How long does copper detoxing usuall... 
dfams1
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So I recently found out that I'm (quite) copper toxic, and zinc deficient.
Have been pretty sick most of my life, and had a bad illness for roughly the past 15 years, which includes adrenal fatigue - likely stage 3 at this point - liver problems, immune problems, poor digestion, and a bunch of other things.
As soon as I started taking Zinc... I mean it was instant... the difference was amazing. Nothing I've tried, in my entire life has helped at all, many things even made it much worse. Can't even begin to describe how miraculous and downright euphoric this is.
However, as it goes with detoxing copper... I've developed many other symptoms - nausea, lack of appetite, OCD like you wouldn't believe (like truly irrational stuff), muscle aches, extremely cold, overall discomfort, worsened anxiety, fear, etc.
I've been taking Zinc 50mg a day, along with several hundred mg of vit B6 and 180mg or so of vit c when the copper symptoms get bad. I am relatively overweight, but losing weight unbelievably fast now with my good diet, exercise everyday, sleeping early... and chances are this rapid dumping of fat cells is contributing to the copper release into the rest of my body, and from my liver where I'm sure the majority of my copper stores are. I'm also quite sure that I've been storing copper since I was a child (likely as early as right after vaccination).
I'm just wondering, from the pros, and from those who have been through this and beat it already. How long in general, as a rough estimate, do you suppose such a detox like this might take, given everything above? Or even sharing how long your own detox's took, might give me an idea?
Are the ballpark ranges of weeks to months to half a year or what?
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- Re: How long does copper detoxing us... phoenixceliac
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This is a reply to # 2,236,510It's great that you are seeing progress. And all the detox side effects are classic copper ones. I've had all those with headaches thrown in.
Hair mineral analysis is what revealed my copper toxicity along with other imbalances so I don't know how to advise someone just using zinc to get copper out. It's better to do hair testing and use several supplements to support the whole body. Minerals work in harmony with each other so just focusing on one will change others.
Have you read about hair testing? Analytical Research Labs is great, and their site is http://www.arltma.com. Dr. Larry Wilson is an expert in this, and I use a practitioner trained by him. His site is http://www.drlwilson.com. It's also helpful to do some detox procedures when going through this. coffee enemas are awesome for the liver and colon. Saunas also help a lot.
I, like you, have been copper-toxic since childhood. So my liver has been very congested for a long tim. Thanks to CEs and being on the right supplements, I'm seeing a lot of progress. But I've been doing this now for several years. And the body will deal with other things along the way so it takes time and commitment and a willingness to feel rotten when we are detoxing.
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- Re: How long does copper detoxing us... dfams1
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This is a reply to # 2,236,542Well to tell you the truth, I do get bad migraines (never ending actually) as a result of low blood sugar/adrenal insufficiency. But now that you mention it I also get different weird headaches occasionally, from the copper, among other symptoms I just didn't bother to mention.
I'm curious though, when you said that Zinc alone, wasn't enough for a copper detox, what did you mean exactly? B/c I am eating extremely healthy, a diet that should have sufficient nutrition. And on top of that I'm taking an adrenal cortex extract to replace my hormones, as well as vitamin B6 and vitamin C along with the Zinc. Also taking Milk Thistle, and a liver regeneration/detox supplement.
But it sounds like you think I should back taking more minerals along with the Zinc, on top of that all? I know you can't advise on which ones specifically or how much, but like what minerals in general do you think zinc requires for this to happen? I don't appear to be deficient in anything else.
To tell you the truth I feel like the Zinc + my diet is more than enough, but maybe you know something I don't, even having said that?
- Re: How long does copper detoxing us... phoenixceliac
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This is a reply to # 2,236,892I can only type a few lines since I just had a death in my family and won't be able to reply further for a while. I wasn't saying that zinc couldn't cause copper detox. I was saying there is a bigger picture of what is going on with you, and hair mineral analysis would reveal it. When I did my first hair test over 5 years ago, my copper was super high, and I thoughts that was the main problem. But the test revealed poor adrenal and thyroid function, poor digestive ability, etc. For most people, if copper is high, it's only one part. So I began taking several supplements along with zinc to help correct my many imbalances. If you will look at the sites I posted in my last email, you can understand better what I'm referencing. Nutritional balancing is looking at body chemistry as a whole and seeking to bring it all into balance. Not just get the copper lower.
On Dr. Wilson's site are many well-trained practitioners. Most of them will work with clients near or far since you don't have to see them in person. Many of them will be happy to have you email to ask further questions. Sorry my time is limited, but I will check back in in a couple of weeks. Good luck to you!
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