"I also know people who have done EDTA and had remarkable results with it."

I assume they used IV EDTA though. I don't see any reason to use oral EDTA. I doubt it would help, and it might be quite harmful.

It is not a good idea to take B vitamins late at night, as they have a stimulating effect. You could take them a few times earlier in the day though.

I have not heard of malic acid chelating aluminum. It does help some people with fibromyalgia symptoms.

"Again, I appreciate the info, but I think when presented with an array of crisis, we have to make tough choices about which ones we will address first."

I know how you feel. At times I have felt desperate, however I have decided against trying things that I felt might not be safe. Imo you should try the things that are least dangerous and have a proven track record first, such as chelation with DMSA then DMSA plus ALA. I tried just ALA first, and after a few rounds it gave me terrible symptoms and I had to stop. If you start with just DMSA at 25 mg every 4 hours for 3 day rounds(2 nights, then 4 days off), and if that goes well then after a few weeks you could switch to 25 mg DMSA + 25 mg ALA every 3 hours for 3 day rounds(2 nights). You could try some of the other supplements recommended at
http://www.flcv.com/cfsfm.html

I added creatine and choline recently and they seem to be helping me. Carnitine might also be helpful. I may add that soon. I might also add COQ10. I resited taking these as they can get expensive.

Have you tried detox teas? When I feel the most toxic and allegic to so many things, I find that the Triple Leaf brand detox tea is very helpful. Licorice root tea is also helpful for detoxification. I do well taking in plenty of garlic, but can't use raw garlic now as it is too strong.

I have also been helped by doing parasite cleanses. Have you done some of these?


Imo you should leave the EDTA as a last resort. There are so many other things that are safer and much more likely to be helpful you could try first. Which symptoms do you find most troublesome?

Let's see if anyone else here comments on oral EDTA.