Jay,
The recent photos of your daughter prove you have the cutest little girl. Thank goodness for her Mommy's good looks!
Every three days we give our 2yr old 50mg of DMSA followed by pure (no alcohol) Cilantro drops.
Our naturopathic Doctor
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had prescribed them and I thought it was worth a try, but now I think differently after reading this article in the WSJ. (DMPSA is also mentioned, but that is a little stronger).
With infants, our Naturopath recommends 6 months of DMSA a year, starting after shots are received. (The annual flu shot has thimerosol in it), but infants can need a break as the DMSA can remove some minerals along with the heavy metals. So far our duaghter has been totally fine.
FWIW...
D
Excerpt from WSJ:
There are many medications used for chelation. Some, such as DMSA – a chemical compound made by
a variety of manufacturers including Epochem Co. in Shanghai -- are FDA-approved for other treatments
including lead poisoning. Doctors who prescribe these to treat autism are using them off-label, which is allowed
for already-approved medications. Others aren't FDA-approved. But pharmacists can compound them
for individual use at a physician's request. The drugs can be given in several ways, as creams, pills or via
shots or intravenous infusions. Regimens vary in frequency, dosage and length of treatment.
Before starting chelation, patients undergo testing to measure their exposure to heavy metals. Doctors
disagree on the best way of testing metal exposure. Options include hair, urine and blood tests. Critics say
these tests can have high false-positive rates. The Autism Research Institute supports the use of a so-called
provocation test, which involves giving a chelating agent followed by urine or stool collection to see whether
heavy metals were excreted.
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