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Hello again. Ive been meaning to do this for so long, now i am actually getting round to it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Taken the advice about quitting the dairy and wheat - adrenalin surges / hot flushes / prickly heat have DEFINITELY reduced! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Have added butter + organic yoghurt to diet, feels more 'complete' now... cant get enough!

Started DMSA chelation few weeks ago - now up to 12.5mg dose every 4 hours for 3 days [with 4 or more days rest]

I was very paranoid about the first rounds admittedly.. remembering to take doses was rather hard.
30 mins after a dose i would get mini jaw spasms.. and an acid burning / pulling sensation right inside the joint [mainly left side interestingly enough].
Pressure would build up behind my eyes, they would get very red + dry.
Slight kidney pain, helped by drinking water frequently. Thinking would be *slightly* clearer after 2 hours, but like a 'comedown' in the last hour b4 the next dose...feels a bit like a hangover.
Most significant / worrying side effect would be at night - the most intense heart palpitations, missed beats that ive had yet. [one round actually aborted after 3 doses due to fear of this reaction]
It seems that if i can make it thru the 1st night of a round i can finish it.

I still have frequent seizures - absence / tonic/ convulsive [upper body, mainly left side] tho it is hard to say if they are happening during a round because i am so exhausted trying to sleep inbetween doses that its possible i am completely unconscious when they occur.

This week i had one of the worst convulsions ever ... [few days after completing round 5] The 'electric' surge seemed to reach right down past my spine into my left hamstring. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Hasnt gone past my spine b4.

After the last dose of a round im OK for about 8 hours then... major depression / anger / crazy thinking crash unfortunately.

Also, these post-seizure hallucinations seem to last a few minutes longer now.. trying to make it to the bathroom in the middle of the night can be tricky when u have to 'avoid' ghosts + zombie type figures, or a carpet covered in spiders, snakes and scorpions. Fortunately, i dont believe in the supernatural, but it is a very testing experience each time.
Im amazed how i cope actually.

Im wondering if Copper is a greater factor in all this that i have previously thought as it is implicated in seizure activity.
I recall some months ago trying a spoon of [organic] blackstrap molasses and having a hellish night.
I believe it is deemed a 'high copper' foodstuff.
Will look into getting a hair analysis. For now i will keep chelating.

Take care + keep it real!

Virago 30 / f / Scotland