> >

>