Re: Very curious about ALA usage in the general public

Some do, a close friend was one and there have been many other reports in the big Yahoo detox groups.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/86214

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/86406


Of course not everyone has a heavy metal problem. Others only have a slight mercury problem and will, over time, have more Hg moved into their brain like the rats in this study.
http://onibasu.com/archives/am/74605.html


They won't associate the decrease in stress tolerance, coordination, memory, and increases in brain fog to the ALA. So they'll go back to the doctor for additional treatment$$$. Nice gig, huh?

Dr Pompa says it takes some people many weeks to realize what is happening. He refers to "god-awful symptoms" in someone he knows.
http://www.healthcentersofthefuture.com/DrCutler/


I made a note of these reports that I've come across over the years.

Inappropriate use of ALA. Sometimes it takes a while for the effects of inappropriate use of chelators to be obvious to adults, let alone autistic kids. These are some examples from adults, some of whom actually had gains in some areas initially but then realized damage was being done, usually to the brain as Hg levels likely increased.

-300 mg ALA, 2x/day. "...improvements in peripheral neuropathy ...then developed worse neurological symptoms…” http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/42684


-ALA 300mg. Teen in psych hospital w/ suicidal thoughts. Cutler comments on how the inappropriate use might be causing or contributing to the problem. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/294111


-300mg ALA 2x/day, while I still had amalgams....from really-sick-but-functioning to completely disabled, in just 6 months http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/24221


- 20mg ALA in the weeks after Amalgam removal. "...has given me the worst severe burning brain for 2 days straight, along with extreme burning muscle pain and weakness all over."
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/96458


- 100 mg ALA in a multivitamin for 10 days. "...caused me to feel anxious, weak, fatigue. My head is held captive
to these heavy metals. I want my own brain back so I can think and function..."
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/86406


- ALA 600 mg 3x a day + NAC 1200mg x 2 a day. "... have severe ringing in my ears, brain fog, funny taste in mouth, headaches, blurred vision, memory problems and having difficulty functioning...stopped 8 days ago ...but it did not go away-- also head aches..." http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/306306


-I know a guy at work who has gotten nice improvement in his neuropathy from inappropriate use of ALA; however he looks really foggy and whifty even though he is obviously well educated. He reminds me of my foggy brain before I started to chelate. This is doubly sad because he has a 20-something high-level autistic son. The boy would likely benefit from appropriate use of ALA and the boy needs his aging father to be sharp and healthy to help him heal! Tweet