;-) No problem Jeanie.

The shortest time recommended to chelate is three days. Though I have done two days before when I simply couldn't go any longer. I felt way too toxic and perhaps that was indicative of a dose too high for me. Mostly I was able to go about 4 days, or 5 on DMSA, but even then I was pushing it. I was taking 50 mg at that time because I didn't know enough about lower doses. NObody mentioned it back then. It was only later that Cutler began to recommend lower doses after realising 50 mg was far too much for many people. I did 25 another time I was poisoned and did well on that dose.

Each time you stop a round, there is always some risk of redistribution. It is unavoidable because at some point we have to stop and take a break. Stopping means the level of chelating agent in the blood drops. So the mercury that is still in the process of being moved/removed, is then left in mid flow/movement so to speak and is then reabsorbed again until the next round. Hence the symptoms that often occur at the end of each round.

Similar can be said for ALA. Both require frequent dosing and both will cause symptoms during/after chelation. Some oddly enough can do better ON round than off.....some do worse on round. It's really hard to know how it's going to work for each person. Sometimes the frequent chelating can actually help symptoms because it's continually grabbing mercury. Yet for others, it can CAUSE symptoms because of this.....odd eh?