I just found this web site and am very excited to read about other
peoples experience with chelation. I'm lucky that a DAN doctor is
leading me through it but I really would like to get some feedback
about our experience.
My son Jack will turn 3 on July 10, 2002. He was diagnosed as
autistic at 27 months. Since then he has responded well to
biomedical therapy (vitamins, enzymaid, biocidin etc.) and being
taken off dairy (no real problem with wheat) and a few other foods
due to IGg allergies. He is also doing well in ABA therapy, flying
through the programs..sort of. He gets things quickly but is
susceptible to losing them too.
He didn't have severe reactions to his shots, but I (mom) have had a
lot of big silver fillings in my mouth and I can't remember but I
might have had some dental work done when I was pregnant. I was out
of the USA so I've got to track down my dentist to ask.
Our first round of chelation was 3 weeks ago. DMSA, 100mg 3x day,
3days on 11 days off. Days 3 & 4 of the process were amazing days.
His therapists were amazed at his verbal improvements in clarity and
spontanaety. It was then that he started repeating things said to him
(in a typical way for the most part). He walked in the kitchen, saw
corn on the cob on the counter and practically shouted out "corn". I
didn't know he even knew what corn was (he still refuses to eat it).
After those 2 days his exuberance in talking died down but I don't
think he regressed completely. But a lot.
Before round 2 he had to go on antibiotics due to a strep
infection...and my question is this: could his success with
chelation have been slowed by the antibiotics? He made little
improvement this time. (although last night he picked up a grape,
looked at it and said very clearly "yummy" - and he still refuses to
eat it!). I was really disappointed in round 2 given the dramatic
results from round 1. I guess it's early days judging by the emails
I've been reading.
Does anyone have any similer experience with the antibiotic
interference?
Thanks,
Amy
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