Calcium Disodium EDTA

Marilyn in Seattle: Anyone have any experience with this? My chelation MD is giving IVs of it, says it will pull mercury out of the brain and the liver etc...

http://www.drbruceshelton.com/chelate_3.htm

There is something new in the EDTA science. Up until very recently the form of EDTA used in chelation was DiSodium EDTA. It was a great metal chelator BUT IT DIDN’T chelate mercury. It was caustic to veins and needed to be given slowly over 3 hours in order to infuse it safely. After using it for lead and other metals, the patient would than have undergo infusions of DMPS if it was also desirable to eliminate mercury.

Very recently the US market has been introduced to CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA. This wonderful agent isn’ t caustic to veins and can be infused much quicker than 3 hours. Many Chelating physicians are infusing it over 15-30 minutes and some are even using it as an IV push. IT ALSO CHELATES BOTH LEAD AND MERCURY.

Anyway, I am not too crazy about IVs. I have had too many reactions, so I tried a product called Cardio-Chelate

http://www.pathcom.com/~ianw/cardio.htm

I am liking this stuff, it makes me feel better, like I am under less oxidative stress or something, so I am waiting for a Rx of 500mg caps without the garlic that the doc gave to me (I am sulfur intolerant). This is the first chelator I have had any tolerance for whatsoever....

www.drlam.com/opinion/oral_chelation.cfm

Polly: That is so cool that something seems to be helping you. I hope you don’ t become intolerant to this, too.

Marilyn: So far, so good with the Calcium disodium EDTA....it makes my nerves 'jump' a bit and some bone pain in the legs, but nothing that is making me think of stopping it. Been doing the Cardio-Chelate for approximately 3 weeks now.

Post Script— This chelator started to bother Marilyn after a while too. Long term, it wasn’ t any better than the other chelators she has tried. However, Marilyn is slowly gaining ground.

Some important information on calcium EDTA appears in a letter from Gordon Josephs, MD in the Townsend Letter of July 2003. This information contradicts some of the present enthusiasm for calcium EDTA. Dr. Joseph hasn’ t seen any increase in mercury coming out of the body with calcium EDTA compared to Disodium EDTA. Plus he said that it really isn’ t Disodium EDTA when used properly. The Disodium EDTA should always mixed with a magnesium drip. Then the Disodium EDTA becomes magnesium EDTA. This is tolerated much better. If only Disodium EDTA were infused, it would create so much heat from its chemical reaction that it would be painful. (This is not caustic; it is heat.) Mixing in the magnesium averts the problem. At this point in time, it really isn’ t clear which form of EDTA is best for which patient.

MT Promoter

Polly: MT (metallothionein) binds and transfers metals.

“Mechanisms with the potential for disrupting MT functioning includes severe zinc depletion, impaired synthesis of GSH [glutathione], toxic metal overload, a pyrrole disorder, and a sulfur amino-acid abnormality.” [Usman A, Moran M, Fleming M, Gould K, Walsh B, Haakenson M, Norman P, Kelly T “Autism Spectrum Disorder Initial Information Kit” Health Research Institute and Pfeiffer Treatment Center: Copyright 2001.]

MT Promoter is an amino acid blend used by the Pfeiffer Treatment Center to promote the formation of MT. This product is a blend of 16 amino acids, and it is relatively high in N-acetylcysteine, serine and lysine. Before starting on MT Promoter, the manufacturer suggests reducing copper levels if they are high. A combination of zinc, manganese, molybdenum and vitamin C will bring copper levels down. They suggest avoiding glutathione and selenium supplements until after the copper is brought down. (Also avoid cysteine when copper is high.)

However, not everyone is low in MT. Too much or too little MT is harmful. You can get a measurement of MT with tests available from the Great Plains Laboratory. phone (913) 341-8949 or www.greatplainslaboratory.com