--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., MLBarbera@a... wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I signed off this list for a while but now am serious about
starting
> chelation on my 5 yo son with ASD. My DAN! MD ordered a 3-day
provocation
> trial of 200mg DMSA every 8 hours for my 45 pound son. I know many
people on
> this list strongly believe in a 4 hour schedule with lower doses of
DMSA.
> After the 3-days, I'm supposed to do a 24 hour urine.
>
> Any advice?

Find a doc who tries to make kids better instead of following
protocols. If the DAN! doc is open minded about this, great. If
not, your kid will get better on appropriate treatment (and worse on
inappropriate treatment) no matter who prescribes it.

If there is a good reason for the challenge test, and the doc wanting
it for diagnostic purposes is NOT a good reason, then simply split
the dose and take 100 mg every 4 hours. Good reasons might include
that it will convince your insurance company to cover his services.

Since a reasonable dose is more like 25-50 mg, expect a LOT of side
effects. Find out if there is a good reason not to use 25-50 mg.

Andy
>
> Mary (Lucas 5.4 ASD and Spencer 3.10 NT)
>
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