What is DMSA used for?
Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), also called succimer, is a medication used to treat lead, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
Can I buy DMSA?
Simple to use and effective, DMSA is now available to buy in dietary supplement form, specifically formulated to contain 100 mg of DMSA per capsule.
What does DMSA detox?
DMSA increases urinary excretion of arsenic, cadmium, lead, methylmercury, and inorganic mercury, with removal from animals’ brains of lead and methylmercury. Successful dialysis of methylmercury-DMSA complexes has been reported.
How much does DMSA cost?
A company called Vitamin Research Products offers 45 100-milligram capsules of DMSA for about $40. Users are instructed to take two or three capsules each day. (The company also sells a low-dose, 25-milligram version “with children in mind.”)
Is DMSA safe?
Overall, DMSA therapy seems to be reasonably safe, effective in removing several toxic metals (especially lead), dramatically effective in normalizing RBC glutathione, and effective in normalizing platelet counts.
Is DMSA over the counter?
The products list DMSA (meso-2, 3-dimercaptosuccinic acid), as an active ingredient, which is contained in an FDA-approved prescription product indicated for the treatment of lead poisoning in children. FDA advises consumers to avoid all products offered over-the-counter (OTC) for chelation or detoxification.
How do you take oral DMSA?
Oral DMSA Treatment Protocol A commonly used, effective and well tolerated DMSA treatment protocol entails a two-week cyclical approach: Three days on DMSA at 10-30 mg/kg total body wt/day in divided doses, and 11 days off. The total daily dose should NOT EXCEED 2.0 grams, regardless of body weight.
What are the side effects of DMSA?
COMMON side effects
- hemorrhoids.
- irritation of the stomach or intestines.
- backache.
- drowsiness.
- dizziness.
- fever.
- flu-like symptoms.
- taste impairment.
What removes heavy metals from the brain?
Dietary fiber: Various foods rich in fiber, such as fruit and grains with bran, may help remove heavy metals. Researchers have found fiber to reduce mercury levels in the brain and blood. Chlorella: Studies have shown that chlorella increases the detoxification of mercury in mice.
How to take DMSA?
Immediately after waking,empty your bladder completely.
What is DMSA chelation?
Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) chelation is a treatment for heavy metal poisoning. DMSA chelation is most commonly used to remove lead from the body, although it may also be used for mercury poisoning and for dangerous levels of other heavy metals. Chelation needs to be performed under the supervision…
Is DMSA nutrients?
As with any chelating agent, DMSA can cause deficiencies of copper, manganese, molybdenum and zinc, if they are not replaced by supplementation. DMSA doesn’t directly bind magnesium, cysteine, or glutathione, but heavy metal detoxification can result in depletion of these nutrients as well.