Jinx:

I am glad you are ready to chelate now. Follow your own gut instinct, but my advice is don't be afraid to go slow, and stay a little longer on dmsa before adding ALA.

Instead of 3 months on dmsa, I waited 4 to make sure I wasn't dumping back into the brain. And don't be afraid to stop and take breaks for a week or two if it gets to be too much. As Bex mentioned, start with low dosages.

When doing ALA and dmsa I do two things to help minimize redistribution at end - one, I drop the ALA for the last 3 or 4 doses, doing just dmsa, and I take Algin to help absorb anything.

I hope all goes well - I understand what you have been going through to some extent - this thing has kicked me around for quite a while now....there were days I could not even carry on conversations with people.

This may sound silly, but if it strikes you to do so, find anything to get your mind off this thing - do fun things if you do not feel too sick. For me, nothing better than a good book, or movie, or getting outdoors to run/walk. And picture yourself healthy as you used to be, sometimes that helped me get better. Just 5 minutes here and there, not judging, but just feeling like it is behind you, and all is well. The power of the mind is very strong - I really believe if you can find something to laugh about, you can be healed.

TW