Has Anyone Here Had Chelation? - Alternative Medicine Message Board

wannahelp · 08-15-2005, 06:36 AM

My mother had chelation therapy for high levels of lead, bismuth, and cadmium. She had many side effects, with the worst being a full blown psychotic breakdown after the 5th treatment. She has suffered with depression in the past, and we didn't think the chelation caused this. Just yesterday, did I discover a couple of web sites, talking of the dangers of DMPS. I assumed her chelation was EDTA only, so I called my dad and had him look and see if he had any paperwork stating what was in the chelation solution and sure enough it included 250mg of DMPS. I was astounded. I remember my Mom saying that she had never experienced such feelings before, and it was the chelation making her like this.(felt like her brain was separating from her body, felt she was dying and welcomed it, sometimes couldn't find the bathroom) It's been 4wks since her breakdown and she is still suffering beyond words. I read patient testimonials of some who had taken the DMPS, and I could have been reading my Moms. The simularities were amazing. I'm outraged to say the least. Has anyone else had chelation?? I am also looking for any information that can help us with the next step...what will make her well, is there any treatment, ect....

DaVinci · 08-15-2005, 09:18 AM

A little background: My boy's autistic and I'm using the DAN(Defeat Autism Now) protocol, and in the world of autism, chelation is one of many many options to help our children. Many parents believe that their children displayed autistic characteristics after being injected with the MMR vaccine.

The first step of the protocol is to see if there are any deficiencies ie. vitamin, minerals, amino acids, EFAs etc. Also to see if there are any obvious or not so obvious food allergies. And a hair analysis is done to see if there is toxic overload(mercury, lead and aluminium are the major culprits here).
The persons system is then corrected as much as possible ie. add needed vits, aminos etc; eliminate allergic foods etc.
A test is then done to see if their bodies can withstand chelation ie are they strong enough.
As far as I know the Di-Sulfhydryl(DMSA) is the safest way to chelate(pill wise) and I wouldn't try anything stronger. And remember on days of chelation minerals should be taken after chelation not before or double up on minerals the next day. Chelatory agents not only take out the toxic metals but also the good minerals we need.
If your worried and rightfully so, look into the site evenbetternow, it has an even more gently way of chelating.

greensky · 08-15-2005, 02:31 PM

Yes I have had some 20-30 treatments with IV EDTA. He also added C vitamin, but not DMPS. I had no adverse reaction at all. But I also got no or very little benefit from the Chelation. My hair test actually looked ok when we started, and we did the treatments just to try something, even though my symptoms aren’t typical for what EDTA treatments are used for. So I wouldn't say my lack of benefits count against EDTA.

sneezydiva · 08-15-2005, 07:35 PM

Has she been to a doctor and had bloodwork done? Many Vitamin and Mineral deficiencies can cause depression and psychosis symptoms. I don't know anything about chelation, but if the above post is true, about it taking out the good with the bad, then it seems likely your mother might have a vitamin/mineral imbalance.

notpain · 08-15-2005, 08:42 PM

There are many horror stories of DMPS onllne. I know I wouldn't use it, but you also have to keep in mind that most people who are sucessful with therapies don't post, it's those of us looking for answers who are NOT sucessful or not yet cured of our ailments who post. It's my understanding DMPS is still considered "experimental" by the FDA. I'm not sure that means much in light of the many recent drugs that have been shown to cause harm which are or were once FDA approved. One has to listen to their body. I made a huge mistake listening to my doctor and not my body regarding a prescription medication. He said to keep taking it and I did and I paid for that. Unfortunatley what is done is done. If you think the DPMS caused the problems then don't do it again and figure out how to best recover from that. As mentioned don't rule out other problems. I find myself quick to jump the gun on things too, we get sick and immedicately expect the worse. I can not tell you how many times I have read "I think I am going to die" in the various posts. Keep your mom calm and do your research. Move forward.

In the furture you may want to investigate:

Garlic and Bears Garlic
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Cilantro (Chinese Parsley)
Chorella (must be pharmacetical grade)
and other "Natural" chealating agents.

Unless suffering severly in my opinon it's best to chealate slow and steady and under the supervision of someone who really knows about mineral balance. How does one find that "someone". That's a good question I can not answer. But you really need to find someone who can do this with substances that occur natrually in the body or are assimilated by the body via food.

Other Chealting agents include: Magnesium Citrate (Mild Chealtor but also a laxative effect) and Oops my brain just went to sleep on me. But I think you get the idea. Chealation can be done with foods and naturally occuring compounds. Gluthione is what I was thinking of. Anyways it may take longer with the foods and supplements but it is probably worth it. Chemicals don't belong in the body unless the problem is acute and there are no other alternatives. Just my 2 cents, but I'm not always right either.