I'm feeling very good! 
boronia
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I thought I'd just give a quick update.
Since doing my one round of chelation and having a fairly bad cognitive reaction, and several bouts of dizziness (whether due to a problem with DMSA or chelation side effects), I've noticed a vast improvement in certain areas of my health. The dizziness I was getting just lasted a little longer but has basically stopped now. My brain symptoms (mood, memory, concentration) have improved loads just recently and my energy is so much better.
I don't know how much this is related to the one chelation round or other things. For example I started taking acetyl-l-carnitine, not much...125-250mg per day (this particular supplement seems to be helping a LOT in all sorts of ways....energy, mood, memory/mental clarity). I also went away for a few days and spent a lot of time in the sun (which always makes me feel good, giving me energy plus helping me sweat more) and did a LOT of walking and drinking tons of water. I also ate a lot of spicey food which helped my digestion a lot. It could also be the effect of being on adrenal and thyroid glandulars for about 6-7 weeks now.
In fact I've been feeling so good I've completely gone off my diet and been eating all sorts of things which are on my 'banned' list, including garlic, bread, sugar, dairy and even alcohol!!! I do have a foggy head with this but nowhere near what I would normally feel. Very strange! I'm back on my healthy Diet now and don't recommend people taking chances with their diet....I don't want to set a bad example ;)
Anyway I'm sure these improvements are a combination of the things I've mentioned rather than just the result of doing one round of chelation!
Anne
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Hi Anne,
Thanks for keeping us posted! What I'm really curious about from chelation is what will improve first. In a couple of days, I'll be starting on ALA. I did DMSA for two months, and I can't say that I saw or expected great improvements, but one thing I noticed was that my handwriting improved.
Maybe I need to try some acetyl-carnitine. I take just about everything else. :-)
thanks again....- Re: I'm feeling very good! boronia
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MoreThis is a reply to # 104,928Thanks Wintergreen :)
I noticed my handwriting improved during chelation too....or rather I felt I was in control of my hand more, and my general body balance and co-ordination seemed better at times. I suppose it's just general improvements in the nervous system.
I really feel the acetyl-l-carnitine is doing me a lot of good (though I know the glandulars are really helping too). I had a feeling it would as it helps with a lot of things I have problems with like energy, mental clarity and other things like blood Sugar control and adrenal stress (I just found out it also controls the release of cortisol)....so seems to be a good for just about everything!
It's interesting you haven't had much improvement with the DMSA....presumably then you have more of a brain than body burden of mercury. I hope everything goes ok with taking the ALA....let us know how you get on.
Anne
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- Re: I'm feeling very good! wintergreen
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This is a reply to # 104,929Hi Anne,
I didn't know that acetyl-carnitine regulated cortisol! I have hypoadrenal and hypothyroid issues, and I'm trying to deal with them in a fairly safe manner, so this looks like a must-try.
You probably already know about this, but there is a good scorecard here for adrenal and thyroid: http://www.drrind.com/scorecardmatrix.asp
You're right, I think my issue is much more brain mercury. Having a low body temperature means that I regularly put myself in hotter environments than most people will put up with, so I've always sweated a fair amount over the years. I think that and other things has kept my blood mercury low. But my major health problems seem to lead back to endocrine issues. And, while this was somewhat creepy for me, many of the psychological symptoms of mercury poisoning seemed a little scary in their accuracy. E.g., readiness to take offense, or dwelling too much on past offenses. Difficulty in meeting new people and living in the moment, and so forth.
I think you just had a bad reaction to DMSA period. Maybe at some point in the future you might want to consider retrying it after making improvements with chelation. ALA is more important for mercury, but DMSA can be a good thing to take to knock down lead and cadmium levels, which ALA and DMPS may not be effective for. If you're normal for them, then it's not that big a deal, but nice to know you're getting rid of even small amounts of these toxins.- Re: I'm feeling very good! boronia
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Hi Wintergreen,
Thanks for the Dr Rind link....I've seen that before...I'm both hypoadrenal and hypothyroid but probably fit the adrenal profile a bit more.
You've probably looked up info on ALC already but here are some links...there is info about it's relation to cortisol in each one ...
http://www.smart-drugs.com/info-alc.htm
http://qualitycounts.com/fpalc.html
http://www.nubrain.com/CARNITINE.html
I don't really think trying to keep cortisol down is a good thing long-term but obviously it can really help stressed out adrenals in the short/medium term. I've also taken phosphatydal serine several times and it does the same thing (blocks cortisol) and though I feel generally good on it, I did notice on a couple of occasions I felt 'suppressed' which didn't feel right. Also when I've stopped taking it I felt a lot more fatigue. I hope this doesn't happen with ALC. Hopefully not as I will have done some chelation plus the glandulars will help in rebuilding anyway.
I relate a lot to the psychological symptoms too. Reading the psychological profile of a mercury poisoned person in Andy's book was another thing that convinced me mercury was a problem for me. I have the symptoms you have plus a lot of anxiety/panic attacks, really obsesssive thoughts, feelings of hopelessness etc. The supplements I'm on do seem to be helping a lot with these...making me feel more confident and relaxed.
Thanks for the suggestions re DMSA, I might consider that way into the future as I'm scared of it now! Lead and cadmium don't seem to be a problem for me....they've not showed up at all on my hair tests, compared to mercury which showed up on one of them, but not the other which is more telling. Arsenic showed up very slightly which ALA chelates.
Anne
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This is a reply to # 104,954I took 12.5mg of ALA then lowered it to 10mg the day after. It's not advisable to mess around with the dosages though. Choose a dose then stick to it. I also took DMSA two days before taking ALA but it didn't agree with me (though I did carry on with it).
The feeling good phase came on about 5-7 days after finishing the round. It was due to a combination of things, eg supplements, being in the sun, drinking tons of water, not just the chelation round.
Anne
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- DMSA makes me feel extremely good! #2984
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This is a reply to # 104,927When I do a round, I feel highly energetic, smart, and alive as opposed to my usual bad fatigue. I imagine that must be what it feels like to be normal. The first day of a round, I get very ambitious, work on projects, clean the house and do hard work outs. I've been told that I must be sulfur deficient, and the DMSA supplies it. But I don't get the same reaction from sulfur foods, so there must be more to it. And if I do it too often, or extend the round too long, the good effects decrease and I get too much yeast. I have found that every 5 or 6 weeks is ideal for me.
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This is a reply to # 105,012> And if I do it too often, or extend the round too long, the good effects decrease and I get too much yeast. I have found that every 5 or 6 weeks is ideal for me.
You mean you do 1 round of 3 days chelation every 5-6 weeks? Or if not how long does a round last for you?
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This is a reply to # 105,015A round for me is three days or 28 total doses. I can't do more, since lack of sleep catches up to me, and by the end of the round I am quite tired.
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