Hi Jinx.
I think ALA is a good idea for you. I do think you should take things nice n easy n slow though. If you can find the nerve to split the ala down to an even low dose, that may be a good plan. 6mg ALA. With your symptoms being so……so dire…..safety should be you number one priority. If you don’t feel much, you can easily increase the dose on later rounds. The last thing you want is more problems.
I don’t know how you have been handling the dmsa, which I assume you are dosing every 4 hours. If chelation with 12.5 dmsa is not causing any additional problems then adding ALA is worth trying.
Ala is dosed every 3 hours, and usually people dose dmsa+ala at the same time…i.e. every 3 hours. If you do dose dmsa every 3 hours, be aware that you are increasing your daily intake…..AND adding in ALA at the same time. So you will be in effect changing two things.
I just had a look at TK’s general chelation suggestions on Yahoo FDC and he says
At this point, as long as it has been at least 3 months since amalgam removal or Hg exposure, you can continue for many more rounds of DMSA alone before adding ALA. This will reduce your body burden before you start taking mercury out the brain with ALA. This is often the best path to follow.
If you choose to add ALA at this point then, Start ROUND 4
with 12.5mg DMSA and start ALA 12.5mg or less with each dose. Take
both doses every 3 hours on the hour or more frequently, including waking up at night. You can stretch it to every 4 hours ONLY at night if it helps you get a little more sleep, but go back to every 3 hours during the day. Many people cannot do this as it redistributes too much Hg with the fluctuation in chelator blood concentration.
Reading that…seems your plan is fine, but I would still use as much caution as you can.
Saying that, you know yourself better than I ever can, if you feel 12.5 mg is fine…go for it.
If you have any doubts, ask on Yahoo FDC. Andy Culter himself seems to have a soft spot for you and replies to your posts and the others there know of the trouble you have been getting too….if you have any doubts about what to do, how to dose it…..ask over there first.
Take care and good luck.
